Have you missed some of the stories we covered this week in the Castro? Here's your opportunity to get up to speed with everything that's been going on—and to find out what to do this weekend.
Earlier this week, we reported on the good news that Castro favorite Zapata Mexican Grill has gotten a tentative one-year lease extension from landlord Les Natali, allowing it to continue serving food in the Castro until October 2016.
In other restaurant news, Finn Town will be moving into the former Janchi/Mandu location on Market. Details are slim, but we hope this restaurant can break the location's curse: three restaurants have closed there in the past year.
After a quiet few weeks of crime in the Castro, there was a recent uptick in incidents over the past few days. Our crime roundup has all the details.
Thursday, October 15th
5-8pm
Host Description: "This year’s local ballot makes it clear: San Franciscans are concerned about housing and affordability. But just how are these issues impacting LGBTQ residents of the city? Join us for a moderated panel on to hear the perspectives of several LGBTQ community leaders on the economic realities facing San Francisco’s LGBTQ residents." (SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market St.)
Image: Margaret Cho
8pm & 10:30pm
Host Description: "Margaret’s latest show, which the New York Times calls 'wildly kinetic,' is The psyCHO Tour. Says Cho, 'This show is about insanity, and about the anger I feel about everything happening in the world right now, from police brutality to racism to the rising tide of violence against women.'" (Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St.)
Friday, October 16th
7pm
Host Description: "Roman history expert and New York Times-bestselling author Steven Saylor discusses Wrath of the Furies. Gordianus the Finder returns in the fifteenth installment in Steven’s suspenseful Novels of Ancient Rome series, which has been described as 'highly suspenseful' in Publishers Weekly’s starred review. Readers are sure to be as hooked as ever with this latest historical novel. (Books Inc. Castro, 2275 Market St.)
19th Annual Arab Film Festival Opening Night
7:30pm
Host Description: "The Arab Film Festival is the largest independent annual showcase of Arab films and filmmakers in the country. Opening-night film From A To B tells the story of three estranged childhood friends who travel on a road trip from Abu Dhabi to Beirut in memory of their lost friend. If what happens en route doesn't make them crazy, it might just bring them closer." (Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St.)
Saturday, October 17th
Cycle For A Cause: Benefiting Castro Cares
1:30pm-3:30pm
Host Description: "This is a charity ride, so that voice in your head that is telling you that you're 'not good enough' to ride in the front row should be silenced. Grab a bike up front, saddle up, sweat it out & do your best on that bike for Castro Cares." (SoulCycle Castro, 400 Castro St.)
Noise Pop Presents: Kero Kero Bonito
9pm
Host Description: "We make pop music for the whole world. We met when Sarah responded to Gus and Jamie’s advert for a rapper on MixB, a bulletin board for Japanese expats in London. Sarah raps about homework, parties and crocodiles, and treats English and Japanese as one language. Gus and Jamie sit around looking pretty." (Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market St.)
Sunday, October 18th
Image: GlamCocks/Facebook
GlamCocks Present: The Endless Summer
12pm-6pm
Host Description: "Our first-ever poolside T-dance celebrates the heat of San Francisco's 'second summer' in the courtyard of the Phoenix Hotel. An all-star lineup of playa DJs will be spinning sun-drenched beats from noon to dusk, transporting you to a place where the sand meets the sea." (Phoenix Hotel, 601 Eddy St.)
Live! In The Castro: Make Art with Spark
1pm
Host Description: "As the 'creative soil' for arts and culture, Spark Arts welcomes the opportunity to enrich the lives of the Castro community through art, dance, music and lots of other forms of creative expression." (Jane Warner Plaza)
Beaux Second Anniversary Party
5-9pm
Host Description: "Join us for a Sunday evening of celebration, libations, nibbles, performances and dancing. We have asked our favorite resident hosts, performers, DJs and friends to joining us in creating an event that you will not want to miss out on!" (Beaux, 2344 Market St.)
Taking a look ahead to next week, here's a few events going on midweek that you may not want to miss.
Monday, October 19th
6:30pm
The Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club honors exceptional leadership in our community. (Lookout, 3600 16th St.)
6:30-9:30pm
Host Description: "Wine and Canvas is not just a paint class—it is art entertainment at its finest. Awesome local artists, great customer service and beautiful surroundings make for an amazing experience that you don't find anywhere else. Sipping your favorite wine or cocktail, letting your inner artist out to create a masterpiece and maybe breaking into song throughout the night is what we have planned for you." (The Sausage Factory, 517 Castro St.)
Wednesday, October 21st
Image: SF Sketchfest
8pm
Host Description: "Great Scott! It's hard to believe that we're nearly at the day Marty McFly travels to in the smash-hit middle chapter of one of the most beloved trilogies of all time. Celebrate this milestone by joining Doug Benson and surprise guests as they riff on Back To The Future Part II live on the actual date that Marty landed in futuristic Hill Valley—October 21, 2015! Bring your hoverboards, power shoe laces, Mr. Fusion, self-drying jackets, Pepsi Perfect bottles, Food Hydrators and Jaws 19 as we go back ... to the future!" FYI: tickets are sold out, but the theater says some extras may be available at the door. (Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St.)
9pm-2am
Host Description: "New weekly party for LGBTQ guys, gals, drags, and trans at Beaux. Come get wild on a Wednesday or find a space to lounge and let the insanity ensue. Wet T-shirt or jock contest at 11pm sharp. Look out for the lube wrestling next week. A perfect mix of go-go boys, go-go girls & go-go queens rock the boxes." (Beaux, 2344 Market St)
