September 2008 Calendar

Fabric Banners: Saturday, Sept. 6, 1-4 p.m. Design your own stencil or use an existing one to print a creative fabric banner. $3 per child and $5 per parent/child combo. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association Bi-monthly Meeting: Monday, Sept. 8, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Meeting will be held at the California Pacific Medical Center Davies campus – North Tower Bldg., Level B Auditorium. Enter off of Duboce Avenue between Castro and Noe streets. For more information call 267-1821 or visit dtna.org.

Artfull Circle Theatre: Wednesday through, Sept. 10. – Oct. 4, 8 p.m. $30 Wednesdays and Thursdays, $40 on Fridays and Saturdays. Artfull Circle Theatre returns after a five year hiatus, presenting in conjunction with the Big Gay Frat House a new production of its original musical comedy “Jungle Red” starring drag legend Varla Jean Merman at the historic Victoria Theatre in San Francisco’s Mission District. “Jungle Red,” a musical parody of the 1939 movie “The Women,” has a score composed by Cable Car Award winner Mark Sargent and is directed by Donna Drake, one of the original cast members of “A Chorus Line.” Tickets at www.actsf.com or www.victoriatheatre.org/boxoffice.htm. Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St. (between Mission and South Van Ness).

CAPA meeting: Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m. Castro Area Planning + Action holds its monthly meeting in the Blue Room of the Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 18th and Collingwood Streets. Visit
capasf.org for more information.

Friends of Duboce Park Volunteer Work Day: Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m. – noon. Meet at the bulletin board near the playground and Muni stop. A Rec and Park gardener supervises the volunteer work and provides all materials, tools, gloves and supplies. E-mail rosegillen@sbcglobal.net for more information.

Geometric Art: Saturday, Sept. 13, 1-4 p.m. Explore geometric art from around the world by making “Kolams” from India and Islamic geometric patterns. $3 per child and $5 per parent/child combo. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Bay Area Rainbow Symphony – Subtler Shades of Summer: Saturday, Sept. 13, 8 p.m. Wind down the summer and experience the cool and contemplative classical music of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Vivaldi as performed by the symphony’s 65 members. $14 for students and $16-$32 sliding scale for adults. 415-57-VIOLA. http://www.bars-sf.org. Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (50 Oak St. at Van Ness Avenue).

Sunday Streets: Sunday, Sept. 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. A four and a half mile route stretching from Bayview to Chinatown along the Embarcadero will be closed to traffic in order to be open to physical activity, allowing bicycling, jogging, and walking to usurp a path normally taken up by vehicle traffic. Free and open to all. Learn more at sundaystreetssf.com.

Tighty Whitey Car Wash: Sunday, Sept. 14, noon-6 p.m. A benefit for the AIDS Emergency Fund and the Positive Resource Center is being sponsored by the “Bare Chest Calendar Men of 2009” at the city parking lot behind Walgreens near 18th and Collingwood streets. Suggested donation is $20. Cars are recommended to enter from Collingwood north of 18th Street. E-mail info@BareChest.org for more information.

San Francisco History Association: Tuesday, Sept. 16, Doors open at 7 p.m. Meeting begins at 8 p.m. Mission Dolores School Auditorium, 16th at Church streets. $5 admission for non-members. Please call 750-9986 or visit sanfranciscohistory.org for more information.

San Francisco Amateur Astronomers’ Lecture Series: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. Join Dana Bachman of NASA-Ames for a presentation about SOPHIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy), a 2.5-meter telescope mounted in a modified 747 aircraft, expected to being scientific observations next spring. Flying above 99% of Earth’s atmospheric water vapor, SOFIA will capture nearly as much far-infrared and sub-millimeter celestial radiation as a space telescope. Open to all ages but geared toward adults. Admission is free. Randall Museum Theatre. 199 Museum Way. (off Roosevelt, above 14th and Castro Streets).

Eureka Valley Promotion Association (EVPA): Thursday, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 100 Collingwood Street. Monthly meeting. The EVPA is the neighborhood group for Eureka Valley since 1881. See us on the web at evpa.org.

Birding the Hill: Friday, September 19, 8 a.m. Come to Corona Heights Park to learn more about its avian inhabitants. The two-hour walk involves climbing a steep path and several stairs. Call ahead at (415) 554-9600 x16 if you need to borrow binoculars. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 5 and up are welcome, and there is no cost. Meet at the Randall Museum. 199 Museum Way.

MUMC Sidewalk Sale: Saturday, Sept. 20, all day. Local merchants will be peddling their wares on the sidewalks of the Upper Market and Castro.

Leaf Prints: Saturday, Sept. 20, 1-4 p.m. Celebrate fall and welcome the coming autumn equinox with colorful leaf prints. $3 per child and $5 per parent/child combo. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Astronomy Night – An Evening of Stargazing: Saturday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. The Randall Museum teams up with the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers (SFAA) to offer a night of free public stargazing. The program starts at sunset with an astronomy lecture, followed by a viewing of the night skies with knowledgeable SFAA members. If you have a new telescope and not sure how to use it -- or if you found one collecting dust in a closet -- bring it along and have an expert show you how it works. Or just come out and take a look through the telescopes provided by members of SFAA. Open to all and admission is free. Randall Museum Theatre. 199 Museum Way. (off Roosevelt, above 14th and Castro Streets).

Freewheelers 24th Annual Benefit Car Show: Sunday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The Freewheelers Car Club, the world’s oldest gay classic car club, holds its annual show where over 70 classic cars will be displayed. Admission is $10 with proceeds going to Project Open Hand’s “Nutrition with Compassion” services. Visit thefreewheelers.net for more information. Collingwood Park, 19th and Collingwood streets.

Natural History Lecture Series: Thursday, September 25, 7:30 p.m. Join guest speaker Rudy Gelis as he takes you for a journey across Ecuador to present the diversity of Ecuador’s nearly 1600 bird species. His photos will illustrate topics including nesting, foraging behavior, mixed flocking, and endemic and endangered species. Free, but donations encouraged. Open to all, geared toward adults. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Wire Sculptures: Saturday, Sept. 27, 1-4 p.m. Use wood, wire and clay to create a beautiful wire sculpture. $3 per child and $5 per parent/child combo. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Habitat Restoration Volunteer Work Party: Saturday, September 27, 10 a.m. - noon. Keep Corona Heights Park healthy and beautiful for its native wildlife by joining habitat restoration volunteers. Meet at the Randal Museum at 10 a.m. and call ahead to sign up at (415) 554-9600 x16. There is no cost, and ages 10 and up are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent. 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Castro Street Fair: Sunday, Oct. 5!
Visit www.castrostreetfair.org for more information.

On-Going:

Drop-In Family Ceramics Workshop: Saturdays, 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. $5 per person. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

The Randall Museum’s ‘Wild in the City’: On display through Nov. 1. Learn about the various wild animals that live right among us in the heart of the city. The museum invites visitors to explore a miniature San Francisco to see the variety of ecosystems and creatures that exist in our very own backyards and gardens, from the common to the unfamiliar. Learn about this wealth of wildlife through interactive exhibits and even a few live creatures hidden throughout. Admission is free. Randall Museum Theatre. 199 Museum Way. (off Roosevelt, above 14th and Castro Streets).

Park Police Station Community Forum: Second Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. Park Station Community Room. 1899 Waller St.

Panhandle Gardening: Second Saturday of each month, 9-12 a.m. Panhandle Residents Association. E-mail home@prosf.org or call 346-1448. Stanyan and Fell.

Alamo Square Gardening: Third Saturday of each month. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact Lisa Bastick at lbastick@yahoo.com or call 921-3109.

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