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TLM celebrates the latest issue of McSweeney's with a block party in the heart of Little Saigon. On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the SF literary quarterly features writers of the Vietnamese diaspora reflecting on what it means to be “Vietnamese.” Readings by Vu Tran & Doan Bui + a DJ set by Topazu.
Thursday May 1, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
at Myrtle Alley (at 835 Larkin St. b/w O’Farrell & Geary)
FREE! No registration required!
The Bay Area’s “Queen of the Blues and Gospel” Lady Bianca cut most of her deep discography in the TL at the historic Hyde St. Studios; on May 2, the Grammy-nominated vocalist/pianist, songwriter and producer brings her live set to the people of the TL with a Concert at the Cadillac!
Friday May 2, 2025 | 1-2pm
At the Cadillac Hotel | 380 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102 (next door to TLM!)
FREE! No registration required!
A new mural by the visual poet Adrián Arias honors Indigenous resilience and presence in the Tenderloin. Join us on May 3rd for a “Murals of the Tenderloin” Walking Tour followed by a gathering at the Phoenix Hotel that dedicates “Indigenous Forever” through music, dance, poetry & community.
Saturday May 3, 2025 | 2pm walking tour, 3:30pm celebration at the Phoenix!
2-3:30pm “Murals of the Tenderloin” Walking Tour with the artist
leaves from the TL Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102
$15 / $10 TLM Members | Register to attend via Humanitix
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3:30-5:30pm Mural Celebration ft. LoCura, La Mezcla, & more
at the Phoenix Hotel | 601 Eddy St. SF, CA 94109
Free to Attend | No registration required
The Alaya Project explores the sonic connections amongst Carnatic Indian classical music, jazz, and funk. On May 8, the Oakland based trio performs their original compositions at TLM and traces the musical lineage that informs their groovy, cross-cultural sound from Chennai to the TL! Ft. special guest vocalist Diana Gameros!
Thursday May 8, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
At the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102
In celebration of Empowerment Month, the Tenderloin Museum joins SF’s Transgender District to screen Any Other Way: the Jackie Shane Story (2024). This innovative documentary film profiles a Black trans R&B singer whose immense talent and uncompromising authenticity drive an inspiring story about the transgender experience, visibility, and legacy.
Film Screening & Community Gathering in collaboration with the Transgender District
At the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102
A book launch, film screening, and panel discussion celebrates legendary sex worker activists Gabriela Leite and Carol Leigh and explores how their legacies shape the present. The panel is moderated by Juana María Rodríguez and features features Luisa Rivera, Kate Marquez, Celestina Pearl, Esther Teixeira, and Meg Weeks.
Thursday May 22, 2025 | 6-8pm
At the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102
$10 Suggested Donation + NOTAFLOF | Register to attend via Humanitix
Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to partner with Unspeakable Vice, “a volunteer history initiative making queer belonging accessible to everyone,” to offer a new walking tour focused on the LGBTQIA+ history in the Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods.
Saturday, May 24, 2025 | 2-4 PM
Meet at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102
Register to attend via Humanitix | Admission to the Tenderloin Museum included with ticket
Created by downtown San Francisco resident and professor at California College of the Arts Shawn Sprockett, Unspeakable Vice began as a close look at the queer origins of San Francisco, traversing the city’s North Beach and Barbary Coast areas to trace the history through from 1770-1960. This new tour extends Sprockett’s richly detailed and craftily delivered approach to the TL and Polk Street to offer a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s.
DecrimSexWorkCA presents La Vida de la Puta es Bella, a transformative arts-based project aiming to address HIV stigma within the sex worker community by capturing the experiences of sex workers, particularly elders, affected by HIV. Join us for a screening and conversation (part of the Sex Worker Film & Arts Festival) followed by a sex worker march to honor International Whores Day.
Saturday May 31, 2025 | 3-5:30pm (march at 6pm)
At the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102
Free (donations welcome) | Registration encouraged via Eventbrite
Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to partner with Unspeakable Vice, “a volunteer history initiative making queer belonging accessible to everyone,” to offer a new walking tour focused on the LGBTQIA+ history in the Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods.
Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 2-4 PM
Meet at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102
Register to attend via Humanitix | Admission to the Tenderloin Museum included with ticket
Created by downtown San Francisco resident and professor at California College of the Arts Shawn Sprockett, Unspeakable Vice began as a close look at the queer origins of San Francisco, traversing the city’s North Beach and Barbary Coast areas to trace the history through from 1770-1960. This new tour extends Sprockett’s richly detailed and craftily delivered approach to the TL and Polk Street to offer a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s.
