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Bluxome Center Venue Recap

Located in the heart of San Francisco’s up-and-coming South of Market neighborhood, Bluxome Center is a community space founded by real estate company Alexandria Real Estate that celebrates the potential of young minds by hosting educational programs and events. With an emphasis on STEAM based programs, Bluxome kicked off its first year by hosting a free community festival, educational training sessions for Education Outside, dance showcases for Diggs Deeper and more.Read More

A Vision for the Future: Balay Kreative Launch Party

In July of 2019, Make it Mariko teamed up with our nonprofit partner Kultivate Labs and won a $250K grant from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) to plan a series of pop up events to strategize for a future Filipino American Arts & Culture Center, Balay Kreative. We’ve been hard at work strategizing for this project as well as going through a series of community trainings called “Trauma Informed Systems” work so that we can better serve our entire community. Read More

Ringing in 2020 with FUNKINLOVE!

2019 was filled with so many incredible milestones for the Make It Mariko team. This was a special event for us because it was a celebration of the new decade, Gina’s birthday, and the 4th anniversary of Make It Mariko. On her 30th birthday, Gina created Make It Mariko as a gift to herself. Over the years, the team has grown and evolved and we’re excited to see what this new decade has in store for us!

To celebrate the start of a new decade, we threw our first ever New Year’s Eve party! We collaborated with our Undiscovered event partners 7th West and Creative Transit Agency plus Full Out Studios to pull off this amazing celebration. Read More

Samantha & Richard’s Star Wars Inspired Wedding

Samantha and Richard’s wedding was so fun to plan because of the creative and personal touches that they incorporated throughout their special day. They were both so sweet and while they had a vision for their wedding, they were open to our ideas. Read More

Top 10 Make it Mariko Moments of 2019

As the decade draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the highlights of this incredible year. From the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach to UNDISCOVERED SF Season 3 to nonprofit events for Leap Sandcastle Classic, these are our Top 10 Favorite Moments from 2019! Read More

That’s a Wrap on Undiscovered Season 3!

We kicked off the holidays with the season finale of Undiscovered SF – a holiday market at the iconic Westfield Mall! Read More

Press: How One Ex-Google Employee Is Creating More Opportunities For Filipino Women

Congratulations to our Make It Mariko founder and event planner extraordinaire Gina Mariko Rosales for her interview in Forbes!Read More

Entrepinays Summit Day 2: Workshops + A Deep Dive Into Pinayism

On Sunday, October 6th we hosted our FIRST EVER second day of the Entrepinays Summit – an addition that emerged as part of the feedback we received from last year! Our community asked for more time to take a deep dive into topics and to have more time to reflect and this year we were lucky enough to have the space to do so. Read More

Entrepinays Summit, Day 1: Building Sisterhood In The Hustle

The 2nd Annual Entrepinays Summit has left us feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible community that we’re surrounded by. Make it Mariko is proud to be a Presenting Sponsor of Entrepinays Summit every year. On October 5th, we had over 250+ Pinays from across the Bay Area and beyond sharing space at the beautiful Bespoke Event Space for our first day of a weekend summit. This was only our 2nd year, and already we had double the # of days, doubled the workshops, and the people!Read More

A Night Out With Trevor!

Last month we celebrated a Night Out For Trevor at The Cafe in San Francisco, a special event that celebrates The Trevor Project. It was an incredible night where we raised $5982 for The Trevor Project and had over 200 guests in attendance!Read More