Yesterday, Far Out Gallery joined Make Music San Francisco. Here is their statement of purpose:
Zachariah Spellman
Samantha Tran with sister on left, brother Harry (8 year old advanced pianist), Dad on right
“We welcome all musicians, instruments of all types, singers, percussionists, and experimental musicians to join us in welcoming summer. Make Music San Francisco is open to all: professionals, amateurs, children, adults, choirs, soloists… anyone with an ear for music is welcome to join and anyone who loves music will want to attend.
Performances will take place from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm across San Francisco in community centers, restaurants, shared spaces, back yards, front steps, libraries, local businesses, slow streets, and parks.”
This event started in France in 1982 on the Summer Solstice and is now a national holiday and a huge international celebration of free music. I only heard about this event on Saturday, but did manage to register both as a venue and as a performer. We had four different performances: I started off the proceedings when a lovely family wandered into FOG seeking a show - unfortunately the performer who signed up for that time cancelled, but I put on a piano, guitar, mandolin performance.
Our dear friend and tubist, Zachariah Spellman joined us after his rehearsal with the SFOpera and gave a spirited tour de force of his amazing ability to make that tuba sing and ring.
Samantha Tran is a singer and part of a Vietnamese family troupe (father on guitar, 8 year old Henry on piano and another sister who sang) and they performed some lovely songs.
Wendy Loomis, our fabulous neighbor, closed the show with her new piano works and then she played her Hang drum as a mesmerizing finale. I can see this event becoming a major day of community involvement and a beautiful celebration - and another way for Far Out Gallery to be a beacon for art.
We also held the SF Election at FOG on June 7, and plan to hold the November election here as well.
We will host a meeting of Senior Power in July.
Our current Flower Show demonstrates what a rich resource we have become to our community, and what a rich resource our community has become to us.
We’re super excited about Make Music SF becoming a new way to engage and enhance our neighborhood. -Peter
Wendy Loomis