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The Mission Today
A Slow Food panel discussion on Closing the Food Gap, Glide Memorial 6:30 to 8; ARTILLERY AG: Chuckel Art Reception; at the Women’s Building, a True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther
Art and Revolution Return to the Mission
If only for one night — tonight — one night only! The show is Defiant Proclamations at CELLspace Gallery from 7 to Midnight. Dedicated to the vision and the work of local/radical/artist/anarchist outsiders (outside not only mainstream society but outside of any left or labor organization as well, maybe even outside anarchism), the exhibit will feature “works old and new, giving a glimpse of the broad range of opinions and styles that have papered walls across the area.” Free!
The Up Side of Fee Increases and Service Cuts
No, not revenue. Michael Rhodes at SFStreetsblog wonders if the MUNI fee hikes and route cuts aren’t pushing more people to ride bikes. He’s got some anecdotal evidence this may be happening. And if it is, this will help: Bike Shop Girl reports that Google Maps now shows biking trails and friendly streets. Especially needed, she sez, in towns like SF.
“I am a man from this area”
This simple but intense (hyper-local) expression of place is something said to be a distinguishing characteristic of Kyogen, a classical Japanese form of comedy with similarities to Commedia Dell’Arte. To celebrate it’s fourth decade, our local Japanese theater, Theater Yugen, invites its neighbors to a House Warming this weekend: two Kyogen plays followed by a sake toast, and on Friday night, a blessing.
St. Patrick’s Days in San Francisco
Attention Historians. Local archeology reveals that below its “rich Latino tradition”, the Mission was home to a “rich Irish tradition.” Most current Missionites don’t go back that far (never really get much further than a pint of Guiness), but the Irish formed for a long time the backbone of San Francisco’s working class. Tonight, as part of the 2010 Crossroads Irish-American Festival, a discussion about the Irish as public workers in San Francisco.