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Best Bay Area Events 3/25-4/14
Here Comes the Sunby Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Day drinking weather is upon us! (If you don’t know by now… day drinking is my preference.) It’s time for picnics and people watching in Dolores Park. Also, I am MCing the SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day event in Martinez

Meet Ian The Meow, The Cat That Reminds San Francisco to “Be Nice.”
Ian The Meow is a cute cat who regularly walks around San Francisco, reminding passersby to “be nice” and is also a street artist and mental health advocate dedicated to spreading kindness through their work.

Why You Should Protest In Rich Neighborhoods
Protests and riots in low-income neighborhoods tend to be ignored by America’s decision makers, while protests in affluent areas could potentially lead to change by forcing the wealthy to acknowledge demands.

Five Muni Lines Could Get The Snip
SFMTA is considering service rollbacks on five Muni bus lines, citing a drop in profits, which would affect thousands of riders and exacerbate downtown’s ghost-town reputation.

Punk Majesty: SF’s First Punk Art Showroom
Punk Majesty is an eco-friendly shopping showroom in Lower Nob Hill, offering hand-painted leather jackets and upcycled furniture, and is part of the SF First Thursdays Art Walk, which is a neighborhood-focused art crawl that takes place on the first Thursday of each month.

Flooding and Neglect Threaten a Vintage Collector’s Hidden Gems
Willy, a Muni driver and taxi driver, has been collecting items since the 1960s but his collection is nearly ruined due to flooding and mold, and he is being evicted, but is receiving help from a volunteer and vintage collector, Krystyl, who is helping him sort through his collection and sell it to raise money to pay his bills.

‘Nobody Loves You’ is Dark & Hilarious at A.C.T.
Nobody Loves You, a new musical at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theater, satirizes reality TV dating shows and explores the fallacy of the system of perceived reality.

I Wish I Had a Window: Seeing the World Through the Eyes of Artists with Disabilities
Have you ever wanted to see the world through someone else’s eyes? At I Wish I Had a Window at Narrative Oakland, you can. This first-of-its-kind exhibition—featuring more than 500 works from 200 artists across seven progressive art studios nationwide—offers an intimate glimpse into the experiences, emotions, and creative visions