Exhibits:

UNTIL TODAY: Spectres for the International Hotel Jerome Reyes Sept 3 - Dec 4, 2010 Wed-Sat 2-6pm Opening Reception: Sept 2, 2010 7:30-10:00pm Exhibition Curator: Julio César Morales Until Today: Spectres for the International Hotel is a constellation of site-responsive spectres made in meditation of the I-Hotel’s charged socio-political history, its vernacular monuments and the everyday lives of the former and current residents. Converting what is now a senior community center in the heart of downtown San Francisco into a project space, this excavation of materials and phantoms engages in a series of situations, spatial projections, and live events to unfold throughout the duration of the exhibition. Provision of senior services will be held concurrently with the show's run, each informing the ongoing design of the project. Until Today is an exhibition of events, sculpture, video, and architectural renderings that investigate I-Hotel sit(e)ings of (post)urban trauma, and reimaginings of land-use. Reyes' approach in the use of materials suggests possible architectural repair of the I-Hotel and as well as speculates on the significance of the I-Hotel struggle in translocalized imaginaries. Support: Special thanks to the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission for their vision and support of this site-specific exhibition. This I-Hotel project is also made possible in part with support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation and SFAI's City Studio (2008-2010) with thanks to the Surdna Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Website: www.ihotelproject.com (launched on opening) Co-Presenters: San Francisco Art Institute's City Studio Manilatown Heritage Foundation Media contact: ihotelproject@gmail.com

Workshops/Presentations:

Wednesdays 3PM SENIOR COMPUTER LAB Learn how to use Social Online Networks, Photo Imaging Stations, and the basics of computer technology. Don't waste money on Phone Cards; talk to your loved ones through email, instant messenger, or social online networks. Now offered in Tagalog! Contact isaac-o@manilatown.org for an appointment

Community Events/Services:

Upcoming Projects using Web 2.0 Technology
Check out manilatownarchives.blogspot.com! Its a website that provides on-line visibility to Manilatown's digital archives. Research historical photos and documents from Al Robles, Chris Fujimoto and Estella Habal Collections. Look out for more collections, oral histories on podcast and streaming videos of archival material in the near future. We currently have volunteer and internship positions open for young people who have skills or interest in web 2.0 technology (blogger, flickr, podcasts), digital media and Filipino-American cultural preservation. Please contact the Archival Coordinator at ellenrae@manilatown.org for more information.

DVD Available now!
A Serving of Love: The Passion of Bill Sorro
Documentary by RJ Lozada

This film presents Bill's passion, humor, and humility which inspired people of all ages, ethnicities, and walks of life.

Available now! $20. Please call 415.777.1130 or e-mail mhf@manilatown.org.

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ONLINE EXHIBIT A Serving of Love: The Passion of Bill Sorro, based on the gallery show and documentary produced by Manilatown Heritage Foundation for the 30th anniversary of the eviction of the International Hotel.
Robynn Takayama, Producer, Director, Video Editor. RJ Lozada, Videographer.

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  A Serving of Love is funded in part by
  California Council for the Humanities
  
  
  ONLINE: Inspiration of Al Robles

  alrobles.manilatown.org

  ONLINE EXHIBIT Inspiration of Al Robles Born and raised in San Francisco’s Fillmore district, Al Robles brings generations of Filipinos together through poetry and “talk story” oral history presentations. Known affectionately as the poet laureate of the Filipino community, Al has frequently read with Janice Mirikitani, Genny Lim, Jack Hirschman and other great poets. Learn more about the Inspiration of Al Robles. Robynn Takayama, Producer, Director, Video Editor.

• FADF/Bayanihan Community Center
• Bindlestiff Studio
• San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center
  

Manilatown Heritage Foundation art programs are supported in part by the following funders:

 




San Francisco Arts Commission