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A number of events are on the horizon in the neighborhood. Here’s everything we heard about from now until Halloween.
On Clement Street this Saturday, Oct. 17, the third annual Clement Street Art Fair will shut down two blocks between Sixth and Eighth avenues for “art activations” by various artists including muralist Hollis Callas, live music and a “bike fix-it station” courtesy of local bike shop Scenic Routes.
Plus, be on the lookout for local man about town Stuart Schuffman AKA Broke-Ass Stuart, who’s co-hosting the event with the Clement Street merchants association in celebration of “Broke-Ass Stuart Day” — last year, the city dedicated Oct. 17, 2025 to Schuffman. While these things don’t technically repeat on a yearly basis, he appears to be rolling with it. “We’re making it an annual thing now,” he said in a recent video.
Find more information here.
Also on Oct. 17, an opening at the Eye & Hand Society at 3425 Balboa St. near 35th Avenue will feature a number of artists who have opted into a rather spooky set of rules.
“Bucket Heads Pt. 3” — in which said artists are required to produce works based on eight inch plastic halloween candy buckets, “NO EXCEPTIONS!” — will open at 5 p.m. There will be live music and an “open jam” so bring an instrument if that’s your thing. There will also be a currywurst pop-up featuring two types of sausage, if that also happens to be your thing. .
Keep up with future events at Eye & Hand Society here.
On Oct 25th, a Halloween block party on Tacoma Street (the dead-end alley on 15th Avenue between Geary Blvd and Clement Street) will feature live music from local bands like Midheaven and a “kids zone” with face paint and games.
Find more information here.
The Internet Archive will host its annual celebration at its elegant neoclassical headquarters, the former Christian Science church at 300 Funston, on Oct. 20. Last year’s celebration marked 1 trillion webpages archived by the group, and this year’s theme will be Democracy’s Library: Tools for Participation, highlighting the different ways people can use the nonprofit’s resources for civic discourse.
Get tickets here.
San Francisco’s “This Is Your City: Family Summit Series” is coming to the neighborhood on Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. Head to the Richmond Recreation Center at 251 18th Ave. for a chance to share your story with the “Our Children Our Families Initiative,” a program developed by city agencies to support San Francisco families.
There will be free food, childcare and time to speak in small groups.
In other small business news:
A Mexican wine bar is coming for 2229 Clement St. near 23rd Avenue, as first reported by the San Francisco Standard. currently the Russian restaurant Red Tavern. A duo from Snail Bar in Oakland plan to re-open the space across the street from the 4 Star theater into “Taller Pepe” (Spanish for Pepe’s Workshop) next spring.
Here’s your chance to get 15% off at Tight Knit Vintage at 1850 Balboa St. (or 1327 Ninth Ave. in the inner sunset): All you have to do is mention a 25-year-old video game.
This comes as a bit of a crossover episode for your correspondent, who once interviewed the owner of Tight Knit Vintage about her stolen and regained cargo bike, and separately profiled the Guiness-drinking gamers of Geary Boulevard, who play “Super Smash Bros. Melee” late into the night.
Previously on Richmond Buzz, we noted that LH Restaurant at 4142 Geary Blvd. near 6th Avenue had apparently closed for a monthlong hiatus. Well, the restaurant is back, now apparently under the banner of TF Restaurant, and appears to be open for business.