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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 08/10/2026

I love living in a diverse cosmopolitan city with an abundance of international markets stocked with a myriad of #vegan staples!

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 07/10/2026

I made this spooky #vegan lemon pie with coconut milk and fresh lemons from my tree

A vegan lemon pie on a colorful tablecloth with assorted Halloween decorations

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 07/10/2026

Arizona State Fiddle Champion | soloed with The Phoenix Symphony in AZ | played Planet Hollywood Paris & Disneyland Paris | summer gig on Sunset Strip in Hollywood | toured USA, Europe, and Canada | gazillions of gigs in Arizona BMus (Jazz Violin) BMus (Theory & Comp) Master of Liberal Studies

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 05/10/2026

A bit of croonin' and a bit of fiddlin' on What a Wonderful World #violin #jazz #music

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 05/10/2026

This is my original swing tune called Superstition Swing. My performance here is a bit of a train wreck, but it's a super fun train wreck! #violin #jazz #jazzsky #bluegrass #music #musicsky

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 01/10/2026

Spooky season is upon us... Happy October 1st everyone!

Two spooky jack-o-lanterns above two led candles

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 27/09/2026

I made hummus, baba ganoush, and a vegan lemon pie (with coconut milk and lemons from my tree) for my 1st annual 'Festival of Reason and Enlightenment' tomorrow evening! (celebrating the European Age of Reason and Enlightenment) My guests will be bringing other vegan treats! #vegan #plantbased

A vegan lemon pie, hummus, and baba ganoush.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 26/09/2026

I am setting up for my newly invented holiday I am tentatively calling 'Festival of Reason and Enlightenment' celebrating reason, math, science, philosophy, freedom, natural rights, independent thinking, self-determination, popular sovereignty, arts, music, humanities, progress, and optimism.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 22/09/2026

My first attempt at homemade #vegan pepperoni. It's not perfect, but actually tastes good for a first try! I used vital wheat gluten, fennel, anise, oregano, garlic, smoked paprika, cayenne, salt, black pepper, tomato sauce, a bit of soy sauce, a dash of Sriracha, and water. #plantbased

Homemade vegan pepperoni on a decorative plate.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 21/09/2026

Ice Mocha and the Superstitions at Ghost Town in AZ

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 20/09/2026

I found some cool Mexican tiles I'm using as coasters on my coffee table

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 18/09/2026

Homemade Hummus: garbonzo beans, aquafaba (garbonzo bean juice), lemon juice from my tree, tahini (sesame seed paste), olive oil, fresh garlic, cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper (optional), liquid smoke (optional), salt and black pepper to taste #vegan #plantbased

A bowl of hummus on a colorful tablecloth.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 16/09/2026

Tonight's dinner: grain and legume spaghetti with homemade mushroom tomato sauce, Ikea plant-based plantballs, and nutritional yeast #vegan #plantbased

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 14/09/2026

I'm at @heatsynclabs.bsky.social open-source makerspace in Mesa AZ getting certified to use the laser cutter

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 14/09/2026

I'm at @heatsynclabs.bsky.social open-source makerspace in Mesa AZ getting certified to use the laser cutter

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 13/09/2026

Blue skies at an experimental car-free community in cosmopolitan Tempe AZ called @culdesac.bsky.social

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 13/09/2026

Tonight at an experimental car-free community in the middle of cosmopolitan Tempe AZ called @culdesac.bsky.social

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 12/09/2026

Tonight at Tempe Marketplace in AZ

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 09/09/2026

I am inventing a new holiday for myself called 'Festival of Reason and Enlightenment' celebrating math, science, reason, philosophy, self-determination, natural rights, popular sovereignty, freedom, art, music, humanities, progress, and optimism. I made this sign to place next to my Tree of Reason.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 06/09/2026

Here's a bit of Dark Eyes and Minor Swing from last night at Cannon Beach! I look ridiculous performing in shorts and a t-shirt but it was too warm to dress up #violin #jazz #musicsky

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 06/09/2026

Here's a short montage from last night's 1st Friday at Cannon Beach! I'm the dude playing the fiddle at 00:39 seconds

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 05/09/2026

Hello Sally! Cannon Beach is a giant wave pool for surfing and swimming. It also has a white sand beach for lounging.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 05/09/2026

First Friday Cannon Beach!

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 03/09/2026

I'll be performing for 1st Friday at Cannon Beach Surf Park this Friday from 6 to ? in Mesa AZ! I've gigged gazillions as a sideperson, but lately I've been experimenting with booking and performing solo and frontman gigs. At 55, this is both exciting and intimidating. #bluegrass #violin #jazz

A flyer for a Fiddlermike (Mike Cirillo) fiddle show for First Friday at Cannon Beach in Mesa AZ

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 02/09/2026

Tonight at Tempe Marketplace in Tempe AZ

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 01/09/2026

This is me playing a bit of Old Joe Clark and then an original called The Mountain. The background is a cloth backdrop. I am, unfortunately, not actually in a charming Italian village. #bluegrass #violin #music

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 31/08/2026

Right now at Revel Surf in Mesa AZ

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 28/08/2026

Having a vegan deli sandwich at Mother Board in Tempe AZ aka Green. 100% #vegan with #plantbased deli meat analogs.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 23/08/2026

Tonight's dinner: Homemade cilantro hummus and baba ganoush with wheat crackers #vegan #plantbased

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 21/08/2026

This is a new promo photo for one of my classic country bands called 'Cowboy Up!' (Not ai. We are standing in front of an old west backdrop)

2 guitar players and a fiddle player in front of an old west background

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 18/08/2026

This afternoon in Old Town Scottsdale AZ

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 16/08/2026

I made this in Inkscape with no ai #digitalart

An SVG image of the Superstition Mountains with a Kokopelli playing the fiddle and a Saguaro Cactus in the foreground. The words 'Peace, Love, and Fiddle Playing' are also in the foreground. An Arizona Flag with a fiddle silhouette over a rising sun is also in the background.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 13/08/2026

10 second clip of my Cajun gig last night sent by a party goer #music #musicsky #violin #bluegrass

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 13/08/2026

Playing some fiddle tonight for a Cajun themed party

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 12/08/2026

Math, Spanish, Music, and Chess

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 09/08/2026

Getting ready to play some music at The Arizona Biltmore

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 07/08/2026

jamming on a traditional fiddle tune Cluck Old Hen #violin #bluegrass #music #musicsky

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 04/08/2026

My 'Tree of Reason' for my work-in-progress holiday 'Festival of Reason and Enlightenment' celebrating the 16th century European Enlightenment that brought us the scientific revolution, mathematical innovations, individual liberties, natural rights, popular sovereignty, and the US Constitution.

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 01/08/2026

I built this goofy arcade game in JavaScript and HTML Canvas Element as a timed coding exercise a few years back (no LLM) It took about an hour #javascript #videogame #digitalart * No extraterrestrials were harmed in the making of this video game

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 31/07/2026

a bit of Lone Ranger Theme (William Tell Overture) #violin #violinsky #music #musicsky #bluegrass

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 29/07/2026

short rehearsal excerpt of me figuring out what-the-heck notes to play on the violin for a show at The Nash in Phoenix AZ in 2023 #violin #jazz #music #violinsky #musicsky

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 28/07/2026

The faux olive tree (super cute) that I picked up from Ikea for Festival of The Enlightenment (my own recently invented holiday celebrating the Age of Reason and Enlightenment) doesn't have olives so I made olive ornaments with oven-bake clay and paper clips. They still need to be varnished.

Faux green, purple, and black olives on a marble surface

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 20/07/2026

July 20, 1969 (57 years ago today) humankind first set foot on the moon

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 20/07/2026

I invented a new holiday for myself called Festival of The Enlightenment celebrating math, science, rationalism, self-determination, philosophy, music, and the arts. The food is vegan and Mediterranean. I picked up this olive tree tonight from Ikea to assemble and decorate with lights and ornaments.

An Ikea faux olive tree not yet assembled

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 19/07/2026

Like most people, I use Bézier Curves all the time. I was curious about this ubiquitous mathematical object, so I built one from scratch using JavaScript, the HTML Canvas Element, and De Casteljau's algorithm. This is from 2018 so no LLMs and also no libraries. #JavaScript #art #design

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 18/07/2026

Math, Spanish, Music, and Chess

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Mike Cirillo @fiddlermike.com · 16/07/2026

Earlier this evening at Tempe Marketplace in Tempe AZ

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