5 options for stay-at-home fun in SF: Thursday, April 9

5 options for stay-at-home fun in SF: Thursday, April 9Photo: Tenderloin Museum
Teresa Hammerl
Published on April 08, 2020

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day.

Got a suggestion for an online event based in SF or Oakland? Email our events reporter, Teresa Hammerl. 


Here's your SF events calendar for Thursday, April 9. Join a comedy show, an open mic night or discuss a Netflix movie with others — all from the comfort of your couch.

Ciné-canapé + Discussion - I'm not an easy man

Photo: Via Alliance Française de San Francisco/Facebook

Still looking for an opportunity to brush up on those foreign language skills? Join the Alliance Française de San Francisco for their new weekly online event. Every week, expect to watch a movie and then discuss it in French during a Zoom session. Watch "I'm Not An Easy Man" on Netflix this week and then join the discussion about it.

When: Thursday, April 9, 3 p.m. (watch the movie before you join)

How to join: If you want to participate in the discussion, RSVP on Eventbrite before 11 a.m. on Thursday and receive a link to access the Zoom conversation before 3 p.m.

Price: Free

Tenderloin Times: Sharing Local News Across Time

The publication advocated limiting building heights in June/July 1981. | Via Internet Archive

The Tenderloin Museum is bringing back the Tenderloin Times, a neighborhood newspaper no longer in print, for one night. Former Tenderloin Times editors Rob Waters and Sara Colm will join Neighborhood Newspapers of San Francisco collection project manager Lisa Ruth Elliott in sharing some of the stories of the Tenderloin as taken from its pages.

Reporter Dennis Conkin will also bring insights about a lifetime in community journalism, and photographer Lance Woodruff will reflect on photojournalism and his current role teaching history to youth. San Francisco History Center Historical Photograph Collection manager Christina Moretta will then talk about a selection of the newly digitized archive of black and white original photographs used for the publication.

When: Thursday, April 9, 5:30 p.m.

How to join: Via Eventbrite, Zoom link will be emailed to those who register. 

Price: Free

MoAD Open Mic Online

Image: Museum of the African Diaspora/Facebook

Open Mic at Museum of the African Diaspora is going virtual. Hosted by poet Nia McAllister, join her for an evening of spoken word, featuring artists from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Everyone is welcome.

When: Thursday, April 9, 6 p.m.

How to join: Via Zoom, more details on Facebook

Price: Free. Interested performers should RSVP, those who want to be part of the audience only don't have to RSVP.

Free meditation and mindfulness class

Image: Jyoti/Eventbrite

Learn how to still your mind in meditation and discover practices that can help you be a more effective, happy, and balanced version of yourself in this meditation class, which usually takes place at the Women's Building in the Mission. The online session will kick off with an explanation of Chakra meditation for new students and will also include a Dharma talk.

When: Thursday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.

How to join: Via Zoom

Price: Free

Mental Health Comedy Hour

Image: Strut/Facebook

At the Mental Health Comedy Hour, the theme will be “We’re not OK, and that’s OK!”. The show, presented by Castro-based Strut, aims to de-stigmatize mental illness and therapy through humor and open conversations about often difficult topics. Expect some queer stand-up comedians to tell jokes and talk about their life with mental illness. There will also be an interview with a licensed mental health professional.

When: Thursday, April 9, 7 p.m.

How to join: To join, make sure to RSVP on Facebook.

Price: Free

Midday break

Need a virtual pick-me-up between now and Thursday evening? Get a virtual pick-me-up for your kids by enrolling them in a new Monterey Bay Aquarium online course or enjoy the SFMOMA from home yourself with videos and articles from around the museum.