SOMA West Farmers Market
at Eagle Plaza

The SOMA West Community Benefit District held the Grand Opening of it 2022 pilot season of the SOMA West Farmers Market at Eagle Plaza, on July 16.

The weekly Saturday market will run and continuing through the month of October, offering a selection of produce from local farmers and food producers, plus prepared foods, community tabling, and family-friendly entertainment.

This certified farmers market is made possible by a partnership between the SOMA West CBD, the Friends of Eagle Plaza, the SF LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, the Eagle SF bar, HQ, and neighborhood residents, with support from the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

Eagle Plaza, at the intersection of 12th Street and Harrison, is the world’s first Leather-themed public space, and serves as a neighborhood community gathering space, supporting San Francisco’s Leather, Fetish, Kink, Queer and LGBTQ culture and community.

The market will open every Saturday at 9:00 am.  On the second Saturday of each month (8/13, 9/10, 10/8) the market will end at 12:30 pm, and be immediately followed by the the SOMA Second Saturday event.  On other Saturdays it will remain open until 1:00 pm.

Come find fine fresh foods and fun friends under the big Leather flag!

Full info about the Farmers Market is here.

The Up Your Alley Fair is back in its full-strength version!

Sunday, July 31, 2022
11 am – 6 pm

Head for the infamous corner of Folsom and Dore.

Dive into San Francisco’s notorious, kinky, leather block party!

Wear your gear, your leather, or your birthday suit; just come out and help keep SOMA kinky and queer!

Visit the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District booth, next to the Folsom Street Merchandise booth
at the corner of Folsom and Dore.

Visit folsomstreet.org for info.

Check out the Andymatic Up Your Alley/Dore Weekend Party Guide 2022 for more fun.

Bring proof of vaccination, and an open mind.

Clementina Street’s New Glimmer 

A new sculptural lighting installation by local artist Josh Hubert, entitled “Glimmer”, is now on display on Clementina and 8th Street, in the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District of San Francisco.

Stop by (after dark, for true impact), and see this delightful creation, which not only brings art into our District, but also adds light for greater public safety and activation.  We are told that there are some final details still being worked on, and that when completed, the lights will be fully programmable for special occasions like holidays and events.

Glimmer may be seen as a companion piece to Shimmer, another colorful and kinetic work currently on display at the intersection of Kearny and Broadway in North Beach.

Glimmer was made possible by the SOMA West Community Benefit District, with the cooperation of the owners and managers of the adjacent buildings, Google Webpass and SF Moto.

The image above (provided by SOMA West) only gives you a general idea of the thing; really, go and see it yourself!

 

A fascinating interview with key staff and volunteers of the Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District was conducted on July 14 by Vas Kiniris, Business Development Director for Next-SF, as part of the “Square Celebrates SF Cultural Districts” series.  

The panelists — Shayne Watson, Jonathan Ojinaga, Bob Goldfarb, and Cal Callahan — talked about the work of the Cultural Districts in preserving local cultures, shared some fun historical tidbits about SOMA, and shared about how they would spend an ideal afternoon (and evening!) in the District.

You can watch the recordings of the webinar here:

• Highlights Reel:  https://youtu.be/IeojFbR-jyg
• Full Recording:  https://youtu.be/41dCrpNx49Q