Super Fun Upcoming Events with Trash Mash-Up

The arts have the ability to build community by celebrating self expression, diversity, and shared connections. Through creative reuse and multi-cultural education, TMU strives to encourage local youth in an eco-friendly life style that celebrates cultural diversity.  Trash Mash-Up acts as a catalyst to unify a community and supports our neighborhood centers with quality arts programming.  Trash Mash-Up was developed as a means to educate, inspire, and create social change.  By partnering with local organizations we spread our message of creative reuse to the widest possible audience.  Together, we can inspire others to find new ways with old objects.

TMU is thrilled to be mashing it up at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts during this month’s installation of YBCA:ConVerge on Thursday, October 17.  Participants will create their own trash couture to wear to Project Nunway V on Sat, November 2!  Also at this event: FACES SF Dancers perform Thriller! Trash Mash-Up has been collaboration with FACES SF dancers and they will perform dance pieces, which they have created their costumes with TMU.

Trash Mash-Up is returning to the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival annual Halloween Hoopla features interactive performances and games for kids under 10 and their adults. The program culminates in the eagerly awaited Halloween Costume Parade, where everyone shows off their Halloween finery.  This fun and free event is on Sunday, October 27.

Trash Mash-Up is a featured designer for Project Nunway V: Dissident Futures on Saturday, November 2, at 8 PM, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.  San Francisco’s preeminent Order of irreverently irreligious nuns returns to YBCA for a spectacular extravaganza of the haute-est couture. The Sisters turn out their best sashay and shantay, bedecked in original high-fashion looks created from recycled materials in collaboration with local designers. Futuristic fierceness is the new black this year, so bring your Big Brother because it will be a night of glamour and drama that you won’t want to miss.

TMU is happy to accept cash donations to support our Mash-Up Bashes.  Your support keeps Trash Mash-Up workshops available to the widest audience.  For information on how to give to Trash Mash-Up, please visit the Donate Now page of our website.

Another way to support Trash Mash-Up and show your TMU pride is by purchasing a one-of-a-kind poster or T-shirt, originally designed and silk screened by TMU’s own Jessie McCracken! Check out all the colors and prints on the TMU website.

TMU is always in need of volunteers. Individuals who are interested in participating in workshops and parades should contact us by email at trashmashup@gmail.com

We hope you will continue to support Trash Mash-Up as we grow and thrive with your support!

Mash it Up at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival annual Halloween Hoopla

Mash it up with Trash Mash-Up at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival annual Halloween Hoopla features interactive performances and games for kids under 10 and their adults.

Led by the ever-popular Unique Derique, the Hoopla features dancing to music by the Venezuelan Music Project, including original Halloween songs, eco-friendly crafts courtesy of Trash Mash-Up, origami folding by Preston, a living statue (see if you can find it!), and palm reading from the mysterious Madam Z. The program culminates in the eagerly awaited Halloween Costume Parade, where everyone shows off their Halloween finery.

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TMU are Featured Designers at Project Nunway V: Dissident Futures

Trash Mash-Up are featured designers for Project Nunway V: Dissident Futures on Saturday, November 2, at 7 PM, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum Theatre.  San Francisco’s preeminent Order of irreverently irreligious nuns returns to YBCA for a spectacular extravaganza of thehaute-est couture. Project Nunway V: Dissident Futures brings the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’s annual gala back to the place of its glorious birth in the grandest fashion, featuring mistresses of ceremonies Pandora Boxx, of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2, and Sister Roma, the Grand Marshal of San Francisco Pride 2012. Bay Area funketeers, Planet Booty, will provide the soundtrack as the Sisters turn out their best sashay and shantay, bedecked in original high-fashion (and high-concept) looks created from recycled materials in collaboration with local designers. Futuristic fierceness is the new black this year, so bring your Big Brother because it will be a night of glamour, drama—and, of course, cocktails—that you won’t want to miss.

Trash Mash-Up Loves City CarShare

Trash Mash-Up would like to give a BIG heartfelt THANKS to City CarShare.  City CarShare has been TMU supporters for many years, donating the use of their vehicles for our Mash-Up Bashes.  Most recently, TMU used CityCar Share for Carnaval SF.  Both Jessie and Bridget McCracken are proud City CarShare members and have modeled for them.

City CarShare is your most convenient, affordable option if you don’t have a car but occasionally wish you did; if you already have a car, but don’t drive it every day; if you have a second car that only gets used once in a while; or if your car just “died,” but you don’t plan to replace it.  City CarShare is also a great option if you take public transportation, but sometimes need a car; share a household car, but need a second car to taxi your kids around; like to bop around at night or get out of town on the weekends; or operate a business and need a car to help run it.

City CarShare is the only nonprofit carsharing service in the Bay Area. They are a local organization with a mission to improve the environment and quality of life in their communities by promoting innovative mobility options. TMU loves them!

TMU featured at Carnaval San Francisco

Trash Mash-Up will be featured in Carnaval San Francisco 2013 on Sunday, May 26 in the Streets of the Mission District. Beginning at 10 a.m. at the corner of 24th and Bryant streets, the parade will proceed west to Mission Street. From there, the parade heads north on Mission down to 17th Street, where it will turn east and flow into the festival area.

One of the city’s most spectacular traditions, Carnaval San Francisco showcases the very best of Latin American and Caribbean cultures and traditions with a diverse array of food, music, dance and artistry. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

Trash Mash-Up has partnered with community based organizations to create the colorful celebration mashing it up in the streets of the Mission District for Carnaval San Francisco. They include the Child and Family Empowerment Services San Francisco; the Abraham Lincoln High School Drama Club and San Francisco Creative Arts Charter School. Trash Mash-Up has also partnered with Recology for the for SF Carnaval. Recology is a private, 100% employee-owned resource recovery company based on the West Coast emphasizing recycling to reduce consumption of virgin materials who pioneered the first curbside compost program in the U.S. TMU parades with Recology’s Drill Team and Artist In Residence Program. Trash Mash-Up is a collaborative community art project.

TMU will host workshops with CircEsteem in Chicago

Trash Mash-Up (TMU) will host workshops with CircEsteem in Chicago, IL on March 25 and 27, 2013.  These workshops are a part of the CircEsteem’s HomeWork & CircusWork and Chicago Youth Circus programs. CircEsteem’s Program Director, Suzanne Santos is a member of Trash Mash-Up Advisory Board.  Since 2001, CircEsteem’s mission has been to unite youth from diverse racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds and help them build self-esteem and mutual respect through the practice of circus arts.

TMU at the YBCA Garden Festival Halloween Hoopla

Trash Mash-Up is thrilled to be apart of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 12th annual Halloween Hoopla  which features interactive performances and games for kids under 10 and their adults.

Led by The Unique Derique, the program features dancing to music with Chelle! & Friends, eco-friendly crafts by Trash Mash-Up, origami folding by Preston, and palm reading from the mysterious Madam Z. The program culminates in the eagerly awaited Halloween Costume Parade, where everyone shows off their Halloween finery.

Come out to the Yerba Buena Children’s Garden at 4th and Howard in San Francisco, California on Sunday, October 28 from 12noon–1:30pm.

TMU makes a Musical Mash-Up at Stern Grove

Trash Mash-Up will be at the Stern Grove Festival on August 26, 2012.  The final band of the 75th Season is OK Go, known for their viral videos and quirky sound. Local band The Family Crest opens with an eclectic blend of indie rock and classical musicianship.  Inspired by OK Go’s videos, TMU will be creating a found object sounds scape for participants to play and experience with their musical mash-up selves.  Hope to see you at Stern Grove.

TMU celebrates success and looks forward to 2012

As 2012 begins, we mark Trash Mash-Up’s successful completion of its’ fifth year as a community based arts non-profit. It is a great time to reflect on how far we have come together and to highlight this year’s accomplishments. We also look forward to another successful and engaging year to come.

TMU continued its fun and educational programs serving children in San Francisco’s most undeserved neighborhoods in 2010 by hosting 32 workshops with 10,000 participants, 7 exhibits and conferences, 8 Mash-Up Bashes and 15 published print and blog articles. TMU also launched a new website with a short feature film. Trash Mash-Up’s mission to reduce waste and inspire people to see each other and our environment in a new way still holds importance in our communities.

TMU is grateful to all of the awesome bloggers who featured TMU in 2011 like Green Halloween; Pacific Patch; EcoArtWare;  TreeHugger; Everyday Trash; and Urban Life/Cycle.  TMU’s own Bridget McCracken was interviewed by Don Sanchez from ABC 7.

TMU was also involved is great events like the Yerba Buena Festival Gardern’s Halloween Hoopla, the San Francisco Green Festival, Independent Artist Week, Fillmore Art Walk, CityCar Share 10 Anniversary Party, and San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers After Hours Mash Up for the SF Marathon.

TMU mashed it up at the Mo’Magic Youth Showcase, Western Addition’s National Night Out Event, Carnaval San Francisco, Whitney Young Child Development Center and Women in Need In New York City.

As we begin 2012, TMU hopes to inspire others to find new ways with old objects and to discover ways in which each of us can engage in community service. There are a multitude of ways in which you to can be a part of this urban tradition. Purchasing TMU’s T-shirts and posters is a great way to enjoy one of a kind art pieces while supporting TMU’s mission. Please ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We have more information on how to get involved at TMU’s website, www.trashmashup.org. With your support, we are able to create laughter and art while inspiring others to use less and reuse more.

TMU simply cannot exist without your support. Thank you for your support and ensuring many more students will have the unique opportunity to experience Trash Mash-Up in the future.

Best Wishes and Happy New Year!!
Bridget & Jessie McCracken

TMU mashes it up at the Yerba Buena Garden Festival

Trash Mash-Up is thrilled to be apart of the Yerba Buena Garden Festival’s Halloween Hoopla : Dance & Parade for Kids. Come join TMU at the 11th annual YBGF Halloween program, featuring interactive performances and games for kids. The Unique Derique hosts, The Venezuelan Music Project plays live music, Preston folds origami and TMU. Just before the Hoopla ends, children under ten and their adults are invited to parade in their Halloween finery!    * This event is outdoors. Please be weather-wary.