The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day.
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Here's your San Francisco online event calendar for Wednesday, August 12. Learn how to beatbox, work with recycled and compostable materials in an art class or watch a documentary about a formerly undocumented singer-songwriter.
Songwriting for Young Change Makers with Alphabet Rockers
Tune in as Oakland-based, Grammy-nominated hip-hop children's music collective Alphabet Rockers invites young artists to build their skills to make music dreams come alive. Have a song in your head that you want to put to music? Ever wanted to learn how to beatbox? This is your chance.
When: Wednesday, August 12, 11 a.m.
How to join: Via Zoom
Price: Free
Art Class for Youth by Nancypili
Join an art class for youth with local muralist Nancypili, one of the "artivists" who dropped the RESIST banner above the White House. Participants will learn to make protest signs using recycled and compostable materials easily found at home.
When: Wednesday, August 12, 1 p.m.
How to join: Via Eventbrite
Price: Free
Meet Team Biden: National Coalitions Director Ashley Allison
Then, hear from Team Biden's coalitions director Ashley Allison. She is responsible for building national bridges for Biden, bringing together constituencies, movements, communities, and groups who need to connect to help elect Joe Biden to the presidency.
When: Wednesday, August 12, 2 p.m.
How to join: Via Eventbrite
Price: Free
Virtual Screening: Dear Homeland
In the evening, watch Dear Homeland, a new documentary about formerly undocumented singer-songwriter Diana Gameros, her music, and her journey home. Join for the virtual screening of the KQED-produced documentary by award-winning Colombian documentary filmmaker Claudia Escobar.
When: Wednesday, August 12, 6 p.m.
How to join: Via Eventbrite
Price: $0 – $20 (sliding scale)
The Forum // Marvin K. White
Later, tune in as Glide minister of celebration Marvin K. White explores and theorizes on the digitized new realities of sheltering-in-place and social distancing. Through poetry, prose, conversation and public theologies, White invites participants to reimagine what it means to operate during systemic racism and COVID-19.
When: Wednesday, August 12, 7 p.m.
How to join: RSVP online
Price: Free
