San Francisco Public Library Art, Music and Recreation Center

Where we share information about our department's collections, exhibits, classes and other resources.

Sunday, September 22, 2024

J. C. Cebrian's gift to the Music Department of the San Francisco Public Library

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image source: Sigma Delta Pi website Juan Cebrián Cervera (1848-1935) was a prominent Spanish-American citizen of San Francisco in the late ...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz

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We've written earlier about Ralph Chessé's first foray into bringing marionettes into television, the 1951 children's program Wi...
Sunday, August 4, 2024

The Origins of Brother Buzz

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The San Francisco Public Library is presenting Ralph Chessé: A San Francisco Century through August 18, 2024 in the Jewett Gallery.  Ralph C...
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Early Television Marionettes of Ralph Chessé

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The San Francisco Public Library has been pleased to present Ralph Chessé: A San Francisco Century from May 16 through August 18, 2024 in t...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Make Music Day, June 21, 2024

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We are pleased to again celebrate Make Music Day once again with musicians from the San Francisco Symphony.  This year we'll present a v...
Thursday, June 13, 2024

A Sequence of Smiles

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Lee S. Roberts and J. Will Callahan's "Smiles" has been recorded by dozens of artists performing in many different styles. Ru...
Thursday, May 23, 2024

Smiles, "The Cyclonic Song Hit"

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(source: Jerome H. Remick & Co. ad. in Variety September 27, 1918) Here is a song that bring joy to a weary heart--that fills to o'e...
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