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Deanna Marsigliese’s Sip n' Sketch!
Sip n’ Sketch drawing class hosted by Pixar’s animation art director Deanna Marsigliese! All levels welcome
BYO materials | $5-10 suggested donation
Deanna Marsigliese is a Cana…
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Sip n’ Sketch drawing class hosted by Pixar’s animation art director Deanna Marsigliese! All levels welcome
BYO materials | $5-10 suggested donation
Deanna Marsigliese is a Canadian born Animation Art Director & Illustrator living in San Francisco, CA.
Specializing in storytelling through character design, Deanna has worked at Pixar Animation Studios since 2012. Her credits include Soul (2020), Onward (2020), Toy Story 4 (2019), Incredibles 2 (2018), Bao (2018), Inside Out (2015) & The Good Dinosaur (2013).
She is currently art directing on an original feature entitled Luca, set to release in 2021.
Past clients include Laika, Sony Pictures, Universal Feature, Walt Disney Feature, Reel FX, Disney TV, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network & PBS Kids, among others.
Deanna delivers panel talks & leads workshops world-wide, having been hosted by SXSW, D23, ILM, Leaders London, Pixelatl, CTNX & The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Deanna is a vintage fashion enthusiast with a penchant for large costume jewels. When in need of inspiration, she loves to travel the world at length with a surprisingly small backpack.
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Mon, Aug 31 · 6:30 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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workshop
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Smith Dobson Jazz Special
Monthly jazz jam session led by multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson and his quartet. Every first Tuesday 8-11pm at Specs! All musicians welcome, bring your instruments!
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Monthly jazz jam session led by multi-instrumentalist Smith Dobson and his quartet. Every first Tuesday 8-11pm at Specs! All musicians welcome, bring your instruments!
Read more about Smith Dobson’s deep roots in the Bay Area jazz scene here
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Tue, Sep 1 · 8:00 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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live_music
jazz
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Offbeat SF
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Joe Donohoe 'Get In The Cab' Book Party
Joe Donohoe is a practicing nurse and former San Francisco taxi driver of 16 years. He’s also a winner of the 2012 Kathy Acker Award for Contributions to the Avant-Garde for his ma…
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Joe Donohoe is a practicing nurse and former San Francisco taxi driver of 16 years. He’s also a winner of the 2012 Kathy Acker Award for Contributions to the Avant-Garde for his magazine Speciousspecies, and contributor to ReSearch Books. ‘Get in the Cab’ is his noir and SF folklore infused memoir about driving for Luxor Cab while working his way through city college nursing school.
Additional readers include:
James Tracy - an activist, labor historian and teacher at City College and SF State and the author of Hilbilly Nationalists
Joe Clifford - a successful crime writer and the author of the seminal Junkie Love
Charmayne Berry - a former investigator for the Environmental Protection Agency who likes to read in public
Steven Black - a man about the Bay Area and a curator for the Bancroft Library
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Sun, Sep 6 · 4:00 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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literary
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Luis Salcedo & Nathan Bickart (Duo)
Lu and Nathan reunite for an evening of original compositions and cherished tunes from the jazz standard repertoire. Born and raised here in the Bay Area, Lu and Nathan have collab…
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Lu and Nathan reunite for an evening of original compositions and cherished tunes from the jazz standard repertoire. Born and raised here in the Bay Area, Lu and Nathan have collaborated for more than a decade, most notably as part of LUMAMA, and have continued to grow their musical relationship even at a distance: Lu now lives in Brooklyn, whereas Nathan is based in Oakland. The duo will bring a joyous, buoyant, sensitive, playful and deeply-felt set of music to Specs, and hope that you can join us!
https://www.luissalcedomusic.com/
nathanbickart.com
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Tue, Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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Mr. Lucky & The Cocktail Party (jazz and swing)
Mr. Lucky & The Cocktail Party is a legendary San Francisco lounge-jazz and swing ensemble fronted by performance artist and crooner Mr. Lucky (a.k.a. Pierre Merkl III). “The dean …
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Mr. Lucky & The Cocktail Party is a legendary San Francisco lounge-jazz and swing ensemble fronted by performance artist and crooner Mr. Lucky (a.k.a. Pierre Merkl III). “The dean of postmodern lounge jazz swing singers,” Mr. Lucky brings his ace group of local luminaries–The Cocktail Party–to Specs. Assembled originally around 1998 by Bay Area musicians Joshua Raoul Brody and Ralph Carney, the backing band features a rotating cast of local jazz veterans. Their repertoire includes playful live mash-ups, eccentric jazz re-stylings of the American Songbook, and off-beat humor tailored to vintage San Francisco watering holes. Mr. Lucky & The Cocktail Party are deeply rooted in historic San Francisco neighborhoods like the Tenderloin and Lower Nob Hill. They have performed at iconic local spots including Stookey's Blue Room, the Tenderloin Museum, Pier 23, and the Cadillac Hotel. Pierre Merkl was also the subject of a 2014 documentary titled Getting Lucky.
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Sun, Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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The Cottontails
The Cottontails are one of San Francisco's most exciting musical groups, playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20'/30's Gatsby-era jazz, classic 40's swing, and vintage 50's/…
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The Cottontails are one of San Francisco's most exciting musical groups, playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20'/30's Gatsby-era jazz, classic 40's swing, and vintage 50's/60's R&B. The band's versatility allows it to accommodate many settings, from quiet acoustic duo to jazz quintet, to full dance band with horns and guitar. Able to custom tailor our line-up to fit your event's specific needs, the Cottontails are available to perform for parties, weddings, corporate occasions and public concerts.
The Cottontails are Karina Denike on vocals, Michael McIntosh on piano, Vic Wong on guitar, Joe Kyle, Jr. on bass, Tom Griesser on saxophone/clarinet, and the irrepressible Randy Odell on percussion. Also featuring some of the Bay Area's finest musicians as guests, including Scott Larson on trombone, Henry Hung on trumpet, Ari Munkres on bass, and vocalist Christie Winn.
The Cottontails have performed at jazz clubs, dance halls, cabarets and art events, at venues including SF City Hall, California Academy of Sciences, Bimbo's 365 Club, Palace of Fine Arts, Amoeba Records, SF Legion of Honor, Yoshi's SF/Oakland, San Francisco Maritime Museum, Cell Space, Great American Music Hall, and various clubs, concert series and jazz festivals in Northern California, New York City, Tokyo, England, and Germany. Our clients include Google, Apple, Ebay, Facebook, and SF MOMA, among many others. The Cottontails have shared the stage with James Hunter, Richard Cheese, The California Honeydrops, Veronica Klaus and other musical luminaries.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 8:00 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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Valeriana Q & The Swingin’ Gatos
Wonderful Bay Area based vocalist and performer Valeriana Quevedo returns to Specs with her band for an evening of jazz, Latin, blues and songs from the Great American Songbook.
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Sun, Sep 27 · 7:30 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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Deanna Marsigliese’s Sip n' Sketch!
Sip n’ Sketch drawing class hosted by Pixar’s animation art director Deanna Marsigliese! All levels welcome
BYO materials | $5-10 suggested donation
Deanna Marsigliese is a Cana…
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Sip n’ Sketch drawing class hosted by Pixar’s animation art director Deanna Marsigliese! All levels welcome
BYO materials | $5-10 suggested donation
Deanna Marsigliese is a Canadian born Animation Art Director & Illustrator living in San Francisco, CA.
Specializing in storytelling through character design, Deanna has worked at Pixar Animation Studios since 2012. Her credits include Soul (2020), Onward (2020), Toy Story 4 (2019), Incredibles 2 (2018), Bao (2018), Inside Out (2015) & The Good Dinosaur (2013).
She is currently art directing on an original feature entitled Luca, set to release in 2021.
Past clients include Laika, Sony Pictures, Universal Feature, Walt Disney Feature, Reel FX, Disney TV, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network & PBS Kids, among others.
Deanna delivers panel talks & leads workshops world-wide, having been hosted by SXSW, D23, ILM, Leaders London, Pixelatl, CTNX & The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Deanna is a vintage fashion enthusiast with a penchant for large costume jewels. When in need of inspiration, she loves to travel the world at length with a surprisingly small backpack.
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Mon, Sep 28 · 6:30 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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Max Sanders & Basch Jernigan Duo (NOLA)
Basch Jernigan is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Gulf Shores, Alabama and based out of New Orleans, LA. With a soulful voice accompanied by guitar and harmonica, Basch com…
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Basch Jernigan is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Gulf Shores, Alabama and based out of New Orleans, LA. With a soulful voice accompanied by guitar and harmonica, Basch combines elements of blues, folk, and soul with a style inspired by artists such as Taj Mahal and The Wood Brothers. Jernigan has been writing, performing, and releasing music on the gulf coast for over a decade. Basch toured and recorded as the frontman for New Orleans rock and soul band Roadside Glorious from 2016 to 2020 and released his debut singles - recorded at Marigny Studios in New Orleans - in 2025.
Max Sanders is a New Orleans-Raised singer-songwriter and guitarist who has made a mark on the music scene through extensive national touring, both as a solo artist and in support of notable acts like Maggie Koerner, Hollyrock, and Lynn Drury. His lively performances have taken him from the West Coast to the West Village and to major music festivals like the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, French Quarter Fest, and Austin City Limits. He has also opened for artists such as Duane Betts, Melvin Seals(Jerry Garcia Band) and George Porter Jr.(The Meters). As a songwriter, Max brings together rugged western influence with the laid-back traditions of New Orleans’ culture. In his latest collaboration, he joins forces with Grammy-winning producer Aaron Glemboski and artist Cast Iron Shoes to create a rich tapestry of high-desert Americana and swampy soul, highlighting Sanders' ability to bridge diverse musical landscapes.
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Tue, Sep 29 · 6:00 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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folk
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Wednesday Big Table
An open gathering of writers, poets, artists and more around the Big Table at Specs every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30pm! This more than 40 year tradition began with writers Jack Hirsc…
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An open gathering of writers, poets, artists and more around the Big Table at Specs every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30pm! This more than 40 year tradition began with writers Jack Hirschman and Agneta Falk, and continues on with hosts Agneta and writers Byron Spooner and Judith Bernhard. Join us for drinks, laughs, good conversation and become a part of this longstanding Specs tradition! Everyone welcome!
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Wed, Sep 30 · 6:30 PM
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Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
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North Beach
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community
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