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This month’s newsletter includes:
The next meeting of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Board of Directors is scheduled for:
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Join the Zoom meeting here.
Or call 1 408 638 0968 and enter Meeting ID: 847 8906 0820 Passcode: 972086
For questions, contact manager@sflcd.org.
View: the agenda, minutes of past Board meetings.
- LeatherWalk is this Sunday, September 18!
- Find LeatherWalk's history, accessibility tips, the full schedule of stops, and more, here.
- LeatherWalk 2022 happens rain or shine! (Umbrellas are optional.)
- Meet up at 11 am at City Hall (Polk St. side)
- Receive a welcome from SOMA District Supervisor Matt Dorsey.
- Receive your free "LeatherWalk 2022" commemorative pin.
- Step off at 11:30 am.
- Visit favorite SOMA locations for fun, friends and fundraising!
- Enjoy favorite watering holes, food, and District shopping.
- Appreciate a remembrance moment at Ringold Leather History Walk monument.
- Watch the Leather Pride Flag raising at Eagle Plaza.
- Then dive into the joyous Beer Bust and the SF Eagle’s Leather Pride Fest '22.
- Enjoy the event even more by volunteering to help with it.
- Contribute to our LeatherWalk 2022 fundraising campaign.
- LeatherWalk launches Leather Week, which climaxes at the Folsom Street Fair on September 25, 2022.
Last weekend, 233 people received MPX vaccine at pop-ups the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District organized in conjunction with SF DPH, the SF Eagle and AGUILAS.
Get vaccinated against MPX!
- If you meet the SF Department of Health criteria,
- Make an appointment at our MPX vaccine pop-up.
- This Sunday, the 18th 3-6pm
- Harrison Street at Norfolk
- After LeatherWalk and during Leather Pride Fest.
- Eagle Plaza will host one more SOMA Second Saturday this year on October 8, 2022, from 1 to 5 pm.
- September's SOMA Second Saturday featured ambient bondage performances by Twisted Windows, ear acupuncture from Needle Play, Tarot by Alexandria, and vendors and artists such as Art by Luke, ByrdBeaks, It's Simple, Jenson Ceramics, Just Angel, Josh Katz, Mauskaveli, Nikki Violanti, and Wicked Grounds.
- Keep your eye on the SOMA Second Saturday page for details about the October event:
- New vendors and activities
- "Rough Trade" Leather & Gear Swap
- SF Eagle beer bust, from 3 to 7 pm.
- To volunteer, contact manager@sflcd.org.
- Info for Vendors and Volunteers is here.
- Admission is free; optional donations support the work of the Cultural District.
- The SOMA West Farmers Market offers fresh fruits and vegetables and delicious prepared foods.
- Open from 9 am to 1 pm, every Saturday through October.
- Entertainment this week: Jazz guitar from David Blood
Leather Pride Fest on Sunday
And, of course, Eagle Plaza and adjacent blocks of Harrison Street will be the site for the Leather Pride Fest on September 18. The fest will feature live music, beverage and vendor booths, and the formal raising of the Leather Pride Flag to announce the beginning of Leather Week.
- All these are smoke-free events. Any applicable COVID-19 precautions will be enforced.
- Enjoy Eagle Plaza all year round, on 12th Street between Harrison and Bernice.
- It's the Corner(stone) of the Cultural District!
- Check out the new Cultural District online store for t-shirts, tank tops, and hoodies, in a range of sizes and colors.
- Also mugs, glassware, and even pillows!
- All items made to order and shipped out directly to you!
- Designs include our classic chain ring logo or a new custom "Keeping SOMA Kinky and Queer" design by BearPad.
- Special "LeatherWalk 2022" items available for a limited time.
- All purchases benefit the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.
- Check out samples at our event booth, at the Leather Pride Fest on 9/18 or the Folsom Street Fair on 9/25.
- Info here, or go directly to our store, at https://sflcd.creator-spring.com/.
- Join us for an hour of kinky, literary fun on the Second Thursday of each month, from 8 to 9 pm.
- Our last show featured readers from the Center for Sex and Culture.
- Expect something seriously twisted at our next event, on October 13.
- Hosted by award-winning author Sumiko Saulson.
- View past shows at our Erotic Storytelling Hour Archive.
- Full info and Zoom link are here.
- The Cultural District is proud to be an official sponsor of this year's Bearrison Street Fair.
- The fair will be held on Harrison Street at 11th Street on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
- Produced by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Bears of San Francisco.
- The event promotes body positivity for all, and the entire adult LGBTQ community is welcome.
- New this year: the Barbells, Bears, and Butts Deadlift Competition. Learn more and sign up to compete here.
- Sign up to volunteer! There are still openings for Vendors and Beverage Partners, too.
- The event is free, but VIP tickets are available (at a discount if purchased early) here.
- Learn more here.
- Groundbreaking and radical drag icon Juanita MORE is celebrated!
- (Also headliner at our recent Audacious Anniversary party)
- Juanita: 30 Years of MORE!,
- At the SFAC Main Gallery in the War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave, Suite 126.
- September 30 through November 12, 2022
- Opening Reception: Friday, September 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.,
- Free and open to the public.
- Join the Cultural District now!
- Membership is $15 (dues waiver available for financial hardship).
- Click here to join or renew.
- Do not share this link with others; it has been customized for you, and will expire in 7 days.
- For assistance, please contact manager@sflcd.org.
- Help keep SOMA Kinky & Queer; Make a donation today!
- Your gift helps keep our kinky places and spaces in SOMA, and supports community events, performances and public art.
- Thanks!
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Isn't September in San Francisco something special? Enjoy it!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ CULTURAL DISTRICT
584 Castro Street #140
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States
415-237-3237
SFLCD.org
info@SFLCD.org
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