UNDISCOVERED SF

Join us this Sunday, June 27th at Kapwa Gardens for an afternoon of community, culture, and music! In this show, @Amiihan is raising funds for indigenous Aeta communities in Central Luzon! Featuring @Bettina.Francisco, @Nickel_Word, @TrinaChezka, and @ET_IV! Get your tickets at tinyurl.com/amihanatkapwa or in the link in our bio! Tickets will be sold at the door (cash) but registration is preferred.

Join us for the opening reception of kalayaan, part of KSW and Balay Kreative's virtual storytelling project, Pilipinx Virtual Histories! Pilipinx Virtual Histories: kalayaan (till every grass blade is afire from every other) responds to a recurring theme in interviews Kearny Street Workshop recorded with San Francisco Pilipinx artists. inspired by the multigenerational interviews conducted by Balay Kreative and KSW’s Pilipinx Virtual Histories, kalayaan (till every grass bla...de is afire from every other) explores how underground spaces & cultures have influenced Pilipinx artists in San Francisco, & vice versa. Taking the form of an infoshop (a kind of underground space described by the Berkeley anarchist magazine Slingshot as a cross between a radical bookstore & a movement archive), the exhibition draws connections between artists, archives, & distribution networks circulating subversive cultures. See more

Our friends at @onedwnmedia are bringing the entertainment industry to you and making it accessible for our Filipino community to get inspired and involved. Ever consider a career in Media & Entertainment, but don’t know where to start? Every Monday at 8PM PST, tune into DIY Director on @kumuph and learn how to tell your story! Tonight, @onedwnmedia covers How to Go Viral don’t miss it! - REPOST @onedwnmedia Tonight we’re launching our newest show, DIY Director on the @kumuph app. It’s basically 1-hour of film school every week, that’s perfect for online creators, business owners, or filmmakers who want to tell stronger stories and increase their views online. All FOR FREE.

UNDISCOVERED SF. A Creative Night Market. Enjoy Filipino Food, Local Merchants + Live Entertainment for FREE every 3rd Friday at The San Francisco Mint. http://undiscoveredsf.com/

Join us Monday night for a 90s underground rave-themed Twitch party as we honor and celebrate Marco Jastillana on his birthday and raise money for the next round of Brownthought Academy interns. DJ Mel, RJ Kool Raul, and DJ Bitesize will be spinning on the 1s and 2s. #ForeverMarcozy Follow us on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/undiscoveredsf

Be a part of Kapwa Gardens history with a dedicated donor plaque! As you may know, in honor of Marco Jastillana, UNDSCVRD launched the Brownthought Academy (BTA) - a marketing bootcamp & internship designed to pass on Marco’s teachings and deep love for the community to the next generation of leaders. BTA’s final project was to launch campaigns to fund the next internship program for a second year. In celebration of kapwa, the Filipino spiritual belief of interconnectedness, ...we are launching adopt-a-tree donor plaques. Plaques will be displayed at Kapwa Gardens, a healing garden space filled with lush plants and fragrant calamansi trees. bit.ly/3sujpMa

Join us next week on Wednesday, 1/20 for FREE COVID-19 testing! From 10am-3pm at Sherman Street Alley between Folsom and Harrison, get tested for free - no ID or insurance required.

Design an outdoor mural for SOMA Pilipinas' first mental health and wellness outdoor community space, Kapwa Gardens! Your mural will be featured prominently at the entrance of the gardens for 3 months - and you'll have the chance to create it with FREE artist studio space at @republikasf, just down the street from the gardens. Apply for the Kapwa Gardens Mural Residency: balaykreative.com/publicart ... Tag an artist or friend that you'd love to see at Kapwa Gardens!

Join us on Saturday for Tito Ramon's Incredibly Silly Puppet Show on Zoom presented by Apicc ! Ramon Abad @when.do.we.eat is a Balay Kreative grantee whose puppet shows bring laughter and silliness to kids and families alike. Register for the show: https://www.apiculturalcenter.org/incredibly_silly_puppet_s

A tribute video to our brother, friend, and team member, Marco Jastillana, who we lost a year ago, January 9, 2020. Marco was a marketing and creative genius unlike any other. It was his idea to do a night market initially, and he came up with the name UNDISCOVERED SF - we wouldn't be where we are without him today. We miss you and love you forever, Marco. #ForeverMarcozy Watch the tribute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E6gR5G5R4

2020 Highlights: The Undiscovered Twitch Livestream. Each week featured a different DJ from the Bay to New York as well as speakers from our sister projects and campaigns like Filipinos Feed the Frontlines and Balay Kreative. Launching our weekly Twitch shows was our first foray into livestreaming and informed the way we curated DJs and performances for UNDSCVRD X. Read more: undiscoveredsf.com/blog/2020recap

2020 Highlights: Undiscovered Idol. Launched as a way to promote UNDSCVRD X, Aaron Orcino @orcinoman and Lorenzo Jolo Merilleno @jolo_sm spearheaded Undiscovered Talent which quickly became an overnight sensation and a platform to showcase the rising talent from the global Filipinx community! Our finalists, Kate De Los Santos @katedelossantos & Decent People @notdecentpeople, Michie @musicbymichie, and Ace de Guzman @ace.dg won us over with their one of a kind songwriting... skills, unparalleled vocals, and show-stopping stage presence. Read more: undiscoveredsf.com/blog/2020recap

Display your art in the Excelsior with the "Kapwa in Excelsior" program! This public art program in collaboration with Make it Mariko grants 3 commissions of $1200 to: 1) Filipino artist that is currently an Excelsior resident 2) Filipino youth artist (18 and under) with connection to Excelsior 3) Filipino artist with connection to Excelsior ... Apply here: balaykreative.com/publicart Deadline to apply: February 17, 2021 Tag a friend or artist whose art you'd love to see in Kapwa in Excelsior! #repost Balay Kreative

2020 Highlights: Our First Virtual Summit, UNDSCVRD X. This year, we hosted our first virtual summit UNDSCVRD X - the first online gathering of Filipinx Americans celebrating culture, food, music, art, and identity. With hubs in San Francisco, LA, Manila, and New York, we wanted to offer a diverse range of what it means to be Filipinx and Filipinx American and to highlight the incredible accomplishments that our global community has achieved. Read more: undiscoveredsf.com/blog/2020recap

Showcase your art at Kapwa Gardens with our Mural Residency! This 3 month program includes an opportunity to display your art prominently at Kapwa Gardens in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas plus 6 months of studio space at the Balay Kreative Artist Pop Up Studios at @republikasf just down the street. Applications due: February 12, 2021 ... Apply: balaykreative.com/publicart

Be a part of the first holiday market at @kapwagardens! Join us for an outdoor holiday shopping experience with food trucks, family friendly programming, and more. Safety is our top priority so vendor booth spaces will include 6' distancing from other vendors and each vendor will receive a safety kit with 2 face shields, 2 masks, 2 pairs of gloves, and hand sanitizer. Only 15 vendors can be a part of this unique experience - sign up today: kapwagardens.com

California announced that it would be lifting its curfew and and stay-at-home order, effectively allowing restaurants to resume outdoor dining and stay open past 10pm. What do you think of the order being lifted? Read more from Eater SF's Eve Batey: https://sf.eater.com//california-officially-lifts-its-curf

Prop H has passed in San Francisco, which, "is intended to make it easier for small new businesses like storefronts and restaurants to open and for existing ones to change the type of business they engage in, by reducing the time it takes to get permits. ...According to a September Yelp report, approximately 3,000 businesses have closed permanently across the Bay Area since shelter-in-place health orders crucial in curbing the spread of the coronavirus took effect in mid-...March." We're rooting for small businesses like ASMBLY HALL to make it through these tough times with this reform. bit.ly/34Wypbz

Watch as our #UNDSCVRDX panelists Desi Danganan of Kultivate Labs, Raquel Redondiaz of SOMA Pilipinas, Joseph Bernado of LA’s Historic Filipinotown, Dillon Delvo of Little Manila Stockton, and Joseph Orobia of Canada’s Kultivation Festival discuss the challenges and opportunities in building and supporting Filipino Cultural communities within their respective cities. Tune in and re-watch other select panels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjvb-KDdApo

NEW MUSIC FROM OUR TALENT FINALISTS, Ragamuffs! Our favorite surf rock band from Honolulu just released their new EP and we're cocoNUTS about it! Give it a listen https://spoti.fi/2HEMGAG

As #FAHM comes to a close, we wanted to share an interview by UNDSCVRD Music Curator Marky Proof Enriquez did with DJMiamor, a 16 year old DJ we discovered on Twitch. Her classic R&B sound mixed with future beats was impressive at such a young age. But what really drew me in was Mia’s pure joy while spinning... Feeling the music is just something you can’t teach. We sat down with DJMiamor to chat about how she got started, who her influences are, and what it means to be Filipino in South London. Be sure to follow Mia on her twitch channel twitch.tv/djmiamor where she spins regularly. Peep the latest blog for the full interview at undiscoveredsf.com https://www.undiscoveredsf.com//connecting-the-culture-thr

Help us gauge interest for a December holiday market! Your responses will help us move forward with an intimate, in-person holiday shopping experience for less than 20 vendors that's safe and festive for the community. The event would be hosted in our new outdoor community space: Kapwa Gardens.... Take the survey: bit.ly/2Hw16Uc

Spend the day with Kularts, CulturAid, & House of Gongs as we discuss Filipino Identity and Contemporary Cultural Practice in the Philippines and the Diaspora. Learn from people working in the field and uncover varying perspectives in thought and practice. Now, more than ever is a time to bridge interdisciplinary voices and participate in meaningful dialogue to better understand how our varied Filipino experiences have shaped the way we think, move, and work. Join in, have fun, and be part of the very first-ever international Voices from the Field Program. Register: bit.ly/35EvJhV

Join us on 10/25 for the Diasporic Spirit Dance Ritwal at Undiscovered Sundays! Alleluia Panis and Kularts present Lakbai Diwa, a 2020 multi-disciplinary project that explores ancestral oceanic culture of survival, resilience, and prosperity with over 35 participating Diasporic and Philippine artists and cultural practitioners. Dancers will perform living dance prayer and meditation for the world. Spirit Boats offerings of food, flowers, herbs and power objects and festoone...d with prayer flags. Choreographed and Directed by Alleluia Panis with participating dance artists, music by Rachel Lastimosa. Learn more: bit.ly/3mobrjL

Close out #FAHM with a bang at the last UNDSCVRD Sunday of the year! Stop by our pop-up at Sunday Streets San Francisco for food, artisan retail, farmer's market, art, and fun! RSVP and check out all the vendors: bit.ly/2EATAFN

Inabel nga Indayon (Inabel Cradle) is a project by Rachel Lozada who is very humbled and excited to creatively and culturally engage the Filipino-American community in traditional Ilocano weaving. Inabel is the term for Ilocano handwoven fabrics. Join us for the first workshop on 10/25 when Rachel joins Undiscovered Sundays, a collaboration between Undiscovered SF and Sunday Streets in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas from 1:30-3:30 PM! Participants can expect to find out more a...bout the project, basic Ilocano weaving, and to try their hands learning basic weaving skills. Participation will be on a sliding scale ($5-10, no one turned away for lack of funds) mostly to defray the cost of mini-weaving kits which each participant gets to bring home. It will be strictly compliant with Covid-19 safety measures (face masks, hand hygiene, social distancing, small group size). Attendance slots are limited, so register soon. Everyone is welcome regardless of weaving experience. Sign up here: bit.ly/3mhl5EA

Behind-the-scenes of UNDSCVRD X from the SOMA Pilipinas streaming hub at FourOneNine in SF. All attendees at our livestream hub were tested negative for COVID-19 prior to joining us, and masks were worn as long as people were not actively speaking live, eating, or drinking. Photos by ET IV

Another huge thank you goes out to everyone that joined us this past weekend for #UNDSCVRDX! Connecting the culture of Filipinos all over the world would not have been possible without the help of our amazing sponsor, Kollective Hustle, streaming hub partners One Down , Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), & HiFi Kitchen in LA, Fil-Fam Collective & Rise Radio NYC, Kumu and She Talks Asia in Manila, SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District & our beautiful venue FourOneNine in SF, and our sponsors Kumu & Magnolia Ice Cream USA. Be sure to check them out to continue connecting the culture.

We are still processing how amazing this past weekend was. We want to extend our biggest and deepest thank you to everyone who joined us for the first #UNDSCVRDX Culture Connected virtual festival. From chatting with media moguls to morning yoga, and from lumpia rolling to loving our kayumanggi, we celebrated Filipino/a/x music, art, culture, and kapwa with all of you. What was your favorite moment from X? Want to tell us more? Fill out our X feedback form in the link in bio to tell us how we can improve future virtual events! https://www.undiscoveredsf.com/feedback

We left inspired from the performances and discussion from at #UNDSCVRDX DAY 2 BRIDGE THE GAP panel featuring @rubyibarra @kianavee & @jeffbernat and host @roslynnc. . What was your favorite moment, panel, performance, vendor, etc. from #UNDSCVRDX? We want to know what moved you. Let us know in the comments below and thanks for joining us at the first ever #UNDSCVRDX!