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San Francisco
SF is hiring artists and performs to do COVID-19 PSAs
Work will be slightly less scarce for 30 underemployed artists and performers in the coronavirus economy, as a new San Francisco Creative Corps will be giving the gift of gigs. Read More
San Francisco Sunnyside
Detroit Steps Project launches art contest to beautify Sunnyside stairway
Fitting in a year where public art and physically distant activities are the new norm, a Sunnyside neighborhood group is calling for art enthusiasts to participate in its 2020 Socially Distanced Drawing Contest, which begins this Sunday, November 22. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Castro gallery Art Attack goes into hibernation mode amid pandemic
Over the weekend, three-year-old Castro art gallery Art Attack SF (2358 Market St.) announced it would be closing its doors for the foreseeable future. Read More
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San Francisco Presidio Tenderloin
The Walt Disney Museum to highlight veterans' voices in new exhibit launching tomorrow
An exhibit designed to amplify the voices of local veterans will be on display at the Walt Disney Museum starting tomorrow. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Artists continue to paint Castro murals with focus on diverse voices
Castro residents walking around the neighborhood may have noticed that murals are continuing to proliferate on storefronts and buildings. Read More
San Francisco Mission
Banksy mural in the Mission marked up by taggers
A 10-year-old Mission District mural attributed to street artist Banksy got graffitied, so cue up the debate on the ethics of tagging over someone else’s tagging. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
PianoFight opens new virtual venue to raise funds for its future
The team behind PianoFight is launching a virtual venue this week with a fundraising event that aims to let attendees mingle and interact safely from their own homes. Read More
San Francisco Mission
Mission's Alley Cat Bookstore & Gallery to reopen Thursday with 'new intentions' and varied vinyl collection
Among an increasingly long list of imminent reopenings, the Mission District’s beloved cultural space and bookstore, Alley Cat Bookstore & Gallery, is set to open its doors Thursday, October 29 — with a curated vinyl collection and “new intentions” for the independent bookstore. Read More
San Francisco SoMa Union Square
Westfield Centre’s cineplex Century Theatre set to reopen Friday
One San Francisco cineplex will reopen this weekend for the true movie theater experience, but with no concessions, small crowds, and of course masks required. Read More
San Francisco Excelsior Visitacion Valley
Pink Martini, Major Lazer bring back live concerts at Burlingame drive-in
We haven’t seen live concerts from big-name national acts in 7 months — but they’re coming back next week, at Burlingame’s Bayshore Drive-In. Read More
San Francisco Parkside
[Update] Endangered lemur from SF Zoo found safe in Daly City
Maki, a 21-year-old ring-tailed lemur, was apparently abducted from the San Francisco Zoo earlier this week, and the zoo is offering a reward for his safe return. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown
New Chinatown photo book explores neighborhood’s journey ‘from shame to celebration’
America’s oldest Chinatown shares secret sights never before seen publicly in the just-released coffee table book and deep-dive community profile ‘San Francisco’s Chinatown.’ Read More
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, Cal Academy of Science set reopening dates for October
The two museums round out the array of Golden Gate Park institutions finally reopened with special COVID-19 safety accommodations. Read More
San Francisco Lower Haight
Four new murals by Bay Area youth debut in Lower Haight
This weekend saw the installation of a series of new murals around the Haight and Fillmore intersection. Read More
San Francisco Hayes Valley Mid-Market SoMa
SFMOMA, Asian Art Museum set reopening dates; other city-center museums to follow
Admission to both museums will be free for their first two weeks of resumed operation. Read More
San Francisco Bernal Heights
Alemany market to transform into free, pop-up drive-in
A celebration of local filmmakers and artists, Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema has shifted to a drive-in format for its 17th season. Read More
San Francisco SoMa
Folsom Street Fair's celebration of 'sexual liberation' to move online
With September's planned event a no-go, organizers are shifting to a digital offering that promotes musicians, vendors and SoMa nightlife. Read More
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
de Young Museum, Legion of Honor, California Academy of Sciences gear up to reopen
Three of the city's most prominent museums are readying to reopen, with one returning next week. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Tenderloin
Tenderloin's 'pothole artist' embarks on most ambitious project yet
After years of covertly filling Tenderloin sidewalk crevices with resin and found objects, Rik Lee Leipold has received funding to install more long-lasting work in the neighborhood's streets. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Jeremy Fish to move into Haight's historic Doolan-Larson home as inaugural artist-in-residence
Fish plans to interview dozens of veterans of the '60s and '70s counterculture, creating an archive for future artists-in-residence. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Drag in the age of social distancing: Red Vic debuts 'fish bowl' window shows
The Red Vic's front window is now hosting drag shows — and raising money to turn the space into housing for trans people of color. Read More
San Francisco Portola
3 new murals set to bring color to San Bruno Avenue
The first of the three Portola murals — painted by the artist behind the "Black Lives Matter" rock on Bernal Hill — is already up. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown North Beach
Remembering Ruth Weiss, North Beach poet and provocateur
Weiss, who passed away on July 31, was dubbed the "goddess of the Beat Generation" by Herb Caen. Read More
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to go virtual, give $1.5M in grants to local musicians
It's official: the 20th edition of Hardly Strictly will be moving to the digital sphere. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
'The slime is art now': Mysterious green substance covers street at Page & Shrader
Several tipsters have been curious about a slick of "green slime" that's been on the ground at Page and Shrader streets for months. Read More
