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BKB® SF Bollywood Cruise Party

Sat, Sep 26, 3:00 AM
From Break Ke Baad - Global Indian Divorced Singles (BKB®)
4.8
89 attendees
Native plant habitat restoration at Grandview Park

Native plant habitat restoration at Grandview Park

Wed, Sep 23, 7:00 PM
From California Native Plant Society Yerba Buena (SF) Group
4.8

Please join us this week as we continue work at the amazing, scenic, (and windy) Grandview Park! We've made great progress with restoring swaths of the hillside for native plants and we look forward to reclaiming even more territory. \*\*[Here ](https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Grandview_Park)\*\*is a fascinating local San Francisco history article about this week's location: Grandview Park. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Pacific while helping preserve this dune plant community. **Meet at the stairs on Noriega Street near 748 Noriega St.** **Please register with SF Rec and Park [here](https://sfrpd.my.salesforce-sites.com/SFRPDJob?sShiftId=a09Pi00000AdGWz)**[ ](https://sfrpd.my.salesforce-sites.com/SFRPDJob?sShiftId=a09Pi00000AdGWz)if you are not yet a regular Wednesday CNPS volunteer. SF Rec & Park will provide gloves and tools (or bring your own if you prefer). Wear long pants and closed toed shoes. Bring water, a hat, sunscreen. Questions? Contact Cathy Lewis at [cathyyerbabuena@gmail.com](cathyyerbabuena@gmail.com)

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OAKLAND Cuddles - Cuddle Party in Oakland! September 12th 2026

OAKLAND Cuddles - Cuddle Party in Oakland! September 12th 2026

Sat, Sep 12, 8:00 PM
From Cuddle Party East Bay
4.8

NOTE: This event is cross posted, so RSVPs on Meetup do not reflect the actual number of tickets sold. We often sell out a week or so before the event, so it is advised to get your tickets well in advance. **Visit the [Eventbrite](https://OaklandPlatonicTouch091226.eventbrite.com) listing to buy a ticket and get more info!** This workshop offers participants opportunities to learn about and practice communication skills, explore consent, and discover the power of platonic touch. Attendees will practice identifying and asking for what they want, saying no to what they don’t want and yes to what they do want, and experiment with platonic touch in a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment. If you... 1. have been suffering from skin hunger and lack of touch in your life 2. desire physical contact with other people in a non-sexual way 3. long for nurturing and healing touch 4. need a safe place to relax and rejuvenate 5. are looking to connect with an inspiring and welcoming community 6. want to stretch out of your comfort zone 7. often find yourself in the role of caretaker, but need a turn to be taken care of 8. have no idea how to answer the question "what kind of touch do you like?" 9. feel overwhelmed by both a desire for connection and a desire to run away from connection ...then our Platonic Touch Workshop & Practice may be just what you have been looking for! More details about this event: **WHAT TO EXPECT:** Upon arrival participants will get checked in, make a name tag, and be directed to the workshop space. The welcome circle and workshop will introduce participants to one another and offer guided exercises and support to practice communication skills. Afterwards, there will be approximately two hours available for practicing touch, eating snacks, or just hanging out. Our event ends a few minutes before 6:00pm with a brief closing circle. NOTE: Touch is not required at this event. Every activity is optional. You are welcome to come and observe only. You get to choose THE WHOLE TIME. **SICK POLICY:** If you're feeling sick, please stay home. One of the ways we care for one another as a community is by helping prevent the spread of illness. If you're experiencing symptoms of a cold, the flu, COVID, or any other potentially contagious illness, we ask that you sit this one out and join us another time. If you're unable to attend because you're not feeling well, you may either transfer your ticket to a future Platonic Touch Workshop or receive a full refund. No questions asked. Thank you for helping us keep our community healthy. **PUNCTUALITY:** Allow time for losing your keys and getting caught in traffic and looking for parking in order to be on time. Doors open at 1:00pm and close PROMPTLY at 1:30pm. In order to provide a safe and respectful environment for all participants, there will be no admittance after 1:30pm. **PARKING:** There is street parking within 2-3 blocks of the home. Allow extra time to find parking! **ACCESSIBILITY:** No pets live in the home. There is one flight of stairs to climb to attend the event, and another flight of stairs to reach the all gender restroom. **CLOTHING:** Wear pajamas or comfortable lounge wear. Shoes are not allowed in the carpeted space where we will be gathering. **FOOD & BEVERAGE:** Please bring a snack, a potluck dish, or non-alcoholic beverages to share with the group in the kitchen area. **PERSONAL HYGIENE:** Avoid perfumes or any other strongly scented products, as some people may be sensitive to these. Make sure you have showered or bathed recently. **TICKETS:** You must reserve your spot by purchasing a ticket through Eventbrite. Once you have purchased your ticket, you will receive a confirmation email with exact location details. Your email address will also be added to the Platonic Touch email list, so you can receive emails about upcoming events, as well as links to register. You can unsubscribe to this list at any time. **FINANCIAL AID:** If you are facing financial hardship, I invite you to **use the promo code SUPPORT to get a 50% discount on your ticket.** There are a limited number of these discounted tickets available, so please only apply it if you need the discount in order to attend. **ABOUT ME:** I am a Certified Cuddle Party Facilitator. I also have more than ten years experience working in the field of early childhood and parent education which help me bring empathy, compassion, clarity, creativity and strong leadership into my role as a Cuddle Party Facilitator. I love creating safe spaces for people to connect to themselves and each other. To learn more about Cuddle Parties, click here: http://www.cuddleparty.com/ (I choose to call my events Platonic Touch Workshops & Practice because I have found that the term "cuddle party" can be intimidating to individuals new to the world of platonic touch. It's important to me that my events appeal to a broad spectrum of people and feel safe for everyone. If you are feeling intimidated about attending, please know that one of the foundational rules of our events is that you never have to touch anyone you don't want to, ever. In fact, not touching or cuddling is always an available and viable option. Aside from practicing touch, there is also space for chatting, writing, coloring, reading, napping, and eating snacks!) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please message me through Eventbrite. All good things, Autumn Vandiver **Visit the [Eventbrite](https://OaklandPlatonicTouch091226.eventbrite.com) listing to buy a ticket!**

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3 attendees
Central Richmond Cleanup

Central Richmond Cleanup

Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM
From Refuse Refuse - San Francisco Cleanups
4.7

Meet at Argonne Elementary ([680 18th Ave](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Argonne+Elementary+School/@37.7752294,-122.4765333,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9583d13fa275078d?sa=X&ved=1t:2428&ictx=111 "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Argonne+Elementary+School/@37.7752294,-122.4765333,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9583d13fa275078d?sa=X&ved=1t:2428&ictx=111")) to grab our supplies and form our crew. Then, cleaning will occur from 11:00am to 1:00pm around the neighborhood. Sign up on Meetup, this [Civic Joy Fund Mobilize](https://www.mobilize.us/civicjoyfund/event/755827/) page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name. \*By participating or registering in a cleanup or volunteer event, I acknowledge and agree to the Civic Joy Fund and Refuse Refuse volunteer waivers: [https://civicjoyfund.org/volunteer](https://civicjoyfund.org/volunteer) - [https://refuserefusesf.org/waiver](https://refuserefusesf.org/waiver)

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Discover SF -- Road to Autumn Moon Festival, Chinatown

Discover SF -- Road to Autumn Moon Festival, Chinatown

Sat, Sep 19, 6:30 PM
From Growth Social Volunteering Professionals
4.8

**"海上生明月,天涯共此时"** === **"As the bright moon rises above the ocean, we share this very moment from all corners."** === \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- There is a way to **marvel** at the beauty of the city, and that of life. There is a way to turn a group of strangers, into a group that have sweated and laughed with you **together**, sharing the bread. We started this "**Road to**" format in North Beach festival, improved it for the Japantown Nihonmachi (thanks Tony), now we are doing it again for the Autumn Moon Festival, Chinatown, on Sat. Sep 19th. It involves a walk through city landmarks, then visit the festival in small groups, then regather for a group coffee/tea/dinner together. Autumn Moon Festival is the Chinese **Thanksgiving**, a time for family gatherings. Its iconic food is the moon cake. It would be celebrated for two days in Chinatown, starting with a parade at 11am Sat.. https://www.moonfestival.org/ Chinatown sits in a bowl underneath two of the best hills in San Francisco. So we're not going to show up at the Moon Festival. We're going to walk down into it from above. We start with coffee on Polk. We climb a hidden wooden lane that most people who live in this city have never found. Twenty minutes later you're standing on a terrace looking at Coit Tower, Alcatraz, the Bay Bridge — and straight below you, the rooftops of Chinatown. That's the destination. You get to look at it before you walk into it. Then we cross the ridge to Nob Hill, stop at the winding house where the actual cable car cables turn, cut through Grace Cathedral's courtyard, and come out at the corner where California Street drops away toward the bay with cable cars grinding up it. We descend into Chinatown, stop inside a church built in 1854 by Chinese laborers out of granite shipped across the Pacific, and then walk under the Dragon Gate into a street closed to cars, packed with lion dancers, mooncakes, and several thousand people. By the time we get there you'll know the people standing next to you. That's the actual product. The festival is the reward. And needless to say, that Chinatown itself is a district rich in culture and SF history. *** ## The arc **11:30 — Fueling Station Cafe, 2436 Polk St** (Polk & Union). Coffee, introductions, nobody left standing alone at the counter. Grab something — we're on our feet for a while. **12:00 — Step off.** Ten minutes of real climb east up Union. **12:15 — Macondray Lane.** A hidden wooden-plank lane between the buildings. Single file, so you talk to whoever's next to you. **12:35 — Ina Coolbrith Park.** The view, and our Friend Circle — a short structured round on the terrace so you leave knowing the people you walked with, not just their faces. Group photo. Then we point at Chinatown down below and go get it. **1:00 — Cable Car Museum.** Free, indoors, and genuinely great. The machines that run the whole system are right there spinning. **1:15 — Huntington Park & Grace Cathedral.** Nob Hill's front lawn. Second join point lands here. **1:40 — Mason & California.** The postcard corner. Look east and the whole city drops toward the Bay Bridge. **2:05 — Old St. Mary's.** Cool, quiet, and older than almost everything around it. **2:15 — The Dragon Gate.** We gather under it, take the photo, and walk in together. **2:25 — Grant Avenue.** Lion dancing, mooncakes, food stalls, six blocks of closed street. **3:45 — Regroup at Portsmouth Square**, one block off the noise. **4:00 — The alleys.** Waverly Place, the temple balconies, Ross Alley and the fortune cookie factory. Ninety seconds off Grant and it's a completely different city. **4:30 — Dinner in Chinatown.** Big round tables. Optional but strongly encouraged — this is where the day actually lands. *** ## Three ways to join You can't be late to this event. You can only be early for the next door. 1. **The Full Road** — 11:30 AM, Fueling Station Cafe, 2436 Polk St. The whole arc: the lane, the terrace, both hills, the descent, the gate. 2. **Mid-Join** — 1:15 PM, Huntington Park (California & Taylor, by the fountain). Skip the climb, catch the second half and the walk into Chinatown. Look for the TownFlame marker. 3. **The Gate** — 2:15 PM, the Dragon Gate at Grant & Bush. Join for the festival, the alleys, and dinner. Each door has a hard clock. We move on time. *** ## What you're actually getting Every TownFlame event comes with three things, and this one is no exception: * **A welcome buddy.** Someone whose job that day is you. If you're coming alone and you don't know anyone, you will not be standing by yourself. * **Friend Circle.** A short structured round partway through, so the walk produces names and stories instead of six strangers looking at a view. * **A social after, and a crew chat.** Dinner in Chinatown, and a group chat spun up afterward so the day doesn't evaporate on Sunday morning. *** ## The honest part About 2.2 miles with two real hill climbs, including roughly 130 steps on the Russian Hill segment. Good shoes. This is a hike, not a stroll, and the views are the reason it's worth it. If that's not your day, the 1:15 mid-join at Huntington Park skips every stair and drops you straight into the good part. No apology needed, no explanation required — that's why the door exists. Layers. It's warm on Polk and cold on the ridge, always. *** ## Getting there **To the 11:30 staging cafe (Polk & Union):** the 45 Union-Stockton runs from Caltrain up through Chinatown and along Union Street — get off at Union & Polk and you're at the door. From Civic Center BART, the 19 Polk goes straight up Polk. **To the 1:15 mid-join (Huntington Park):** the 1 California bus or the California Street cable car stops at the corner. **To the 2:15 gate:** five minutes' walk uphill from Powell Street BART. Driving is a bad idea. Grant Avenue is closed between California and Broadway all day and the whole neighborhood is a parking dead zone. If you must, the Portsmouth Square Garage at 733 Kearny is the closest option. We are **growing**, talk with our hosts, if you are interested in being a walk captain, or regional anchor, of our Golden Hour Sunset walks. **Join [TownFlame](http://www.townflame.org/), Make Life Happen.** **Liability Waiver:** Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.

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Richmond District Cleanup

Richmond District Cleanup

Sat, Sep 26, 5:00 PM
From Refuse Refuse - San Francisco Cleanups
4.7

Meet in front of the Internet Archive ([300 Funston Ave](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Internet+Archive/@37.7823236,-122.4717795,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xa5e4e2e3d768e37e?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRqYWjvIH5AhUPDkQIHbtCBTEQ_BJ6BAhaEAU "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Internet+Archive/@37.7823236,-122.4717795,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xa5e4e2e3d768e37e?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRqYWjvIH5AhUPDkQIHbtCBTEQ_BJ6BAhaEAU")) to grab our supplies and form our crew. Then, cleaning will occur from 10:00am to 12:00pm around the neighborhood. Sign up on Meetup, this [Civic Joy Fund Mobilize](https://www.mobilize.us/civicjoyfund/event/756094/) page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name. \*By participating or registering in a cleanup or volunteer event, I acknowledge and agree to the Civic Joy Fund and Refuse Refuse volunteer waivers: [https://civicjoyfund.org/volunteer](https://civicjoyfund.org/volunteer) - [https://refuserefusesf.org/waiver](https://refuserefusesf.org/waiver)

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