First Week of April | Episode 4

In this episode of the Plan and Story podcast, Carman Tyra shares their reflections and experiences from various events and encounters in the San Jose, California area. The podcast episode begins with Carman expressing the importance of storytelling and documenting our lives. They highlight their motivation for starting the podcast as a medium to capture and appreciate these unique moments.Carman recounts attending a Spark panel discussion at the Gensler office in San Jose on March 30th. The panel, moderated by Haley Cardamon, featured three artists: Alyssa Wignant, Erin Salazar, and Elba Raquel. Carman admires their artistic talents and discusses the significance of learning from others, especially in fleeting moments.On April 1st, Carman visits SCRAP, a treasure trove of creative materials in San Francisco. They encourage listeners not to discard their paper scraps and craft supplies at donation centers like Goodwill or Savers, but instead bring them to SCRAP. Carman describes the extensive range of materials available, including magazines, glass jars, buttons, and sewing supplies. There is a mention of San Jose Day and the preparations by Local Color, who was offering a free Build-A-Button workshop at the event.Before the weekend officially begins, Carman details the April 7th Friday marathon, which starts with the MACLA Latinx Art Now! Exhibition Opening, a walkthrough of the Exhibit organized by Empire 7 and Catalyze SV. The evening continues with a Culture Night Market hosted at the Seven Trees Community Center and ends with a basement DJ session at the Orifice in San Jose.For more details and photographs mentioned in the episode, visit the website planandstory.co.beats made by @bettina.francisco