Another warm weekend is on the horizon. But first, here are some of the neighborhood's hottest stories, and a few extra news bites from the week.
The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is helping tenant associations across the neighborhood launch a new resident alliance. Here's more information on the alliance's mission to form one strong, collective voice for the neighborhood, starting with a launch event tomorrow afternoon.
On the crime and safety front, CBS San Francisco pointed out this week that the city is littered with public and private surveillance cameras, and more than 3,000 private cameras can be found in the Tenderloin alone. Check out the city's crowdsourced map of camera locations here.
Calling all local actors: The annual San Francisco Olympians Festival returns to the Exit Theater this November, and open auditions will be held Monday, Sept. 28th and Tuesday, Sept. 29th. Hosted by the indie theater troupe No Nude Men Productions, the festival features 30 new plays by local writers, "each one drawing inspiration from the ancient Greek legends about the sea."
And don't forget that the Prototyping Festival returns to Central Market this Sunday. From Sixth to Seventh streets, you'll find favorite prototypes from April's event—including a ping-pong table, exercise course and spinning bench—for the next month.
Friday, September 25th
UN Plaza, McAllister & Leavenworth
5-9pm
Host Description: "Amid the backdrop of a glowing City Hall and twinkling string lights, the Night Market attracts nearby workers, neighborhood residents, students and visitors alike to spend Friday evenings eating, drinking, shopping, dancing and listening to music in the historic plaza."
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St.
6-7pm
Host Description: "Come out to the main lounge for some ukulele jams! Requests welcome!"
Richard Colman: Faces, Figures, Places & Things
Chandran Gallery, 459 Geary St.
7pm
Description: "What makes Colman's show unique is that it was created both for and in the new gallery. Over the past month, Colman has been using Chandran as his studio, creating large-scale paintings specifically to fit the gallery's walls—and floors."
Killing My Lobster Presents: Gary
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St.
7 & 9pm
Host Description: "In a world where talented actors don’t come cheap, KML will rely on one audience member to rise above the rest and play the lead role. In the face of unforeseen challenges and compromising situations, this audience member, having never seen the script, will relish in the glory of being the star. Will you accept the challenge? Will you become…GARY?!"
The Basement, 222 Hyde St.
7-10pm
Host Description: "Come wash the week off with some yummy cocktails and tunes! Music by 'Starcat and friends.' Every Friday."
Saturday, September 26th
Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St.
11am & 2pm
Host Description: "Real life. Real streets. Our resident historians give you an insider’s view of the Tenderloin past and present. Our guided Walking Tours offer the best way to get to know the Tenderloin. As longtime tour guide Del Seymour says, 'You’ll enjoy a Fisherman’s Wharf tour, but you’ll most remember a Tenderloin tour.'"
Familia Govea Mexican-American Music!
San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St., Second Floor
12-1:30pm
Host Description: "Get your toes tapping and bodies moving as this local family band sings and plays guitar, violin, trumpet, and accordion in traditional Mexican and American folk styles. They invite interaction and participation in both Spanish and English."
Cadillac Hotel, 380 Eddy St.
12:30-1:30pm
Description: "Featuring David Alan Grier, actor/comedian, and A. Spencer Barefield, jazz guitarist/composer."
San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St.
2-3:30pm
Host Description: "Join us in a close-up show-and-tell with San Francisco history through the original documents, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts which David Talbot used when researching Season of the Witch. Collections on view will include Hippies Collection, Larry Beggs Papers on Huckleberry House, Harvey Milk Archives – Scott Smith Collection, the Peter Mintun Cockettes Collection and the San Francisco Ephemera Collection."
Tenderloin People's Street Congress
200 Block of Jones Street
2-5pm
Description: Learn about the new Tenderloin residents' alliance, while enjoying live performances by neighborhood residents.
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St.
5-7pm
Host Description: "SF Recovery Theatre will present their flagship production of A Night at the Black Hawk with special guest jazz guitarist Spencer Barefield and actor/comedian/musician David Alan Grier. These artist are lending their support of SFRT's ongoing Night at the Black Hawk series; an original jazz musical reflecting on the lives and stories of the artists, musicians and residents that lived in the shadow of the Tenderloins' own, Black Hawk Jazz Club."
Killing My Lobster Presents: Gary
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St.
7 & 9pm
Host Description: "In a world, where talented actors don’t come cheap, KML will rely on one audience member to rise above the rest and play the lead role. In the face of unforeseen challenges and compromising situations, this audience member, having never seen the script, will relish in the glory of being the star. Will you accept the challenge? Will you become…GARY?!"
Cinematheque's Fifth Annual Art Auction & Benefit
Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St.
7-10pm
Host Description: "Please JOIN US at the Center For New Music for a special reception and silent art auction—including fabulous food, libations and music from DJ Wobbly with many artists and filmmakers in person—in celebration and support of San Francisco Cinematheque, our artists and our upcoming 55th year of exhibiting innovative avant-garde film and video art."
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Biscuits & Blues, 401 Mason St.
7:30 & 9pm
Host Description: "Lavay Smith & her all-star seven-piece little big band pay tribute to the swingin’ Kansas City tradition, featuring the music of Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Helen Humes, Lester Young, Jay McShann, Walter Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Myra Taylor & Big Joe Turner!"
The Basement, 222 Hyde St.
8pm
Host Description: "We feature established comedians from around the country as well as local up-and-coming stars. San Francisco is known for indulging and incubating the absurd whims, oddities, and genius of the freaks who call it home. Think Lenny Bruce, Robin Williams, and Margaret Cho. In this crazy spirit, The Setup provides a truly unique and memorable San Francisco comedy experience."
Sunday, September 27th
Madama Butterfly Free Opera Film Screening
San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St.
1-3:30pm
Host Description: "The Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Public Library brings you free film screenings of great operas with Merola Goes to the Movies. Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, Puccini's classic tells the story of an arranged marriage between an American naval officer and a Japanese teenager and is full of passion and tragedy. Mirella Freni and Plácido Domingo headline a powerful cast in the KV Wiener Staatsopernchar’s production of this powerful opera. Performed in Italian with English subtitles."
Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St.
2pm
Host Description: "Real life. Real streets. Our resident historians give you an insider’s view of the Tenderloin past and present. Our guided Walking Tours offer the best way to get to know the Tenderloin. As longtime tour guide Del Seymour says, 'You’ll enjoy a Fisherman’s Wharf tour, but you’ll most remember a Tenderloin tour.'"
Biscuits & Blues, 401 Mason St.
7 & 9pm
Host Description: "Rick Estrin, who holds the 2013 Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist–Harmonica, is, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, 'an amazing harmonica player, a soulful lead vocalist and a brilliant songwriter.' He ranks among the very best harp players, singers and songwriters in the blues world. His work on the reeds is deep in the tradition of harmonica masters Sonny Boy Williamson II and Little Walter Jacobs, while at the same time pushing that tradition forward with his unforgettable original songs. And his hipster, street-smart vocals are the perfect vehicle for driving those songs home."
