Friday, February 28, 2025

Celebrating (Nearly) Two Years of Drawing From Film

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I first heard of Drawing From Film as a program offered by the Royal Drawing School in London. I never got to attend but always thought it s...
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Isley Brothers 3+3

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image source: Vibe (October 1999) in the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive It's hard to believe that the first published biograph...
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Jobete Music, Motown Records and "The Sound of Young America" in the Dorothy Starr Collection

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Come to the Fourth Floor Music Center at the Main Library to see a small display of sheet music covers from the Dorothy Starr Collection fea...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

James Cleghorn, Composer and Music Librarian

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Illustrious pianist and Bay Area treasure Sarah Cahill will perform a concert of music by James Cleghorn at Old First Presbyterian Church on...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

San Francisco Bay Area ... Today

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The "Today" of the title was the year 1973 when San Francisco was in the midst of a development spree. A later book, Splendid Surv...
Thursday, December 5, 2024

San Francisco Sheet Music of the Roaring Twenties from the Dorothy Starr Collection featuring local bandleaders

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The 1920s were a heyday for live music. Most people went out on the town to enjoy their music -- sound recordings had limited audio fidelity...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Art, Music & Recreation Books With The Most Holds (October 2024)

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Books about performing artists and entertainers usually dominate our most popular books lists. Memoirs by Al Pacino ( Sonny Boy ) and Lisa M...