[Mari Mack Music] Buhbye 2025

https://marimackmusic.blogspot.com/2025/12/buhbye-2025.html

[Mari Mack Music] Love and Looking Forward

https://marimackmusic.blogspot.com/2025/12/love-and-looking-forward.html

Mari Mack : Joy and Sorrow

https://marimackmusic.blogspot.com/2025/12/joy-and-sorrow.html

SantaCon Saturday : December 13th, 4-8 pm at The Saloon

Hello! 

One more show for the year, and it's a fun one! I used to dread SantaCon, which has a reputation for being "a bunch of drunk tech bros dressed as Santa, puking in the bushes..." but it's changed a lot! A bunch of cool, creative people have taken the helm of SantaConSF and expanded it to include a toy drive in Union Square and costume contests at the bars surrounding the landmark. All that happens from 12 - 2, and then the Santas spread about the city. It's fun to see all the creative costumes! The event in Union Square is family friendly and it is free. 

From 4 - 8 pm, Mari Mack & Livin' Like Kings will be holding court at our monthly spot in North Beach - the infamous Saloon, 1232 Grant Avenue, corner of Vallejo, just off Columbus. No cover, 21+, tips for the band are appreciated, bar is cash only, and there is a one drink minimum (non-alcoholic choices in addition to the usual bar fare, especially if you don't want to be one of those aforementioned drunk Santas!) 

After that, we concentrate on family and I get out the lasagna pan...

However you choose to celebrate the season, include some live music!  It'll do you good.

Ox,

Mari 

Related: 

https://marimackmusic.blogspot.com/2025/12/santacon-saturday-at-saloon-121325-4-8.html

https://www.goldengate.org/events/san-francisco-santacon-2025/

Living in Gratitude | Upcoming Events!

Thank you to everyone for your support and kindness. We do what we can until we can do better. 

I appreciate your feedback regarding my Substack. I will continue to post here, although I have archived previous posts from this blog. 

I wish you the best. 

Ox,

Mari 

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Upcoming events: 

Holiday Open Studios, 7 to 11 Mark Drive, San Rafael 

December 6th, 2 - 7 pm 

We have a group of nine creative people participating in this event, so it will be manageable! I will have some CDs for sale (mine and others) and some various fun things to divert from the landfill. Plus, it's a way to get away from the screens for a bit!  Ther will be refreshments. FREE

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December 13th, 4 - 8 pm 

Mari Mack & Livin' Like Kings 

| SantaCon at The Saloon

21+ Cash Only | No Cover

Tips for the band encouraged and appreciated 

Archived My Old Blog; Moved to Substack

Dear Readers, 

I'm in the process of archiving my various blogs and have moved over to Substack.  I probably could figure out how to transfer my mailing list, but prefer to have you just take a minute to visit  and subscribe. That way, I know you really want to be there. 

My Substack postings have been somewhat random to this point, and my ultimate goal is to post at least once every other week. If my readership picks up, I may decide to increase the frequency.  

It's free to subscribe, and there is a paid option if you want to offer support or comment. I came to this decision because I've had some negative experiences with trolls in the past, and my time is valuable - hopefully, the comment paywall will help keep it positive. 

If you want to connect elsewhere, this is my personal linktree

Thanks so much! 

Hope you have the best possible day. 

Ox,

Mari 

Grant Writing Boot Camp

Happy to share that I recently finished a grant writing boot camp from Joan Garry's  Nonprofit Leadership Lab! 

It was a six week intensive, and not only did I receive validation for knowledge I did not realize I had, I picked up some wonderful organization tools. I'm ready to put my writing skills to use for the public good, and take on some new projects. 

Here's my certificate of completion: 

 - first published on 5/30/25