Sketch Tuesdays

6-10PM /Free

111 Minna street

via 111minnagallery.com

San Francisco Library Film Festival

Free /Hours vary, check schedule 

The movies are shown throughout the city, just saw my branch with its own movie +you can find the rest here: link

(Milk, Bullit, The Social Network +more)

via sfpl.org

Wind down with Wine

Free admission, free wine tasting at 530PM

1 Nob Hill /Top of the Mark Lounge 

21+ view complete schedule here: PDF link

Wind down every Tuesday night this summer with a free wine tasting and screening of movies filmed at or around the historic Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in Nob Hill, along with other classic films.

7PM

SpokeArt gallery /816 Sutter street

San Francisco – July 27 – 28: Spoke Art (http://spoke-art.com) is San Francisco’s newest art gallery and publishing house. Located in San Francisco’s dynamic Lower Nob Hill neighborhood, Spoke Art specializes in emerging new contemporary artists with a firm emphasis on figurative and illustrative works.

Club Sixth /60 6th street

6-10PM

$20 USD

“Who doesn’t want to paint all over a big blank canvas?Picture this: the walls of Club Six—one of SoMa’s hottest new spots—covered in huge canvases, DJ Ry Toast spinning her signature retro/hip-hop mix, and loads of brushes and paint to get your creative juices flowing and paint on the walls. Whether you want to swing by for an hour or stay for four, it’s all for a good cause: 100% of the evening’s ticket sales will help Young Audiences of Northern California, a leading provider of arts education for K-12 students in the Bay Area, further its mission of making the arts an essential part of every young person’s life.     Admission includes:*One free drink*Awesome tunes by DJ Ry Toast*All the supplies you need to unleash your inner artistCome for an hour or the entire time and paint the night away!  If you can’t make it out and wish to suppport the organization click here to make a donation.” — via eventbrite link

Saturday, July 28th /San Francisco 
9pm-2am /CLIFT hotel
Tickets are $11.50USD fee included: via eventbee /via SFindiefashion

Saturday, July 28th – Sunday, July 29th /San Francisco 
9pm-2am
$3 Admission (12 & under FREE) 
Treasure Island Flea -Great Lawn
Free Parking +dog friendly

-foto via their FB page link: treasureislandflea.com

Throughout July /San Francisco

Off the grid SF has grown to multiple places and areas throughout various San Francisco neighborhoods. After a hot summer day (in our language that would be 70°F) had to check it out at its beginning stomping grounds, the beautiful bayside Ft. Mason site.
Great views and so crowded. IPAs were available +saved the evening. 
FB event page list with dates and locations here: link

marina sunset / ©meligrosa, 2009

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Saturday, July 28th /San Diego

Barrio Market Presents.. La Misa Negra @The Roots FactoryPublic
From Oakland › to San Diego
FB event page: link

Join us for another Barrio Market, Saturday July 28th. Hand crafted art – jewelry – clothing & more!!! 

Live music featuring: La Misa Negra (Oakland, CA)+ Special guest DJ’s

Free / All Ages / Vendors / Art / Music / Food 

@The Roots Factory1878 Main St. Barrio Logan CA 92113

Monday, July 23rd /Tijuana, MX
Bici en tacones (bikes +high heels)
Photo session starts at 7PM
Ride starts at 8PM
FB event page here: link

Llego el verano, ponte tus mejores galas, tu vestido favorito, falda, sombreros, moños, listones, caballeros de traje, corbata, camisa o pantalon, mega formal, adorna tu bicicleta, como tu gustes, como te sea posible, ven super guap@ a pedalear, descubre q para andar en bicicleta se puede tambien en zapatos o tacones. La sesion de fotos sera a las 7:00pm, arrancamos a pedalear a las 8:00pm, ruta tranquilita, cooperemos con nuestra puntualidad. Niños obliga traigan su casco Menores de edad acompañados por un adulto Cada uno es responsable de su seguridad Trae tu alegria y tu glamour a rodar en bicicleta, te esperamos!!

Sunday, July 29th /Tijuana, MX
Ladies Ride a la Diana Cazadora (Women-Only Sunday social ride)
9AM-noon
Theme: 60’s outfits
FB event: link

Chicas vamonos, invita a una amiga, sera tematico estilo 60’s, ven a disfrutar tu bici, este día será para pasear con tus amigas y conozcas nuevas amigas, cada vez seremos mas, la cita será en la glorieta de La Diana Cazadora, les recomendamos checar la bici unos días antes, queremos que nos acompañen todo el recorrido, A LAS 9:00AM POR FAVOR SEAMOS PUNTUALES!!!

HOLA LADIES ¡que guapas! — foto via FB/ladiesride

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ok that is all for now
xxo♥meligrosa

** previous listed events: los events 2012
If your event fits in any of the categories of local/bike/cultural/rad/community/uncattegorized… send your info in bikesandthecity /at gmail

Asides this week’s ketchup: los events post, here are two more for tomorrow Thursday July 12th in San Francisco. My girlfriend KT (vélo vogue) and SF Silent Film begins this week in the beautiful Castro theatre. trés cool.

Thursday July 12th /6PM
Vélo Vogue joins the Disposable Film Festival

Vélo Vogue joins the Disposable Film Festival once again! Strike a pose for your bike portrait and your 15 minutes of fame on the Vélo Vogue blog – where the bike lane meets the runway. Original art by Daniel Chimowitz, a.k.a. Love Profit.

Thurs. 7/12 at 6 pm at California Academy of Sciences. Tix to the DFF/Nightlife $12.
www.calacademy.org/events/nightlife/?t=3
www.disposablefilmfest.com/events/

Vélo Vogue: velovogue.com | Where the bike lane meets the runway

17th annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival
July 12-15
Castro Theatre
Complete schedule here: link

image via silentfilm.org

Hola all;
Here is another short+sweet installment of ketchup – catch up with los events.
This week features events between the East Bay, San José and of course the city for you busy bodies of the foglandia adventures, as well as Southern California y Tijuana (posted at the bottom).
xxo

Wednesday, July 11th
Check out additional dates below. For more info visit its eventrite page.
2/3 events are free taking place at North Beach’s beautiful SFAI at 800 Chestnut street.

Join San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco for a two-day symposium and mural tour exploring the legacy of the Mexican mural movement in contemporary art and activism. 

Symposium Day 1: Keynote and Panel Discussion (Free)
Wednesday, July 11, 7:30 – 9:30 pm

Symposium Day 2: Panel Discussion (Free)
Thursday, July 12, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Diego Rivera Mural Tour & Lunch ($50 tickets)
Saturday, July 14, 9:45 am – 2:00 pm

Thursday July 12th
Divisadero art walk.
6PM – on
Places range between Divis/Turk to Divis/Haight.
More info: divisadero art walk blog
FB event page: here

via divisaderoartwalk

Friday, July 13th +Saturday, July 14th
Got an invitation from woman local designer Sheila Moon.
FB page: here
This weekend in Emeryville:

Saturday July 14th
6PM
Ride SFO always hosts the rad local parties and events, biggest one being SF Bike expo. Saw them post this and it looks like fun.
I have yet to visit their Potrero Hill store (132 Missouri street), have you been?
More info here: sfbikeexpo

Saturday, July 14th
One of my favorite Bay Area coffee companies is Barefoot, their cafe is located in San José and other than that +as far as I know (do tell if otherwise!) I can only find it in Epicenter Cafe, on Harrison near 4th in the South of Market district in San Francisco. So, this looks excellent. My last visit down to San Jose’s coffee spots was posted here in 2009. Will certainly try to make it this weekend, we’ll see.

“This Tour de Cafes brought to you by the San Jose Bike Clinic and San Jose’s Content Magazine“ via Richard of cyclelicio.us

via http://www.cyclelicio.us/2012/san-jose-coffee-crawl

Next Tuesday, July 17th
My girlfriend Alice is not only a fine woman on wheels and sketcher extraoridinaire, she also organizes these neat events throughout the year. Dust your draw pads, find new mediums and head out there. They are super.

Dr Sketchy’s SF presents B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
Jam, block and draw the bad-assery of the derby girls.
The will be wearing the full kit and holding poses like only they can.
It’s gonna be full contact sketching!

Tuesday July 17th, 2012
7-10pm. 21+
$12 in advance, $15 at the door

Chicken John’s Warehouse
3359 Cesar Chavez St (btwn Van Ness Ave & Mission St)

 FB event page: here
Foto group: here 

foto via facebook.com/bayareaderbygirls

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Saturday, July 14th
ROOTS factory, 6PM – FREE
Opening Reception for Lalo Alcaraz “Solo Art Show”, creator of La Cucaracha comic strip. 
FB event page: here

via therootsfactory.com

+Tijuana 
Tuesday, July 10th

Saturday, July 14th

Highlight of this is, MadameUR is playing. A must see, that woman +her band: SEKSI

+411: website
FB: event page

40 + local brew masters all from Baja California showing off their good stuff + Great Food + Local Indie bands..
No Average nasty mass produced beer here, only the good stuff made locally.
Support Local, Support Tijuana, Support the Baja Beer Fest.

Saturday, July 14th
Midwest transplant to Tijuana, Turista Libre, offers a great variety of trips and activities encouraging border tourism, and local flavor as the local he has become would.
Alongside the Baja beer fest event, this Bikes and beers tour, will be a win-win event.
+411: turistalibre.com
Meeting in little Italy, San Diego and headed to Tijuana. Awesome.

via @turistalibre

Saturday, July 14th
Molotov
All ages. Prices vary.
This is where the girls will play.

Well, Molotov. I can’t wait to see your documentary and all but in Tijuana out of all places in Hank’s Hipodromo?!… quite contradicts all the shit you talk about the people within the same politicurroption family, so curious – and because I had different expectations from your band, if you really talk your talk, or just pretend. Seems like a few things change when it comes to who pays/sponsors for your venue…

Throughout all of July, mostly FREE
Check out many of the free 30th anniversary events the CECUT is offering this month.
More calendar details, hours +info: here

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Okay, that is all for now.
xxo♥meligrosa

Let’s do a little bit of catching up with los local events. Mucho good stuff happening this month.

MAY 10: BIKE TO WORK DAY 2012
That time of the year again. Lots of goodies, power station and an after work party. 
The two bike citizens on this year’s promotions are very nice, and represent a very mellow non-racer type but not sure why they are headless?!

However, other than that, very cute. Poster courtesy of PDF dowload from the bike coalition, I have found the español poster 🙂
Find a near by power station +goodies: here

MAY 10: SF BIKE COALITION’S ANNUAL BIKE FROM WORK PARTY 
Thursday, May 10 | 6-9pm, Public Works, 161 Erie St. “Celebrate San Francisco’s biggest day of bicycling at the SF Bicycle Coalition’s big Bike from Work Party with DJs, a photo booth, fabulous raffle prizes, snacks hosted by Whole Foods and complimentary bicycle valet. $5 for current SF Bicycle Coalition Members, $10 for non-members or join at the door ($35) & get in free.”
Further SF Bike Coalition BTWD 2012 info here: link

Further Bay Area info here: youcanbikethere.com 
In which I found the SF commuter of the year, this year is a woman (YES!!)
♥Congrats to non-profit lawyer Selena Kyle

MAY 10: DRAG QUEEN KARAOKE
My friend James is doing a fun karaoke fundraiser this week.
I mean this man was a fund-raiser machine last year (his 2010 personal post here) he raised a monumental $28K (!!)

The Mint Karaoke Lounge 1942 Market St, San Francisco
Thursday May 10th, 7PM
FB event here: link 
The Crazy 88’s AIDS/LifeCycle Team is hosting this year’s most festive fundraising event for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation! The first 150 guests who pay the $8 cover will receive a California Roll from neighboring Sushi Delight restaurant and a feather boa…..because there is no such thing as enough boas.

MAY 11: BJM
On a musical note, the Brian Jonestown Massacre recently dropped a new album,
and they are playing this Friday 11th at the Fillmore.

BJM opening for some other band, at the fillmore, March 2009

MAY 12 – MAY 19: BIKE FOR KAM
COUNTDOWN: 3 Days – $14,825 Raised of $40,000 Goal San Francisco to Santa Monica – Seven Days, 500 Miles / May 12-19

“How about a group of Los Angeles friends, biking from San Francicso to LA (home). 500 miles, seven days, fully loaded ride for their friend Kam. None of the conveniences like mobile tent cities, swag wagons or fully stocked rest stops. These guys do it rugged, not professional cyclists and are powered by motivation.
Through this project they hope to raise awareness of my rare genetic muscle debilitating and degenerative condition; HIBM, because it’s no longer about finding a cure; it’s about funding the cure.”

Thanks to Kam for contacting me directly, this is a great ride/cause/awareness for HIBM.
How lovely is their poster? You can also download it and promote it, and check out the good things they have going on.
Please visit their site +my best wishes in their efforts.
+BikeForKam.com +Facebook page +Twitter

TUESDAY MAY 15: DR SKETCHY’S PRESENTS 4TH ANNUAL CUTE GIRLS ON BICYCLES!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012. 7-10PM 
21+ $12 in advance, $15 at the door
FB event page link: here
Alice, the fantastica woman organizing these events posted:
“Ding ding, it is that time of year! Time to ride your bike and draw the cute girls of San Francisco with their bicyclettes.”

MAY 21st: SEWING WORKSHOP FOR ALC RIDE 2012
Sewing 101 Machine And Hand Basics
For AIDS LifeCycle Fundraiser $38

Monday, May 21st, 7:30PM-10:30PM
Learn basic sewing skills including how to cut fabric, how to use a simple pattern, and how to perform a few different stitches.
Workshop info+link: here

My friend Gwen is doing the ACL 2012 ride,
she is close to reaching her goal, check out her page here:
AIDS LifeCycle 2012 Team Pedal Savvy

ACL 2012: KLAW
On that note, also dear Klaw has
already reached her goal but she
notes ‘why stop there?!’

visit her fundraiser page here:
AIDS LifeCycle 2012: Kristen

ACL 2012: ¡SI SE PEDAL!
I’m a little late about this April fundraiser,
but the spanglish promotion is at its finest.

Expect no less coming from a sweet San Francisco/Tejas
connection via my homie Rio Yañez.

Here is their ALC page:
AIDS LifeCycle 2012: Si Se Pedal

SUNDAY MAY 13: CELEBRATE WOMEN AND BIKING WITH CYCLOFEMME AND RICKSHAW BAGWORKS

SF local ride organized by Christy over Rickshaw,
check out the event’s +facebook page

“We’re partnering with Girl Bike Love to present the SF edition of 
CycloFemme: a ride to encourage women in cycling.
Friends, women, mothers, children, sisters, dads, brothers: everyone is invited!
Honor the past, celebrate the present and empower the future. http://girlbikelove.com/ | http://cyclofemme.com/
Schedule:
Join us at 9 am at the Rickshaw Factory for a morning stretch before the ride courtesy of Giggling Lotus yoga: www.gigglinglotus.com.
9:30 am Meet up at Rickshaw Bagworks in the Dogpatch if you haven’t
joined us for yoga.
10:00 am Depart on the rideMORE INFO: +route +cyclofemme +facebook +twitter

MAMAK SF IS HERE!
Local bike advocate, friend and all good-things Ian, has combined his great local energy with yummy Malaysian inspired food into a great new project, now on kickstarter. mamakSF has been getting the love +support from my friends (velovogue, cylrab, wheelright and the SFYellow Bike, and more)
Support mamakSF on kickstarter
[kickstarter url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1386378157/pedal-powered-food-cart width=480]
“After many days of planning and hair-pulling, mamakSF’s Kickstarter project is up and running. You have been supportive and patient with the build up of ‘the little bike food cart’ that could. For that, I am forever grateful. We wouldn’t be here today without your love, support and belief.
It’s not all about funding via Kickstarter, though that helps.
I hope I get to feed many, if not all, of you some day. Let’s get this food party started!”
Find/follow MamaK SF: +Facebook +Twitter +Website

FEATURED IN THE BOLD ITALIC: LOCAL PEDAL-POWERED SMALL BUSINESS
The local zine The Bold Italic publishes the coolest articles one of the most recent posts I sent to a bunch of my friends (was April the break-up month?) Ex-Factor survival guide here.They have recently turned the spotlight to pedal-powered delivery services, I of course love Bicycle Coffee +glad to learn about new and upcoming ones I had not heard of. I’m happy to see the magic kurry kart which is well known around town +the bikey community (spotted in the mission, 2009)

link: The Bold Italic: Pedal Pushers

THE WIGGLE GETS SONG, PSA FOR BIKE TO WORK DAY

“Local bicycle enthusiasts celebrate San Francisco’s vibrant bicycle culture with 60-second video “Do the Wiggle.” Instant classic reminds all cities that robust bicycle infrastructure supports healthy, sustainable urban living.”

links +info: +therealnumbers +wigg party

IN OTHER NEWS, PLACES Y FACES
TIJUANA’S BICI ESTACIÓN OPENING – BIKE TOURS

Visit their FB page here: link

 
-Fotos borrowed from their FB page.

AUGUST 5, 2012: TOUR DE PENINSULA 
2012 Tour de Peninsula presented by Raleigh Bicycles and Talbot’s Cyclery, recreational bicycle ride 
Sunday, August 5, 2012, rides start at 7:00 am and 8:00 am, kids at 12:00 noon. 

Start/finish at Eucalyptus Picnic Area, Coyote Point Park, San Mateo, California. 

Enjoy a day of cycling and outdoor fun with family and friends. Proceeds benefit San Mateo County Parks Foundation and Bicycle Sunday—car free biking on Canada Road. 

supportparks.org
  

“The 2012 Tour de Peninsula offers Bay Area families a day of fun, fitness, and healthy family activities. Now in its 21st year, this ride is one of Northern California’s most fun recreational cycling events/family/social gatherings. Held in the scenic, mellow Coyote Point Park alongside the San Francisco Bay in San Mateo, the TdP is a perennial highlight of the Bay Area’s recreational social calendar. The TdP is a variety of great cycling routes designed for all levels, from young children and first time riders to serious cyclists. During and after the ride, a day of family fun activities takes place in the park, with a children’s playground, barbecuing, picnics, live music, and equally lively conversation. Proceeds benefit San Mateo County Parks Foundation and Bicycle Sunday – car free biking on Canada Road.”

SEPTEMBER, 2012: CLIMATE RIDE – CALIFORNIA COAST
 One of my long time favorite blog readers David Jabber 
will be participating in this year’s Climate Ride.
“This September, we will bike 300+ miles over five days, to raise money for a host of great organizations working toward real climate solutions.Climate Ride has emerged for me as a key opportunity, along with a handful of others (Keystone XL action, etc.) to make a significant contribution and tackle the challenges which so many of us very deeply care.”
Check out his page here: link





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