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 San Francisco online event calendar for Tuesday, July 14. Take a behind-the-scenes video tour of local merchants, get some free personal finance coaching, or check out a talk on hidden SF history.
Introduction to Smart Money Coaching
Given the pandemic and resulting unemployment crisis, many San Franciscans are worried about money these days. The San Francisco LGBT Center’s Smart Money Coaching program, offered in partnership with the SF Office of Financial Empowerment, aims to help locals get their financial worries sorted. Join this information session to learn more about getting a money coach, who can help with budgeting, saving, debt, credit, banking and more.
When: Tuesday, July 14, 3 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom
Price: Free
A Family Divided
Millions of families are currently separated — by the pandemic, immigration policies or war. In this time of chaos, many fiction writers have chosen to explore the impact of family separation trauma. This Litquake talk highlights four writers who've released related books this spring.
Donna Hemans' "Tea by the Sea" follows a mother searching for her long-lost daughter, stolen by the girl's father the day after her birth. In Aimee Liu's "Glorious Boy," a couple and their child are separated after the Japanese occupy the Andaman Islands in World War II.
"Her Sister's Tattoo," by Ellen Meeropol, tells of two sisters, Vietnam War protesters, whose relationship is destroyed when one sends the other to prison in a plea deal. And in "Subduction," Kristen Millares Young tells the story of an anthropologist seeking solace from her broken family in an indigenous whaling village.
When: Tuesday, July 14, 6 p.m.
How to join: Via Eventbrite
Price: $5 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds
Fillmore Merchants Virtual Showcase
This video tour of Fillmore businesses aims to inspire you to shop and dine, with a behind-the-scenes tour and chat with each business' owner. Learn how to make gelato from Philmore Creamery, check out the most popular items at gift store Post Script, and see how Atelier Cologne hand-engraves its bottles. Along the way, you can win prizes like gift cards and free ice cream by answering trivia questions — and get the inside scoop on a few special deals for attendees.
When: Tuesday, July 14, 6 p.m.
How to join: Via Eventbrite
Price: $5; half of proceeds will be given directly to the businesses
Open Death Conversation Online Forum
Given the pandemic, death and dying have come to the forefront of many people's minds. The Local Zen Caregiving Project, which specializes in hospice and end-of-life care, wants to support those suffering with an open, compassionate discussion about mortality. Whether you're worried about an ill relative or facing your own fears of death, this group aims to offer judgment-free support.
When: Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 p.m.
How to join: RSVP online
Price: $25.75
'Hidden San Francisco': Author Talk
Historian Chris Carlsson, founder of local community history project/tour group Shaping San Francisco, recently released the book "Hidden San Francisco: A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes, and Radical Histories." At this SF Public Library talk, he'll explore some of the book's best stories, from forgotten terrorist bombings to secret music and art venues.
When: Tuesday, July 14, 7 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom; RSVP required
Price: Free
