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The City’s heating up lately, and it’s not just the temperature. Though certain special experiences, such as sweating onto strangers at jam-packed dance parties, or roasting our faces off at the SF Pride Parade, are still just out of reach, there’s still plenty of steamy events to fill up your hot girl summer. Here’s what we’re most excited about for the week of June 22nd, 2021…

Our Partners’ Events

Sunday, 6/27

Hayes Valley Urban Air Market

11:00 am – 6:00 pm | Hayes Valley | Free 

Urban Air Market is an outdoor curated sustainable design marketplace that’s popping up in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. Sunday 6.27.21 they’re featuring 60+ independent makers and joining forces with the Hayes Valley Neighbors Association’s Shared Streets Program. Free to Attend. Community Vibes. Re-meet your neighbors. Shop Local.

This Week’s Giveaways

We Want to Send You and a Friend to the CJM’s Levi Strauss Exhibit! 

We Wanna Give You a Free Book!

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, 6/22

AAPI Virtual Town Hall in the TL

6:00 pm | Virtual Event | Free 

This past Spring we saw a disturbing uptick in violence against the AAPI community. To combat this, the Tenderloin AAPI Virtual Town Hall will bring together longtime Tenderloin residents, program directors, and community organizers to share stories, learn about ongoing efforts and resources, and discuss how we can better work together to support and strengthen the AAPI community – in the TL and throughout the City. Join the conversation!

20th Annual Fresh Meat Festival of Queer and Transgender Performance

On-Demand through 6/27 | Virtual Event | Free (Registration Required)

This festival may already be in it’s second week, but it’s honestly just getting started (and don’t worry – last week’s programs are still available on-demand through the festival’s end on the 27th). The packed lineup includes more than 40 artists and ensembles performing everything from bachata and bomba to trans & queer mariachi, from disabled dance theatre to award-winning wordsmiths – and, of course, plenty of voguing and ballroom-style performances.

Wednesday, 6/23

Circus Center presents: PRISMATICA

7:30 pm | Virtual Event | Pay-what-you-can (minimum $1)

This livestreamed variety show, hosted by the luscious Sparkles Devine and the magnetic Cheetah Biscotti, will showcase the astounding range and abilities of Circus Center’s queer instructors, staff, students, and community. Tickets are pay-what-you-can starting at just a buck, and every cent goes directly towards fueling Circus Center’s mission of education and preservation of the circus and arts.

Apothecary Raree: Progress

8:00 pm | DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street | $15-25

Apothecary Raree returns at last for its first live main-stage show since the lockdown. Join Jain Dowe and their Apothecarians for a neo-vintage night of electroswing elegance, a whirlwind Pride performance and dance party that will definitely, as its tagline promises, “cure what ails ya!”

Two Magicians, One Car Cross-Country Tour Kickoff Show

8:00 pm | Great Star Theatre | $20-300

Join magicians Kevin the Cap and Ash K. as they pack up their car and begin an unprecedented 120-night, 48-state, 100-show tour! Aren’t we lucky – we get ’em first, so we get ’em FRESH! Each magician will perform his own program at this farewell event, their last public performance in The City until the end of the tour in October. This delightful evening of magic and mayhem promises to be a gas for the grownups, but don’t be afraid to bring the kiddies along, too – the show is certified cool for ages 8+!

Thursday, 6/24

Opening Day for GOLEM: A Call to Action @ The Contemporary Jewish Museum

11:00 am – 5:00 pm | Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission Street | Free 

Celebrate the summer solstice, the opening of the CJM’s new Black Box Gallery for media and performance, and the opening of artist Julie Weitz’s new video installation by joining the @Jewseum for a day of free admission. Enjoy all of the current exhibitions (two of them are closing on the 27th, so take advantage!), then pop down to Wise Sons Deli downstairs for a delicious, delicious everything bagel… yum…

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus presents: WIRED

6:00 pm | Virtual Event | Free (Registration Required)

This year’s SFGMC Pride showcase will be virtual, and they’ve really taken advantage of the opportunities presented by digital performance. WIRED promises a record-number of virtual chorus performance videos, and will feature special guest appearances. Exclusive performances from the chorus and world premieres of never-before-heard musical pieces await, so don’t forget to get registered to watch!

InTransit: An All-Trans Drag Show

Seating at 7:30, Show at 8:15 | The Edge, 4149 18th Street | $5

The Castro’s first all-Trans drag show debuted to rave reviews last month, and hosts Polly Amber Ross and Lola Lewd are back to bring you another flight of the best in local Trans drag talent. Seating is available but extremely limited, so be sure to email intransitdrag@gmail.com to reserve a spot!

Friday, 6/25

Recombinant Rebound

5:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 8:30 pm, & 10:00 pm | Gray Area, 2665 Mission Street | $25

Gray Area is reopening their RML Cinechamber, a quote-unquote, “360° surround adventure in immersive sound, spatial cinema and sensory strangeness” – which sounds cool as hell, right?! They’ve got two programs made up of the work of 16 artists spanning two decades, all of which were created as panoramic experiences specifically for the CineChamber. Stop in for a show, and surrender to all that is sensory…

World Pride Wrench 2021

8:00 pm | Virtual Event | $0-50

The SF Neo-Futurists are back with the annual Pride edition of their weekly theatrical madness, The Infinite Wrench. Past pride shows have included a coming out dance for the Babadook, an ode to the Folsom Street Festival, and musings on gay haircuts, and this year’s show is guaranteed to offer the same rollercoaster of chaos and community. Make sure to jump into the chat space during the show – you may just be pulled onto the virtual stage for some audience participation!

Saturday, 6/26

Porch Pride: 5th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday and Sunday, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Virtual Event | $10 suggested donation

Finish off Bluegrass Pride’s #PorchPride2021 with the 5th Anniversary Celebration festival and concert! The two-day virtual festival will feature performances from the likes of Mya Byrne, Gangstagrass, Willi Carlisle, and The Rainbow Girls.

Astronautica: Voices of Women – An Opera

5:00 pm | The Marsh, 1062 Valencia Street | $0-100

Put down the horned helmet, Brunhilde, and grab your spacesuit – this multilayered production of music, voice, and video by nine women composers is an opera for the next generation. With a libretto drawn from the words of the women who have traveled in outer space and seen our world from a dramatic new perspective, this newly-commissioned work will be performed by the women of Trio Triumphatrix, and promises to be…. (oh God, I can’t stop myself..!)… Out of this world! 

Sunday, 6/27

Hayes Valley Urban Air Market

11:00 am – 6:00 pm | Hayes Valley | Free 

Urban Air Market is an outdoor curated sustainable design marketplace that’s popping up in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. Sunday 6.27.21 they’re featuring 60+ independent makers and joining forces with the Hayes Valley Neighbors Association’s Shared Streets Program. Free to Attend. Community Vibes. Re-meet your neighbors. Shop Local.

Mighty Real Pride After Party

7:00 pm – 2:00 am | The Great Northern, 119 Utah Street | $10-30

Still not ready to go home after all the Pride parties are done? Hit up the Mighty Real Pride After Party at The Great Northern! Resident DJ David Harness and guests Julius Papp, Robin Simmons & Jayvi Velasco will be spinning tunes into the wee hours. Get your drink on, dance till dawn, and tip your bartenders/entertainers!

Monday, 6/28

LISTEN @ Envelop SF presents: Selected Works by Nina Simone

Doors at 7:00 pm, Show at 7:30 pm | Envelop SF (Inside The Midway), 900 Marin Street | $30 

Envelop SF, the immersive sound experience,  seeks to unite people through shared listening experiences, building a sense of connection and community through sound. The 32-speaker immersive audio space hosts live performances and workshops, but there’s something super special about the ongoing album-listening series – I mean, what’s cozier than listening to your favorite album with friends? Tonight’s feature is a selection of work from the high priestess of soul, Nina Simone. Come experience an old favorite – or discover a new one – in a whole new way!

Mark your calendar for next week

Every Friday – No-Cover Cabaret

Friday, 7/2 – “POLLAN-ators” Opening Reception

Rad Ongoing Events

Every Saturday in June – Free Concerts @ Union Square

Through 7/25 – OUT of Site: Haight Ashbury

Every Saturday through 7/24 – Makers Row “Artists and Fleas” Market 

Check out our Big Bad List of Rad Ongoing Events right here!