Events for August 5, 2020
< Tuesday, August 4
Thursday, August 6 >
< Tuesday, August 4
Thursday, August 6 >
Wednesday, August 5
Free Admission Hour “Japanese Tea Garden” at GG Park
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California ...Every Wednesday
RSVP Deadline: Disney Concert w/ Alan Menken & Lin-Manuel Miranda (Aug. 6)
We are delighted to celebrate Alan Menken’s recent achievement in earning the coveted EGOT, following his Daytime Emmy win for Best Original Song. He is the 16th person to receive the distinction of earning four prestigious awards—an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. We invite you ...
The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot and the Legacy of Police Violence
Three years before the Stonewall uprising in New York, the August 1966 riot at Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district occurred when drag queens and transgender women fought back against police harassment. A watershed moment in LGBTQ history that was almost forgotten, the riot ...
