Author
and historian Jack Tillmany will talk about San
Francisco’s old trolleys and movie theaters, such as the
no. 9 streetcar and the Lyceum at 3350 Mission St., at a
meeting of the San Francisco History Association at St.
Philip’s Church on March 27, 7 p.m. 1947 photo courtesy
Jack Tillmany
March 1-30: Noe Valley SENIOR CENTER
serves lunches
for people over 60, weekdays at noon. St. Philip’s Hall, 725
Diamond. Reserve a
lunch, 648-1030. openhand.org.
March 1-31: The Noe Valley OVEREATERS
ANONYMOUS group
meets Monday through Saturday, 7 am, at St. Aidan’s Church,
101 Gold Mine
Drive. oasf.org.
March 1-31: Meet under the rainbow flag
at Harvey Milk
Plaza (Castro and Market) for a walking tour, “CASTRO: Tales
of the Village.”
Sat., Sun., or Tues., 11 am. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org.
March 2 & 3: Students at the Ruth
Asawa School of the Arts perform The Producers,a
MUSICAL based on
the Mel Brooks film. 7:30 pm; Sat. matinees 2 pm. 555 Portola.
695-5120; sfsota.org.
March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: The Friday night
“Jazz in the Bookshop” series at BIRD & BECKETT features
Don Prell’s Seabop
Ensemble (March 2), the Jimmy Ryan Quintet (March 9),
Peterson-Foster-Prell-Marabuto (March 16), the Chuck Peterson
Quintet (March
23), and the Dave Parker Quartet (March 30). 5:30 pm. 653
Chenery. 586-3733; birdbeckett.com.
March 2-30: Yell “BINGO!” at St. Paul’s
on Friday
nights at 7 pm (doors open at 5 pm). St. Paul’s Parish Hall,
221 Valley.
648-7538.
March 2-30: Dolores Park Cafe hosts
Friday night MUSIC and spoken word. 7:30-10 pm. 501 Dolores.
621-2936;doloresparkcafe.org.
March 3: Whole Foods welcomes
representatives from
their “Nickels for NONPROFITS” campaign: Hayes Valley Farm,
Arriba Juntos, and
Muttville senior dog rescue. Noon-3 pm. 3950 24th. 282-4700.
March 3 & 4: The SF HISTORY
EXPO features mini-museums, photographs of historic garages,
and Alan
Zimmerman’s paintings of Gold Rush San Francisco. 11 am-4 pm.
The Old Mint, 88
5th. 537-1105, ext. 100; sfhistory.org.
March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31: The Noe Valley
FARMERS’ MARKET hosts live musicians from 8 am to 1 pm. 3861
24th. 248-1332; noevalleyfarmersmarket.com.
March 3-April 8: E. Dale Erickson
exhibits PAINTINGS, drawings, and prints in “PreOccupied,” at
ArtZone 461
Gallery. Reception March 3, 5-8 pm; noon-6 pm Wed.-Sun.
441-8680; artzone461.com.
March 4: Paxton Gate offers a two-hour
TERRARIUM CLASS at
Curiosities for Kids. 11 am-1 pm. 766 Valencia. Registration
required:
824-1872; paxtongate.com.
March 4: Joy Wilson introduces her Joy
the BAKER
Cookbook. 3-4 pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar
Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 4: Music on the Hill presents
“Souvenirs:
Music from the Diaspora,” featuring 20th-century JEWISH
COMPOSERS from Eastern
Europe, Israel, and the U.S. 7 pm. St. Aidan’s Church, 101
Gold Mine Drive.
820-1429; mothmuse2@yahoo.com.
March 4 & 18: SF City Guides leads a
free WALKING TOUR of Noe Valley on first and third Sundays at
1:30 pm. Meet at
the Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org.
March 4, 11, 18 & 25: The Sunday JAZZ series
at Bliss Bar features Ken Berman and Michael Abraham (March
4); vocalist Myrna
DelRio (March 11); Brazilian music vocalist Sandy Cressman
(March 18); and
vocalist Suzanna Smith (March 25). 4:30-7:30 pm. 4026 24th.
826-6200; blissbarsf.com.
March 4-25: Learn about MISSION
DOLORES at a City Guides walk held on Sundays, 11 am. Meet at
the gold fire
hydrant at 20th and Church. 557-4266; sfcityguides.org.
March 5: Emily
Leider reads from Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in
Hollywood at
the ODD MONDAYS series. 7 pm; no-host supper at Haystack, 5:30
pm (RSVPjlsender@webtv.net).
Phoenix Books, 3957 24th. 821-2090.
March 6: The Board of Supervisors
honors Catherine
Berstrom, Beth Spotswood, and Kate Ryken for their efforts
following fires that
dislocated tenants in Noe and the Castro. 3:30 pm. City Hall.
554-6968.
March 6: Omnivore Books hosts a PANEL
DISCUSSION, “What
Meat-Eaters Need to Know.6-7 pm. Revival Kitchen,
2102 Shattuck,
Berkeley. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 6, 13, 20 & 27: The Eureka Valley
Library offers its TODDLER TALES on Tuesdays, 10:30 am. 1 Jose
Sarria Court
(16th & Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.
March 6, 13 & 27: Little ones enjoy
rhymes and songs by Children’s Librarian Catherine at the Noe
Valley Library’s
TODDLER TALES. 10:15 and 11 am. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
March 6-28: Chris Sequeira offers adult
TAI CHI
classes Tuesdays at 7 pm, and free senior qigong classes
Wednesdays 1-3 pm at
Glen Park; register at sfrecpark.org, 773-8185; livingtaichi@yahoo.com.
March 7, 14, 21 & 28: Eureka Valley
Library’s Wednesday BABY RHYME & PLAYTIME, for infants to
18 months, starts
at 1:30 pm. 1 Jose Sarria Court (16th & Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.
March 7-28: Sing along with Patrick
Sosa and Alison
Faith Levy at Phoenix Books’ Wednesday STORY HOUR, for babies
to age 4. 11 am.
3957 24th. 821-3477.
March 7-28 & April 4: AL-ANON meets
Wednesdays 8 to 9:30 pm at St. Philip’s Church. 725 Diamond.
834-9940; al-anonsf.org
March 7 & April 4: The GLBT HISTORY MUSEUM
offers a free day on the first Wednesday of the month. 11 am-7
pm. 4127 18th.
621-1107.
March 7 & April 4: Bliss Bar’s COMEDY OPEN
MIKE is emceed by Treena Meyer on the first Wednesday of the
month, starting at
7:30 pm. 4026 24th. 826-6200; blissbarsf.com.
March 8: Drop in to the LGBT SENIOR
discussion
group on second Thursdays at 30th Street Senior Center.
10-11:30 am. 225 30th.
296-8995, ext. 5.
March 8: Tanya Denckla Cobb discussesReclaiming
Our
Food: How the GRASSROOTS FOOD MOVEMENT Is Changing the Way
We Eat. 6-7
pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 8-April 25: CREATIVITY EXPLORED
hosts a group show, “Parallel Visions.” Reception March 8, 7-9
pm. Mon.-Wed.
& Fri., 10 am-3 pm; Thurs., 10 am-7 pm; Sat. & Sun.,
noon-5 pm. 3245
16th. 863-2108; creativityexplored.org.
March 9: Will Durst and Roy
Zimmerman perform
ELECTION-YEAR COMEDY in “Live from the Starving Ear.” 8 pm. SF
Live Arts at St.
Cyprian’s Church, 2097 Turk at Lyon. 218-7937; liveatcyprians.blogspot.com.
March 9: Bombshell Betty and her
BURLESQUETEERS
perform at Elbo Room. 9 pm. 647 Valencia. 552-7788;elbo.com.
March 9 & 10: The Ruth Asawa School of
the Arts hosts a Wind Ensemble CONCERT on Friday, and a
concerto concert on
Saturday. 7:30 pm. 555 Portola. 695-5120;sfsota.org.
March 10: The LADYBUG Gardeners group
welcomes
volunteers at Upper Noe Rec Center on second Saturdays, 9 am
to noon. 295 Day.kate@noevalleyreccenter.com.
March 10: DOGS who need homes will be
at the SPCA
Mobile Pet Adoption event from 11 am to 3 pm. Noe Valley Pet
Company, 1451
Church. 282-7385.
March 10: Whole Foods hosts a Whole
Planet
Foundation BBQ FUNDRAISER to start sustainable businesses in
impoverished
areas. Noon-4 pm. 3950 24th. 282-4700.
March 10: Natural Resources invites
you to come meet
local doulas (2-4 pm) and home-birth MIDWIVES (4-6 pm). 1367
Valencia.
550-2611; naturalresources-sf.com.
March 10: Occupy San Francisco
Women’s Alliance
sponsors an International WOMEN’S DAY march, beginning 3 pm at
Justin Herman
Plaza, ending with a rally at Sue Bierman Park. 864-1278;
radicalwomen.org.
March 10: Shauna Sever bringsMARSHMALLOW
MADNESS to Omnivore Books. 3-4 pm.
3885A Cesar Chavez.
282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 10: The Upper Noe Rec Center
hosts a free
MOVIE SCREENING of the original version of The Parent
Trap,starring Hayley Mills;
popcorn and cartoons, too. 6-8 pm. 295 Day.noevalleyreccenter.com.
March 11: Safe schools advocate
Carolyn Laub
discusses the FAIR Education Act at the monthly PFLAG support
group meeting. 2
to 4:15 pm. St. Francis Lutheran Church, 152 Church near
Market. 921-8850; pflagsf@aol.com.
March 11: To kick off Friends of
Noe Valley’s WORD WEEK, “My Favorite Book” will be read by
Mark Leno, Scott
Wiener, Debra Niemann, Ramon Sender, and Bevan Dufty and his
daughter Sydney.
3-4 pm. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
March 11: Yuriko Romer’s film about
Keiko Fukuda, MRS.
JUDO: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful, screens
at 3 pm. Castro
Theater, 429 Castro. 621-6120.
March 11: Noe Valley CHAMBER MUSIC
hosts the Rhythm Sisters at 4 pm; a pre-concert talk begins at
3:15 pm. Holy
Innocents Church, 455 Fair Oaks. 648-5236; nvcm.org.
March 11: Second Sundays JAZZ at
Phoenix Books
features the Nick Culp Trio. 5 pm. 3957 24th. 821-3477.
March 11: CHAMBER MUSIC group the
Bernal Hill Players performs a CD release concert for San
Francisco: In
and About the City. 8 pm. Community Music Center,
544 Capp. 647-6015; sfcmc.org.
March 12: Chloe Coscarelli
introducesChloe’s Kitchen: 125 Easy, Delicious Recipes for
Making the Food
You Love the VEGAN Way. 6-7 pm. Omnivore Books,
3885A Cesar Chavez.
282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 12: NONFICTION NIGHT, organized
by Judy
Levy-Sender, features readings by Bill Yenne, Ginny Pizzardi,
Mike Miller,
Sydney Gurewitz Clemens, and Robert Warren Cromey. 7-8:30 pm.
Phoenix Books,
3957 24th. 821-3477.
March 13: Laura Flynn Siler, Michael
Aleynikov,
Carolyn Cooke, and Chris Cole tell how they got their first
books published at
a reading/booksigning at St. Philip’s. 7-8:30 pm. 665
Elizabeth. 824-8467.
March 13-May 8: Radical Women and
the Freedom Socialist Party offer a Tuesday class, “Overcoming
RACISM.” 6:30 pm
supper, 7-8:30 pm class. New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk.
864-1278; radicalwomen.org.
March 14: Noe Valley resident Carol
Storen invites
CANADIAN WOMEN’S CLUB members to hear guest speaker Marilyn
St. Germain Hall
discuss the North West Services Peace Program. 11 am. The
Basque Cultural
Center, 599 Railroad Ave., South San Francisco. Reservations
required:
824-9745.
March 14: Bliss Bar hosts a
five-minute time limit POETRY OPEN MIC. 7 pm signup. 4026
24th. 826-6200.
March 14: Kathy Gunst brings Notes
from a MAINE KITCHEN: Seasonally Inspired Recipes to
Omnivore Books.
6-7 pm. 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 14: The GREAT BOOKS
discussion group, centering on philosophy, meets on second
Wednesdays at the Noe
Valley Library. 6:15 pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; 750-1786; clifford.louie@sbcglobal.net.
March 14: The UPPER NOE NEIGHBORS
meeting starts at
7:30 pm. Upper Noe Rec Center, 295 Day.
March 14, 21 & 28: The Castro
Farmers’ Market offers fresh PRODUCE on Wednesdays March
14-Nov. 19. 4-8 pm.Noe
at Market. pcfma.com.
March 15: Celebrate Word Week at a
BIRTHDAY PARTY
for Phoenix books, featuring writers from local MFA programs,
music by McCabe
and Mrs. Miller, and cake. 6:30-8:30 pm. 3957 24th. 821-3477.
March 16: STUDENT prize winners
from six Noe schools will read their literary works. 4-5 pm.
Noe Valley
Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
March 17: The Upper Noe Rec Center’s
monthly
CONCERT, geared to ages 5 and under, runs from 9 to 11 am. 295
Day. noevalleyreccenter.com.
March 17: Teatro Calamari performs The
Three
BILLY GOATS GRUFF for all ages. 11 am. Noe Valley
Library, 451
Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
March 17: The 161st St. Patrick’s Day
PARADE begins
11:30 am at 2nd and Market, and proceeds to the Irish Festival
at Civic Center
Plaza, from 11 am to 5 pm.
March 17: WORD WEEK wraps up with “A
Taste of Paris:
Words, Wine, and Crime,” introducing Cara Black’s new
novel, Murder at
the Lanterne Rouge. 4-5:30 pm. Le Zinc French
Bistro, 4063 24th. lezinc.com.
March 17: “El Arte de la Suerte,” a
SCHOOL AUCTION,
benefits Alvarado Elementary’s academic and enrichment
programs. 6-11 pm. The
Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa. 650-291-1330; alvaradoschool.net/auction2012.
March 17: Carolina Lugo and Carolé
Acu–a’s BALLET
FLAMENCO performs at 8 pm, at the Brava Theater, 2781 24th.
carolinalugo.com.
March 18: Rocket DOG RESCUE has good
dogs looking
for homes. Noon-5 pm. 501 Castro. 642-4786.
March 19: Writers Lizette Wanzer
and Robert Chrisman celebrate black history at the ODD MONDAYS
series. 7 pm;
no-host supper at Haystack, 5:30 pm (RSVP jlsender@webtv.net).
Phoenix
Books, 3957 24th. 821-2090.
March 19: “GUYWRITERS” reading at
Elbo Room include
Heklina, Joshua Grannell, James Brian Judd, Lewis DeSimone,
Jim Provenzano,
Donald Currie, and Oscar Raymundo. 7 pm. 647 Valencia.
552-7788; elbo.com.
March 19: A benefit for LITQUAKE
features local
authors and foodies; the winner of the Barbary Coast literary
award will be
announced. Jardinere, 300 Grove. litquake.org.
March 20: Preschool FILMS based on
well-known
picture books screen at 10:15 and 11 am. Noe Valley Library,
451 Jersey.
355-5707; sfpl.org.
March 21: Barb Stuckey suggests
you Taste What You’ve Been Missing: The PASSIONATE
EATER’S Guide to Why
Good Food Tastes Good. 6-7 pm. Omnivore Books,
3885A Cesar Chavez.
282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 21: Marlene Aron’s slide
show “Five Fabulous WOMEN ARTISTS of the 1880s” discusses Mary
Cassatt, Berthe
Morisot, Marie Bracquemond, Eva Gonzales, and Camille Claudel.
6:30-7:30 pm.
Glen Park Library, 2825 Diamond. 355-2858.
March 21: The Noe Valley BOOK
discussion group meets on third Wednesdays at the Noe Valley
Library. 7 pm. 451
Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
March 21: The Noe Valley DEMOCRATIC
CLUB hosts a
panel discussion, “Occupy SF, Occupy Oakland: What’s It All
About?” 7:30 pm.
St. Philip Church, 725 Diamond. 994-4610; info@noevalleydems.org.
March 22: Tracie McMillan examines The
American
Way of EATING: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm
Fields, and the
Dinner Table. 6-7 pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar
Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 23: Ages 6 and up are
invited to watch the MOVIE How to Train Your Dragon..
3-4:40 pm.
Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.
March 24: The Sitdown READERS’
THEATRE reads poems by William Butler Yeats. 2-4 pm. North
Beach Library, 2000
Mason. 274-0270.
March 24: Early childhood music
educator Barbara
Murphy introduces lap songs, fingerplays, and SING-ALONGS for
ages 5 and
younger. 3-3:45 pm. Eureka Valley Library, 1 Jose Sarria Court
(16th &
Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.
March 24: Andrea Nguyen brings ASIAN
TOFU to Omnivore Books.3-4 pm. 3885A
Cesar Chavez.
282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 24 & 25: The Marsh Youth
Theater performs STARHAWK’S The Last Wild Witch. 2
pm. The
Marsh,1062 Valencia. 826-5750; themarsh.org.
March 26: MISSION POLICE STATION
holds its regular community meeting, beginning at 6 pm. 630
Valencia. 558-5400.
March 27: Historian Jack Tillmany
discusses “The THEATRES of Mission Street and the Trolleys
That Took Us There”
at the SF History Association meeting. 7 pm. St. Philip’s
Church, 725 Diamond.
750-9986; sanfranciscohistory.org.
March 28: The Noe Valley MERCHANTS
and Professionals Association meets the last Wednesday of the
month. 9 am. Bank
of America, 4098 24th. 641-8687.
March 28: Willi Galloway
introduces Eat Grow Cook: A Food Lover’s Guide to
VEGETABLE GARDENING. 6-7
pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.
March 31: The Radio Havana BAZAAR
features artists
from Noe, Bernal, and the Mission. 10:30 am-2:30 pm. 1109
Mission. 824-7659.
April 1 & 8: The Glen Park
Village Farmers’ Market offers fresh PRODUCE on Sundays, April
1-Nov. 18. 10
am-2 pm. Glen Park BART parking lot, Bosworth and
Arlington. pcfma.com.
April 6: The Rotunda Dance Series at City
Hall features
SF BALLET SCHOOL Trainee Program members performing at noon.
920-9181; dancersgroup.org.
April 9: Poets Evelyn Posamentier and
Judith Levy-Sender
read at the ODD MONDAYS series. 7 pm; no-host supper at
Haystack, 5:30 pm (RSVP jlsender@webtv.net).
Phoenix Books, 3957 24th. 821-2090.
