This
Community Calendar is intended as a resource for Bay Area AIDS service
agencies and their supporters, to assist them in planning their
calendar of events, and to know what else is going on the community
that may be of interest. It is not intended to be full calendar
of everything happening in the Bay Area. To have your events listed
on this calendar, please email us at info@richmondermet.org with
Community Calendar in the subject line. If you know of other events
not currently listed, please forward that information to us as well
or let the organizing agency know about this resource.
OTHER
COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCE LINKS OF INTEREST
Most
dates are tentative pending confirmation by agencies but events
listed are traditionally held in the months indicated.
January
February 1
Laugh, Sing, Dance, Care! Benefiting The Ira Green Pace Clinic, at San Jose Improve, 62 S. Second Street, San Jose. . An evening of comdey starring Dat Phan with Jon Talbert, Marty Grimes and the Divas from A Tinkers Damn. Tickets: $45 at improve.com or call 408.280.7475.
February 4
World Cancer Day: Shanti Honors World Cancer Day 2011. Trigger, 2344 Market Street, SF. 6:00 to 9:00pm.
February 5
1st Annual Friends of Larkin Street Gala, Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco. Join us for an evening of champagne, cocktails, hors d'ouvres, dessert and dancing. 8:00pm until midnight. Live performance by Tainted Love. After party to follow at Le Club.
February 15
Larkin Street Youth Services' Annual Corporate Leadership Breakfast: Taking Risks to Achieve Your Dreams. Corporate Leadership Breakfast, 7:30 to 9:00am, The City Club, 155 Sansome Street, 11th Floor, SF. Tickets $35 per person. For more information, call 415-673-0911, ext 306 or email events@larkingstreetyouth.org.
February 27
Film Screening: We Were Here,benefiting Project Inform and Shanti with special guest Rufus Wainwright. This is the first documentary to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco. This film explores how the City’s inhabitants were affected by, and how they responded to, that calamitous epidemic.Opening benefit premiere, 2/27 at the Castro Theater. 6:00pm: VIP Reception, 7:30pm: Screening, Screening 9:00pm Q&A. General Admission $25, VIP Ticket $100 (includes VIP reception, limited supply).
To purchas tickets, click here.
February 27
Film Screening: Entre NOS,The Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, SF. (between York St. & Hampshire St.)
Doors Open 6:30 PM Screening 7:00 PM. Official Selection 2009 Tribeca Film Festival called Entre NOS inspired by a true story. Free Margaritas! This event will benefit AGUILAS an HIV Prevention program for Gay/bisexual Latinos in SF, www.sfaguilas.org. $6 in advance, $8 at the door. To purchase tickets, www.antickets.com/jcevents
For more information call 415-841-5748.
February 23
Larkin Street Youth Services' Annual Corporate Leadership Breakfast: Taking Risks to Achieve Your Dreams. Corpo
March 5
Krewe de Kinque Bal Masque VIII annual benefit "Studio 69." Benefits REAF. Details to come.
March 10
Larkin Street Youth Services' Paving the Way Gala 2011. The Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Theme: "One Youth at a Time" with special guests The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. and Nancy Bechtle. Cocktails, dinner, live and silent auction. Info at www.pavingthewaygala.com.
April 23
Petchitecture
16: Benefit for PAWS San Francisco.The Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., SF.6:30 to 10:30pm. Enjoy a gala evening unlike any other, with your canine companion! Featuring unique pet habitats designed by leading architects and designers, a live and silent auction and culinary delights. All proceeds benefit the mission of PAWS. Tickets start at $160. Contact Cheryl Shiflett for more info at 415-979-9550, x309; cshiflett@pawssf.org
April
Project Inform's 26th Anniversary Celebration. For more information, contact Henry Lucer, Depurty Executive Director of Devleopment, at 415-558-8669 x 211 or online at www.projectinform.org.
April 28
10th
Annual Dining Out for Life Dine out at one of the participating
restaurants and 25% of your bill will be donated to STOP AIDS Project in San Francisco.
Contact info for more information: www.diningoutforlife.com
(415)575-0150 x260.
April 30
LifeLines Breast Cancer Program fundraiser by Shanti. Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco. Details to come.
May
Bloom:
Open Your Heart, 5th Annual National Asian & Pacific
Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center,Galleria at SF Desing Center. 6:00 – 9:00 pm. For information, contact
Saurabh Bajaj, Director of Development at saurabh@apiwellness.org. www.apiwellness.org.
May 15
Maitri
"Bliss" BLISS 2011: - Maitri’s signature fundraising event featuring jazz artists, Paula West and Kim Nalley, extravagant live and silent auctions plus superb cuisine, luscious wines and libations. 6:00pm at the San Francisco County Fair Building. Sponsor levels begin at $400, individual tickets are $150 each. Information and tickets available at www.maitrisf.org or email Grant Sun at gsun@mairtrisf.org or call 415-558-3003.
May
15
Bay to Breakers Race
May 18
ALRP ADVOCATES LEADERSHIP Benefit - 5:30-7:30pm, Location TBD. ALRP's annual major donor fundraiser: James C. Hormel Philanthropy Award and Community Partner Award presentations; Advocates Council and individual donor acknowledgements; food, wine and music. Suggested $250 donation. For event or ticket information, contact ALRP development director, Jim McBride, at (415) 701-1200 ext. 301, jim@alrp.org
May
REAF's "Help is on the Way XVI" Kick-off Party,
June 1
Larkin Street Youth Services' The 6th Annual Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards. Dinner & Awards Ceremony
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Westin St. Francis Hotel San Francisco. For more information on sponsorships and event details please call (415) 673.0911 ext. 306 or visit www.cfoawards.org <http://www.cfoawards.org/
June 2
Fairy l Princess - Svedka Vodka presents a free unofficial Pride Month kick-off party at Chambers Restaurant at the Phoenix Hotel and benefiting REAF. 5 to 8pm with special celebrity guest Debbie Gibson and other surprises. Hosted by Bebe Sweetbriar and Pollo del Mar. Featuring special Svedka cocktails and tasty bites.
June 4
AEF's"Remember When", 11:30am: Awards & Mimosas at Toad Hall. Join AEF for bubbly and a toast to this year's honorees: Cliff's Variety's Martha and Ernie Asten, former District 8 Supervisor Bevan Duffy, former Mr. San Francisco Leather Lance Holman, attorney for Sylvester's estate Roger Gross and community partner of the year Lyon-Martin Health Services. Tickets: $50 at www.aef-sf.org/rememberwhen.
2:00-6:00pm: Sylvester-era Tea Dance in lot behind Castro Theatre.
June
4 & 5
Union
Street Fair.
June 5-11
AIDS/LifeCycle9. A ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise
funds for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. www.aidslifecycle.org.
June 24
Special "Tales of the City" performance at A.C.T. and reception at Clift Hotel hosted by Olympia Dukakis and beneifitng A.C.T. and REAF. Only 200 VIP tickets will be sold. Other ticket levels also available. Tickets at www.olympiahoststales.eventbrite.com.
June
25-26
Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Transgender Pride Weekend/ Pride
Parade.
July
17
AIDSWalk San Francisco. www.aidswalk.net/sanfran/index.html
July
31
Up Your Ally Fair
July
31
"One Night Only" with the cast of BILY ELLIOT benefit cabaret at Marines Memorial Theatre, 8pm. Special suprise guests to be announced. Benefiting REAF and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
July
31
San
Francisco Marathon. benefiting the National AIDS Marathon
Training Program. For more information, go to www.aidsmarathon.com
August 21
REAF's summer gala, Help is on the Way XVII, Herbst Theatre.The Bay
Area's largest annual AIDS benefit concert. Silent auction/Host
Underwriter Reception starts at 5:00 pm, Concert at 7:30 pm, Cast
dessert party at 10:30 pm. For tickets call 415-273-1620 or watch
this website for details.
September
23
Art for AIDS benefiting UCSF AIDS Health Project, 5:30 - 10:00pm, The Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center, 101 Henry Adams Street, SF. Art for AIDS is celebrating it's 15th year as the annual fundraiser benefiting the AIDS Health Project. The fundraiser includes both a live and silent art auction showcasing approximately 150 modern and contemporary pieces from artist, galleries and private collections. Art for AIDS also provides food and drinks from some of the Bay Area's finest restaurants and wineries. Art for AIDS offers various ticket and sponsorship packages. Ticket information can be found on our website www.artforaids.org
Contact info for more information: Jose Portillo - jose.portillo@ucsf.edu or 415/502-7276.
September
26
Folsom
Street Fair
October
1
Horizon's Foundation's Gala Dinner & Casino Party, The Faimont Hotel. For information visit www.horizonsfoundation.org/gala or call 415-398-2333 x 115.
October
2
Castro
Street Fair
October
4
Postive Resource Center Annual Event & Silent Aution, Windows of Opportunity, RF80, 80 Missouri Street, SF. Tickets $100. Contact info for more information: Kenyon DeVault 415-972-0872
October 12
Join Shanti for their Annual Event Compassion is Universal on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. To buy tickets, become a sponsor or volunteer and to view their online auction, go to http://www.shanti.org. For more information contact Ariana Katz at 415.674.4759; email: akatz@shanti.org.
October
19
ALRP From the Heart 28th Annual Reception & Auction, 6:00-9:00pm, Location TBD.Tickets start at $75
ALRP's annual reception and live/silent auction: Clint Hockenberry Leadership Award, Firm of the Year Award and Attorney of the Year Award presentations; live and silent auctions; food, wine and music. For sponsorship or ticket info, contact ALRP development director Jim McBride at (415) 701-1200 ext. 301 or jim@alrp.org.
October 21
This
Old Bag: A celebration of handbags benefiting Breast
Cancer Emergency Fund. St. Regis, San Francisco. 7th annual celebration of handbags to raise funds for low-income peple battling breast cancert.
October 26
Project Inform presents Evening of Hope: A night of Life Saving Fashion Condom Couture Fashion Show. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street. Tickets start at $175. For more information please contact Henry Lucero, Deputy Executive Director of Development at (415) 558-8669 Ext. 211 or visit us online at www.projectinform.org
October 29
The Mexican Museum presents La Catrinia: Dia de los Muertos - Keeping the Spirits Alive Halloween Costume party benefiting the Mexican Museum. Concourse Exhibition Center, SF, 6 to 11pm. Coctails - Hors d'oeuvres Reception, Dancing, Entertainment, Live Auction, Costume Contest. For tickets or information call 415-202-9700 or email themexicanmuseum@gmail.com.
November / December
Donna
Sachet's 19th Annual Songs of the Season, benefiting the AIDS
Emergency Fund. The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko. For information or tickets,
visit www.donnashachet.com or www.empireplushroom.com.
December 5
Help is on the Way for the Holidays X, Our 10th Anniversary Celebration benefiting Positive Resource Center and Sunburst Projects. Gala hors d'ouvres Reception, concert and dessert party with the stars plus an extensive silent auction.
MORE TO COME
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A-List
Martini Nights: The A-List Martini Night is a weekly social
and networking event for gay men and their friends, held at a different
upscale lounge or bar around San Francisco every Wednesday evening.
There is no cover, and everyone is welcome. For more info, 