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maria manaog

The Pyres of Desire

An experimental, avant garde showcase of local Bay Area craftmanship through an interactive runway experience that features 15 original looks, each depicting one of the 7 Deadly Sins.

SEPTEMBER 2025

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Experiential Events

Club Rambutan NYC Pop Up

To soft launch CR's expansion to a third physical team in NYC, I organized a 3-hour (sold out) pop up featuring a screen printing workshop, clothing vendors, DIY-bouquet making, and live music.

APRIL 2025

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Club Rambutan Magazine Launch

Issue #3 Launch Party

Club Rambutan's third (sold out) launch party was a gigantic milestone for the collective because it was the first time that we had two simultaneous launch parties in each of our headquarters' regions: Phoenix and the Bay Area.

FEBRUARY 2025

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Women & Femme-Vendor Market

Club Rambutan Market

Although unable to attend physically, I helped source, manage, and distribute vendor applications and communications to Phoenix-based femme and female-owned fashion, food, and art small businesses to provide a safe, fun space for them to sell their wares in a male-dominated market scene in the city.

NOVEMBER 2024

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Collage Night @ Chinatown SF

Collage on Waverly

To soft launch Club Rambutan's expansion to a second physical team in San Francisco, I collaborated with On Waverly (an AAPI book and gift shop) to host a free collage night event during the city's Downtown Thursdays series.

JULY 2024

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Club Rambutan Magazine Launch

Issue #2 Launch Party

Club Rambutan's second launch party reeled in a record number of 200+ guests at the Glendale warehouse party and three B2B2B DJ lineup.

JUNE 2024

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Club Rambutan Magazine Launch

Issue #1 Launch Party

Club Rambutan's first-ever launch party was hosted under the first three months of being a newly-minted collective based in Phoenix, featuring 7 pioneering artists part of Cohort 1 based across California, Arizona, and New York.

DECEMBER 2023

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AAPIHM Music Festival

I oversaw the logistics, fundraising, and talent contracts for Arizona State University's very first outdoor music festival in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - transforming the event blueprint for AAPASC's traditional "Culture Night": once a small, private banquet for AAPI student leaders to now a public, large-scale celebration of AAPI identities.

MAY 2022

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