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In the next few weeks, Tenderloin Community School students will see their Wellness Center — the room on campus to catch a breather or talk with counselors — revamped, with the help of the nearby Timbri Hotel.
Hotel staff will be making their way to the school in the next few weeks to “hotelize” the school’s Wellness Center. They hope to bring “some of the warmth and intentionality of hospitality into (the center) through fresh linens, scents, decor and other thoughtful touches,” Timbri’s General Manager Justin Williams said.
On top of that, the hotel will dole out a $1,000 check to school’s leaders.
The Tenderloin hotel and elementary school got connected this summer, said Williams. In June, the hotel launched a fundraiser selling candles and dedicating a third of all proceeds to the school.
The candle, called “greenhouse,” is made using herbs from the hotel’s rooftop garden and manufactured by Stash Candle Co., an Oakland-based candle company.
In just three months, approximately 100 candles were sold, for $30 a pop.
Timbri leaders are getting ready to hand the Tenderloin Community School its second $1,000 check since the summer began. School leaders used the first $1,000 to purchase new Tenderloin Community School merch, made by local TL business, Tilted Brim.
“The dollars continue to circulate within the neighborhood — supporting the students and the school while also supporting another Tenderloin business,” Williams said. “That is exactly the type of community impact we hoped this partnership would create.”
Rosebud Gallery put out a call for artists to join its third annual Franken Show. The show is a satirical take on the significance that traditional art galleries place on the information tags that accompany pieces of art, said Rosebud owner Cabure Bonugli.
There will be no curation of the show and artists are requested to make their own art tags and “get funky with them,” Bonugli added.
Folks who are interested in applying for the art show can submit one wall-hanging art piece online that must be priced at $450 or cheaper. Anyone who submits art for the show will be accepted. The deadline is Sept. 22 and the show will run in October.
In the meantime, the gallery debuted its Hispanic Heritage month show on Thursday. The art centers on queer Latinx people. It will run until Sept. 25.
This month’s Live on Larkin block party will take place between Eddy and O’Farrell streets from 12 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 12.
The event will feature various acts from Circus Bella, including acrobats, jugglers and a three piece band.
The San Francisco-based circus group will have two 30 minute performances at 2:10 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., said Circus Bella Executive Director and Ringmaster Abigail Munn.
The neighborhood will also be celebrating the 51st anniversary of Little Saigon, a culturally-rich microculture within the Tenderloin.
The recent expansion of BuskIt! into the Tenderloin has been renewed for another month, which means free pop-up performances across the neighborhood. The September schedule of artists headed to businesses on the Larkin Street corridor was published online.
The program’s expansion is a partnership between the Mid-Market Business Association & Foundation and the Tenderloin Community Benefit District.
James Francis Dunn, a San Francisco-born architect, designed many of the Tenderloin’s historic buildings. The Tenderloin Museum is hosting a walking tour through the neighborhood this Saturday and highlighting his French-inspired buildings.
Tickets are $15 and available for purchase online. The tour goes from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and begins and ends at Le Marais Bakery on Sutter Street.
