The next Noe Valley Voice will
be the October issue,
distributed the first week of October. The deadline for
Calendar items is Sept.
15. Email calendar
@noevalleyvoice.com or
write Calendar, Noe Valley Voice, P.O. Box 460249,
SF, CA 94146.
Note: Events in Noe Valley receive priority. We thank you.
Sept. 1-3: The San Francisco MIME
TROUPE performs For the Greater Good, or The Last
Election in
Dolores Park. 1:30 pm. sfmt.org.
Sept. 1-13: Under One Roof hosts
“Provocateurs,” a show of recent figurative PAINTINGS by David
Barnett. 518
Castro. 503-2300; underoneroof.org.
Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: The Noe Valley
FARMERS MARKET brings you live musicians from 8 am to 1 pm.
3861 24th.
248-1332; noevalleyfarmersmarket.com.
Sept. 1-29: Noe Valley OVEREATERS
Anonymous meets
Monday through Saturday, 7 am, at St. Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold
Mine Drive. oasf.org.
Sept. 1-30: Meet under the rainbow flag
at Harvey Milk
Plaza (Castro and Market) for a City Guides walking tour of
the CASTRO. Sat.,
Sun. & Tues., 11 am. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org.
Sept. 2 & 16: SF City Guides leads a
free WALKING TOUR of Noe Valley on first and third Sundays at
1:30 pm. Meet at
the Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org.
Sept. 2-30: The Glen Park Village
Farmers’ Market
offers fresh PRODUCE Sundays through Nov. 25. 10 am-2 pm. Glen
Park
BART parking lot, Bosworth and Arlington. pcfma.com.
Sept. 2-30: Meet at the gold fire
hydrant at 20th and Church at 11 am for a City Guides walking
tour of the
MISSION DOLORES area. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org.Sept.
3-25:Chris
Sequeira offers adult TAI CHI classes Tuesdays at 7 pm, and
free senior qigong
classes Wednesdays 1-3 pm at Glen Park; register at sfrecpark.org, 773-8185;
livingtaichi@yahoo.com.
Sept 3-28: Noe Valley SENIOR CENTER
serves lunches
for people over 60, weekdays at noon. St. Philip’s Hall, 725
Diamond. Reserve a
lunch, 648-1030; openhand.org.
Sept. 4, 11 & 25: Little ones enjoy
rhymes and songs by children’s librarian Catherine Starr at
TODDLER TALES at
the Noe Valley Library. 10:15 and 11 am. 451 Jersey.
355-5707; sfpl.org.
Sept. 4, 11 & 25: The Eureka Valley
Library offers its own TODDLER TALES on Tuesdays, 10: 30 am. 1
Jose Sarria
Court (16th & Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.
Sept. 4-25: Larkin Street Youth
Services gives free Rapid HIV TESTING for youth 24 and under.
5-7 pm. The
Center, 1800 Market. 673-0911; sfcenter.org.
Sept. 4-25: A Tuesday PUPPY SOCIAL
for dogs 6 months and younger offers education and
interaction. K9 Scrub Club,
1734 Church. Online registration required: k9scrubclub.com.
Sept. 5, 12, 19 & 26: Eureka Valley
Library’s Wednesday BABY RHYME & PLAYTIME, for infants to
18 months, starts
at 1:30 pm. 1 Jose Sarria Court (16th & Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.
Sept. 5-26: Alison Faith Levy offers
Big Time TOT ROCK classes for kids birth through 3 years, on
Wednesdays at 10
and 11 am. Playhouse Noe Valley, 3961 24th. 800-7735; theplayhouseatnoevalley.com.
Sept. 5-26: The Castro Farmers’ Market
offers fresh
PRODUCE on Wednesdays through Dec. 19. 4-8 pm. Noe
at Market. pcfma.com.
Sept. 5-26: AL-ANON meets Wednesdays 8
to 9:30 pm at
St. Philip’s Church. 725 Diamond. 834-9940; al-anonsf.org.
Sept. 5 & Oct. 3: The GLBT HISTORY MUSEUM
has a free day on the first Wednesday of the month. 11 am-7
pm. 4127 18th.
621-1107.
Sept. 5 & Oct. 3: Bliss Bar’s COMEDY OPEN
MIKE happens on first Wednesdays, starting at 7:30 pm. 4026
24th. 826-6200; blissbarsf.com.
Sept. 6: SF State hosts a free public
lecture series on
the 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.5-7: 30 pm.
Humanities Auditorium,
1600 Holloway. coursestream.sfsu.edu/plsi276.
Sept. 6: Learn SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING at
a free
introductory lesson, featuring jigs and reels. 8-10 pm. Polish
Club, 3040 22nd
. 333-9372; sf-scottishdancers.org.
Sept. 6: MOLLY RINGWALD introduces
her book, When
It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories, in
conversation with Jane
Ganahl. 8 pm. Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa. litquake.org.
Sept. 7: The ROTUNDA DANCE series at
City Hall
features the Duniya Dance & Drum Company.Noon.
920-9181; axisdance.org.
Sept. 7: Bob Spitz introduces Dearie:
The
Remarkable Life of JULIA CHILD. 6-7 pm. Omnivore
Books, 3885A Cesar
Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
Sept. 7 & 8: Supervisor SCOTT WIENER
holds office hours from 10 am to noon Friday at City Hall,
Room 274, and
Saturday at Castro Tarts, 564 Castro. 554-6968; scottwiener.com.
Sept. 7-28: The Friday night JAZZ
series continues at
Bird & Beckett with artists including Don Prell, Jimmy
Ryan, and Chuck
Peterson. 5:30-8 pm. 653 Chenery. 586-3733; birdbeckett.com.
Sept. 7-28: Yell “BINGO!” at St. Paul’s
on Friday
nights at 7 pm (doors open at 5 pm). St. Paul’s Parish Hall,
221 Valley.
648-7538.
Sept. 7-28: Dolores Park Cafe hosts
Friday night MUSIC and spoken word. 7:30-10 pm. 501 Dolores.
621-2936; doloresparkcafe.org.
Sept. 7-29: DAN HOYLE brings The
Real Americans back to the Marsh In time for
election season. Fri. 8
pm; Sat. 8:30 pm. 1062 Valencia. 271-3256; themarsh.org.
Sept. 8: The 15th annual Duboce Triangle
TAG SALE
features bargains from 9 am to 2 pm, at Duboce and Noe.
Sept. 8: LIVE POETS hosts a poetry
show-and-tell. 11
am-12:30 pm. Cultural Integration Fellowship, 2650 Fulton.
668-1559.
Sept. 8: The ninth annual MUSIC IN THE
PARK community
picnic features bands, hot dogs, and a bouncy house in Noe
Courts park. 11 am-3
pm. 24th & Douglass. friendsofnoevalley.com.
Sept. 8: The Glen Park Library hosts a
class, “Using the
LIBRARY AT HOME,” including database research and accessing
e-books. 3-4: 30
pm. 2825 Diamond. 355-2858.
Sept. 8: Natural Resources invites
you to meet
local doulas (2-4 pm) and home-birth MIDWIVES (4-6 pm). 1367
Valencia.
550-2611; naturalresources-sf.com.
Sept. 8: Opium
Magazine’s Literary DEATH MATCH runs from 6:30 to 9
pm; Bersa Discos
presents “Tormenta Tropical” at 10 pm. Elbo Room, 647
Valencia. 552-7788.
Sept. 8-Oct. 14: ARTZONE 461
Gallery hosts “Territories,” new paintings by Heidi McDowell
and Jon McNeal.
Reception Sept. 8, 5-8 pm; Wed.-Sun., noon-6 pm. 441-8680;
artzone461.com.
Sept. 9: The monthly PFLAG support
group features
speakers and discussion from 2 to 4:15 pm. St. Francis
Lutheran Church, 152
Church near Market. 921-8850; pflagsf@aol.com.
Sept. 9: Sara Forte discusses The
Sprouted
Kitchen: A Tastier Take on WHOLE FOODS. 3-4 pm.
Omnivore Books, 3885A
Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
Sept. 9: Phoenix Books hosts the
Nick Culp Trio at
Second Sunday JAZZ. 5 pm. 3957 24th. 821-3477.
Sept. 9, 16, 23 & 30: The Sunday JAZZ series
at Bliss Bar features live music, including Cecilia Long’s
tribute to Ella
Fitzgerald on Sept. 16. 4:30-7:30 pm. 4026 24th. 826-6200; blissbarsf.com.
Sept. 10: Diane Amos, Malcoln
Grissom, Jill Bourque, Kevin Young, and Lisa Geduldig star
at Kung Pao
KOSHER COMEDY at El Rio. 8 pm. 3158 Mission. elriosf.com.
Sept. 12: The GREAT BOOKS
discussion group meets on second Wednesdays at the Noe Valley
Library. 6:15 pm.
451 Jersey. 355-5707; clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net.
Sept. 12, 19 & 26: The Noe Valley Library
offers a COMPUTER LAB for beginning users from 3 to 4:30 pm.
451 Jersey.
355-5707; sfpl.org.
Sept. 13: Drop in to the LGBT SENIOR
discussion
group on second Thursdays at 30th Street Senior Center.
10-11:30 am. 225 30th.
296-8995, ext. 5.
Sept. 13: Nancy Singleto Hachisu
discusses life on a JAPANESE FOOD FARM. 6-7
pm. Omnivore
Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
Sept. 14 & 16: CHANTICLEER performs
“musical seduction” by a variety of composers in “The Siren’s
Call.” Fri., 8
pm; Sun., 5 pm. SF Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak.
392-4400; chanticleer.org.
Sept. 15: The eighth annual
PEAK2PEAK WALK starts at 8:30 am at Garfield Park, climbs
Bernal Hill, and
crosses Glen Park on the way to Land’s End and the Park
Chalet; 14 miles, 10
peaks. 431-9255; register at peak2peak2012.eventbrite.com.
Sept. 15: A community OPEN HOUSE
at Bethany United Methodist Church includes tours of the
restored sanctuary,
and music and refreshments. Noon-4 pm. 1270 Sanchez.
647-8393; bethanysf.org.
Sept. 15: The Sitdown READERS’
THEATRE reads from Robert Louis Stevenson’s memoir of his
two-month honeymoon
trip to Napa Valley in 1880. 2-5 pm. Joe DiMaggio Clubhouse,
2000 Mason.
274-0270; sfpl.org.
Sept. 15: The Eureka Valley Library
invites kids 6
and older to learn to build a MARSHMALLOW CATAPULT. 3-4 pm. 1
Jose Sarria Court
(16th & Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.
Sept. 15: The Social Security
Administration hosts a presentation, “SOCIAL SECURITY: What
Baby Boomers Need
to Know.” 3-4:30 pm. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey.
355-5707; sfpl.org.
Sept. 15: Film Night in the Park
presents The Graduate on a large screen, at 8
pm; bring
blankets and low chairs. Dolores Park. 272-2756; filmnight.org.
Sept. 16: City Guides hosts a tour,
“ALFRED
HITCHCOCK’S San Francisco.” Meet 11 am at the fountain
in Huntington
Park, off Sacramento between Taylor and Mason; ends in Union
Square. sfcityguides.org.
Sept. 16 & 30: Live! In the Castro
features jazz vocalist Amanda King (Sept. 16) and Clarinet
Buffet (Sept. 30).
1-2 pm. Jane Warner Plaza, at the Castro-Market intersection.castrocbd.org.
Sept. 16: Jenna Weber introduces
her MEMOIR, White Jacket Required. 3-4 pm.
Omnivore Books,
3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
Sept. 17: Irvine Welsh talks
about Skagboys, the
prequel toTRAINSPOTTING, in a conversation with
Alan Black. 7 pm. Z
Space, 450 Florida. litquake.org.
Sept. 17: The Porchlight
STORYTELLING SERIES opens its 11th season with Tag
Team Double Dare:
Two Tellers, One Tale. 8 pm. Verdi Club, 2424
Mariposa. Check times at porchlightsf.com.
Sept. 18: Preschool FILMS screen at
10:15 and 11 am.
Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707;sfpl.org.
Sept. 18: JIMBO THE CLOWN brings his
accordion to
the Eureka Valley Library, for ages 5 and younger. 10:30 am. 1
Jose Sarria
Court (16th & Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.
Sept. 19: The Noe Valley BOOK
discussion group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 7
pm. Noe Valley
Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
Sept. 20: Gallery of Jewels hosts
a TRUNK SHOW featuring artist Dahlia Kanner 3-8 pm (3-5 pm by
appointment).
4089 24th. 285-0626.
Sept. 21: The author will be on
hand to discuss Susan Feniger’s STREET FOOD. 6-7
pm. Omnivore
Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
Sept. 22: Jonathan Silverman
describes “The Art of Seeding,” for kids ages 5 to 10. 3-4 pm.
Noe Valley
Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
Sept. 22: The INA CHALIS Ensemble
performs songs and arias by Schubert and Mozart. 7 pm.
Community Music Center,
544 Capp. 647-6015.
Sept. 23: The Golden Gate National
Park Endangered Species FUN RUN begins at 9 am. Meet at Sports
Basement
Presidio, 610 Old Mason. wildequity.org.
Sept. 23: An elementary SCHOOL FAIR
features three
dozen representatives of public, private, charter, and
parochial schools. 11
am-2:30 pm. Upper Noe Rec Center, 295 Day. 647-8567; noeschools.com.
Sept. 24: Naomi Duguid introduces BURMA:
Rivers
of Flavor. 6-7 pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar
Chavez.
282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
Sept. 25: Michael Phipps
reminisces about FLEISHACKER POOL at the SF History
Association meeting. 7 pm.
St. Philip’s Church, 725 Diamond. 750-9986; sanfranciscohistory.org.
Sept. 26: The Noe Valley MERCHANTS
and Professionals Association meets the last Wednesday of the
month. 9 am. Bank
of America, 4098 24th. 641-8687.
Sept. 26: MISSION POLICE STATION
holds its regular community meeting, beginning at 6 pm. 630
Valencia. 558-5400.
Sept. 27: Bring your own bread to
HAPPY HOUR at Olive This Olive That’s commemoration of Julia
Child’s 100th
birthday. 6-8 pm. 304 Vicksburg. 251-7520.
Sept. 27-29: The ZHUKOV DANCE Theater
performs the premiere of Coin/C/Dance at Z
Space. 8 pm. 450
Florida. zhukovdance.org.
Sept. 28-30: The California Academy
of Sciences offers FREE ADMISSION for residents of ZIP codes
94110, 94114,
94117, 94127, 94131, and 94132; bring ID. Golden Gate Park.
379-8000.
Sept. 29: The Noe Valley Library
holds a PUBLIC HEARING regarding library operating hours and
services. 1-3 p.m.
451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
Sept. 29: Noe Valley Smiles and
Braces hosts a TALENT SHOW, “Noe’s Got Talent,” for ages 8 to
13; routines must
be submitted by noon, Sept. 17. 2 pm. Upper Noe Rec Center.
678-5445.
Sept. 29: SF LIVE
ARTS presents the Shook Twins, Country Mourns, and the Dirt
Floor Band at St.
Cyprian’s. 7:30 pm. 2097 Turk. 454-5238; noevalleymusicseries.com.
Oct. 1: Dr. Abby Caplin and Dr. Sheppard
Kominars
discuss “Journaling for Life and Health” at the ODD MONDAYS
series. 7 pm;
no-host supper at Haystack, 5:30 pm (RSVP jlsender@webtv.net).
Phoenix
Books, 3957 24th. 821-2090.
October
Deadline
The next Noe Valley Voice will
be the October issue,
distributed the first week of October. The deadline for
Calendar items is Sept.
15. Email calendar @noevalleyvoice.com or
write
Calendar, Noe Valley Voice, P.O. Box 460249, SF,
CA 94146.
Note: Events in Noe Valley receive priority. We thank you.
