3rd Annual Flowers on Castro Street Benefit & Art Show is Coming

Two years ago the Castro Community Business District (CBD), in conjunction with local merchants, decided the neighborhood needed a bit of color and installed large, hanging, flower baskets through out the village.

The addition of the colorful baskets to the Castro cityscape was noticed and, according to local business owners, well liked by customers and visitors. To keep this floral addition to the neighborhood afloat the Third Annual Flowers on Castro Street Benefit and Art Show sponsored by Herth Real Estate and the CBD is slated for Thursday April 18th, at 5:30 PM at 555 Castro Street. Recently, according to Andrea Aiello Executive Director of the CBD, an agreement has been reached that will connect workers from Positive Resource Center to do the watering of all the flower baskets employing people living with HIV, supporting a local AIDS Service organization and keeping the neighborhood beautiful.

Co-sponsors, Herth Real Estate under the direction of Emery Bushong, have worked diligently with the CBD and amassed a great group of local talent to contribute to this years auction. 20% of each art piece sold goes to the Castro Flower Basket Program. The list of participating, mostly local, multi-discipline artists include: Randy Titchenal, Daniel Nicoletta, Elliott C. Nathan, Jessica Joy Jirsa, Kate Tully, Richard Bolingbroke, Jacob Fisher, Arthur Tress, Margaret Dow-Gritsz, Joanne Nelson, June Nichols, Keith Hollander and Masks by Kai. Last years benefit saw hundreds of attendees, sipping champagne, enjoying the art and mixing with local Castro dignitaries, artists, politicians, merchants and citizens. Scott Wiener, Dist. 8 Supervisor, is expected to attend. In the last two years the benefit has raised-according to figures supplied by Herth-about $20,000 to offset the care, planting and watering of the baskets. This year they hope to raise $15,000 for the coming year. Even if you're unable to attend and would still like to contribute you can by clicking the PayPay link located here.