musicforpeople
andthingamajigs12
september 24 - 27, 2009
Schedule: THU | FRI | SAT | SUN
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Links: SJ Mercury News Article | Photos
Now in its 12th year, Music for People and Thingamajigs is a celebration of new and unusual explorations in music and performance. The three evening concerts and one daytime family event feature music created using made and/or found instruments, alternate tuning systems and hands-on discovery.
Past participants include Carla Kihlstedt, Walter Kitundu, Peter Whitehead, Brenda Hutchinson, William Winant, Laetitia Sonami, and many others.
Thursday, September 24th - 8pm
The Meridian Gallery
535 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
$15 General $10 Students/Seniors [sliding scale]
Reservations: (510) 444-1322 or reserve@thingamajigs.org
Charles Johnson
John Bischoff
Open Graves/Tide Tables (Paul Kikuchi, Jesse Olsen, and Alex Vittum)
21 Grand Gallery and Performance Space
416 25th St at Broadway, Oakland
$15 General $10 Students/Seniors [sliding scale]
Reservations: (510) 444-1322 or reserve@thingamajigs.org
Gregorio Fontén Correa (Chile)
Vorticella (Krystyna Borowski, Erin Espeland, Brenda Hutchinson, and Karen Stackpole)
Alan Tower of Green Music Network
Saturday, September 26th - 8pm
21 Grand Gallery and Performance Space
416 25th St at Broadway, Oakland
$15 General $10 Students/Seniors [sliding scale]
Reservations: (510) 444-1322 or reserve@thingamajigs.org
John Seales
Cole Ingraham
Jaime Oliver (Peru)
RTD3 (Ron Heglin, Tom Nunn, Doug Carroll)
Sunday, September 27th - 1-4pm
Museum of Children's Art
538 Ninth Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Conner Lacy
Dan Good
Ranjit Bhatnagar
Stewart Port and friends