Bindleblast - August 17, 2020

AROUND THE BARANGAY: Bay Area BIPOC Living Document, API Arts Community Wellness Survey, Submit your work Liwanag Vol. 3, Fill Out The Census!, Mask up!, Investing in Artists Grant (Due 8/28), Buy Masks from Local Vendors

Criers For Hire: The Iyakan Blues 8/22

Bindlestiff Studio Kwento Times Staged Reading Series presents Giovanni Ortega's  "Crier for Hire: The Iyakan Blues" directed by Joe Cascasan. Featuring Clare Adamos, Roczane Enriquez, Jamie Nallas, Paula Sison, and Oliver Wijayapala. A story of immigrant Filipinas crying (and laughing) their way to surviving America.

Saturday August 22, 2020 at 7pm
The event is free but donations are welcome. 
Registration: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/OTA2Mzg=

You will receive a live-stream link a day before the event.

Mural Celebration Aug 23

Visual artist Samantha Curl aka Sami See along with fellow artists Mary Clare Amable and Jerry Macalino, photographer Chelsea Calalay have been working tirelessly to complete the mural at our site. We invite the community to celebrate the completion of the mural with a car caravan. 

Swing by our address at 185 6th St. between Howard and Natoma on Sunday, August 23rd between 12pm-1pm. See the new mural and salute the artists as we thank our sponsors and donors. 

Afterwards, we’ll meet up at the corner of Folsom and 6th for Sunday Streets SoMa, presented by Livable City and Kultivate Labs. Folsom will be blocked off for restaurants and vendors to utilize the whole street for safe social distancing from Spear all the way to 9th St.

Sunday August 23, 2020

Read our Artist Spotlight to learn more about Sami See. https://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/artist-spotlight-sami-see

Day of Action for Medical Reform Aug 22

We have been helping raise awareness for Medicare for All through our show OK Ba Tayo on Aug 1. If you are local to the Bay Area there is a Medicare for All Day of Action on Aug 22. Please sign up here https://act.medicare4all.org/event/doa_attend/1827/signup/?source=em20200811-56915&t=2&akid=56915%2E796497%2E9WsLFO

For those who missed Okay Ba Tayo?, you can watch it on our Okay Ba Tayo? Webpage: https://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/okay-ba-tayo

And check out this article from Inquirer.net spotlighting Bindlestiff’s relief efforts:

https://usa.inquirer.net/57672/fil-am-artists-push-on-despite-the-pandemic

Another way to help Bindlestiff is to use Amazon Smile for all of your Amazon purchases. Select Bindlestiff as your charity of choice and a portion of all purchases will benefit Bindlestiff.

Bay Area BIPOC Living Document action plan released in July 2020, 15% of Bay Area Theatres have responded to the demands of the action plan. A plan that calls out to Theatre organizations to do better at fighting racism and white supremacy within their organizational structures, frameworks, and lived values. For the latest updates follow on Instagram@bipoclivdoc

API Arts Community Wellness Survey

The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center is conducting a survey to learn how members in the API arts community are doing during the COVID-19 crisis. Responses will provide valuable info for how APICC can best support artists and community members during this unique time. ⠀

Fill it out at http://bit.ly/apiartswellness⠀

The survey takes about 3-5 minutes to complete. Unless you wish to provide your information, this survey is completely anonymous and all questions are optional.

Submit your work Liwanag Vol. 3

SOMA Pilipinas and Kearny Street Workshop are looking for artist submissions for the groundbreaking Pilipinx arts journal, Liwanag. The deadline has been extended to 8/23/20. 

Following the re-issue of the seminal 1975 Filipino American arts anthology, Liwanag, SOMA Pilipinas is proud to announce a call for submissions for the newest entry into this series, Liwanag 3! As the original Liwanag, and the 1993 issue, Liwanag 2, amplified the voices of local, Bay Area Filipino American artists of those time periods, they’re bringing Liwanag back to showcase and reflect upon the evolution of the Pilipinx identity of today.

To submit and read the updated guidelines and editorial notes go to: https://www.somapilipinas.org/liwanag/submissions

Fill Out The Census!

SOMA Pilipinas Community Historian, MC Canlas, speaks about the importance for everyone to be counted in the 2020 Census in a Kularts and SOMCAN collaborative video project funded by the San Francisco Foundation.

Accurate census information is critical for the future growth, development, and the social needs of our community for the next ten years. Do your share and Be Counted for Our Future!

Fill out the 2020 Census online or by mail.

Mask Up!

COVID-19 cases are surging in California, including the Bay Area. We all need to work together to end the surge.

https://sf.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/GotYouCovered-8.5x11-060920-no-bus-english.pdf

Buy Masks from Local Vendors

Shop local, our fellow Bindlestiffer Krystle Piamonte curated a list of local vendors selling masks in the Bay Area.

$8K Investing in Artists Grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation

The Investing in Artists grants program is designed to support diverse working artists in the Bay Area in the performing arts and media arts, which includes the disciplines of dance, music, musical theatre, opera, theatre, video, film, and animation, to name a few. As such, applicants representing a wide range of cultural expressions and artistic practices in the performing arts and media arts are encouraged to apply.

Deadline: Aug 28 https://www.cciarts.org/grantsprogram.htm

Please help us raise money for the SOMA Community!

Many in our community cannot venture out, nor do they have the resources to purchase important supplies for sheltering in place. There is an acute need for the following:

• Disinfecting Wipes

• Hand Sanitizer

• Concentrated Disinfectant Solutions (70% Alcohol, Bleach, Hydrogen Peroxide, etc.)

• Toilet Paper

• Paper Towels

• Latex/Nitrile Gloves

• Masks (Non-medical, surgical, N95)

• Word puzzles, crosswords, sudoku, colored pencils, coloring books, reading materials

• Non-perishable goods (especially rice, dried noodles, crackers, spaghetti sauce, tuna, sardines, corned beef, fruit cocktail, etc.)

If you would like to donate any of these items, please ship them to:

United Playaz
c/o Rudy Corpuz
1038 Howard St
San Francisco, CA 94103

You can also drop off donations at the above address during the hours of 
12pm-5pm, Monday - Friday

Call Rudy 415-716-4100 to confirm drop-off time.


Volunteers needed to help prepare grocery bags and deliver them to recipients. Please contact each respective org above to offer your time.