Events for February 17, 2021
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Wednesday, February 17
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
“White on White” Engaging Other White People in Race Conversations
Here are some things people in recent workshops have said:
“Thank you, Jill, that was brilliant! I really learned to shift from frustration and anger, fight and blame, to compassion and connection.” – Seri, Alameda
“Jill creates a safe space for practicing new responses to uncomfortable situations.” ...
“Full-Spectrum Science Online” Countdown to Mars
Mars is an unforgiving target for spacecraft. Less than half of all missions to the Red Planet have been successful-though all of NASA’s rover missions there, including Pathfinder/Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, have overwhelmingly succeeded. Next up, NASA deploys Perseverance, a rover specifically tasked with ...
Free Online Yoga Class for “Active Kids”
“In this live online interactive class, students will grow their body strength and awareness through yoga poses. Younger children may need help safely moving through poses. This class is open to all ages. This class is a part of our Active Kids class series, classes ...
3rd Annual “Black Solidarity Week” Procession at Lake Merritt
This ceremony, rooted in African traditions of honoring and being in solidarity with our ancestors, kicks off #BlackSolidarityWeek.
A ceremony rooted in African traditions of honoring and being in solidarity with our ancestors who came before us and paved the way. This event kicks off #BlackSolidarityWeek.
We’ll ...
Green or Otherwise: Care, Color, and Ceilings, with Justin Nagle
Justin R. Nagle will delve into David Ireland’s use of the color “Institutional Green” and discuss it in relation to his treatment of the ceilings within 500 Capp Street to better understand care through the metaphor of concealment. The lecture will be followed by a ...
SF Public Library Talk: Melissa Valentine in Conversation about 1990s Oakland
In celebration of Melissa Valentine’s book, The Names of All the Flowers, Valentine and Butts will discuss writing and community organizing.
Set in rapidly gentrifying 1990s Oakland, The Names of All the Flowers, explores siblinghood, adolescence and grief in a family shattered by loss. Published by ...
Kink’s Naughty Launch Party: Readings, Live Demos & Adult Stuff
Join us on Wednesday, February 17th at 6pm PT when we celebrate the new short story anthology, KINK, with an evening of readings, live demonstrations, and conversations in partnership with Kink.com!
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT
About the Event
Kink.com and Green Apple Books are partnering ...
1990s-era Oakland Book Talk “The Names of All the Flowers”
In celebration of Melissa Valentine’s book, The Names of All the Flowers, Valentine and Butts will discuss writing and community organizing.
Set in rapidly gentrifying 1990s Oakland, The Names of All the Flowers, explores siblinghood, adolescence and grief in a family shattered by loss. Published by ...
SF’s Chinatown Neon Online Tour Part 2
The Lunar New Year and Chinatown history shine in this online tour about neon signs and how they illuminate the alleys of Grant Avenue.
This is a special presentation of the Chinatown Neon Tour Part 2 with an introduction provided by the Chinese Historical Society of ...
“Dinner and a Show” at Asiento
Outdoor Dining is BACK in SF! Don’t let the social isolation get to you. Reserve your table for 2 or more and enjoy a delicious meal from Asiento on their beautiful, outdoor, covid compliant parklet; sit down with drinks and laugh the night away at ...
