Events
MAY MEETING: Mural Party
Friday, May 3 from 5-8pm on 19th Street (between Market Street and Caselli Avenue) with a short program at 6pm. Our free neighborhood street party celebrates the iconic Upper Market Mural “Chant of the Earth, Voice of the Land.” Originally painted in 1981, the mural has been restored three times by the original artist, Betsie Miller-Kusz. For the two years, Miller-Kusz has worked with a team of expert assistants and local volunteers, drawing upon significant support from the community. The restoration was made possible with a $25,000 grant from the SF Arts Commission, but atmospheric rivers, graffiti and other challenges have required additional fundraising: please donate to help us pay for restoration. We’ll have music, performers, and our neighbors are encouraged to bring tasty snacks to share. Our party is a special stop on the route for the monthly first-Friday Castro Art Walk, so invite your friends and make an evening of it.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE at PINK TRIANGLE PARK
Monday, May 7 at 6pm at the Pink Triangle Park, at 17th and Market Streets. Join the EVNA and Congregation Sha'ar Zahav for our third annual intersectional queer and Jewish memorial event to commemorate Yom Ha'Shoah, the Day of Holocaust Remembrance. Clergy from Congregation Sha'ar Zahav will lead a beautiful and meaningful outdoor service from this event.
MAY CASTRO CLEANUP
Saturday, May 11 at 10am. Our neighborhood clean-up days are every second Saturday of the month. This month talk with board members Darcie Bell, Brendan Smith, and Robert Labonte at our table at Jane Warner Plaza starting at 10am. We’ll provide gloves, tongs, a trash bag, and safety vests. Bring your friends! If it is raining, we’ll see you at the next one on Saturday, June 8 at 10am.
HARVEY MILK DAY
Sunday, May 19 from 1-4pm celebrate Harvey’s life and legacy with us. Find our table on Castro Street between Market and 19th. Come meet board members Dave Rogers and Darcie Bell. “I think that what we actually need... is a little more dirt on the seat of our pants as we sit on the front stoop and talk to our neighbors once again,” -- Harvey Milk.
JUNE CASTRO ART WALK
Friday, June 7 from 5-8pm. Castro Art Walk is every first Friday of the month. Experience the collaboration between local artists and small businesses as they extend their hours and open their doors to showcase exceptional artwork. In mid-May they will post the route and more information.
JUNE MEETING: Vision Zero
Were you able to attend our March membership meeting in person, when Supervisor Mandelman’s office arranged for San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency, San Francisco Police Department, and San Francisco Department of Public Works to gather feedback from our community on pedestrian safety? As followup, the third Thursday in June we are hosting an online (Zoom) meeting with the Vision Zero Coalition to discuss pedestrian safety on June 20 from 6:30-7:30pm. Registration is required: register online now.
