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About markweiss86

Mark Weiss, founder of Plastic Alto blog, is a concert promoter and artist manager in Palo Alto, as Earthwise Productions, with background as journalist, advertising copywriter, book store returns desk, college radio producer, city council and commissions candidate, high school basketball player, and blogger; he also sang in local choir, fronts an Allen Ginsberg tribute Beat Hotel Rm 32 Reads 'Howl' and owns a couple musical instruments he cannot play

New arts center in East Palo Alto

Posted on July 19, 2021 by markweiss86

Just as a skateboarder sees a new plaza with benches and steps and thinks its a skatepark, when I hear tell of a new arts center in East Palo Alto, EPACenter at 1950 Bay Road, I think concert series in … Continue reading →

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Earthwise announces three-part free concert series at Palo Alto Art Center featuring Amendola, David James and La Doña

Posted on July 18, 2021 by markweiss86

  NOTE: LA DONA APPEARS LIVE IN PALO ALTO SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021 AT MITCHELL PARK BOWL, 600 EAST MEADOW DRIVE, PRESENTED FREE BY EARTHWISE PRODUCTIONS — ADVANCE TICKETS AT EVENTBRITE

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Dos Palos

Posted on July 17, 2021 by markweiss86

This is an idea I had at the art center the first is Queene Amirian 1908 1988 she was a founder of the Art Center, Palo Alto citizens for a cultural center which opened in 1971. The second is a … Continue reading →

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La Doña in The Chroñ

Posted on July 15, 2021 by markweiss86

 

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The Black Index

Posted on July 14, 2021 by markweiss86

OK I will admit they’re only four of the preceding 20 Photos are actually art or detail of art that can be found in the excellent art exhibit the black index at the Palo Alto Art Center through August 14 … Continue reading →

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Free concert with La Doña in Palo Alto on August 7

Posted on July 12, 2021 by markweiss86
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Green>Blue (after Matt Gonzales

Posted on July 6, 2021 by markweiss86
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Ludwig Guttman neurologist; Barbara Manning Vargas, ‘Cantor’s Mind Was Rockin”

Posted on July 3, 2021 by markweiss86

I would normally just do a quick post: Ludwig Guttman neurologist. But then, because I have a few more minutes, but not world enough and time, I will make a list of what I would write about today, because I … Continue reading →

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Molly, Remi y La Doña –top new voices coming out of the Bay Area

Posted on July 3, 2021 by markweiss86

  My favorite new artists to listen to, track and tell people about are Molly Tuttle, Remi Wolf and La Doña, also known as Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea.Molly and Remi are from Palo Alto, though Molly lives in Nashville and Remi … Continue reading →

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Les Namingha pot in my parents’ home just before being shipped to the DeYoung and 15 months before it was displayed there

Posted on July 3, 2021 by markweiss86

I think I counted seven of the 30 pots in the DeYoung Hopi Pottery display came from my parents’ gift, from The Paul E. And Barbara H. Weiss Collection of Pueblo Pottery. I just noticed this Les Namingha pot in … Continue reading →

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