Castro QCD: Arts & Culture Committee Meeting
2022-03-24 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is our monthly Arts & Culture Committee meeting. This meeting is open to the public. Public comments are allowed at the end of the meeting.

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2022-03-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee is dedicated to reactivating Folsom Street and environs as a cultural and community hub.
Committee members shared some great ideas at our last meeting, which we hope to develop into active projects in the coming year.
We are actively recruiting artists, both for our art shows and other programs, and in leadership roles in our organization.
We will also continue planning for “SOMA Second Saturdays” (see /show/) and other upcoming events.
Full draft agenda is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l4Z7zIHBxnBt_t5Ps8y0hHkwllp7KvkJABA5hzI92h8/
The meeting is free, and open to all.
Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 895 5424 2702.
We hope you will join us!

Sold out: Once Upon A Time, presented by Twisted Windows at Folsom Street Events
2022-04-02 19:30 - 23:00 | 145 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103-2620, United States
This event is now sold out. You can join the waiting list at the ticket link, and join our mailing list so you don’t miss future events: http://eepurl.com/bufQZL
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An evening of fantasy fairy tales, combining scintillatingly sensual shows with interactive marvels. This gala reception features exquisitely erotic, sensually subversive, and particularly provocative performance art, including suspension bondage, pole dance, living statues, fetish acts, and burlesque, as well as decorated selfie stations, interactive art, gourmet bites, and other participatory marvels. All proceeds go to compensate artists and to support the Folsom Street 501(c)3 non-profit arts and culture organization.
Tickets are available here: https://forbiddentickets.com/events/twisted-windows/dbbe6e2198
Performers include:
* Vix Nolan
* Amermaidrenegade & MxBliss
* LaTahsha Ruby
* Drago Nesa
* Rain DeGrey
* Danarama & Shell
* Doll Fatale
* Rae Lune
* Shay
* Shibaritta
* Sluttyhands & Xean
* Cerulean
* JD (RopeRigger) & Kitty
* Angel
* EroticFixation & NotYourAnything
* The Purple Anon
* Sunny & KnottyDaddy
**Please carefully read our COVID guidelines to determine whether attending this event is within your risk profile. Particularly, note the k/n95 mask and up-to-date vaccination requirements, which includes a booster if eligible. Details at the ticket link.**
“Twisted Windows is like going to the ballet for kinksters. Every single time, there is a performance that makes me belly laugh. One that brings me to hot tears. One that inspires me to take my kink to the next level. And always several that just make me think about the intersection of kink and art. There is nothing else like it.” – Mir, owner of Wicked Grounds
Event photo by The Silence

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2022-04-05 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Lusciouse
Houston Oak
Grok Amiri
Cornelius Belmont
Special Guest Reader
Daniel Erickson, author of the Erik Atlas
novels
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

Castro QCD: Land Use Committee meeting
2022-04-06 16:00 - 17:30
This is our monthly Land Use Committee meeting. (open to the public).

LCD: Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2022-04-06 18:00 - 19:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is creating an Internet-based Walking Tour of noteworthy past and present locations in our South of Market neighborhood. We will help folks rediscover the lost gathering spaces of the past, and appreciate the businesses and cultural institutions that now struggle to survive.
We need folks help develop the content for the tour, and to provide (or help us recruit) expertise in research, editing, and voice acting.
This is a great time to get involved, whether your interest is historical, architectural, cultural, technological, or prurient. We need your input!
This is a free Zoom meeting, open to all 18+.
Agenda here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRGWV6UJBluUw1crKo-kLrNYCYZiHO3XJrAEt09fgFQ
Join at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter Meeting ID: 884 7069 1792.
More info at /make-tour

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2022-04-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-05-05 18:00 - 19:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting guides efforts to increase District membership with an emphasis on representing all members of our community.
First Thursdays at 6 pm PST
Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87865884248
Proposed Agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WXvW91IgDN2ZOn-uh2wzRSISrTI1XaR0k-v091-zgbo/edit#heading=h.6bc6e5a12ww9
3 Functions of this Committee:
1. Membership drive and process
2. Diversity part I- outreach to groups and gain attendance from all clubs and groups within our community
3. Diversity part II- ensure our committees are functioning from a viewpoint of diversity in their structure and event planning.
Hope you can join us!

SOMA Second Saturdays!
2022-04-09 12:00 - 17:00 | 12th Street between Eagle Plaza and Folsom Street
We are returning to 12th Street between Eagle Plaza and Folsom Street. Come shop with some of the finest queer and kink artists, artisans, and craftspeople.
Beverages are available at the SF Eagle, including beer bust. Dine nearby at local restaurants.
Find out who else is going and join the chat with Bloom!
https://bl.ooo/m/soma-second-saturdays
Applicable COVID-19 precautions enforced. For your and others’ safety, please mask up.
Smoke-Free Event
Come out and join the fun.

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting
2022-04-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-05-10 18:30 - 19:30 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Land Use Committee tracks changes to real estate in the District in order to mitigate the effects of development and gentrification.
Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 865 1085 0238
Password: [REDACTED]
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The Land Use Committee for the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is interacting with city agencies, developers, and a range of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, regarding a wide range of land use issues within the recently-created Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.
There are a wide range of opportunities for involvement, from being on call to show up at a meeting in City Hall, to critical negotiations with planners and developers.
While special skills in real estate or civic planning are great, anyone with an interest in the Cultural District is welcome to join.
Agenda is available here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XX0IL_LNtV8EXYldtS3E-Yj-cCG_oZE6xm4iUf7-qsE/edit
For more information, please visit http://SFLCD.org, or contact land-use-chair@SFLCD.org.

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting
2022-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Communications Committee plans and guides the messaging and branding decisions for the District.
Join via Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039453815
Join by phone:
1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 840 3945 3815
Please contact the committee chairperson, Bob Brown with any questions: bob.brown@sflcd.org

"Happiness and Other Diseases" Book Release Party
2022-04-16 19:00 - 21:00 | 145 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103-2620, United States
Book Release Party for “Happiness and Other Diseases”
Author Book Reading
Book Signing
Q&A Session
Books for Sale
Mini-exhibit of photos from the cover photoshoot by photographer Garrett Sohnly
Photo prints for sale
Champagne and hors d’oeuvres will be served
Folsom Street Community Center
145 9th St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Preorder Here: https://mochamemoirspress.com/product/happiness-and-other-diseases/
Author Website: http://sumikosaulson.com/
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/IL-TsyqgJSY
Tik-Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdBUFxAc/
Flynn Keahi has had a rough year. His nightmares are starting to manifest in reality, but no one believes him. Terrifying creatures are trying to cross out of dreams into the physical realm. Only Flynn can stop them – but doing so might cost him his life. Complicating matters further, one of these creatures cannot help wanting him — in every forbidden way. Will she be able to save him from his fate? Can she even protect him from herself?
Want to see who’s going, match, and chat before you go? Check out “Happiness and Other Diseases” Book Release Party on the Bloom Community app:
https://bl.ooo/m/happiness-and-other-diseases-book-release-party
What People Are Saying!
“In this entertaining novel, Saulson incorporates mythology into what might appear to be normal, everyday life. However, hir characters, Flynn and Charlotte, are far from normal. I enjoyed how ze keeps their relationship lively but honest – even sweet, but not in a saccharine way. Buy this book! For sheer enjoyment, it’s a keeper!”
– Marge Simon, multiple Bram Stoker winner, HWA Lifetime Achievement Award winner
“If you enjoy unsettling dark paranormal romances that place power dynamics in sexual relationships under the microscope, look no further. Sumiko Saulson gives us body horror, what feels like an insiders look at mental illness and the mental health system, dysfunctional families, semi-obscure mythological characters, and an excellent depiction of how many of us teeter on the fence between sex and death. Happiness and Other Diseases is a sexy, funny, disturbing, and unflinching tale of the insane lengths people will go to in search of love and acceptance.”
— Michelle Renee Lane, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of Invisible Chains
“A twisted descent into arousal, madness and mad arousal, Happiness and Other Diseases pulls no punches as it peels back the layers of the human experience to reveal our soft, creamy centers. Take that how you want, but if you are looking for a disturbing, sexually charged read with solid writing, Sumiko Saulson delivers.”
— Angela Yuriko Smith, Bram Stoker Awards® Nominated author of In Favor of Pain
“It is a very unconventional book that offers a supernatural dimension to the mysterious, sometimes mind-bending world of psychological pathological conditions, psychosis, and disorders.”
Justin Boyer, bibliophilesreverie.com
“Happiness And Other Diseases by Sumiko Saulson is a tragic love story that includes dark humor, Greek mythology… moments of pure horror.”
David Watson, HorrorAddicts.net

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2022-04-19 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Daniel Erickson
Foster
Jconr B. Ortega
Frank La, Mr Santa Clara Leather 2014,
Bare Chest Calendar Mr March 2021
Special Guest Reader
Hannah_Hellcat
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2022-04-20 18:00 - 20:00
Board of Directors Meeting
The meeting is free and all community members are welcome to attend.
Please join us remotely via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789060820…
You can find the meeting agenda here:
You can also call 1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) and use Meeting ID: 844 9193 7145 and Password: [REDACTED] (Or find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kl0fPTq3u)
Board meeting minutes will be available when they are approved at the following meeting.
For more info, visit http://www.sflcd.org.

Castro LGBTQ Cultural District Advisory Board meeting
2022-04-21 18:00 - 20:00
This is our monthly Advisory Board meeting (open to the public).

10th Annual Earth Day World Naked Bike Ride - San Francisco
2022-04-23 11:00 | Rincon Park, 270 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105, US
The 3rd World Naked Bike Ride- San Francisco event of the 2022 Naking Season. It’s the 10th Annual World Naked Bike Ride : Earth Day Edition.
#WNBRsf2022: Join the Fun! Become A Part of the Annual International World Naked Bike Rides; Celebrate YourSelf, Body Freedom & Liberty; Promote Bike & Transportation Safety & A More Livable Planet For All.
SF World Naked Bike Ride #WNBRsf2022 #2
11am Gathering
12pm Noon Start
Rincon “Cupid’s Arrow“ Park, The Embarcadero & Folsom Street, San Francisco.
Just a few blocks from Embarcadero BART & MUNI bus/rail Station & San Francisco Trans Bay Transit Center ( convenient downtown automobile parking can be pricey or unavailable )
Full Ride Map details will be posted several days before the Ride with other helpful tips.
It’s a leisurely tour around popular scenic parts of the City & winding down for an after party in the Castro, The Nudists Oasis of the San Francisco Peninsula, unlike any other location on Earth. All are welcome; all mobilities are welcome.
NA•KED / NU•DIST = #BareAssYouDare #BareAsYouDare ( barefoot nekkid, inked, painted, body signage for advocacy causes & fun/jokes, swim-suited, lingerie’d, leather’d, rubber’d or legacy body•masks ) , but theres no legit reason to be shy around so many Nudist Naturist Friends & thousands of closeted-nudist-fans.
ALL seasonal #WNBRsf2022 events, WELCOME ALL mobilities ( including bikes, trikes, unicycles, recumbents, e-bikes, onewheels/e-unicyles, skates, skateboarders, scooters, segways, even those with fast running shoes or barefooters,— & even those with traditional motorcycles or automobiles who would like to carry NUDISTS & / or serve as marshals ).
Always wear Your Cheshire Cat Smile. IF any verbal cowards attempt to get under Your Skin, IGNORE them ( that’ll irritate them most ); IF any dare attempt to get physical, RECORD them with Your phone & Text @SFPD: “TIP411” (847411) in ”To:” field & keyword “SFPD” in Your text field, followed by Your report message & pics & vids.

Leather Pride Flag Day
2022-04-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Eagle Plaza, 398 12th, San Francisco, CA
Leather Pride Flag Day
4pm-6pm
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Eagle Plaza
398 12th Street
San Francisco
Co-Hosts
San Francisco Eagle Bar
Leather & LBGTQ Cultural District
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.
See you soon!

SF Eagle's 9 Year Anniversary Big Block Party
2022-04-24 12:00 | SF Eagle, 398 12th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Its back and bigger than ever! Join us as we celebrate our 9th year Anniversary Block Party Style!
Stay Tuned for more juicy details!!

Castro CD Diversity & Inclusion Committee meeting
2022-04-27 17:30 - 18:30
This is our monthly Diversity & Inclusion Committee meeting. (open to the public).

Castro CD Arts & Culture Committee Meeting
2022-04-28 13:00 - 14:00

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2022-04-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee is dedicated to reactivating Folsom Street and environs as a cultural and community hub.
Committee members shared some great ideas at our last meeting, which we hope to develop into active projects in the coming year.
We are actively recruiting artists, both for our art shows and other programs, and in leadership roles in our organization.
We will also continue planning for “SOMA Second Saturdays” (see /show/) and other upcoming events.
The meeting is free, and open to all.
Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 895 5424 2702.
We hope you will join us!

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2022-05-03 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Dicey Grenor
Houston Oak
JConr B. Ortega
Cornelius Belmont
Special Guest Reader
Daniel Erickson, reading Part Two of
“Liber Confutatus”
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
See who else is attending to have fun in the show’s Chat by going to https://bl.ooo/m/erotic-storytelling-hour-277
If you have a story you would like to tell on a future ESTH, contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free but you can also feel free to thank us.
Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

Castro CD Land Use Committee meeting
2022-05-04 16:00 - 17:30

Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2022-05-04 18:00 - 19:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is creating an Internet-based Walking Tour of noteworthy past and present locations in our South of Market neighborhood. We will help folks rediscover the lost gathering spaces of the past, and appreciate the businesses and cultural institutions that now struggle to survive.
We need folks help develop the content for the tour, and to provide (or help us recruit) expertise in research, editing, and voice acting.
This is a great time to get involved, whether your interest is historical, architectural, cultural, technological, or prurient. We need your input!
This is a free Zoom meeting, open to all 18+.
Agenda here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_TkHy5Ieqxjp31nDF-JHZ-bmXweo7g5qXIMgJ-Z0uBM/edit?usp=sharing
Join at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter Meeting ID: 884 7069 1792.
More info at /make-tour

Clean Street, Happy Heart
2022-05-07 00:00 - 17:00 | Calle 24 Latino Cultural District, 3250 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, US
CLEAN STREET, HAPPY HEART (CALLE LIMPIA, CORAZÓN CONTENTO) LAUNCH AND COMMUNITY EVENT
May 7, 2022 starting at 10 am
The American Indian Cultural District in unity with our sister Cultural District Calle24 is hosting Clean Street, Happy Heart (Calle Limpia, Corazón Contento), a community event to clean and brighten our American Indian Cultural District using a culturally relevant approach. Press conference starts at 10am at the 24th Street Bart Station. Join AICD after at 12:00 pm on 16th Street between Valencia and Mission Street for AICD swag and more!

Calle Limpia Corazón Contento
2022-05-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Calle 24 Latino Cultural District, 3250 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, US
Calle 24 Latino Cultural District will be implementing a community economic recovery program called Calle Limpia, Corazón Contento launching May 7, 2022 in an effort to reinvigorate the Latino Cultural District and respond to the needs of vulnerable residents, vendors, and unhoused neighbors facing economic hardship.
Calle 24 Latino Cultural District and partnered groups will conduct outreach by providing residents, vendors, unhoused neighbors, and those engaging in self-harm behavior with sufficient resources before they are targeted with citations. Calle 24 is actively working towards partnerships with San Francisco City and County Departments, community-based organizations (CBOs), residents, business owners, and the District 9 supervisor.
Orientation for volunteers is Monday, May 2nd via Zoom
Please register to volunteer with this form!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WkwiaYAN5BcKjsnnhArVHxZ8qxrCI3Wj8bGoNsoVZQE/viewform?ts=624dbe3d&edit_requested=true

Audacious Anniversary
2022-05-07 17:00 - 21:00 | Folsom Street Foundry, 1425 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Come celebrate the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s fourth birthday with us
Note that vaccination is required and we will be checking proof at the door.
In order to take care of yourself and those around you, we highly recommend:
1. masking during the event (we will have a limited number of N95s to distribute and a mask vendor onsite),
2. not coming if you have any symptoms or COVID contacts, and
3. screening by doing testing both before and after the event.
Entertainment, food, demos, and fun
Free Admission
Saturday, May 7, 2022
5 to 9 pm
Folsom Street Foundry
1425 Folsom Street
Featuring performances by
House of MORE!
The Rebel Kings
Ambient suspension bondage performances by Ivy Limieux and Shay Tiziano, with Sabriel Star
DJ Fawks
MC Lance Holman
Demos by ONYX Northwest, The 15 Association, and Society of Janus.
The first annual
Brazen Runway
Strut your smut
21+
Bring proof of vaccination.
See who’s going, match, and chat before you go. Check out Audacious Anniversary on the Bloom Community app.
https://bl.ooo/m/audacious-anniversary

Castro CD Executive Committee meeting
2022-05-10 12:00 - 13:00
This is our monthly Executive Committee (open to the public).

Castro CD Governance Committee meeting
2022-05-12 17:30 - 18:30
This is our monthly Governance Committee meeting (open to the public).
