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Catch Freeplay Dance Crew at SF Pride 2013 this Sunday!

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

This weekend, as you may know, is PRIDE Weekend, when cities around the country celebrate the freedom to be who you are and love whoever you wish.  San Francisco of course has the best PRIDE celebration anywhere, and my crew Freeplay has been a part of it for many, many years.   This year Freeplay…

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“Call of the Sea”: Learning Science and Seamanship on a Schooner

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to take a group of ten teenagers on an incredible educational sailing trip in the San Francisco Bay courtesy of the "Call of the Sea" educational nonprofit. For three glorious hours, our teens and chaperones got to voyage out into the beautiful Bay on an 82' schooner called the…

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“Hangout” with Cal Academy Scientists Tomorrow June 6, 4-5pm on Google+

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

Come "hangout" with three scientists from the California Academy of Sciences tomorrow, Thursday June 6 from 4-5pm. This is the Cal Academy's first Google+ Hangout, held in conjunction with the Google Science Fair 2013.  You will get to see a live video stream of three of our researchers talking about their work and discoveries.  And you…

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The Jazzawockeez do the “B-boy Shim Sham” at 9:20 Special (video)

Posted on June 2, 2013March 13, 2019 by

Thanks to the Iris and Kirk at the 9:20 Special for inviting us back to perform the “B-boy Shim Sham” at the 9:20 Special swing dance last Thursday.  A fantastic crowd in the best place to swing dance in SF. The “Jazzawockeez” are B-boy J-Blaze, b-boy Chiao, b-boy Rikomatic, and featuring b-girl Chachi! Enjoy.

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Catch the “B-boy (and B-girl) Shim-Sham” at the 9:20 Special Open House Tomorrow!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

Tomorrow night, May 30, at the 9:20 Special Open House in San Francisco, myself, b-boys J-blaze, Chow and b-girl Chachi will be performing again the "B-boy Shim Sham".   Debuted last year at the 9:20, we've freshened up the choreo and added a new dancer to the mix.  We think you are going to like…

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“Built for Speed” Exhibit at the Cal Academy Opens Tomorrow!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

What marine animals swim the fastest?  How many bones does an orca have?  What does a squid and an F-16 plane have in common? Find out at the new "Built for Speed" exhibit at the Cal Academy! Today is the member's preview of the new "Built for Speed" exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences.  I…

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Cal Academy Teens Launch Environmental Social Media Campaign: “Put A Cap on Plastic Use”

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

I'm happy to share the news that yesterday a group of teens, as a result of their participation in a California Academy of Sciences program, launched a social media campaign to educate the public about plastic waste. Called "Put a Cap on Plastic Use," their campaign focuses on three social media tools: An Instagram Photo Challenge…

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First Impressions of the New Exploratorium: Bigger, Brighter, Geekier

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Today I got my first chance to check out the new Exploratorium museum located on Pier 15 on the Embarcadero.  I was there for a digital learning symposium with fifty other researchers, developers and educators in the field.  We were lucky enough to get a guided tour of the new Exploratorium facilities, barely open for…

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SF Taiko at the Japantown Cherry Blossom Festival, Upcoming Shows

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

  Check out my friend Christine and SF Taiko Dojo killing it at the Sakura Matsuri / Cherry Blossom festival in Japantown in San Francisco yesterday.  She is performing with the SF Taiko Rising Stars, their young drummers group. I love taiko drumming, and love that I have friends that do it.  Video cannot capture…

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“Re/Genesis” Dance Show: Post-Script

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

We did it! After months of work, Freeplay and Prince on Point dance crews pulled off an ambitious and demanding dance show this weekend.  "Re/Genesis" was for me a very personal project that grew out of something in my own heart and has blossomed into this colorful quilt of dance pieces.  It was really only…

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