This weekend, April 23-24, 2022, is a very special one out on 12th Street at Harrison:

On Saturday, April 23, from 4 to 6 pm, join us on Eagle Plaza (398 12th Street, in San Francisco) to celebrate the Leather Pride Flag, in an event co-sponsored by leather titleholders Ghee Phua and Tammy Lg Hatter, along with the Cultural District, the Friends of Eagle Plaza, and the SF Eagle Bar.

This inaugural event aims to bring together the SF Bay Area leather/kink community to celebrate the creation of the leather pride flag and the life of its creator, Tony DeBlase. It is also a fundraiser for the upkeep of the leather pride flag in the Eagle Plaza. Finally it is a send off for the local IML contestants.

There will be 2 speakers who will provide a historical perspective on the creation of the leather pride flag and share stories about Tony DeBlase. This event will be streamed during IMsL/IMsBB.  Find more details here and here.

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Then, on Sunday, 4/24, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm, it’s the SF Eagle’s 9 Year Anniversary Big Block Party!  It’s back and bigger than ever! With Dj’s Sergio Fedasz, Kelly Naughton, Phil B, Paul Goodyear and Russ Rich, performances by Pollo Del Mar and Suppositori Spelling, and much more.

The beer bust will run from 12:00 noon to 7 pm, with proceeds to Folsom Street; those folks will also have a booth where you can pick up hard-to-find merchandise from past Folsom Street Fairs.

Look for more info here and here.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are bringing Easter back to Dolores Park, on Sunday, April 17th 2022.  The festivities will include the traditional Hunky Jesus contest and plenty of surprises.

You could help make this event a success:  they need volunteers for a full range of shifts and duties. None are labor intensive; they just need folks to commit to showing up. 

Full info and sign up form at https://volunteersignup.org/E8CMF.

The State of California has extended applications to the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Fund to assist households in danger of eviction.  Funds are still available to help income-eligible households impacted by a COVID-19 related hardship to pay rent and utilities, both for past due and future payments. Apply now to help avoid eviction.   Detailed info is at sf.gov/renthelp,  Housingiskey.com or homeownershipsf.org. 

SOMA Second Saturdays!

Submit Your Own Video!  

We are inviting our community to submit short videos for possible inclusion in our MOVIE DAY presentation.

• Videos should be short, no more than 6 to 10 minutes.  
• If you have a longer work, consider submitting an excerpt or teaser.  Or submit your longer work, and we may be able to use all or part of it.
• Preference will be given to works by local folks, leather & LGBTQ-oriented folks, and folks from marginalized communities.
• Preference will be given to works that reflect queer or kinky themes, or that relate to the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco.
• Audiences will be 18+.  
• Works will be presented on MOVIE DAY in the screening room of the Folsom Street Community Center, which seats roughly 80 people.  
• Movie creators will be invited to attend the MOVIE DAY event, and may optionally be included in a panel to discuss their work, answer questions, etc.
• No compensation is offered. 
• Creators retain full rights to their work.  No rights are being given to us beyond the one-time screening. 
• Submit your file only if you have the right to do so.
• Submission does not guarantee that your video will be screened.
• Copies of the video will not be retained by us after the event, without your permission.   
• Please contact arts-chair@sflcd.org to discuss or with any questions.

We will ask you to submit your work by uploading your best-quality, highest resolution video file(s) below.  Be sure to provide us with

• the NAME of your work,
• its DURATION as submitted,
• your own NAME, as you would like it to be publicly announced
• the names of OTHERS involved in the production, and their roles.  
• Your full CONTACT INFO, preferably including both phone or text number and email address.  
• Any COMMENTS about the film that you believe it important for people to know before viewing it.  

Upload your file here