The week is winding down, but before you go anywhere in your spooky halloween costume, catch up on this week's top news bites:
At 1:30pm today in Demonstration Gardens (333 Golden Gate Ave.), three mayoral candidates will join Tenderloin-based poets for a creative debate on homelessness issues impacting the neighborhood.
On the philanthropy front, Saint Francis Foundation and Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership (Tenderloin HIP) announced that they are committing $1 million to fund four neighborhood services in 2016. Recipients of the first round of grants are: Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, Tenderloin Safe Passage, Tenderloin Economic Development Project and Larkin Street Youth Services.
Two Tenderloin artists debuted a collaboration with the Tenderloin Museum that aims to elevate underrepresented voices residing in the neighborhood. The interactive exhibition will be on display through mid-December.
The Tenderloin Museum is also hosting a free celebration at 6:30pm next Thursday for the first local artist, Ryan De La Hoz, to be featured in the museum gift shop. Leading up to the holidays, the store will feature exclusive apparel, prints, and accessories from his brand CoolTry.
As for festive events this weekend, there's a haunted musical at the Curran Theater, ghost stories for children at the Main Public Library, a spooky variety show at PianoFight and much more...
Friday, Oct. 30th
City Blocks Closing Reception
Ramon's Tailor, 628 Jones St.
6pm
Host Description: "Come play with City Blocks! Get your hands and mind ready to interact with light and shapes in this fun, three-dimensional video art installation by Bay Area artists Marty McCutcheon and Brad Wise. Cityscapes are projected onto three-dimensional forms made from lightweight recycled materials. Viewers are encouraged to arrange shapes as they please, producing their own city blocks of abstract lines, images and patterns. Come see your city in a different way."
The Pandora Experiment
Exit Theater, 156 Eddy St.
8pm
Host Description: "In 2007, Magician and EXIT Theatre Artist in Residence Christian Cagigal, made a splash with his first hybrid of illusion and theatre, The Pandora Experiment. Word of mouth spread of this strange and intimate journey audiences went on, leading to sold out houses and three return engagements. After eight years, three other shows, and traveling the world, Cagigal returns to his first original work, opening Halloween weekend. This is a newer, sharper version of the original Pandora. But, just like before, Christian Cagigal will take your hand and be your guide as he introduces you to a doll…a music box…and your own mind."
Life is a Dream
Exit Theater, 277 Taylor St.
8pm
Host Description: "The rightful prince Segismundo has been imprisoned by his father, the king following a prophecy: Segismundo will bring his country turmoil and his patriarch an untimely death. Yet suddenly the prince is set free. What is a young man to do in the wide world when he’s never known anything but his solitary tower? And is his fleeting freedom a reality – or is it just a dream?"
Ghost Quartet
Curran Theater, 445 Geary St.
8pm
Host Description: "GHOST QUARTET is a haunted song cycle about love, death, and whiskey, written and composed by Bay Area favorite Dave Malloy (Beowulf, Beardo, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812). Blurring the line between theater and contemporary music performance, GHOST QUARTET is performed in the round, with the musicians seated amongst the audience, as they weave together four narratives spanning seven centuries, featuring a murderous sister, a treehouse astronomer, a bear, a subway, and the ghost of Thelonious Monk."
Hyde-o-Ween Spooktakular 2k15: A ghouls night out
Hyde Street Studios, 245 Hyde St.
8:30pm
Host Description: "We would like to invite you to a night of spooky music and decorations at the historic Hyde Street Studios. Please join us for a night of fright, music, art, and of course Ghouls. Space is limited, first come first serve."
Friday Night Combo
Exit Cafe,156 Eddy St.
8:30pm
Host Description: "EXIT Theatre’s longest running Variety Show! Featuring Comedy! Magic! Music! Readings! Theater! And More! Hosted by the Loveable Mark Romyn. Enjoy a beverage, nosh on our bistro menu, and see work-in-progress by some of the Bay Area’s outstanding artists."
Saturday, Oct. 31st
Tour the Tenderloin
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."
Spooky Stories for Halloween
Main Public Library
4pm
Host Description: "A special Halloween-themed Family Storytime, with spine-chilling stories for kids of all ages!"
Killing My Lobster Presents Rosemary's Lobster
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St.
8pm & 10pm
"It was a dark and foggy night in San Francisco. Nothing out of the ordinary planned, just a night of sketch comedy with a seasonal pumpkin ale in hand…and that’s when you felt it. First the shiver up your spine, then the breathing down your neck, and finally, that cold, wet…claw. OH MY GOD! IT HAS CLAWS! RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN… to Rosemary’s Lobster. Halloween Costumes encouraged, there will be a contest… …..and there will be blood!"
Ghost Quartet
Curran Theater, 445 Geary St.
8pm
Host Description: "GHOST QUARTET is a haunted song cycle about love, death, and whiskey, written and composed by Bay Area favorite Dave Malloy (Beowulf, Beardo, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812). Blurring the line between theater and contemporary music performance, GHOST QUARTET is performed in the round, with the musicians seated amongst the audience, as they weave together four narratives spanning seven centuries, featuring a murderous sister, a treehouse astronomer, a bear, a subway, and the ghost of Thelonious Monk."
The Setup - Stand Up Comedy
The Basement, 222 Hyde St.
8pm
Host Description: "We feature established comedians from around the country as well as local up-and-coming stars. Our goal is to provide a truly raw alternative experience. 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, Jefferson Airplane."
Sunday, Nov. 1st
Daily and Transcendent: 25+ Years of Queer Photojournalistic Portraits
Main Public Library
1pm
Host Description: "Meet photographers Jane Philomen Cleland and Rick Gerharter when they discuss their new exhibit Daily and Transcendent: 25+ Years of Queer Photojournalistic Portraits. They will be in conversation with Chloe Atkins. Sponsored by the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center and the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library."
