Introducing The MiNAPRESS Advocate |
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Arts | Culture | Climate April 2023 | Issue 1 |
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INSIDE This Issue Intro: A Mina Communications Venture Announcements: April 15-16: Cherry Blossom Festival, SF April 21: Underworld at The Warfield, SF April 22: Record Store Day Streaming on Hulu: Moby Doc April 22: Earth Day Events - Climate Reality Bay Area Streaming on Apple TV: The Year Earth Changed April 21-30: Bay Area Dance Awareness Week April 29: Dance Day
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A Mina Communications Venture Created by Freelance Journalist & Consultant, Mina Rios A contributing writer with the Climate Reality Project, Bay Area Chapter April 2023 marks the launch of the MiNAPRESS Advocate, a new digital source for essential arts, culture, and climate news. Each component of the MiNAPRESS Advocate and all its content is purposefully chosen. As a trusted media source with local, national, and international print and digital media affiliations, readers can count on information being factual, thought-provoking, and informative. Following the Covid19 pandemic, challenging times have made it abundantly clear that escapism is a vital component in contending with modern day concerns. To this point, we stress the importance of regular engagement in arts and cultural experiences, as those shared in the MiNAPRESS Advocate. We also wish to impart the urgency of the climate crisis by presenting stimulating, under-reported content that motivates further action among households, businesses, and organizations. With this first issue, we hope you find it worth your while and worthy of your continued readership. |
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A San Francisco Tradition The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival April 15 &16, 2023 11am - 6pm The 56th annual Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco kicked off last weekend, April 8 and 9th, and the event resumes this weekend. The Grand Parade returns for the first time since the Covid19 pandemic. Sunday's parade on 4/16 from 1pm-3pm will travel from Civic Center Plaza to Japantown at Post and Fillmore Streets. Weekend festivities include a food bazaar, beer garden, arts and crafts, shopping, demonstrations, a children's zone, and stages at Peace Plaza and Webster Street. Live performance includes music, folk dance, theater, martial arts, taiko drumming, and more. | | |
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There Will Be Dancing Underworld The Warfield, San Francisco April 21, 2023 at 8pm They are the quintessential underground music makers of the electronic music scene, distinct for integrating vocals, guitar, machine sound, and funk and blues music influences. The techno duo from the UK, Rick Smith and Karl Hyde of Underworld, have made good on their promise, to return to the Bay Area after the Covid19 pandemic forced the cancellation of their Warfield engagement originally slated for April 2020. Underworld headlines The Warfield on Friday, April 21, 2023. The single, "Born Slippy," from Danny Boyle's 1996 film "Trainspotting," with Ewan McGregor, helped catapult their popularity in the US. Years later, filmmaker Danny Boyle appointed the duo to produce the soundtrack for the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic Games. As with every Underworld performance, Friday night's show is expected to be a luminous spectacle of lights, mind-bending graphics, and transcendent music. Listen for Underworld's signature works: "Rez," "Cowgirl," "Dirty Epic," "King of Snake," and "Moaner." See you there! Review to follow. |
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| | Time to Expand Your Music Repertoire __________________________ Record Store Day April 22, 2023 We celebrate Record Store Day to recognize the independent record stores that remain worldwide. Their continued existence is a vital part of every community. Within this unique gathering place where people discover new music, the cultural fabric of society florishes. Take a moment to consider what's missing from your music repertoire then add Record Store Day to your annual calendar. Better yet, make it a permanent part of your monthly or bi-monthly routine visiting the record store. Bear in mind, your patronage isn't just about supporting these small businesses, but keeping the in-person experience alive. Afterward, you have the gift of music in a tangible form that you can savor again and again and share with others. Mina recommends visiting Amoeba record store on Haight St. in SF on Record Store Day. | | |
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| | Moby Doc Now streaming on Hulu More likely than not, you're familiar with the music of Moby. You just might not know it. The song "Porcelain," from the 2000 album "Play," was a mega hit for the electronic music genre. "Porcelain" was featured in Danny Boyle's film "The Beach," with Leonardo DiCaprio. Then there's the theme song, "Extreme Ways" from the Jason Bourne movie series. You can recall that one in your head, yes? In this 2021 documentary Moby Doc, the film offers an inside look into the life of the artist Moby, from his music influences and personal struggles to his road to fame. Concert footage and interviews with David Lynch and David Bowie are also featured. Check it it. | | |
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Earth Day is April 22, 2023 Learn How to Advance Climate Solutions. Attend a FREE Earth Day Event with Climate Reality Bay Area The movement founded by former Vice President Al Gore San Leandro Bay Marshline Clean-up Zhone Way and Oakport St., Oakland 10am - Noon Love Our Earth Festival Menlo-Atherton High School 555 Middlefield Rd., Atherton Featuring an EV and E-bike showcase, sustainable food, cooking demos, live music, art, speakers, and more. 11am-4pm Earth Day at Civic Park 1375 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek Featuring live music, poetry, dancers, speakers, and a kid-zone 11am -2pm More Earth Day Events in Lafayette and Marin |
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The Year Earth Changed Narrated by David Attenborough Now streaming on Apple TV In this masterfully shot and composed documentary, Director Tom Beard captures the natural world thriving in the absence of humans during the first year of the Covid19 pandemic. This truly uplifting film is essential viewing to better understand how our lifestyles impact animals in the wild, serving as a wake-up call to the detrimental affects of tourism. | | |
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| | Bay Area Dance Awareness Week presented by Dancers' Group, San Francisco April 21 - 30, 2023 Bay Area Dance Awareness Week returns for the first time since the Covid19 pandemic. Participants can partake in a multitude of FREE dance events throughout the region including workshops, performances, classes, open rehearsals, and more. The Kickoff event at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco takes place on Sat., April 22 from 11am-2pm. All skill levels welcome. Over the 10 day celebration, hundreds of artists and dance organizations are offering Free events including some of the Bay Area's most prominent dance companies such as San Francisco Ballet, LINES Ballet, Smuin Ballet, ODC, Axis Dance, Deborah Slater Dance Theater, and the San Francisco Dance Film Festival. | | |
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| | There's A Reason for Dance Day April 29, 2023 In 1982, the International Dance Council (CID), a partner of UNESCO in Paris, France created International Dance Day (now Dance Day), to expand interest in the art form among new audiences. Today, the initiative is celebrated worldwide by dancers of all disciplines and skill levels. "Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of God." -- Plato | | |
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