Upcoming Dates -- Summer Events 2010

We hope to see you at these upcoming events. Enjoy your summer!

• July 4 Corte Madera Town Celebration -- learn more about times and location on the Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce site
• July 10 Superhero Street Fair San Francisco
• July 25 San Mateo Italian Festival
• October 3 Castro Street Fair in San Francisco

Find Your MASK at Carnival Festival and Parade - Memorial Weekend

MASK will be honoring those who have died for our country, as well as celebrating the beginning of summer, by exhibiting at Carnival on Mission Street in San Francisco Saturday, May 29 through Sunday, May 30 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days).

Held in the San Francisco Mission District, this carnival is the regions' largest annual event and is a two-day series of festivities. Attendees will experience sizzling live entertainment, beautiful arts and crafts, and delicious food with Latin American and Caribbean flavors. Spanning 7 blocks, the San Francisco Carnival Festival will take place on Harrison Street between 16th and 23rd streets.

The Carnaval Grand Parade takes place on Sunday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m. at Bryant & 24th Streets before proceeding down Mission Street to 17th Street.

Join us and celebrate!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an Amazing Mask

On Saturday, March 13, 2010 (this weekend), MASK will be attending the St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival from10am - 5pm in San Francisco at the Civic Center Park.

According to Wikipedia, Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day that celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 387–493), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17th.

A great event for adults and kids, the 158th Annual 2010 San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade attracts more than 5,000 participants from all over the country. The Festival will take place, before, during and after the Parade at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza and on Grove Street, Polk to Larkin Street.

The addition of the Festival after the parade provides a great opportunity for attendees to learn more about Irish history and culture while having a great time experiencing the day. A full day of activity is planned for the St. Patrick's Day Festival at Civic Center Plaza and on Grove Street, Polk to Larkin Street.

The festivities surrounding the Parade Festival will showcase Irish Culture through live performance and entertainment, arts and crafts exhibitors, food and beverage concessions, children's rides and inflatable's, cultural displays, a petting zoo and pony ride and a number of non-profits booths representing the Irish community.

Yelp users rated it 3.5 stars. SF Weekly shows a cool picture of Irish dancers in mid air.

We look forward to seeing all you lassies there!

Mardi Gras Masks in the Bay Area!

On Saturday, February 20, 2010, MASK exhibited a special array of Mardi Gras party masks at Monroe Hall on College Avenue in Santa Rosa at Freddie Marsha's Dance Contest and Mardi Gras.

"Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", refer to events of the Carnival  celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and ending on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" (in ethnic English tradition, Shrove Tuesday), referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which started on Ash Wednesday. 

New Orleans is known for its elaborate and wild celebration of Mardi Gras, but San Franciscans and Bay Area folks sure know how to party, too! MASK sold out of several varieties of feathered and jeweled face masks during the Freddie Marsha event.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and made it such a great time! See you next year at Mardi Gras 2011.

Visit MASK at Bay Area Brazilian Carnaval Ball -- February 13

MASK will be attending the Bay Area Brazilian Club for Mardi Gras at the Cocomo Cafe Club in San Francisco on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 7pm-2am.

43rd FRIENDS OF BRAZIL CARNAVAL BALL - “Salute to the World Soccer Cup”

The Bay Area Brazilian Club is a non-profit organization promoting the culture of Brazil in the Bay Area.

This is set to be a really sizzling night -- put your MASK on and dance the night away!

Party Masks for New Year's - Berkeley and San Francisco December 12-24

Halloween may be over but New Year's is just around the corner. Celebrate your New Year with a mask that will wow on-lookers and friends!

According to Wikipedia, traditional Venetian masks were usually worn "as a device for hiding the wearer's identity and social status. The mask would permit the wearer to act more freely in cases where he or she wanted to interact with other members of the society outside the bounds of identity and everyday convention. It was thus useful for a variety of purposes, some of them illicit or criminal, others just personal, such as romantic encounters."

Not only are MASKs party masks designed to make your evening a more magical and fun experience, they make terrific Christmas gifts for others, too! It's not just for wearing, it's also great to for starting collections.

See photo on the right for Steve Pogni's Thanksgiving mask, featuring a turkey (above the right eye). Custom masks designed upon request. Contact us to ask about prices.

MASK will be on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, CA the following dates:

• Dec 12, 13, 19, 20, 23, 24

MASK will also be at 1 Market at Steurt in the Justin Herman Plaza by the Ferry Building in San Francisco the following dates:

• Dec 9, 10, 16, 17

Wishing you a safe and wonderful holiday season!

Halloween Masks San Francisco Noe Valley Harvest Festival

While you are enjoying the day strolling Noe Valley and shopping Fall arts and crafts, why not pick up a fun Halloween MASK or party MASK?

Halloween is next week, do you have a costume, even for trick or treaters who come to your house? Remember that Halloween is on Saturday this year!

Steve Pogni will be on Noe Valley Street today in San Francisco for the Noe Valley Harvest Festival in full force for Halloween. Large selection of MASKs for kids, adults and even dogs!

Join in on the fun. See you there!