THANKS! from the Expo for the Artist & Musician

Tue Sep 18 14:21:25 PDT 2007

Thanks to everyone who made the scene for the Eighth Annual Expo!

See below for a complete list of the volunteers and sponsors that made  
this unique event possible.

1) EVENT REPORT -- SATURDAY, SEPT. 15

      This event was a brute to stage, but it went off in classic
      style. Attendance peaked throughout the afternoon as exhibitors
      and local arts-people made connections, and learned about the
      myriad resources available for culture-makers in the Bay Area.

      The candidates showed up in all their flavors, and made the
      rounds, meeting the arts community and pushing their agendas.

      The workshops were buzzing all day, as folks gathered in
      circles to discuss everything from intellectual property to
      science-fiction writing, and more.

      The music was *wonderful* -- Chelle & Friends unleashed a
      gospel/soul upwelling that made people stop in their tracks;
      the National Park Service Sea Chantey Crew brought high
      harmonies and work songs to the cavernous SomArts interior;
      the goofball acoustic punks and jug bands were gleeful,
      energetic, hilarious and dance-crazy; the Bay Area Country
      Dance Society brought the fiddle and the contra-dancing live
      on stage; and Filthmilk and Telepathik Friend closed things
      out with epic gushers of fuzz, feedback and texture.

      Another bonus: Pirate Cat Radio was doing a broadcast all day
      from the Expo floor, met piles of people, hosted impromptu
      performances, and pumped out quality radio for audiences
      online and off.

      Here are a slew of photos of the event, taken by the
      inimitable Scott Beale of Laughing Squid fame (and a beloved
      Expo sponsor!):

http://laughingsquid.com/photos-from-the-eighth-annual-expo-for-the- 
artist-musician/

2) VOLUNTEERS -- THANKS TO THE FOLKS WHO MADE THE EXPO COME ALIVE!

      Melinda Adams, Jen Burke Anderson, Chris Breen, Ron Corley,
      Nadine Defranaux, Erich Fendler, Neal Gorenflo,
      Paula Hobsoncoard, Rachel Hospodar, Erica Junghans,
      Colleen Marlow, Josh Mulholland, Ellyn Parker, Tamara Rosado,
      Dr. Andrea Gorenflo-Rudomeyer, Rachel Sale, Rachel Scott,
      Jesse Townley, Rich Trott, Josh Wilson, Yvonne Yip

3) PLEASE PATRONIZE & SUPPORT OUR BELOVED SPONSORS!

      924 GILMAN STREET/The Alternative Music Foundation
      http://www.924gilman.org/

      The 924 Gilman Street Project, a.k.a. the 'Alternative
      Music Foundation,' is an all-ages, nonprofit, collectively
      organized music and performance venue located in North
      Berkeley. 924 strives to provide a violence, alcohol and
      drug-free environment, and will not book or support racist,
      misogynist, or homophobic bands or performances.

      Booking: 510.524.8180 Shows: 510.525.9926

      CELLSPACE -- Collectively Explorative Learning Labs
      http://cellspace.org/

      The birthplace of the Expo! CELL provides a safe and
      supportive public environment for the exploration of art,
      education, performance and community-building. Through
      cooperative relationships and multidisciplinary programs,
      CELLspace encourages the celebration of inter-generational,
      cross-cultural collaborations and the promotion of
      social justice.

      415.648.7562

      KUSF 90.3 FM
      http://kusf.org/

      San Francisco's true home for independent music and
      diverse cultural programming. New Music: Midnight-6pm
      weekdays; hip-hop, electronic, twang, opera, orchestral and
      ensemble music plus talk 6pm-midnight weekdays and all
      weekend.

      Broadcast Studio: 415.751-KUSF. Office: 415.386.KUSF.

      LAUGHING SQUID
      http://laughingsquid.com/

      San Francisco's home for underground art and culture. Producers
      of the Squid List, extensive blogging about local arts and
      culture, and provider of affordable, responsible Web media
      hosting to the Bay Area arts and culture community. A local
      and very artist-friendly resource.

      MYQUIRE.COM
      http://myquire.com/

      Web-based software for taking your projects from start to
      finish. With user profiles and chat, MyQuire creates a
      collaborative virtual environment for your team. Take
      advantage of task lists, calendaring, file storage and
      more.

      MESART.COM
      http://www.mesart.com/

      MesArt is a community of artists which began in
      San Francisco in 2002. MesArt's website allows artists
      to showcase, advertise, promote and sell their artwork
      over the Internet. It is a place at the crossroads of a
      gallery, a store, a marketplace, a community and a
      global network. MesArt is created and designed by artists
      for artists and is the home of quality fine art, design
      and handmade original crafts.

      PANDORA'S TRUNK
      http://pandorastrunk.com/

      A recurring mixed-media experience, a trunk show of locally
      produced fashion and cultural artifacts, cheap art, "twisted
      indie artists," music and performance ... a San Francisco
      home for the bourgeoning indy-culture movement.

      SF MEDIA ARCHIVES
      http://www.sfm.org/

      The San Francisco Media Archive is nonprofit institution
      dedicated to the acquisition and preservation of film and
      related media, and an extraordinary resource for those
      working with film as art, cultural documentation, and as a
      powerful medium for democratic and civic participation.

      415.558.8117

      THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
      http://www.sfbg.com/

      The San Francisco Bay Guardian: The Expo's exclusive print
      sponsor! The San Francisco Bay Guardian: An independent,
      locally owned and edited newspaper, with an ongoing focus
      on LOCAL arts and culture, in all their diversity.

      SOUNDSAFE, INC.
      http://www.soundsafe.org/

      Born from the ashes of Downtown Rehearsals, SoundSafe has
      emerged as a non-profit foundation dedicated to the goal of
      keeping rehearsal spaces affordable in San Francisco, and
      fostering and enlivening the local Bay Area performing
      arts community.

      TRUMER PILS BRAUEREI -- BERKELEY
      http://www.trumerinternational.com/