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THE NOE VALLEY VOICEHow Would YouLike a Bra ThatActually Fits?Former Thespian SharesTechniques of Pattern-Making

By Matthew S. Bajko

Since Don McCunn released his 1973book How to Make Sewing Patterns,

an instructional manual for creating cus-tom-fit bras, the guide has never gone outof print.

The price has increased $16. It nowcosts $24.95 for a paperback version.

And rather than go through a publisher,as he initially did, McCunn now self- publishes the book and the 10 other titleshe has since written, via his own website.He credits the advent of the Internet, anda certain online retailing behemoth in par-ticular, for his debut book’s continuedpopularity.

“I would not be here today if not forAmazon. The book in 1973 was difficult

As Sylvie Sees It. French-born artist Sylvie Guillot has lived in Noe Valley for almost threeyears. During that time she’s found her neighborhood and that of the whole city a fertileplayground for her prolific sketching. See page 17 for more. Illustration by Sylvie Guillot

April 2019Vol. XLIII, No. 4

Inspiring Others to Adopt TheirOwn Blocks

By Heidi Anderson

“You see all this right here?” EricStahl gestured toward a discarded

plastic top, a lollipop stick, and a foilcandy wrapper, huddled in a gutter. “Peo-ple worry all the time about that biggarbage vortex in the ocean.

“That vortex starts right here.”He shook his head, extended his RMS

32-inch Extra-Long Grabber Reacher,snatched the lollipop stick, and droppedit into his bucket.

Then Stahl grabbed the plastic bottletop. “It’s so easy to put it into the streettrash bins before it gets washed into thesewer.”

Stahl has lived on 22nd Street since

2005, and in San Francisco since 1995.During a recent Saturday, on a two-

block walk around his home, he retrievedabout half a dozen cigarette butts. “It’sweird to watch people flick cigarette buttsright onto the sidewalk, like it’s not reallytrash.”

Then he found a used condom.“First one today!” he laughed. “Bonus

points!”

Pickup Surprisingly Easy

Stahl says it’s all about the grabber.“You’d be amazed how easy this thing

is.” He picked up a piece of foil withouteffort. “This thing was a breakthrough forme!”

And the work is not as time-consum-ing as people might think, he says. “I’m

‘Chief Trash Officer’ of 22nd StreetCONTINUED ON PAGE 13

Noe Dog Park To Stay Open Six Days a WeekBut Hours to Be StrictlyEnforced

By Matthew S. Bajko

The Upper Douglass Dog Park hoursare remaining the same, to the delight

of a dog owners group that helps overseethe park. But the decision sparked con-sternation among another group of nearbyresidents, many of whom also own dogs,that had beseeched city officials to rein inusage of the off-leash dog play area.

Access to the site, located at the cornerof 27th and Douglass streets, will continueto be allowed from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. ex-cept on Wednesdays, when it is closed.However, the San Francisco Recreationand Park Department is ramping up its en-forcement of the limited times when com-mercial dog walkers can utilize the dog park.

As at other dog play areas in San Fran-cisco, professional dog walkers are re-stricted to taking their canine charges toUpper Douglass in the hours between 9a.m. and 4 p.m.

“In preparation for the reopening, wehave been reaching out to commercial dogwalkers to let them know we will be en-forcing our longstanding dog policy: com-mercial dog walking hours are 9 a.m. to 4p.m.,” Tamara Barak Aparton, the agency’sdeputy director for communications, toldthe Voice. “Commercial dog-walking per-mits are also required citywide. Park am-bassadors will be at the site for severaldays a week through the first of May.”

Aparton also said the department plans“to have Animal Care and Control and ourPark Rangers out with the ambassadors tohelp educate the community and assistwith registration should any need that re-source.”

The Voice learned of the department’sdecision in mid-March, four days prior tothe dog park’s reopening Saturday, March23, following its annual winter closure.Reached via email in Honduras, where hewas traveling at the time, Friends of Up-per Douglass Dog Park member JeffParker thanked the city agency for listen-ing to the concerns of the group. It hadfought to maintain the established hours.

Parker told the Voice “it makes sense”to try enforcing the times when profes-sional dog walkers can use the play areaas a first step. “We hope it calms the earlymorning vehicle traffic, noise, and cardoor slamming,” wrote Parker.

Some Neighbors Not Happy

The group Advocates for Upper Dou-glass Dog Park, which had formed topress city officials to address the noise

His Bucket List. In a half hour or less, Eric Stahl can pick up all the cigarette butts, candywrappers, and other debris he finds cluttering his 22nd Street sidewalk. Photo by Heidi Anderson CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

Sanchez HillMansion FacesDemolition Permit Sought to Build Larger $7 Million Residence

By Corrie M. Anders

The owner of a vacant Noe Valleymansion, purchased last year for

nearly $10 million, has asked the SanFrancisco Planning Department for per-mission to demolish the century-oldhome and replace it with a significantlylarger residence.

In its Feb. 26 application, the ownerasked the department to authorize a build-ing permit to raze the dwelling at 801Sanchez St. at 21st Street. The propertysits at the apex of a double lot that has acommanding, unobstructed view of thecity from downtown to the Bay.

Woof Hall LCC, a limited liability cor-poration, purchased the property for$9,995,000 on March 1, 2018, from the

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Casting a Spell: Choreographer-dancerAmy Foley will premiere the four-part LetSlip the Witches at ODC April 4 to 6. Seepage 21 for the complete story.

Photo courtesy Stephen Texeira

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Halfway to the Stars: A ride on the Castro Street cable car from Eureka Valley to Noe Valley in 1915 took passengers past a hill at 23rd Street with a landscaped“billboard” advertising that year's Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the City Beautiful open space movement that coincided with it. Only nine years after theGreat Earthquake and Fire, the city was proud of its technological achievements. Photo courtesy OpenSFHistory.org /Western Neighborhoods Project /David Gallagher

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Mary Ellen Pleasant and Her Property in Noe ValleyEditor:

In my article in the March Noe ValleyVoice about the mother of California civilrights, Mary Ellen Pleasant, I mentionedshe had purchased lots near the corner ofChurch and Duncan streets. At the requestof a reader, I’d like to provide more de-tails about those transactions.

Mrs. Pleasant is listed as having mademany transactions in San Francisco, aswell as in Alameda and Sonoma counties,in the late 19th century. While it will takemore research to fully confirm the align-ment with today’s addresses, here is whatwe know so far (although a review of allavailable San Francisco directories failedto turn up any evidence that Mrs. Pleas-ant actually lived on these lots):

San Francisco Examiner, Nov. 6,1878: Real Estate Matters - J.M. Comer-ford to Mary E. Pleasant, lot 75 x 100, oneast line of Church St, 26.6 ft south ofDuncan, $4,000. (Note: Depending onhow the measurements were made, the75-foot frontage may include the Martha& Bros. Coffee Shop lot at 1551 Churchat Duncan south to the lot at 1561Church.)

San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 8,1879: Real Estate Matters - J.M. Comer-ford to Mary E. Pleasant, lot 24 x 114 ft,on north line of Duncan St, 268 feet eastof Church, $1,500. (Note: This may be thelot at 254 Duncan St.)

Then this appears a few years later:San Francisco Examiner, Dec. 16,

1896 (article): Hibernia Savings andLoan began suit to recover $6,000 drawnon a promissory note drawn by JessiePark and Mary E. Pleasant in November1894, and to secure a sale of property onDuncan St, near Church, given as secu-rity for the payment of the note.

According to Langley’s San FranciscoDirectory of 1890, Jessie Park is a widowliving at 1425 Church St.; in 1894, she isliving at 813 San Jose Road; and in 1898she is residing at 1559 Church, which isincluded in the 75-foot frontage notedabove. The life history of Jessie Park andher connection to Mary Ellen Pleasant isnot yet known, but Mrs. Pleasant wasknown to help women in need through-out her lifetime. This will require addi-tional research.

Additionally, the Langley San Fran-cisco Directory of 1879 lists Joseph M.Comerford as “President and Manager,Pacific Real Estate Associates, office 310Pine St, rm 30; residence on the south-west corner Duncan and Guerrero.” He

seems to have sold several properties inthe area of Church and Duncan in the late1870s. Readers may be familiar with theone-block street running east-west be-tween Church and Sanchez, and Duncanand 27th, named Comerford. Now weknow the origin of the street name!

Lastly, a correction is in order. Basedon other resources about Mrs. Pleasant, Igave the location of her Geneva Cottageas near the intersection of today’sBayshore and Geneva Avenue. However,when tracing back through all of her SanFrancisco directory listings between 1852and 1904, I discovered the Geneva Cot-tage was actually located at the site of theSFMTA’s Geneva Car Barns at Genevaand San Jose Avenue.

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mount Heights, and Diamond Heights. Ifyou would like to join in the activities ofGPNHP or you are researching the his-tory of Noe Valley and would like to par-ticipate, contact Rose at [email protected].

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In its filing, Woof Hall sought to teardown a two-story, 4,678-square-footdwelling, along with a two-story, kitchen-less guest house. In their place would risea contemporary two-story, 7,874-square-foot, single-family residence.

The owner estimated that it would cost$7,350,000 to build the new structure andthe project would take 27.5 months tocomplete.

Official city records list the property asbeing built in 1900, the year San Fran-cisco first began keeping constructionrecords. Fire insurance documents, how-ever, show an 1886 construction date.

According to an appraisal submittedwith the application, the current 13-room

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The old house is a Colonial style build-ing with three dormers protruding from apitched roof. It is located in the DoloresHeights neighborhood, across the streetfrom the Tudor mansion that James“Sunny Jim” Rolph, a former mayor ofSan Francisco and governor of Califor-nia, built in 1929 for his alleged mistress,silent film star Anita Page.

The Planning Department said thedemolition application was “under re-view” to determine whether the propertyowner needed a conditional use authori-zation.

The agency said the review would con-sider whether the home had any histori-cal significance and whether the demoli-tion would have an impact, pro or con, onaffordable housing in the city.

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out here for about half an hour each week-end, fill up about a bucket’s worth. It feelsgood.”

After 25 minutes or so, Stahl emptiedhis bucket into one of the city’s sidewalktrash receptacles.

It all started when his in-laws got hima grabber for Christmas, a joke gift be-cause they knew how vigilant he was withhis leaf-blower getting trash off his prop-erty. Once he started with the grabber, hemoved beyond his yard to the street.

“I’m kind of addicted to this!” helaughed.

Walking to BART every day, he saidnow that he’s begun picking up trash reg-ularly, he feels happy to see less trash onhis block when he leaves for work.

Stahl said he puts in about half an houreach weekend to cover the 3500 block of22nd Street, which includes Thomas Edi-son Charter Academy. “Edison is groundzero for most of this,” said Stahl.

In the small gutter between the FordGoBike station at 22nd and Dolores andthe sidewalk next to the school building,Stahl retrieved several more candy wrap-pers, a few more lollipop sticks, andsomeone’s homework.

Examining his find, he laughed.“Guess I can catch up on my algebra!”

He added that he hasn’t approached theschool administration yet.

“Hey, I’m wondering if maybe they’dlike to get the kids out here to help.”

Not long after getting into his trashpickup routine, Stahl posted onNextdoor.com, asking neighbors to jointhe fun. “I love this city and I love ourneighborhood. But…is there too muchtrash? Absolutely. It’s ridiculous.”

Stahl’s post continued: “I’m officiallyappointing myself Chief Trash Officer of22nd Street between Church and Dolores.If it’s nice out and I need the steps, I’lleven clean up to Sanchez.”

The post was popular.“I got a lot of people responding to

me.” He received a host of messages con-gratulating him on his efforts. More thana few said they were inspired to clean uptheir own street.

“I tell them that’s great! Get out there!Get your steps in!”

Before long, Stahl was filing a weeklyperformance report: “Six days of litter ac-cumulation, two blocks (22nd Street), 3/4brown bag of litter, roughly 20 minutesof cleaning.” He also posted informationon how the city could provide tools muchlike his, to help residents pick up trash.(See box at right.)

One exchange baffled him, though.

“A person wrote to ask where I got mygrabber. I said from Amazon. Theyreplied, ‘Oh. I don’t do Amazon.’”

Stahl wondered, “That’s going to stopyou from helping?”

Stahl even got a request to clean upsomeone else’s block. He said he usuallyreplies to such requests with tips on ways

to volunteer or link up with city agenciesproviding such services.

His efforts have not escaped the city,including a department that knows ex-actly how important his volunteer work is.

“We are incredibly thankful to our res-idents like Mr. Stahl for his vigilant ef-forts to help clean our community andprotect our environment,” said IdilBereket, communications manager forthe San Francisco Public Utilities Com-mission. Bereket also manages theAdopt-a-Drain SF program, which en-ables city residents to adopt a storm drainand keep it free of leaves, trash, and otherdebris.

The SFPUC’s website (sfwater.org)confirmed Stahl’s fear about where all thelitter goes if it doesn’t get picked up.Across most of the city, storm-water rainrunoff (and the trash that may accompanyit) enters San Francisco’s sewer systemthrough the nearly 25,000 catch basinsalong its streets. And San Francisco hasa combined sewer system—meaning thePUC has to treat storm water along withwastewater from household sinks and toi-lets.

So, by picking up the detritus on hisstreet, Stahl is saving the city from expen-sive water-cleaning down the road.

“And to be honest,” said Stahl, “I’mgetting some exercise.” �

The King of CleanOn 22nd Street


Eric Stahl makes his rounds equipped with a large bucket and a grabber that even picks updiscarded lollipop sticks. “I’m kind of addicted to this!” he says. Photo by Heidi Anderson

Want to Adopt Your Street?Many city agencies offer ways for residents to help keep streets, sidewalks, and otherpublic areas clean. Here are just a few:

� Call 311 to report trash, graffiti, or other problems, or go to sf311.org.� Adopt a drain in your neighborhood: Adoptadrain.sfwater.org or email

[email protected].� Join the city’s Giant Sweep program: www.sfgiantsweep.org or

email [email protected].� Volunteer to adopt a street at www.sfpublicworks.org/get_involved/adopt-street-pro-

gram.� Report graffiti at www.sfpublicworks.org/get_involved/graffiti-watch.

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issues stemming from the play area, ex-pressed their disappointment with the de-cision in a statement to the Voice. Thegroup has more than 30 members wholive directly next to the park.

Brendan Simon, a member of thegroup, noted that the restrictions on whenprofessional dog walkers could use citydog play areas had been in place since2002, but because of lax enforcement,people still thought it was a new policy.

“They only plan to enforce that policyfor a couple of weeks after the park opens,which obviously won’t help anythinglong-term,” he said. “This is just anotherexample of how broken the system is, andhow little concern the city has for ad-dressing the legitimate concerns of its residents.”

The department’s decision, he added,did nothing to address the ongoing con-cerns about noise.

“Direct neighbors are simply asking tobe able to sleep past 6 a.m. without hear-ing constant barking less than 50 feetfrom our bedrooms. We are asking thecity and RPD to honor their own recom-mendation that Upper Douglass Park bea shared use space that is safe and acces-sible for both dogs and humans,” he said.

Park Hours Debated

As the Voice reported last July, users ofthe dog park had expressed concerns thatpark officials would order it closed twodays a week or have its hours reduced dueto the lobbying of the advocates group. Atthe time, a city spokesperson had said adecision would be made by the end of thesummer.

Yet by September no change in thehours had been announced. City officialstold the Voice they were still meeting withthe various parties involved.

Aparton, who joined the park depart-ment last fall, noted to the Voice that anychanges in hours for the dog play areawould require approval of the San Fran-cisco Recreation and Park Commissionafter a public outreach process and sup-port of the supervisor in whose area thepark was located.

Former District 8 Supervisor JeffSheehy had initiated discussions lastspring about what to do to address the is-sues his constituents had raised about thedog park. After Rafael Mandelman de-feated Sheehy in last June’s election,Mandelman and his staff took over tryingto find a compromise suitable to bothsides.

Supe Wants New Gate

Mandelman said last month he sup-ported the route the park department hadchosen in addressing the concerns.

“Any changes to the hours require awhole lot of pubic process. The neighborsmay want to pursue that, but I think per-haps there will be significant oppositionto radically changing the hours,” he said.“But I am interested in seeing Rec andPark enforce the hours we have now. Be-cause of the way that fence works and the

behavior of people who use that park,people are coming in before that park iseven open, which really is a hardship forthe neighbors.”

He said he was looking to secure fund-ing to install a new entrance gate to thedog park that would be harder for peopleto scale when locked. And he did not ruleout pursuing other changes.

“I am open to a conversation about[hours], but there are less controversialthings we can do first to reduce the im-pacts on the neighbors,” said Mandelman.“We also want to preserve that as a dogpark for people who need it. We are bal-ancing interests here.”

Groups Still at Odds

Parker and his partner, Jim Collins, livenear the dog park and had pushed to es-tablish the dog play area 15 years ago. Ithad previously been used as a sports field.

“We are looking forward to anotherwonderful season in the park,” wroteParker. “The turf looks great and the newagility equipment will be fun for dogs ofall sizes.”

He was referring to a tire jump and se-ries of weaving poles that Girl ScoutLeila Ali O’Rourke, who lives near thepark and brings her family’s dogs there,built and helped install in mid-March.

Meanwhile, Simon said the advocatesgroup intended to continue pressing theirconcerns.

“It’s unfortunate that Supervisor Man-delman, RPD General Manager PhilGinsburg, and city representatives all ac-knowledge these asks are reasonable,commit to addressing them, and then con-sistently disengage from the process—allthe while creating more hurdles toprogress,” he said. “We are fully commit-ted to making our voices heard and willcontinue to speak up for what is right un-til the challenges are truly addressed.” �

Temporary Peace atDouglass Dog Park


Bull on a Hot Shingled Roof

Heed the Steed: Anyone who glancesup to the roof of Haystack Pizza at 388124th St. might be amused to see a giantbull looking down at them. The muscularbovine, which is made of copper andweighs more than 300 pounds, has beenobserving pedestrians for a while now.

Here’s the back story. The bull gracedHaystack’s balcony for years until a cou-ple complained about seeing the animal’s“private parts,” said restaurant managerKostas Hurdakis. So, off the bull went tostorage until five months ago when theowner decided to return it to public dis-play, only two stories higher.

The life-size statue was given yearsago to George Kouloulias, Haystack’s 83-year-old owner—a gift from his girlfriendas a symbol of his strength and vigor.

The return of the bull has struck apositive note. “People enjoy it,” so thebull is going to hang out “indefinitely, ifthere are no complaints,” said Hurdakis.

By the way, the bull just received aname: “Trump.” Kouloulias gave it thatmoniker, he says, because the president is“just like a bull. He puts his head downand keeps on going, and he doesn’t listento nobody.”

—Corrie M. Anders

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to get into the hands of people. Fabricstores would carry a few books and book-stores would carry a few signed books,”McCunn, 75, recalled. “Then Amazoncame along in the early 2000s, and Istarted getting orders of 100 or so amonth. It has tapered off now, but it en-couraged me to bring out another book.”

In that one, published in 2017, Mc-Cunn expanded on bra-making optionsand included how to sew lingerie. He alsoincorporated the lessons he had learnedfrom working on his first book with an ed-itor from the New York–based Hart Pub-lishing Company Inc.

“The editor knew how to sew. Shespent a year editing the book,” McCunnsaid. “One of the most helpful commentsshe gave me was to use numbers on yourinstructions.”

His inaugural title led him to City Col-lege of San Francisco, where he con-vinced school officials to let him teach aclass on pattern design. It proved so pop-ular a second section was added and even-tually he was teaching four pattern-designclasses.

“After two to three years at City Col-lege, I was just burned out,” he said of hisdecision to quit the classroom.

Decades later, McCunn is again teach-ing, this time offering classes through theSan Francisco sewing studio Sips NSews. The first one he held in March wassuch a success that McCunn has addedmore classes in April. The topics covermaking your own bikini bras and swim-suits, bust sling bras and dresses, and cus-tom-fit pants.

“Just got home from that first work-shop. Wonderful experience. Had oneman who is interested in costumes fordrag queens,” McCunn emailed.

He spoke with the Voice in early Marchat his home on Castro Street, where he haslived with his wife of 53 years, RuthanneLum McCunn, since buying the propertyin 1975. They bought the “fixer-upper”Victorian, he said, for $40,000. When heleft City College, his wife had been hiredas a teacher, allowing him to spend twodecades repairing their home and pickingup side jobs for a real estate managementcompany.

“I did all the molding, sheet-rocking,plastering,” said McCunn, who now sub-lets a second unit to help make ends meet.“Through the rent, it is coming back inspades. It is a very nice retirement.”

Roots in Theater

Born in Pasadena, McCunn grew up inthe East Bay city of Pleasanton. Heearned a B.S. degree in theater in 1969from the University of Texas in Austinand began a professional career on thestage.

“Coming from the theater, we werewilling to do anything,” McCunn said oftrying to survive on an artist’s salary.

He also created Design Enterprises ofSan Francisco in 1977 in order to self-publish the second edition of his firstbook, which is now in its 18th printing.Today, Ingram Content Group prints eachindividual book ordered via his websiteat Deofsf.com.

“I don’t have to do anything but paytaxes at the end of the year,” McCunn saidof the ease of the publishing system heuses.

His last theatrical performance wasThe Fashion Show, which he directed in1999, a takeoff on A Chorus Line. It fo-cused on a dancer who failed to show upfor the first rehearsal of the celebrated

Broadway musical. McCunn created cos-tumes for the production, one of which hekeeps to this day atop a bookshelf in hisbedroom.

“It was improv partly and about the im-pact of clothing to shape one’s identity,”he said. “I had prostate problems at thetime and nearly killed myself. I thoughtmy swan song would be that theater pro-duction.”

Those Pesky Underwires

As he took care of his health, McCunndecided to get back to pattern productionand wrote several e-books on the topic.

In terms of bras, the commerciallymade ones do not come in as many sizesas women need and are constructed in away that makes them uncomfortable towear, he explained.

“The issue is the underwires. You haveto get the right fit, as there are any num-ber of lengths and sizes,” he said. “It is avery specialized area.”

For years, finding the right materials topurchase was difficult for home sewerswho wanted to make their own bras, henoted. That changed with online shopping.

“You won’t find underwires in anystore in the Bay Area. You have to go on-line,” said McCunn.

In 2006, McCunn again used the inter-net to his advantage, this time posting in-structional videos to guide people on howto apply in real life the techniques he hadwritten about in his books. Videos werealso another way to promote sales of hisworks, this time downloadable volumeseach priced at $10.

“I did 400 short videos for my onlineclass,” he said, “and then turned them intoeBooks.”

McCunn stressed that he does notmake bras himself for women, other than

those he uses in his instructional videos.And since his wife doesn’t wear bras, sheis not a beneficiary of his knowledgeabout the garment.

“I don’t make bras; I teach others howto make bras,” he said. “There is a mas-sive need for custom bra makers. If youGoogle one in the Bay Area you will findnone. There are no classes here for it.”

DIY at Sips N Sews

A few years ago, he first approachedSips N Sews founder Tammy Gustinabout conducting classes offline. Thoseworkshops focused on making pants andskirts.

Because of the need for a woman todisrobe in order to measure her breasts—oftentimes the left and right breasts aredifferent sizes, adding to why a womancan be uncomfortable wearing mass- produced bras—McCunn hadn’t thoughtto hold a bra-making class. (He hadworked with professional models whenmaking his online videos.)

“One of the big factors for why I didn’tconsider doing a bra-making workshop isthat I am a man and they need to feel com-

fortable,” said McCunn, recalling an ex-perience he had during a pant-makingclass he conducted where a woman wasuncomfortable taking off her jeans so hecould get her correct measurements. “It isimportant to respect that.”

After Gustin suggested he should offera bra-making class, McCunn figured outhow he could do so and protect the pri-vacy of the participants. He decided touse privacy screens so people could pairup with someone they felt comfortablewith in the class and measure each other.

“Their personal integrity and their per-sonal aesthetic is my primary objective,”said McCunn. “I want to create an envi-ronment where that can happen.”

Bra Makers Unite

Gustin told the Voice she bought Mc-Cunn’s bra-making book when she was ateenager more than three decades ago.“His pattern techniques got me out of aton of problems in my own sewing proj-ects throughout the years,” she said.

“Don’s techniques are from the direc-tion of movement and fitting. [His patternstyle] is especially helpful to shapes andsizes outside what is considered as ‘aver-age’ by today’s ready-to-wear market.”

Gustin agreed with McCunn that thereis still a huge unmet need for custom bramakers. She said they are “popping upeverywhere because the retail designercan’t fit the boob anymore.”

There’s Only One You

Once a person understands the me-chanics of a bra, they can easily maketheir own, said McCunn.

“I am very insistent that bras are not ashard to make as some garments, becauseso much of it is upfront,” he said.

It is necessary if women want to ensurethey are wearing undergarments that fittheir body.

“My mantra is Mother Nature nevermakes the same size twice,” he said. “Thebra manufacturers want everyone to bethe same size.” �

To sign up for McCunn’s classes at Sips NSews, visit its website at SipsnSews.com.

Bra Design MadeEasy, Courtesy of Don McCunn


Don McCunn’s 2017 book How to MakeCustom-Fit Bras & Lingerie covers a variety ofstyles including bras, bikinis, and leotards.

At Sips N Sews studio on Sutter Street near Polk, Don McCunn leads a workshop in step-by-step pattern-making. Photo by Beverly Tharp

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February a Little FlatBy Corrie M. Anders

Homebuyers purchased only sevensingle-family detached homes in

Noe Valley in February, according tosales data provided to the Noe ValleyVoice by Zephyr Real Estate.

That was two more than in January butsignificantly fewer than in February2018, when 12 houses exchanged hands.

Condominium buyers were equally ap-athetic.

Five condos were sold in the neigh-borhood in February, one fewer than inthe same month a year ago.

Zephyr president Randall Kostick con-firmed there was little competition forhomes in February. The inventory “hadimproved a bit,” so bidding was “not asfierce for the available properties,” hesaid. Kostick also pointed out that poten-tial buyers might have opted to delay theirsearch until spring, traditionally the besttime to find houses for sale.

February buyers paid an average 3 per-cent more than the seller’s asking price.More aggressive wrangling was on dis-play last February, when buyers typicallypaid 7 percent above the list price. (Themarket was near cutthroat in February2017, when home shoppers paid a 21 per-cent premium.)

The average sale price for houses thisFebruary was $3,051,000—more thanhalf a million less than last year’s aver-age. But, save for the purchase of three

luxury homes with price tags over $4 mil-lion, it would have been even lower.

The most expensive sale was a $4.5million contemporary home in the 800block of Duncan Street, between Dou-glass Street and Diamond Heights Boule-vard. The remodeled four-bedroom, 4.5-bath dwelling, originally built in 1949,sold for $5,000 more than its asking price.The offer came in less than three weeksafter the property was put up for sale.

As would be expected, the home had aprofusion of modern features—fromfloor-to-ceiling glass walls and radiantheat to spa-like bathrooms and a 700-bot-tle wine cellar. In addition to the obliga-tory open floor plan and chef’s kitchen,there were two master suites with privatedecks, a walkout patio and garden, a two-car garage, and views of downtown andthe East Bay.

The second costliest home in Februarywas a four-bedroom, 4.5-bath house inthe 500 block of 28th Street, between Castro and Diamond streets. The 3,551-

square-foot home was on the market fora lengthy four months before receiving a$4.2 million offer that was 10.5 percentbelow the original price ($4,695,000).

The third luxury home sold during themonth was a three-bedroom, 3.5-bathhome in the 400 block of 30th Street, be-tween Sanchez and Noe streets. The finalprice was $4.1 million—3.8 percent morethan what the seller had asked.

$1.7 Million Condo

The condo market, which has remainedfairly consistent in recent months, dis-played one unusual characteristic in Feb-ruary. The most expensive unit sold for$1,660,000—nearly the same outlay asthe least expensive house ($1.6 million).

The price the condo buyer paid for thetwo-bedroom, 1.5-bath unit, located inthe 300 block of Fair Oaks Street between24th and 25th streets, was 10.7 percentabove its sticker price.

The 1,500-square-foot residence occu-pied the top floor of a two-unit buildingfirst constructed in 1929. Along with itsvintage charm, the home offered a mod-ern kitchen, a wood-burning fireplace,views of the city, and one-car parking. �

The angular, glass-walled design of the home on Duncan allows light to flow throughout thethree-story residence. Photo by Danny Osterweil, Open Homes Photography/courtesy Zephyr Real Estate

The Cost ofLiving in Noe

A sleek contemporary home on DuncanStreet, designed by Fractured 9 Architects,sold for $4.5 million in February.

Photo by Corrie M. Anders

Noe Valley Home Sales*

Low High Average Avg. Days Sale Price asTotal Sales No. Price ($) Price ($) Price ($) on Market % of List Price

Single-family homes

February 2019 7 $1,600,000 $4,500,000 $3,050,714 29 103%

January 2019 5 $2,015,000 $4,700,000 $2,996,000 41 101%

February 2018 12 $2,225,000 $5,500,000 $3,592,167 30 107%

Condominiums/TICs

February 2019 5 $732,500 $1,660,000 $1,134,500 20 111%

January 2019 5 $810,000 $1,530,000 $1,238,000 25 107%

February 2018 6 $975,000 $2,120,000 $1,607,720 13 117%

2- to 4-unit buildings

February 2019 1 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 86 94%

January 2019 2 $2,000,000 $2,000,018 $2,000,009 51 100%

February 2018 3 $2,437,500 $2,930,000 $2,639,167 38 97%

5+-unit buildings

February 2019 0 — — — — —

January 2019 1 $6,700,000 $6,700,000 $6,700,000 244 92%

February 2018 0 — — — —

* Survey includes all Noe Valley home sales completed during the month. Noe Valley for purposesof this survey is loosely defined as the area bordered by Grand View, 22nd, Guerrero, and 30thstreets. The Voice thanks Zephyr Real Estate (zephyrre.com) for providing sales data. NVV4/2019

Noe Valley Rents**No. in Range Average Average Average

Unit Sample March 2019 March 2019 February 2019 March 2018

Studio 6 $1,995 - $3,195 $2,498 / mo. $2,494 / mo. $2,171 / mo.

1-bdrm 36 $2,200 - $4,900 $3,343 / mo. $3,314 / mo. $3,331 / mo.

2-bdrm 30 $3,150 - $6,150 $4,372 / mo. $4,331 / mo. $4,310 / mo.

3-bdrm 22 $4,185 - $13,950 $6,511 / mo. $6,015 / mo. $6,224 / mo.

4+-bdrm 6 $5,695 - $30,000 $15,532 / mo. $13,606 / mo. $9,191 / mo.

** This survey is based on a sample of 100 Noe Valley apartment listings appearing on Craigslist.orgfrom March 6 to 13, 2019. NVV4/2019

LETTERS to the EDITOR

THE VOICE welcomes your lettersto the editor. Write the Noe Valley

Voice, P.O. Box 460249, SanFrancisco, CA 94146. Or [email protected].

Please include your name,address, and phone number.

(Anonymous letters will not beconsidered for publication.) Beaware that letters may be editedfor brevity or clarity. We lookforward to hearing from you.

The Cost of Renting in Noe

You don’t have to pull down thesalary of a 1-percenter—though it

wouldn’t hurt—to afford the rent onan apartment in Noe Valley.

But how much do you really need? Aglobal research firm has computed theamount down to the dollar.

Nestpick, a company based in Berlin,looked at January 2019 data for rentalsin San Francisco and calculated that awould-be renter in the 94114 zip code—which it called Castro/Noe Valley—needed to earn at least $124,008 a yearto afford a “single” apartment, definedas a dwelling with 538 square feet.

If the person wished to rent a larger,“family” apartment, defined as 1,130square feet, the salary requirementwould be $188,000 a year.

In the small apartment scenario, thenew tenant or tenants could expect topay half of their disposable income onrent, Nestpick maintained.

Just to bring tears to our eyes, thefirm also calculated the work a personmaking minimum wage in San Francisco($15 an hour) would have to do toafford an apartment in the neighbor-hood.That renter would have to clock282 hours a month—or work a 70-hour week—to pay the monthly renton a “single” in 94114, the data showed.

Nestpick describes itself as a meta-search engine and platform to find mid-to long-term rentals. Its 2019 Neigh-bourhood Price Index surveyed 700neighborhoods in 50 cities around theworld, primarily those “attractinginfluxes of highly skilled workers.”

According to the firm’s analysis, Cas-tro/Noe Valley (94114) was the seventhmost expensive rental “neighborhood”in San Francisco. The most expensivewas the Embarcadero/Financial DistrictNorth (94111). The Inner Mission/Bernal Heights (94110) and GlenPark/Twin Peaks (94131) neighbor-hoods ranked eighth and 14th, respec-tively.To see the complete index, go tohttps://www.nestpick.com/neighbour-hood-price-index-2019/.

—Corrie M. Anders


Permit RulesHamper ProposedDog Day CareOutdoor Play Area May NotPass the Sniff Test

By Matthew S. Bajko

While the proprietors of Doggy StyleInc. announced last month on their web-site that the business would open April12, it will only be allowed to launch as aretail store for the time being.

The upscale dog day care that the busi-ness had initially said it would providehas run into neighborhood opposition andthe requirements of the city’s planningand zoning codes. As of late March, co-owners Rachel Swann and CameronSilva had yet to officially file their permitrequests to operate as a social club for dogowners or as a place for pamperedpooches to be cared for.

According to San Francisco PlanningDepartment spokeswoman Gina Simi, thebusiness can only operate for the momentas a retail store at 3927 24th St., the spotmost recently occupied by gift store Ar-tisana. Everything else that Swann andSilva have proposed to offer at the spacefirst requires getting permits approved bythe city’s Planning Commission.

And that includes permission to use theproperty’s back yard as a play area fordogs. The business owners have been re-landscaping the outdoor space, which ac-cording to their website has been dubbedthe “No Bark Park.”

“The Department considers the use tobe as a kennel. In addition, the projectproposes an outdoor activity area—bothrequire a Conditional Use Authorization,”explained Simi in an emailed response tothe Voice’s inquiry about the permittingissues. “The social aspect to the proposalis considered an entertainment use, alsorequiring a Conditional Use Authoriza-tion. The Department doesn’t considerthe property to be in violation, as the ken-nel is not currently operating.”

In February, Swann had told the Voicethat she and Silva had retained JodyKnight of Reuben & Junius to advisethem on what permits they needed for thebusiness.

“We are meeting the city next week tofigure this out. I will keep you posted,”she said at the time.

But she had yet to respond to theVoice’s questions regarding the permit-ting issues and planned April opening bythe paper’s press deadline in late March.

Variance Required

After someone contacted the PlanningDepartment earlier this year to lodge acomplaint about the dog business being

allowed use of the back yard—the citydoes not reveal the identity of com-plainants—planner Chaska Berger in-formed property owner Joel Coopersmithin a letter dated Jan. 29 that he could befined up to $250 per day per violation un-less the proper permits were obtained.

“It has been reported that access anduse of the required residential open spaceis being encroached upon by the unper-mitted Outdoor Activity Area for use byDoggy Style, Inc. A Variance approval isrequired to legalize the reduction of re-quired residential open space,” wroteBerger.

While a building permit had been is-sued on Dec. 31 for the business to “re-model bath and wet bar sink, new toilet,sink, tile approx 8x10,” Berger noted thatit did not receive Planning Department re-view.

“The Planning Department has con-cerns regarding the proposed use classi-fication of Doggy Style, Inc. and requiresadditional information to determine theappropriate land use category,” wroteBerger.

Owners’ Early Ambitions

In December, the Voice’s Rumors col-umn broke the news about the plannedDoggy Style. At the time, Swann de-scribed it as a place “where you can shopand socialize with other dog moms anddads while your pooch stays and plays inour private indoor/outdoor playground.”

Swann, a managing partner with realestate firm The Agency, is president of theboard of the Noe Valley Merchants andProfessionals Association. Silva owns thereal estate investing firm Chateau DeNoir. They both live in Noe Valley and aredog owners themselves: Swann currentlyhas four dogs and Silva has three.

Their proposal to open a membership-based social club and day care for dogowners—initiation fees had been adver-tised on the website as costing $250 to$7,500 and memberships costing $250 to$1,500 a month—led to global coverageand snickering headlines like the U.K.newspaper the Daily Mail’s “Obscenelyluxurious $1,500-per-month DOG day-care.”

The services listed for members on thebusiness’ website, www.doggystylesf.com,had included such things as pickup anddrop-off and private dog birthday parties.And according to the Voice’s Rumors col-umn in February, the lounge for memberswould be equipped with video cameras sothat, as Swann had said at the time,“members who are at work, for example,can view their dogs through an app ontheir device.”

Plan Evolving

As of late March, the website featuredjust two membership levels, priced at$500 and $750 apiece, plus a $250 appli-

cation fee. Neither mentioned anythingabout being able to leave one’s dog at thespace for day care, though there was avague listing of “Concierge Services.”

The newer website described the busi-ness as “equal parts social club, luxelounge, and hand-curated retail gallery.Everything you’ve ever wanted for youand your dog: a first-of-its-kind experi-ence with impeccable taste.”

District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandel-man told the Voice he was remaining neu-tral about the business, since any permitsit received could be appealed to the Boardof Supervisors. But he did note that hisoffice had heard from people in the neigh-borhood opposed to the business.

“I will say we have heard significantconcerns from neighbors about what itwould mean to have that kind of use there,”said Mandelman. “I think she [Swann]would need to demonstrate it is not goingto detrimentally impact the residentsaround there. I think [city] planning is do-ing its job, and the door isn’t closed to herdoing this. But I think she is going to needto sell it to the community.”

Neighbors Wary

One of those who has questions aboutallowing a dog day care to operate in acommercial space that is surroundedabove and behind it by single-familyhomes and apartments is Jonathan Axel-rad, who owns a property on Jersey Streetthat abuts the back yard Doggy Stylewants to use. While he is currently leas-ing the home to a tenant, he plans to moveback there at some point with his family.

“I need to review what they plan to doin the backyard. If the business is to beused as a retail store, I am highly support-ive of it,” said Axelrad. “If it is to be usedas a doggie daycare that includes use ofthe unpermitted backyard, I have hugereservations.”

He has spoken with Swann and Silva

to discuss his concerns and that of severalother neighbors who worry about the po-tential noise and odors from having mul-tiple dogs using the rear yard during theday. He said he is waiting to see what per-mits they file and what services they listin their application.

“They are trying to make the case it isa social club not doggie daycare,” he said.“My response to that, and it has been re-peatedly, is show us your business plan.”

In the letter the city sent to the prop-erty owner, which was also sent to thebusiness owners, planner Berger specifi-cally requested that Doggy Style submita business plan “that clearly articulates allaspects of the proposed business. Pleaseinclude the number of employees, hoursof operation, details on various servicesprovided, proposed use of outdoor area,membership fees, etc.”

The letter also stated that “the PlanningDepartment requires that you immedi-ately proceed to abate the violation byceasing the proposed operation of DoggyStyle, Inc. until such time that additionalinformation has been provided to thePlanning Department and all appropriatepermits and entitlements have been ob-tained.” �

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For ‘Helping Hawk’ Leo Belshaw-Hood The Sky Is the Limit

By Katie Burke

Leo Belshaw-Hood is a jack of alltrades. At 11 years old, he is a trained

babysitter, a mentor, an artist, a soccerplayer, a Mandarin language student, anda dancer.

Leo lives on 29th Street with his 16-year-old sister, Alice, and his parents,Amy Hood and Kristin Belshaw. He is infifth grade at Starr King Elementary inPotrero Hill. The family has a lagottoRomagnolo—an Italian water dog—named Bean, and a leopard gecko namedFergus.

Leo recently completed a Red Crossbabysitting certification course, whichincluded first aid. He learned to bottlefeed, spoon feed, and change diapers,skills he puts to good use whilebabysitting an 18-month-old toddler wholives across from his house.

His motivation for babysitting?“Profit,” he answers. Leo’s Bank ofAmerica savings account holds hisbabysitting earnings and the money hemakes selling items he no longer uses,like his baby toys.

At school, Leo is a Helping Hawk, avolunteer supervisor of his school’skindergartners and first-graders duringrecess. His shift is every Monday andWednesday from noon to 12:30 p.m.

To qualify, Leo had seven hours oftraining over two days delivered by Soul

Shoppe, an Oakland-based organizationthat teaches kids to resolve conflicts.

Leo has handled “a few fistfights”between kindergartners and first-graders.How does he break up these tussles? “[I]just pick up one of ’em,” he says, addingthat once you remove one kid from theequation, “they just plop on the floor andstart crying.”

Leo then facilitates a discussionbetween the opponents by asking them touse “I” statements and mirroring: Onechild says, “I feel … when people …”, towhich the other responds, “I know youfeel … when people …” Then they askeach other, “What can I do to make itright?” Each person answers, then eachpromises that next time, they will try toabide by the other’s wishes. Then theythank each other and do the Starr Kinghandshake.

“If a kid is still mad,” Leo adds, “thenwe take them to the Wellness Center.”

Leo likes to make cards for his friends,

featuring his signature hand-drawndesign. One Valentine’s Day, Leo made20 cards. “This took me, pretty sure, Ithink 47 minutes,” he says.

Leo also plays indoor soccer, coveringcenter defense.

Leo is in his sixth year of studyingMandarin. Not only does he takelanguage classes, but he also takes mathand some social studies in Mandarin.

In February, Leo led the dragon in SanFrancisco’s Chinese New Year Parade.He has participated in the event with hisschool since second grade. The dragonhead tries to get the pearl, Leo explains,and Leo runs with a pole to which thepearl is attached. He sometimes lets thepearl come close to the ground, and kidsscream when they get to touch it.

Asked where he wants to live when hegrows up, Leo says, “Maybe America,maybe not.” He may want to live inEurope. “Iceland is really appealing.There’s so many Vikings and volcanoes.”

His favorite spots in Noe Valley areUpper Noe Rec Center, Just for Fun,Chloe’s Café, and Easy Breezy.

For his Mandarin class, Leo has writtena report about Iceland and translated itinto Mandarin. Through his research, helearned that the country has “really hotsand, if you dig 18 inches in. You cancook underground.”

At interview time, Leo was readingThe Mysterious Benedict Society andLunar Chronicles, and was listening tothe audio version of To All the Boys I’veLoved Before.

Leo is a dancer. At his after-schoolprogram in Potrero Hill’s Jackson Park,and at Arthur Murray in the LowerHaight, he takes ballet, jazz, hip-hop, andhis favorite, ballroom dancing.

Leo wants to be a professionalballroom dancer when he grows up. Fornow, he and four friends—“the LunchBunch”—choreograph dances in aclassroom at lunch. They are also knownas the Fall Out Five, since they havecreated a dance to Fall Out Boy’s song“Centuries.”

If Leo is not a ballroom dancer, he’llbe a surgeon. He thinks he’d like “thesatisfactory [feeling] of saving someone’slife.” �

Leo Belshaw-Hood, 11, shows off one of his signature ink drawings. Photo by Beverly Tharp

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Picturing NoeValley Prolific Artist Sketches OurNeighborhood and the City

She works quickly, sometimes withpen and paper and sometimes with a

Samsung Galaxy tablet and stylist. Butthe resulting images always capture theessential details of people or scenes onecan recognize.

“I’ve always been good at it,” saysSylvie Guillot of her art. “I worked fornewspapers and national TV in France,sketching people in courtrooms wherecameras were not allowed.”

Her deft portrayals are now done in thecafes and on the streets of San Franciscoand from her home studio on ChurchStreet. “I live above a stop for Muni’s J-car, and I sometimes draw the peoplewaiting there,” she says.

At right, the famous “Greek Gang” ispictured having their morning brews atMartha & Bros. on Church Street.“They’ve been coming here every morn-ing for years,” says Guillot. She giftedthe original sketch to Martha’s, where itis now displayed.

Below, the picture of Noe Valley vic-torians with cherry blossoms was auc-tioned at a benefit for Alvarado Elemen-tary School in March. Guillot and herhusband Serge have a son, Thomas, inkindergarten there.

A show of her work is now on displayat Charlie’s Cafe, 3202 Folsom St., untilApril 30. An opening party will be heldon April 6, starting at noon.

You can follow Guillot on Instagram:san_francisco_sketches.

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Sylvie Guillot at Martha & Bros. on Churchat Duncan Street. Photo by Jack Tipple

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Easter Egg Hunt at the Park

Eggs, toy ones that is, will become anendangered species on Saturday,

April 20, due to the annual neighborhoodEaster Egg Hunt in Douglass Park onDouglass Street off Clipper Street. Allkids are welcome from 10 a.m. to noon tosearch for colorful pull-apart plastic eggsfilled with candy and non-candy treats.

Two hunts are scheduled, at 10:15 a.m.and 11:15 a.m. Smaller children will geta head start in both. As an alternative ac-tivity, colored chalk will be provided forcement art.

The Skillet Licorice quintet of JulayBrooks, Elise Engelberg, Matt Knoth,Mike Lewinski, and Kelly Marie Martinwill play live acoustic folk music sets un-til 11:30 on the guitar, fiddle, bass, man-dolin, banjo, and ukulele.

The event is free, thanks to the DroubiTeam and the Roddick Family Trust. Re-freshments are also free. Bernie’s Coffeeis brewing hot java for adults, and WholeFoods is providing food and drink for all.

You can thank the Noe Valley Associ-ation for making the Easter Egg Hunthappen. The NVA is the community ben-efit district funded by property ownersalong 24th and other streets in Noe Val-ley—they pay for the flower baskets andsidewalk cleaning. For more information,go to www.noevalleyassociation.org.

Circle the Square

With the weather turning nicer, activ-ities at the Noe Valley Town

Square are accelerating, according toevents manager Leslie Crawford. Thereare two events in April and three in May.

The first April event will be Game Dayon Sunday, April 14, from noon to 4 p.m.Since you’ll already have your taxesdone, you’ll have plenty of time, right?Ping-pong, giant Connect Four, and bas-ketball Pop-a-Shot will be among the ac-tivities. For the less athletically inclined,bingo is on from 3 to 4 p.m. Or BYOBG(bring your own board games). Every-thing’s free—even the toy exchange.Bring a newish toy in good condition andget a toy to take home.

Two weeks later, on Sunday, April 28,there will be free live music in the squarefrom Mountain Spring Strings, a localgroup of teenage classical musicians. Buyfood to go from local restaurants, settleback, and listen. Check noevalleytown-square.com for discount coupons.

An early May activity is the RecordHop at the Square, Friday, May 3, from 5to 8 p.m. DJ Rich Hildreth will spin LPsfor you while you spin around the square.

For the other May events at the square,be sure to read the May Noe Valley Voiceor go to noevalleytownsquare.com.

Grace Under Pressure

In Greek mythology, the three Graceswere mirth, elegance, and youthful

beauty. In art, the Three Graces is a fa-mous neoclassical sculpture, and now, inNoe Valley, it’s an exhibit of paintings atGallery Sanchez.

The three Noe graces are paintersKaren Koltonow, Nanci Reese, and Char-lotte Marie Vick. Koltonow paints in anabstract expressionist style and alsoworks in fired ceramics (sorry, not on dis-play in this show). Reese’s paintings arefigurative and in lively colors. Vick cre-ates expressionist work.

The three painters may not have muchin common stylistically, but they do sharesomething very important. They are allcancer survivors. It is that survival that

brought them together in Art for Recov-ery, a support group and workshop at Mt.Zion Hospital, now part of the Universityof California at San Francisco.

The Three Graces art exhibit continuesthrough Tuesday, April 30, and may beviewed Monday through Friday, 9:30a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Gallery Sanchez is lo-cated on the second floor of the Noe Val-ley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St. There isno admission fee.

A Concerted Effort in April

Music and song ring throughout thevalley in April, with a harp recital

by Meredith Clark, two concerts fromLieder Alive!, and a meet-the-instru-ments event for children presented by theChamber Music Society of San Francisco.

Clark performs Saturday, April 13,7:30 p.m., at Holy Innocents Church, 455Fair Oaks St. She has been a guest prin-cipal harpist with the San Francisco Sym-phony and a soloist in concerts around theworld. Tickets are $20, or $15 for seniorsand students, and $5 for children under 12at eventbrite.com.

The first Lieder Alive! concert is Sun-day, April 7, and features bass KirkEichelberger and pianist SimonSnitkovskaya singing and playing theKandinsky Lieder by Veronika Krausasand Songs and Dances of Death by Mod-est Mussorgsky. Then, on Sunday, April28, mezzo Kindra Scharich and pianistJeffrey Ladeur will perform works byBeethoven and Schumann.

Both concerts will be held at the NoeValley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St., andbegin at 5 p.m. Buy tickets at lieder -alive.org for $75 reserved seating, $35general admission, and $20 for seniors,students, and working artists.

At the meet-the-instruments event Sat-urday, April 6, 4 p.m., also at Holy Inno-cents Church, the Chamber Music Soci-ety will help kids learn about the stringquartet—what instruments the musiciansplay, the sounds they make, and the sto-ries they tell. Kids 5 and under are free,and children 6 to 18 pay just $5. Adultsmust cough up a twenty. Buy online atchambermusicsocietysf.org.

Unite Against Disaster

Scientists warn that a major earthquakeis overdue for the Bay Area. Police,

fire, and emergency agencies advise thatresidents may be on their own for threedays or more. In that event, we all trustour neighbors will help us and we willhelp them. Now, a Noe Valley group isworking to make sure that happens in acoordinated way.

Resilient Noe Valley, formed in 2018,is composed of representatives from sev-eral local churches, the Noe Valley Li-brary, businesses like Whole Foods, com-munity groups, and city agencies likeSupervisor Rafael Mandelman’s officeand the Neighborhood EmpowermentNetwork. The steering committee is invit-

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14th Garden Tour: 10Gardens, Art and Music

The Noe Valley Garden Tour willbloom on Saturday, May 4, from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m., thanks to the group thatplants the seeds each year, Friends of NoeValley. Eight private and two public gar-dens will be featured on the tour. Each hasbeen paired with sculpture, paintings, orphotography, and two will have live music.

Linda Lockyer, who chairs the event,now in its 14th year, says the tour contin-ues to evolve, with more art and musicand more plants that are hardy in any cli-mate. Garden tour committee memberPeggy Cling adds, “With an earlier dateand all the recent rain, the gardens shouldbe amazing and the flowers plentiful.”

The private gardens include a 40-yearold tropical and semi-tropical garden cre-ated by the late Manuel Fernandez andgardens focused on western shade plants,succulents, reclaimed materials, Califor-nia natives, a living wall, recycled water,and other beautiful and pragmatic fea-tures. The public gardens on the tour arethe Noe Valley Library garden and thegarden atop the 30th Street Senior Center.

The local artists with work on displaywill be Richard Anderson, David Auld,Julie Cohn, Michelle Echenique, LawrenceKulig, Jessica Levant, Kristine Mays,John Milestone, Randy Lee Odell, DebraReabock, and painter Talavera-Ballon.

Tickets cost $20 general admission and$16 for seniors 65 and older. Children un-der 12 are free. The tour is self-guided; amap is provided. Online tickets may bepurchased at friendsofnoevalley.com. Oryou can find them at the Noe ValleyFarmers Market Saturday mornings April13, 20, and 27, and on tour day. FolioBooks, Just for Fun, Olive This OliveThat, Omnivore Books on Food, andUmpqua Bank are also selling them.

If free is okay by you, you can earnyour ticket by volunteering to be a gardengreeter for a two-hour shift. An additionalinducement is a pre-tour reception forvolunteers. To sign up, contact Lockyerat [email protected].

Proceeds from the garden tour will goto two beneficiaries this year: the 22ndStreet Jungle Stairs garden project and the30th Street Senior Center garden.

Donations have already been made bymany local merchants and professionals,including Rachel Swann of The Agency,Umpqua Bank, Urban Farmer Store,Terese Taylor CMT, Noe Valley Mer-chants and Professionals Association, theDroubi Team, Zephyr Real Estate, andDennis Otto, David Pennebaker, and Dun-can Wheeler from Compass Real Estate.

Also, there’s a raffle, sponsored byStephanie Johnson of Compass, for a$300 Sloat Garden Center gift certificateand four hours of manual labor for yourown garden makeover. For details aboutit, the gardens, and the artists—and to buya ticket—go to friendsofnoevalley.com.

—Richard May

Baskets a-ready, children line up for the start of the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Douglass Park.This year, the April 20 event will hold two hunts to find the eggs, at 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

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With an abundance of rain this year, Naturepromises a brilliant floral display at the May 4Noe Valley Garden Tour. Photo by Lisa Erdos

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ing residents, more businesses, and oth-ers to be part of the neighborhood’s plan-ning for disasters, which may also includesituations like extreme heat waves or fires.

“Neighborhoods that have put time andthought into how they will cope will beconsiderably better off,” says DavidBrown, pastor of the Noe Valley Min-istry/Presbyterian Church.

There will be two planning launches tomake sure as many people as possiblehave a chance to participate from the be-ginning. Both are on Wednesday, May 1,at the Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 SanchezSt. The first is in the morning, 9:30 to 11a.m., and the second in the evening, 6 to8 p.m. You can sign up at Eventbrite.comto let the committee know you’re coming.

For more information, go to www.em-powersf.org/resilient-noe-valley.

Party for a Good Cause

Our neighbors in Glen Park are throw-ing a party, the 21st annual Glen

Park Festival, Sunday, April 28, from 10a.m. to 4:30 p.m., along Diamond Streetand around the corner on Wilder Street.

Street fair vendors will include localartists and craftspeople, local restaurants,community organizations, neighborhoodschools, and city agencies. Booths willoffer you food, drink, art, jewelry, cloth-ing, and other items or information likelocal history and services in Glen Park.

Entertainment will be on the mainstage, where dancing is encouraged, andin the children’s area, easily identified by

the expected jumpy house at the end ofWilder Street.

Besides the fun, the festival also raisesmoney for children’s programs based inGlen Park. Grants of up to $500 each canbe applied for from 2019 funds at glen-parkfestival.com. The deadline to applyis May 23, 2019. For more information,check out the festival website.

James Lick Musical andBirthday

James Lick Middle School on NoeStreet is celebrating its birthday and

the opening of its spring musical thismonth. The musical, The 25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling Bee, has a four-performance run, with 7 p.m. shows onThursday through Saturday, April 11 to13, and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday,April 13. Student actor-singer-dancersperform under the direction of TheatreArts department chair Keith Carames,with musical direction by Jorell Chavezand choreography by Jenna Monroe.

In case you aren’t familiar with theplot, in this Tony-winning musical sixpreteens vie for the spelling champi-onship and inadvertently disclose hilari-

ous and touching stories about their homelife. Audience participation is encouraged.

Tickets are $20 general and $15 for stu-dents at jlms-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com,Eventbrite (spellingbeejlms), or at thedoor. People with reservations enter be-fore purchasers at the door, 1220 Noe St.

The birthday party is Saturday, April27, from noon to 4 p.m. Everyone is wel-come to attend. Plan to enter the schoolthrough the 25th Street entrance to the up-per yard.

James Lick Middle School is 86 yearsyoung. Activities will include a student-faculty talent show, the unveiling of a tileinstallation and a mural created by currentstudents at the school, the naming of thegym for Ray Ponce (who taught at JamesLick for over 50 years), yearbook brows-ing in the Alumni Center, children’sgames and other activities, food and drinkfor sale, and a raffle for a beach cruiserbicycle and other prizes. Raffle tickets arejust one buck!

Something’s Different Here

All three of our neighborhood book-stores offer something different in

April. Omnivore Books on Food hosts anovelist, not a chef, at one of its 14 events.Folio Books presents an author imperson-ator, and Charlie’s Corner children’s book -

store is looking for a temporary home.Ann Mah, author of the novel The Lost

Vintage, reads from and discusses herbook Thursday, April 11, 6:30 p.m., atOmnivore, 3885A Cesar Chavez St. InThe Lost Vintage, an aspiring sommelieruncovers her French family’s World WarII secrets. Were they members of the re-sistance or collaborators? And what didhappen to that lost vintage? (Check outomnivorebooks.com for info on the other13 events at the store.)

The author being impersonated at Fo-lio Books is John Steinbeck. Actor TomLorentzen will bring him to life in a dra-matic conversation with his co-starMinda Amsbaugh, who will play awoman from Steinbeck’s past. Light re-freshments will be served and a selectionof Steinbeck’s novels available for sale.Thursday, April 11, 7 p.m., at 3957 24thSt. Other April events at foliosf.com.

And Charlie’s, as the Voice goes topress, is still looking for a spot to shelveits books while the store’s Castro at 24thStreet location is undergoing mandatoryseismic retrofitting. If that doesn’t happensoon, we may all experience story-timewithdrawal. Check charliescorner.comfor the latest developments.

Short Takes were written by Richard May.

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To help celebrate James Lick MiddleSchool’s 86th birthday, students will stagefour performances of the musical The 25thAnnual Putnam County Spelling Bee April 11to 13. All are invited.

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A BellwetherSeason for Amy FoleyChoreographer Premieres LetSlip the Witches

By Katie Burke

If you’re hunting for the one who let thewitches slip in San Francisco, look no

further than Noe Valley resident AmyFoley.

Foley, a dancer, choreographer, andmother of two girls, will present her showLet Slip the Witches over three 8 p.m.performances April 4 through 6 at OberlinDance Collective Theater on 17th Street.

Let Slip the Witches—an evening offour dance pieces, three directed byFoley—will be the first home season ofBellwether Dance Project, the dancecompany Foley launched in 2015.

That will make it especially rewardingfor Foley, who has presented orchoreographed work in shared shows forover a decade, dancing for companiesaround the Bay Area including the award-winning Robert Moses’ Kin.

Foley’s passion for dance showed upearly in her childhood.

A native of Anchorage, Alaska, shesaw The Nutcracker Suite at age 5 andknew she wanted to be a dancer. The verynext season, she auditioned for the balletand won the role of Lead Mouse. Throughher young years, she says, “I went up theranks of The Nutcracker,” playing maincharacters like Clara, Snowflake, and ToySoldier.

After graduating from ColoradoCollege with a B.A. degree, Foley madeher way to San Francisco in 1997.

She spent the next several yearsfiguring out how to dance for a living andwork at jobs that were flexible with herdance schedule. She had stints as arestaurant host, preschool front deskmanager, law firm administrator, Pilatesinstructor, and house-, dog-, and baby-sitter.

Now, in addition to producing danceworks, Foley is teaching an advancedcontemporary dance class at ODC and,for her San Francisco School of the Arts(SOTA) students, a class at Alonzo KingLINES Ballet on Seventh Street. She alsorecently taught classes at AXIS, anOakland dance company whose studentsare differently abled.

When not dancing or teaching, Foleyis raising her daughters with her husband.For the past eight years, the family haslived in a cottage on Jersey Street.

The girls, who are 6 and 8, are both

interested in dance, Foley says. “I’vetaught and taken classes with both ofthem full in the womb.

“I’m trying not to be too leading,” shesays. “They are into soccer, too.”

The children, who have only seenFoley dance as a teacher—“because 8p.m. has been too late for them”—will getto slip out to see the witch show.

Art Leads the Flock

Foley started Bellwether DanceProject “to focus my vision, and to talkabout my work in a very specific way.”That vision is to create dance worksthrough a feminist lens, she says.

Why Bellwether? “I have always lovedthe word and its connotation that artpushes ideas forward.” Traditionally,Foley notes, a bellwether was the leadsheep in a flock.

A bellwether in her own right, Foleyformed a group in 2017, with three otherchoreographers, to support women in thedance field. The four produced Supportand Elevate Artist Mothers (SEAM), aconcert and dance program.

“The works didn’t have to be aboutbeing a mother,” Foley says. “It was toprovide an opportunity for motherdancers to remove the challenges topresenting work.” To make their arthappen, the women in SEAM sharedproduction costs.

“A lot of women kind of disappearfrom art-making because of the financialchallenges to dance,” Foley says. “Withchoreography, you’re self-promoting,which is hard.”

Foley has seen her share of struggles.“With kids, I have to think about how andwhen I’m dancing. Is it just for me, or isit contributing to the family pot or to thefamily in some other way?”

She and her husband have decidedFoley’s dancing benefits the family innon-tangible ways and that “it is part ofme, and I would be miserable without it.”

About Wonder Women

Let Slip the Witches will feature threeworld premieres: “Let Slip the Witches,”“First Love, in Three Parts,” and a solowork Robert Moses is choreographing forFoley yet to be titled. The event will alsoinclude a reprise of a 2016 piece by Foley,“Thighs and Wages.”

Foley intentionally staffed theproduction entirely with dancers in their40s. “And they’re old colleagues andfriends,” she adds, “so it’s special.”

Among the artists performing areShareen DeRyan, Kaitlyn Ebert, KelseyGerber, Caitlin Hicks, Elena Martins,Karla Quintero, Juliann Witt, and Foleyherself.

In “Let Slip the Witches,” the title ofwhich is a nod to Shakespeare’s “Let slipthe dogs of war,” four dancers will be“portraying women as powerful, and thisidea of fascination with witches, which Isee everywhere I look,” Foley says. “Ithink it’s in response to the politicalclimate. In some ways, it’s no wonderwomen would turn to the archetype of thestrong, magical woman [and to]sisterhood and ritual.”

Local visual artist Julie Chang, whoseartistic credits include designing the floorof the Transbay Terminal, is contributingthe set design for the piece. Localcomposer Ben Juodvalkis wrote theoriginal score.

Foley created “First Love, in ThreeParts” in collaboration with guestartist/performers Tanya Bello and NolSimonse. Foley says the piece reflects thejoys and pitfalls of a life of art-making.“For all of us [performing this piece], ourfirst love is dance. All three of us havetaken different paths—parenthood, etc.—but this is maybe why dancers get paid sopoorly, because we’ll do it for nothing.”

“Thighs and Wages,” Foley’s 2016reprisal, is about what it feels like as awoman to be the subject of constantscrutiny. The all-women cast was “super

involved” in creating the material, Foleysays. “Each dancer came up with motionsthat tell the experience of being awoman.”

The Moses piece was still beingchoreographed in mid-March. “It’s a realgift that he is creating a solo,” says Foley,who is excited about the challenge.

Foley’s process for creating Let Slip theWitches has differed for each piece. “I amstruck by an idea and interested ininvestigating,” she says. “I have a scene.Then I bring dancers in. Or sometimes it’sjust me. Then I start creating things thattouch on the theme.

“I’m not interested whether theaudience knows what it’s about,” Foleysays. “I care that they feel moved.” �

Kaitlin Ebert rehearses for upcoming“Witches” performances by Bellwether Dance Project, a company launched by Noe Valley resident Amy Foley in 2015.

Photo courtesy Stephen Texeira

Amy Foley is inviting her two daughters to her April show, because at 6 and 8 years old they are eager to stay up late and watch their momperform. Photo by Beverly Tharp

Tickets and information for the 8 p.m.

April 4 to 6 performances of Let Slip

the Witches at ODC Theater, 3153 17th

St., are at http://www.odc.dance/witches or

415-863-9834. Prices are $30 for general

public and, with code STUDENTARTIST20,

$20 for students and artists. You can see

the program’s video trailer at vimeo.com,

and on Facebook (bellwetherdanceproject),

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Al-Anon Noe ValleyContact: 834-9940Website: www.al-anonsf.orgMeetings: Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m.St. Philip Church, 725 Diamond St. (park onElizabeth Street side; enter on 24th Streetthrough parking lot)

Castro/Eureka Valley NeighborhoodAssociationWebsite: www.evna.orgAddress: P.O. Box 14137, SF, CA 94114Meetings: See website calendar. CastroMeeting Room, 501 Castro St., 7 p.m.

Diamond Heights CommunityAssociationContact: Betsy Eddy, 867-5774Address: P.O. Box 31529, SF, CA 94131 Website: www.dhcasf.orgMeetings: Second Thursday, 7 p.m. Call forlocation.

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Friends of the Noe Valley RecreationCenter (Upper Noe Rec Center)Contact: Chris FaustEmail: [email protected]: www.noevalleyreccenter.comMeetings: Email or check website.

Friends of 30th Street Senior CenterContact: Marianne Hampton, 601-7845Address: 225 30th St., SF, CA 94131Meetings: Occasional. Call for details.

Friends of Upper Noe Dog OwnersGroup (FUNDOG)Contacts: Chris Faust, David EmanuelEmail: [email protected]: www.fundogsf.org

Glen Park AssociationContact: [email protected]: glenparkassociation.orgAddress: P.O. Box 31292, SF, CA 94131

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Noe Neighborhood CouncilContact: Ozzie Rohm or Matt McCabe, Co-foundersEmail: [email protected]:www.noeneighborhoodcouncil.comMeetings: Quarterly at Sally Brunn Library,451 Jersey St., with date publicized onwebsite and Nextdoor.com.

Noe Valley Association–24th StreetCommunity Benefit DistrictContact: Debra Niemann, 519-0093Dispatch: To report spills, debris, or garbageon 24th Street, call Ron Vanini, 596-7089.Email: [email protected]: www.noevalleyassociation.orgBoard meetings: Quarterly. See website.

Noe Valley Democratic ClubContact: Hunter Stern, 282-9042; [email protected]: noevalleydems.comMeetings: Fourth Tuesdays, Noe ValleyMinistry, 1021 Sanchez St., 6:30 p.m.

Noe Valley Farmers MarketOpen Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 3861 24thSt. between Vicksburg and Sanchez.Contact: Leslie Crawford, 248-1332Email: [email protected]

Noe Valley Merchants andProfessionals Association (NVMPA)Contact: Rachel Swann, 225-7743Meetings: Last Thursdays, Old Republic,4045A 24th St., 9 a.m. Call to confirm.Website: www.NoeValleyMerchants.com

Noe Valley Parent NetworkAn e-mail resource network for parentsContact: Mina KenvinEmail: [email protected]

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Outer Noe Valley MerchantsContact: Jim Appenrodt, 641-1500Address: 294 29th St., SF, CA 94131Meetings: Call for details.

Progress Noe ValleyFacebook: facebook.com/ProgressNoeValleyEmail: [email protected]: progressnoe.comMeetings: Check Facebook page for currentmeeting and event schedule.

Resilient Noe Valley InitiativeCo-sponsor: Neighborhood EmpowermentNetwork (NEN). Host: David Brown, Pastor,Noe Valley Ministry, [email protected] launch workshops May 1, 2019: 9:30 to11 a.m., and 6 to 8 p.m., at Noe ValleyMinistry, 1021 Sanchez St. Details: 282-2317.

San Francisco NERT (NeighborhoodEmergency Response Team)Contact: Noe Valley NERT NeighborhoodTeam co-coordinators Maxine Fasulis,[email protected]; Carole Roberts,[email protected]: http://www.sf-fire.org/index.aspx?page=879Meetings: See website for trainingsscheduled throughout the year.

San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to SaveOur StreetsContact: Don Oshiro, 285-8188Email: [email protected]: www.sanjoseguerrero.com Meetings: See website.

Stand Up San FranciscoContacts: Laura Shapiro, Phyllis Ball, Paul SilvermanEmail: [email protected] Website: www.standupsf.netMeetings: At offices of members ofCongress, weekly. April 21, 2-4 p.m., at NoeValley Library, 451 Jersey St.

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NOE’S CANTINA1199 Church Street at 24th Street415-282-4007

The locally owned Noe’s Cantina is ahybrid business that reflects the

tastes of its co-owners. In a nod to the lo-cal hangout Tommy Basso’s family oper-ated for decades at this corner spot atChurch and 24th streets, it is a neighbor-hood sports bar and watering hole.

It is also a Mexican restaurant, featur-ing single-serve tacos and fajita platters,in keeping with the culinary interests ofLiam Mayclem, a local media personal-ity whose nickname is the Foodie Chap.Mayclem and his husband, Rick Ca-margo, are minority owners in the restau-rant.

Patrons will find Basso behind the barmost days, joined at times by Mayclemwhen he is in town. Mayclem, a sought-after emcee and auctioneer for nonprofitfundraising galas and other events, is of-ten traveling for his KCBS Radio pro-gram The Foodie Chap.

The Basso family’s ties to the locationdate back to 1980, when Tommy Basso’sfather, Wayne, bought the Connectiontavern and reopened it as Noe’s Ark. Itquickly became known simply as Noe’s,and Tommy Basso’s grandfather andnamesake manned the bar at the locationuntil his death in 2002.

For years, the adjacent restaurant spacehad been a Cybelle’s Pizza until becom-ing an in-house grill of Noe’s. The Bassofamily shuttered the business after Super

Bowl 2015 and sold it to a pair of entre-preneurs who reopened the more upscaleHorner’s Corner.

It shuttered within 18 months, and thenext iteration for the restaurant space,Hamlet, closed within two years. WayneBasso then listed the property for sale,only for his son to decide to take it on.Tommy Basso quietly opened Noe’s Can-tina Dec. 27.

The restaurant, which can accommo-date up to 49 people, features red ban-quettes with table seating for at least 28people along the length of the wallfronting 24th Street and in in the back din-ing area. Tables for parties of two line themiddle of the upfront dining room, posi-tioned between the bar and banquettes.

There are 11 stools at the bar plus a sec-tion that is wheelchair accessible on theside facing Church Street. In the windowalcove there, patrons will find a smalllounge area with a black leather couch.

Harking back to the days when his fa-ther ran the business, Tommy Basso hasbrought back a jukebox for patrons to pur-chase their favorite songs to play. But ithas a modern twist, as it is digital andcosts $1 per tune.

For sports fans, there are seven largehi-def TVs mounted above and circlingthe bar and main dining room. All are notalways turned on, as it depends on the dayand what games are scheduled for whenthey are in use.

In March, artwork adorning the wallsfeatured celebrated Mexican artist FridaKahlo, who spent time in San Franciscoin the early 1930s with her artist husbandDiego Rivera, as he painted several mu-rals around town. (The city recently re-named a street on the campus of City Col-lege of San Francisco, where one ofRivera’s murals can be found, afterKahlo.)

A specially designed clock by the frontdoor also denotes the restaurant’s Mexi-can theme, as the timepiece sports the col-ors of the country’s flag. It also is adornedwith two margarita glasses, one lighted ingreen and the other red.

The bar menu features a number ofspecialty cocktails, such as the Housemargarita ($10), made with tequila,naranja orange liquor, and fresh limejuice, or the Skinny margarita ($10), amix of tequila, agave nector, orange juice,and fresh lime juice. Mayclem, originallyfrom Great Britain, has his own drink onthe menu: Liam’s Royal Gin ($11), madewith Empress Indigo gin, tonic, and freshlime juice, shaken not stirred.

Diners receive a bowl of tortilla chipswith house-made red and green salsas thatare both medium in spiciness. For thosewanting more of a kick, ask for a bottleof El Yucateco red chile habanero sauce.

Since Noe’s Cantina opened, the menuhas seen some tweaks. In March thestarters included nachos ($9) with cheese,pico de gallo, refried beans, guacamole,pickled jalapenos, and crema; guacamoleor warm queso ($8); and fried calamariand ceviche (both $12).

Tacos, which come served on a soft tor-tilla or a lettuce shell by request, can beordered with shrimp or fish (both $6),which in March was cod, with avocado,pineapple salsa, and pickled red cabbage;or barbecued steak with coleslaw ($5).Other choices include pork, sautéed por-tobello mushrooms, or chicken (all $5each).

A plate of two enchiladas made withcheese, chicken, steak (all $10) or shrimp($12), is served with rice, beans, and asmall salad. The fajitas can be orderedwith pork, chicken, steak, or portobellomushrooms (for $18) or shrimp or salmon($20), with two sides. The choices arefries, black or refried beans, rice, orgrilled corncobs with queso fresco. Thesides ($5) can also be ordered separately.

More traditional pub food is also avail-able, such as baby back ribs ($15), an 8oz. burger or chicken sandwich (both$12), or a vegan Beyond burger ($14). Allbut the ribs come with fries.

For dessert, there are churros ($6)served with a spicy chocolate dippingsauce, or flan ($6) that comes withberries.

Noe’s Cantina is open daily from 11:30a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Noe’s Cantina co-owner Liam Mayclem(left) likely showed off his signature Liam’sRoyal Gin at his 50th birthday bash andcelebration of Armistead Maupin’sTales ofthe City Feb. 16 at the newly remodeled barand restaurant. Party-goers included music,TV, and radio celebrities, including (l. to r.)Jesika von Rabbit, Kristen Green, and BenFong Torres. Photo courtesy Drew Altizer Photography

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April 1-28: Local sections of theWPA MODEL of San Francisco areon display at the Noe Valley Library.451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: The ACCConversation Club meets onMondays from 4:30 to 5:30 pm at theNoe Valley Library. 451 Jersey. Fordetails, email [email protected].

April 1-30: A show of theSKETCHES by Sylvie Guillot will beon display at Charlie’s Cafe, 3202Folsom St. with an openingcelebration at noon on April 6.

April 1-30: GALLERY SANCHEZexhibits “Three Graces,” paintings bycancer survivors Nanci Reese,Charlotte Marie Vick, and KarenKoltonow. 5-7 pm. Noe ValleyMinistry, 1021 Sanchez.noevalleyministry,org.

April 1-30: BootCampSF conductsFITNESS training Mondays, Tuesdays,Thursdays, and Fridays at 8:30 am. SFRec Center Basketball Court, 30thand Whitney. 567-9009;sfbootcamp.com.

April 1-30: Charlie’s Corner offerschildren’s STORY TIMES every day.Mon.-Fri., 10 am, noon, 3 & 5 pm; Sat.& Sun., 10:30 am, 12:30 & 3:30 pm.4102 24th; 641-1104.

April 1-30: The 30th Street SENIORCENTER’s Mission Nutritionprogram serves lunches for peopleover 60, weekdays and Saturdays,including holidays. Noon & 1 pm. 22530th. 550-2226.

April 1-May 2: CREATIVITYEXPLORED hosts an art exhibit, “5and 2 Others.” Mon.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm(Thurs. until 7 pm), Sat., noon-5 pm.3245 16th. 863-2108;creativityexplored.org.

April 2: Luz Calvo and CatriónaRuede Esquuibel discuss DecolonizeYour Diet: PLANT-BASED Mexican-American Recipes for Health andHealing. 6 pm. JCCSF, 3200 California.For info: Omnivore Books, 282-4712;omnivorebooks.com.

April 2: Angelica Shirley Carpenterdiscusses Born Criminal: Matilda JoslynGage, RADICAL SUFFRAGIST. 7 pm.Folio Books, 3957 24th. foliosf.com.

April 2 & 16: Bethany UnitedMethodist Church offers freeKNITTING lessons with Ray Capiralon first and third Tuesdays; free yarn,needles, and instruction. 7-8:30 pm.1270 Sanchez. 647-8393;bethanysf.org.

April 2-30: The Eureka Valley Librarytells TODDLER TALES on Tuesdays,10:30 am. 1 Jose Sarria Court (16th &Market). 355-5616; sfpl.org.

April 2-30: Volunteer to make mealsfor the hungry at Civic Center Plazaat “Currry Without Worry.” 1:30-5pm. Bethany UMC, 1270 Sanchez.647-8393; bethanysf.org.

April 2-30: John McClean Wolfleads SACRED YOGA Tuesdays atHoly Innocents. 7-8 pm. 455 FairOaks. 824-5142; holyinsf.org.

April 2-May 4: SF WOMENARTISTS exhibit “Textures andPatterns,” a juried all-media show.Reception April 4, 5:30-8 pm; Tues.-Sat., 10 am-6 pm, Sun., noon-4 pm.647 Irving. 566-8550;sfwomenartists.org.

April 2 & May 7: The de YoungMuseum and the Legion of Honorhave FREE ADMISSION on the firstTuesday of the month. 750-3600;deyoungmuseum.org.

April 3: Make a pompom yarn bunnyat adult CRAFT NIGHT at the NoeValley Library. 7-8:30 pm. 451 Jersey.355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 3-24: The Castro FARMERSMARKET is open every Wednesday, 4to 7 pm, through Nov. 20. Noe atMarket. pcfma.com.

April 3-24: Folio Books offersSTORYTIME for toddlersWednesdays at 10 am. 3957 24th.

April 3-24: Chris Sequeira leads freesenior QIGONG classes Wednesdays1 to 3 pm, at Upper Noe Rec Center,Day & Sanchez. 773-8185;[email protected]

April 3-24: The Eureka ValleyLibrary hosts BABY RHYME and playtime on Wednesdays, 1:30 to 2:15. 1Jose Sarria Court (16th & Market).355-5616; sfpl.org.

April 3-24: Holy Innocents

Episcopal Church holds Candlesong, aTAIZE-style service followed by apotluck on Wednesdays from 6 to 8pm. 455 Fair Oaks. 824-5142.

April 3-24: Anthony Holdsworthteaches OIL PAINTING for beginnerand advanced students onWednesdays in the gallery of AlleyCat Books. 6:30-10 pm. 3036 24th.824-1761; anthonyholdsworth.com.

April 3-24: History group ShapingSan Francisco offers free PUBLICTALKS on Wednesdays from 7:30 to9:30 pm. Eric Quezada Center, 518Valencia. shapingsf.org.

April 3-24: AL-ANON meetsWednesdays 8 to 9:30 pm at St. PhilipChurch. 725 Diamond. 834-9940

April 3 & May 1: The GLBTHISTORY Museum is free on firstWednesdays. 11 am-7 pm. 4127 18th.621-1107; April 4: The monthly self-guided Castro ART WALK featuresexhibits by local artists in various

neighborhood businesses; Be.Musicalperforms in Jane Warner Plaza from 6to 7 pm. 6-9 pm. For a map and list ofartists: castroartwalk.com.

April 4-6: Bellwether DANCEProject presents Let Slip the Witches, aworld premiere directed by NoeValley’s Amy Foley. Thurs., Fri. & Sat., 8pm. ODC Theater, 3153 17th. 863-9834 orhttp://www.odc.dance/witches.

April 4, 11, 18 & 25: Miss Catherinetells TODDLER TALES with books,rhymes, music, and movement onThursdays. 10:15 & 11 am. Noe ValleyLibrary, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 4-25: The Noe Valley TownSquare offers group MEDITATIONThursdays, from 8 to 9 am. 386124th. noevalleytownsquare.com.

April 4-25: Charlie’s CornerBookstore has a FRENCHSTORYTIME Thursdays at 3 pm. 410224th. 641-1104; charliescorner.com.

April 4-25: Newcomers welcome atthe AL-ANON Literature Discussion,meeting Thursdays at Bethany UMC,from 7:15 to 8:30 pm. 1270 Sanchez.

April 4-25: Bring your vaststorehouse of knowledge to TRIVIANIGHT on Thursdays at the Dubliner,3838 24th. 8 pm. 285-0674;brainstormer.com.

April 5-26: Chris Sequeira leads afree Friday KARAOKE for Adultsgathering at Upper Noe Rec Center.6:30-8:30 pm. 295 Day. 970-8061.

April 5-26: The Friday night JAZZseries continues at Bird & Beckettbookstore, from 5:30 to 8 pm;Saturday night JAZZ is 7:30 to 10 pm.653 Chenery. 586-3733;birdbeckett.com.

April 5-26: (Sub)Mission Cocktails &Comedy features local and nationalcomedians performing Fridays at 7pm and 8:30 pm. SF Armory Clubbasement, 1799 Mission.submissioncomedy.com.

April 5-27: Noe ValleyOVEREATERS Anonymous meetsMonday through Saturday, 7 am, at St.Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold Mine.oasf.org.

April 6: Diana Kuan introduces RedHot Kitchen: Classic ASIAN CHILISAUCES from Scratch. 3-4 pm.Omnivore Books, 3885A CesarChavez. 282-4712;omnivorebooks.com.

April 6: Therapy dog Stanley andtrainer Rebecca bring “PUPPY DOGTALES” to the Noe Valley Library,especially for ages 4 to 7. 4-5 pm. 451Jersey. Call to reserve a spot: 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 6:The Holy InnocentsCONCERT SERIES presents “Meetthe Quartet,” with the ChamberMusic Society of SF. 4 pm. 455 FairOaks. 824-5142; holyinsf.org.

April 6 & 7: Mission Spring OPENSTUDIOS features independentartists and group art studios. Noon-6pm. For info: 609-1901;missionartists.org.

April 6-27: Each Saturday, the NoeValley FARMERS MARKET brings youfresh produce and live music from 8am to 1 pm. 3861 24th. 248-1332;noevalleyfarmersmarket.com.

April 6-27: Upper Noe Rec Centeroffers free YOGA CLASSES Saturdays9:15-10:15 am. Day & Sanchez. 970-8061; noevalleyreccenter.com.

April 6-27: The Randall Museum’sclose-up of California wildlife, “Meetthe ANIMAL KEEPER,” happensSaturdays at 2 pm. 199 Museum Way.554-9605.

April 6-30: Meet under the rainbowflag at Harvey Milk Plaza (Castro andMarket) for a City Guides walkingtour of the CASTRO. Sat., Sun. &Tues., 11 am. 557-4266;sfcityguides.org.

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April 7: LIEDER Alive! hosts aconcert featuring bass player KirkEichelberger and pianist SimonaSnitkovskays. 5-7 pm. Noe ValleyMinistry, 1021 Sanchez.liederalive.org.

April 7 & 21: SF City Guides leads afree WALKING TOUR of Noe Valleyon first and third Sundays at 1:30-3:30 pm. Meet at the Noe ValleyLibrary, 451 Jersey. 557-4266;sfcityguides.org.

April 7-28: A free T’AI CHI class atthe Noe Valley Town Square isscheduled for Sundays, from 9 to 10am. 3861 24th.noevalleytownsquare.com.

April 7-28: Taylor Pangman andLauren Cohen from Yoga Mayu offera free YOGA CLASS at the NoeValley Town Square; bring your ownmat. Sundays, 10-11 am. 3861 24th.noevalleytownsquare.com.

April 7-28: Meet at the gold firehydrant at 20th and Church at 11 amSundays for a City Guides walkingtour of the area around MISSIONDOLORES. 557-4266;sfcityguides.org.

April 8: The Noe Valley Libraryoffers a workshop explaining thebasics of RESUMES and cover letters.2-3 pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 9: The Noe Valley Libraryhosts an eReader and ONLINERESOURCE “Drop-In” from 10:30 to11:30 am. 451 Jersey. 355-5707;sfpl.org.

April 10: Carla Lalli Music discussesWhere COOKING Begins:Uncomplicated Recipes to Make You aGreat Cook. 6:30-7:30 pm. OmnivoreBooks, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.

April 10:The GREAT BOOKSdiscussion group meets from 6:30 to8:30 pm at the Noe Valley Library.451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 11: Ann Mah introduces hernovel, The Lost Vintage. 6:30-7:30 pm.Omnivore Books, 3885A CesarChavez. 282-4712;omnivorebooks.com.

April 11:The DIAMOND HEIGHTSCommunity Association meets onthe second Thursday of the month, at7 pm. Call 867-5774 for location;

dhcasf.org.

April 11:Folio Books celebrates the80th anniversary of The Grapes ofWrath with STEINBECK biographerJay Parini. 7 pm. 3957 24th.foliosf.com.

April 11-13: James Lick MiddleSchool students perform aMUSICAL, The 25th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee. 7 pm; 2 pmmatinee on Saturday. 1220 Noe. 695-5675; sfusd.edu.

April 12: The Noe Valley Libraryscreens the 2017 FILM Victoria andAbdul, starring Judi Dench. 2-4 pm.451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 13: Rec and Park sponsors anEGGSTRAVAGANZA, with rides andentertainment 11 am to 3 pm.Ladybug Gardeners, meanwhile, tillthe Upper Noe Rec Center garden(on second Saturdays). 9 am-noon.295 Day. noevalleyreccenter.com.

April 13:Virginia Willis discussesSecrets of a SOUTHERN TABLE. 3-4pm. Omnivore Books, 3885A CesarChavez. 282-4712;omnivorebooks.com.

April 13: The American GOTHICLITERATURE series continues with adiscussion of Anne Rice’s Interviewwith the Vampire. 4-5 pm. Noe ValleyLibrary, 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 13: “Flourish,” PTAFUNDRAISER for the Thomas EdisonCharter Academy, runs from 5 to 9pm. 3531 22nd. 970-3330; teca-sf.org.

April 13: HARPIST Meredith Clarkperforms at the Holy Innocentsconcert series. 7:30 pm. 455 FairOaks. 824-5142; holyinsf.org.

April 14: Matthew Heroux andWednesday Kirwan read Owl Love Youat an 11:30 am STORYTIME. FolioBooks, 3957 24th. foliosf.com.

April 14: Bring your own boardgames to GAME DAY, and a toyexchange, at the Town Square. Noon-4 pm. 3861 24th.noevalleytownsquare.com.

April 14: John McReynoldsintroduces Stone Edge Farm KITCHENLARDER Cookbook. 3-4 pm. OmnivoreBooks, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.

April 14: Political group ACTION SFmeets from 3 to 4:30 pm on thesecond Sunday of the month. EdwardJones, 4190 [email protected];resistry.net.

April 15: ODD MONDAYScelebrates National Poetry Monthand the 100th birthday of LawrenceFerlinghetti with readings by ShaunaHannibal, Fernando Marti, and ZackRogow. 7 pm. Folio Books, 3957 24th.No-host supper, 5:30 pm, HaystackPizza, 3881 24th. oddmondays.com.

April 16: The Noe Valley Libraryhosts an ADVANCE CARE planningworkshop. 1:30-3 pm, and 6 to 7:30pm. 451 Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 16: Ingleside POLICESTATION holds a communitymeeting on third Tuesdays. 7 pm.Community Room, 1 Sgt. John V.Young Lane. Confirm meetinglocation at 404-4000;inglesidepolicestation.com.

April 17: The Noe Valley Ministryoffers a LABYRINTH WALK, on thirdWednesdays, at 6 pm. 1021 Sanchez.282-2317.

April 17: The Noe Valley BOOKDISCUSSION group takes on OliverSacks’ River of Consciousness. 7-8:30pm. Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey.355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 18: Katie Morford discussesPrep: The Essential COLLEGECOOKBOOK. 6:30-7:30 pm.Omnivore Books, 3885A CesarChavez. 282-4712;omnivorebooks.com.

April 18: Jeff Katzman, M.D., andDan O’Connor discuss LIFEUNSCRIPTED: Using Improv Principlesto Get Unstuck, Boost Confidence, andTransform Your Life. 7 pm. Folio Books,3957 24th.

April 20: The NVA EASTER EGGHUNT in Douglass Park runs 10 amto noon, with hunts set to begin10:15 and 11:15 pm. Music by SkilletLicorice.

April 22: Marge Perry and DavidBonom introduce Hero Dinners:Complete ONE-PAN MEALS That Savethe Day. 6:30-7:30 pm. OmnivoreBooks, 3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712; omnivorebooks.com.

April 23: The Noe Valley Libraryhosts CHILDREN’S AUTHORMarcus Ewert reading from Mr. PackRat Really Wants That. 3-4 pm. 451Jersey. 355-5707; sfpl.org.

April 25: Hetty McKinnon discussesFamily: New VEGETARIAN Comfort Foodto Nourish Every Day. 6:30-7:30 pm.Omnivore Books, 3885A CesarChavez. 282-4712;omnivorebooks.com.

April 26: Alexis E. Fajardo discussesKid Beowulf: The Rise of El Cid at theBOOKWORMS Club (and pizzaparty) at Folio Books. 6-7 pm. 395724th. RSVP required: 821-3477,tiny.cc/followorms.

April 26: Marissa McClellanintroduces The Food in Jars KITCHEN.6:30-7:30 pm. Omnivore Books,3885A Cesar Chavez. 282-4712;omnivorebooks.com.

April 27: Coffee and pastry areprovided for volunteers at JURICOMMONS, 9 to 11 am, on the lastSaturday of the month. The park isbetween Guerrero, San Jose Avenue,25th, and 26th. RSVP tomeetup.com/juri-commoners.

April 27: Folio Books celebratesIndependent BOOKSTORE DAYwith activities, giveaways, andrefreshments all day. 3957 24th.foliosf.com.

April 27: James Lick Middle Schoolhosts its 86th ANNIVERSARYcelebration for future, former, andcurrent students, with performances,games, and food. Noon-4 pm. 1220Noe. 695-5675; sfusd.edu.

April 28: The Glen Park Festival,featuring food, a jumpy house, andbooths selling jewelry, clothing, andcrafts, is a STREET FAIR on DiamondStreet to Wilder. 10 am-4 pm.glenparkfestival.com.

April 28:Christie Matheson readsBird Watch at an 11:30 amSTORYTIME. Folio Books, 3957 24th.foliosf.com.

April 28:There’s LIVE MUSIC withMountain Spring Strings in the TownSquare, from 1 to 3 pm. BYOB. 386124th. noevalleytownsquare.com.

April 28: LIEDER Alive! hosts aconcert featuring mezzo KindraScharich and pianist Jeffrey Laedur. 5-7 pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021Sanchez. liederalive.org.

April 28: The Musical Arts Quintetperforms at MUSIC ON THE HILL. 7pm. St. Aidan’s Church, 101 GoldMine. 820-1429; musiconthehill.org.

April 30: MISSION POLICESTATION holds its communitymeeting the last Tuesday of themonth. 6 pm. 630 Valencia. 558-5400;missionpolicestation.org.

May 1: The RESILIENT NOE VALLEYInitiative launches its disasterpreparedness workshop at twomeetings, 9:30 to 11 am, and 6 to 8pm. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021Sanchez. empowersf.org.

May 1-5: The 24th annual SILENTFILM Festival screens at the CastroTheatre, 429 Castro. For a schedule,silentfilm.org.

May 4: The 14th annual Noe ValleyGARDEN TOUR, “Art in theGarden,” includes 10 local sites. 10am-4 pm. friendsofnoevalley.com.

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Come what MayThe next Noe Valley VoiceCalendar will appear in theMay 2019 issue, distributedthe first week of April. Thedeadline for items is April 15.Please [email protected] in Noe Valley receivepriority. Thank you.

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Submissions: The Noe Valley Voicewelcomes submissions of short fiction,essays, or poetry, particularly thoserelating to Noe Valley. [email protected] or writeNoe Valley Voice, P.O. Box 460249,San Francisco, CA 94146. Pleaseinclude a phone number.

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10 for 10 discount: The Noe Valley Voice publishes Class Ads 10 months a year. (We’re on vaca-tion in January and August.) If you place the same class ad in 10 issues, you get a 10 percent dis-count. To figure your cost, deduct 10 percent from the total due for 10 issues. The next Voice ClassAds will appear in the May 2019 issue, distributed in Noe Valley the first week of May. The dead-line for Class Ads is April 15.

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Upper Noe to Hold an Eggstravaganza

Saturdays are the days to spend at Upper Noe Rec Center on Day Street. First,you can cheer on the kids playing in San Francisco’s Youth Baseball League,

on the field from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Then, on Saturday, April 13, Rec and Park willsponsor an Eggstravaganza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring egg hunts,carnival rides, games, and live entertainment. Go to https://sfrecpark.org/ fortickets and info. But that’s not all. In May, the summer-long Concerts in thePark music series returns to Upper Noe on the first and third Saturdays of themonth, 10 a.m. to noon. First up on May 4 will be the teen all-girl band AudioBlonde. The series continues May 18 with singer-songwriter essence (EssenceGoldman), of Mariposa, Feels Like the Future, and A Dog Named Moo fame.

For the scoop on concerts and classes, call 415-970-8061 or drop by the reccenter office at 295 Day St. To find out about volunteering, the newsletter, or thestewardship committee for the park, go to www.noevalleyreccenter.com.

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TUESDAY (Center open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Open Gym 6:30-8:30 p.m. *Auditorium Free Play 2:30-5 p.m.*Petite Bakers (ages 3-6) Drop in or register 10-11 a.m.*Rec-N-Tot Soccer 10-11 a.m.Simply Fun for All 10-11:30 a.m.Pickleball (all ages) 12:30-3:30 p.m. FREEFeldenkrais 1-2 p.m.Soccer 4-5 p.m.QuickStart Tennis (ages 8-13) 5-6 p.m. Soccer 5:30-6:30 p.m.Tennis Intermediate/Advanced (18+) 6-7 p.m.Yoga-Vinyasa (18+ all levels) 6:30-7:30 p.m.Adult Boot Camp 7:45-8:45 p.m.WEDNESDAY (Center open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Open Gym 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.*Auditorium Free Play 3-4 p.m.*Pilates intermediate (18+) 9:30-10:30 a.m.Pilates all levels (18+) 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Qi Gong for Seniors (55+) 1-3 p.m. Volleyball -- Girls Beg. (ages 7-9) 4-5:30 p.m.Little Kickers (ages 4-7) 4:30-5:30 p.m.Karate Kids (ages 6-12) 5:30-6:30 p.m.Tennis beg/intermediate (18+) 6-7 p.m.Drop-in Volleyball (18+) 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREETHURSDAY (Center open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Open Gym 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 4-8:30 p.m.*Auditorium Free Play 9:30-11 a.m.*Petite Bakers (ages 3-6) Drop in or register 10-11 a.m.Movin’ & Groovin’ (ages 2-4) 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.Pickleball (all ages) 12:30-3:30 p.m. FREEArgentine Tango, advanced (55+) 1-4 p.m. Drop-ins welcome. FREETheater -- Mini Players (ages 5-6) 4:30-5:30 p.m.Zumba (family) 5:30-6:30 p.m. FREEYoga-Gentle Hatha (18+) 6:45-7:45 p.m.FRIDAY (Center open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Open Gym 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.*Auditorium Free Play 1-4 p.m.*Pilates intermediate (18+) 9:30-10:30 a.m.Pilates all levels (18+) 11:30 -12:30 a.m. Shred-N-Butter (ages 6-13) 3:45-4:45 p.m.Volleyball League -- Girls Intermed. (ages 10-14) 4-5:30 p.m.Karaoke for Adults (18+) 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREEDrop-in Volleyball (18+) 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREESATURDAY (Center open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Open Gym NoneAuditorium Free Play 12-4:30 p.m.*Yoga-Vinyasa (18+ all levels) 9:15-10:15 a.m.Rec-N-Tot Soccer (ages 2-3) 10-11 a.m.Zumba (family) Drop-in only 10:30-11:30 a.m. FREESUNDAY (Center closed; outside activities only.) *Hours are subject to change.

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Children’s Fiction

� Under My Hijab, written in rhyme byHena Khan and illustrated by AaliyaJaleel, shows how the garment can beworn to express personality. Ages 4 to 8.

� A young immigrant girl is afraid to starta new school in Me and My Fear, writtenand illustrated by Francesca Sanna. Ages4 to 8.

� A girl who lives on the seventh floordescribes her trip upstairs in TheNeighbors, written and illustrated byEinat Tsarfati, translated by AnnetteAppel. Ages 5 to 8.

� A boy brings a plant to a lonely manin The House of Lost and Found, writtenby Martin Widmark, illustrated by EmiliaDziubak, and translated from the Swedishby Polly Lawson. Ages 5 to 8.

� Dad’s Camera, written by RossWatkins and illustrated by Liz Anelli,deals with losing a family member to aterminal illness. Ages 5 to 9.

� In It’s Not Easy Being Mimi, writtenand illustrated by Linda Davick, a quirkygirl and her cat adjust to a new neighbor.Ages 6 to 9.

� Dr. Snow Has Got to Go! written byDan Gutman with illustrations by JimPaillot, is the first book in the MyWeirder-est School series. Ages 6 to 10.

� Runaway Rosa is the latest installmentin the Witches of Benevento series,written by John Bemelmans Marcianoand illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Ages 7to 10.

� A girl learns to love differences inherself and her friends in Another D forDeeDee by Bibi Belford. Ages 8 to 12.

� In The Season of Styx Malone byKekla Magoon, two brothers set off on anadventure to trade for bigger and betterthings. Ages 8 to 12.

� A girl’s family moves to a town whereeverything seems perfect, in Eventownby Corey Ann Haydu. Ages 8 to 12.

� Matt Phelan’s illustrated adventureKnights vs. Dinosaurs brings togethertwo unlikely opponents, in the styleof Monty Python. Ages 9 to 11.

Adult Fiction

� Snowden Wright tells the tale of aSouthern dynasty that founded the firstmajor soft drink company in AmericanPop.

� In The Temp by Michelle Frances, twowomen compete to work for a high-powered TV producer.

� Set in Bristol, England, Lisa Jewell’ssuspenseful Watching You unravels acomplicated murder plot involving theheadmaster of a local school.

� A charming but talentless writer rises tofame in the psychological thriller ALadder to the Sky by John Boyne.

Adult Nonfiction

� The Story of Britain: A History of theGreat Ages From the Romans to thePresent, by Roy Strong, chronicles twothousand years of the nation.

� The Book of Books by Jessica Allennames America’s “100 best-lovednovels,” in a companion book to the 2018PBS series.

� Zahi A. Hawass describes King Tut’stomb room-by-room, in the order they

were discovered, in Tutankhamun: TheTreasures of the Tomb.

� In Our Woman in Havana: ReportingCastro’s Cuba, Sarah Rainsford recountsher adventures working in Cuba for theBBC.

Adult eBooks

� In Jill Santopolo’s romanticnovel More Than Words, a New Yorkhotel heiress is torn between two menafter the death of her father.

� A young woman finds a World War IIdiary in The Light Over London,historical fiction by Julia Kelly.

� Pediatrician W. Thomas Boyce’sresearch divides youngsters into twocategories in The Orchid and theDandelion: Why Some ChildrenStruggle and How All Can Thrive.

� In Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutterand Organize to Make More Room forHappiness, Gretchen Rubin suggestsways of getting control of your stuff.

Adult DVDs

� The human-born heir to Atlantis goeson a quest to prevent a war between theocean and the land, in the 2018 filmAquaman.

� In the 2018 documentary Free Solo, aman becomes the first to climb Yosem -ite’s El Capitan without ropes or safetygear.

� In the 2018 thriller Vanishing,lighthouse keepers on the Flannan Islesfind a trunk of gold.

� Seven successful female chefs arefeatured in the 2018 documentary TheHeat: A Kitchen (R)evolution.

Annotations by Voice bookworm Karol Barske

A D U L T / T E E N E V E N T S

AAC Conversation Club: Practicethe use of Alternative and AugmentativeCommunication devices, including Dyna -vox, QuickTalker, Tobii Sono Flex, andTalk Bar, and apps for smartphones. Formore information, contact Kris Moserat [email protected]. Mondays, April 1,8, 15, 22 & 29; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Adult Craft Night: Make a yarn bunnyfrom three yarn pom-poms and cus-tomize your project with colored paperears.All materials provided. Sign up at415-355-5707 or at the info desk.Wednesday, April 3; 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Noe Valley Knitting Circle: Gatherto knit on the first Saturday of everymonth. The library has supplies to prac-tice on, but bring your own yarn andneedles if you’re working on a project.Saturday, April 6; 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Resume and Cover Letters: A one-hour workshop will go over the basicsof resume and cover letter writing. Bringa computer or flash drive to save docu-ments; there will be PC laptops onsite touse. Reserve your space at 415-355-5707. Monday, April 8; 2 to 3 p.m.

eReader and Online Resource“Drop-In”: Bring your mobile deviceor laptop, your library card and PIN (andany passwords you might need fordownloading apps) to an informal work-shop about the SFPL’s digital resources,including the library catalog and data-bases, Kanopy for streaming films, Flip-ster and RBDigital for magazines, andOverDrive and Axis360 for eBooks.Tuesday, April 9; 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Great Books DiscussionGroup, sponsored by the Great BooksCouncil of San Francisco, meets to dis-cuss and learn from outstanding worksof writing. For more information, contactElena at [email protected]. Wednesday,April 10; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday Matinee: The library screensVictoria and Abdul, the 2017 film about anunlikely friendship between Queen Vic-toria (Judi Dench) and an Indian clerk(Ali Fasal). Friday, April 12; 2 to 4 p.m.

American Gothic LiteratureSeries: The second in a three-partseries will feature a discussion of AnneRice’s Interview with the Vampire. Saturday,April 13; 4 to 5 p.m.

Advance Care Planning Work-shops: Celebrate National Health CareDecisions Day with a discussion and aseries of videos about end-of-life wishes.The workshop will cover advance-caredirectives, how to designate a person toadvocate for one’s wishes, and effectiveways to talk with doctors and family andfriends. For information and registration,go to https://nhcddsf.brownpapertick-ets.com/. Tuesday, April 16; 1:30 to 3p.m., and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Noe Valley Book DiscussionGroup: Readers will discuss River ofConsciousness by Oliver Sacks. Copies ofthe book are held at the circulation deskfor checkout. Wednesday, April 17; 7 to8:30 p.m.

All events take place at the Noe Valley/SallyBrunn Library, 451 Jersey St. between Cas-tro and Diamond streets. For information,call 415-355-5707 or visit sfpl.org.

C H I L D R E N ’ S E V E N T S

Visit with Author MarcusEwert: San Francisco author MarcusEwert will read from his new picturebook, Mr. Pack Rat Really Wants That, withillustrations by Kayla Stark. There will bea drawing for a free copy of the title,courtesy of Dog Eared Books (Castro)bookstore. Recommended for ages 4 to8 with parent/caregiver, but all agesinvited. Tuesday, April 23; 3 to 4 p.m.

Puppy Dog Tales with Stanley: TheSPCA brings a trained dog (and readingspecialist Rebecca) to help childrenpractice their reading skills. Recom-mended for ages 4 to 7 but older chil-dren are welcome. Call 355-5707 toreserve your spot. Saturday, April 6; 4 to5 p.m.

Miss Catherine’s Toddler Tales featuresbooks, rhymes, small movement, andmusic for toddlers 16 months throughage 2 and their caregivers. The eventtakes place every Thursday from 10:15to 10:45 a.m. and from 11 to 11:30 a.m.

All events take place at the Noe Valley/SallyBrunn Library, 451 Jersey St. between Cas-tro and Diamond streets. For information,call 415-355-5707 or visit www.sfpl.org.

Ways to Get Lost in Lit

This month’s new titles, selected by Branch Manager Denise Sanderson and Chil-dren’s Librarian Catherine Starr of the Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Library, feature a

walk through King Tut’s tomb, an analysis of how outside order can promote innercalm, and a mythical battle between the Knights of the Round Table and dinosaurs.

A quick way to unlock these secrets—and that of the other books and DVDsbelow—is to drop by the branch at 451 Jersey St., call the librarians at 415-355-5707, or visit the San Francisco Public Library online at www.sfpl.org. If youhaven’t tried it yet, ask about Kanopy, the library’s online streaming service.

MORE BOOKS TO READ

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C R O S S W O R D S O L U T I O N

Tell Noe Valleyans What’s WhatBy Michael Blake

WAKE UP RIGHT!Grab a cup of great coffee at either Bernie’s or Martha’s and a copy of The Noe Valley Voice.Then call Pat Rose at the Voice and get your advertising planpercolating. You’ll be glad you did!

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Battle Mountain BluesBy Mazook

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST:There are some rumors surrounding

the breaking news (see page 1) that theDolores Heights mansion at the top of the21st Street hill at 801 Sanchez has beensold for a few dollars short of $10 mil.What’s more, neighbors got a notice thatan application had been made to CityHall for permits to demolish the houseand guest cottage and build a larger sin-gle-family dwelling in its place.

To many of us old-school NoeValleons, this came as a shock. Demolishthis neighborhood icon? Well okay, if youmust, but at least keep the same façade,or as they say, “the existing envelope.”

Over the years, the house has becomeknown as the Tinsley Mansion. Jean K.Tinsley (1927-2017) lived in the housewith her parents until the early 1970s.The parents died, and Tinsley moved toAtherton. The house has remained unoc-cupied ever since.

Tinsley was a pioneer in the field ofaviation, achieving many firsts as awoman helicopter test pilot in the 1950sand ’60s. About five years ago, she wasintending to move back into the house,and at that time I had an opportunity totour the main house with a building con-tractor who had been doing maintenanceand improvements, Roger Foster.

What was the most stunning part of thetour was everything was white. Every-

thing: the carpets, drapes, walls, bath-rooms, doors, and all appliances in thekitchen and laundry room and all the fur-nishings in the house. All white!

Foster dates the home’s construction tothe mid-1880s. “I think this was the firsthouse up at the top of this hill, since whenwe were working in the basement wecame upon timbers that had the date 1886carved in each one of them.”

According to Foster, although the mainhouse has been empty for decades, thehome’s caretakers lived in a cottage nextto the house, and a guest cottage was re-served for, and occupied by, a close fam-ily friend from Vermont who came outannually to spend winters in Noe Valley.

A review of Planning Departmentrecords reveals the names of profession-als working for the new owners, whoseown names are obscured by the LLC(Limited Liability Company) listed asowner. However, reliable sources say theproperty was acquired by a software en-gineer, Michael “Mike” Krieger, and hiswife, Kaitlyn Trigger. He is co-founder ofInstagram, which was acquired by Face-book, which Krieger departed last Sep-tember. She was product manager atTaskRabbit and now does consultingwork, and also founded a non-profitgrant-making organization called FutureJustice Fund.

By the way, a historical footnote: TheSanchez Street hill was once called BattleMountain. The name dates back 124years, to when neighbors on the hillfought over the creation of what wouldbecome Liberty Street. Reported in theMorning Call on Jan. 18, 1895: “The es-tablishment of the grade on that smallthoroughfare running from Valencia toCastro Street, between Twentieth andTwenty-first, has been a source of troubleto no less than four different Boards ofSupervisors. After ten years of fighting,

no change of grade has yet been found tosatisfy the property-owners…. In conse-quence of the many fights between theproperty-owners, the hill on which it issituated has been designated ‘BattleMountain.’”

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CONSTRUCTION/DESTRUCTION: Onehouse down the hill from 801 Sanchez, at3689 21st St., where John Web used tolive, work is now being done to shore upthe front of the large lot. City recordsshow the house was built in 1900, andthat this property was recently sold for$6.5 million, and will no doubt also bedemolished.

Records show the lot is 35 feet wideand 138 feet long and abuts the back yardof a house on Hill Street. According toseveral neighbors, before 1900 that stripof land was where 21st Street veeredsouthwest up to Hill and Sanchez streets,the top of Battle Mountain.

Meanwhile, across 21st Street from801 Sanchez and just a few doors down,at 3652 21st St. (next door to Tom andJerry’s famous Christmas house), a resi-dence has been “under construction” forseveral years, with the street-level floorstill under plastic tarps.

That property was bought about fiveyears ago by Christopher “Chris” Cox, acomputer scientist and the former chiefproduct officer (CPO) at Facebook. Ac-cording to Wikipedia, Cox “served aschief of staff to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on product development andis responsible for its ‘family of apps’: Fa-cebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Mes-senger.” As of March 14, 2019, Cox de-cided to step down as Facebook’s CPO.His wife is Visra Vichit-Vadakan, a moviedirector and the granddaughter of LuangWichitwathakan, a Thai politician, histo-rian, novelist, and playwright.

Of course, you all know that Zucker-berg has a residence down 21st Streetnear Fair Oaks Street. That house, report-edly, is armor-plated.

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FIRST ROBBIN’ OF SPRING: On Mon-day morning March 18, I drove my Ma-zook-mobile to get my morning latte atMartha’s, when I was tipped off that FirstRepublic, our recently opened bank onCastro at Jersey Street, was literally bro-ken into by a truck smashing through thefront door, and that Walgreens’ front doorwas still blocked and the store closed.

The scene at the bank, which pitchesthat clients have free worldwide ATMservice, took on a new meaning oncenews spread that the burglars grabbed theATM machine inside (which, accordingto Yahoo Answers, weighs 374 poundsand is usually bolted to the floor), put itin the truck, and backed out of the bank.Apparently then they backed up acrossCastro and rammed into the closed steelgate at the front door of Walgreens. Thenthey fled to places unknown.

When I came upon the crime scene, theWalgreens folks were trying to figure outhow they were going to get in the buildingand the First Republic crew was trying tofigure out how they were going to barri-cade the front of the bank.

Walgreens was able to open by about11 a.m., but the bank has been closed eversince. First Republic’s representative re-turned my calls to the bank and said quitesuccinctly, “No comment.” The SFPDsaid only, “We are investigating the mat-ter,” and calls to SFPD’s Mission Stationwere equally informative.

Rumor is the bank will reopen on AprilFool’s Day. By the way, those ATMs havea GPS to assist in recovery of what has

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SHAKE IT OFF: Soft-story seismicretrofitting caused a minor earthquake inDowntown Noe Valley on the northwestcorner of 24th and Castro. In the begin-ning of March, both Charlie’s Corner at4102 24th, and Peasant Pies, three doorsup the street, abruptly closed as retrofitconstruction started on both sides of theirbuilding.

The announcement from Charlie’scame a day or two before closure, and feltlike the Grinch Who Stole Christmas tothe hundreds of babies, toddlers,preschoolers, nannies and parents whovisit the popular bookstore each day forone or another of its many story times.The corner looked all wrong the nextweek—there were no strollers lining upoutside. Luckily, Mayor London Breedhad showed up at the store for story timein late February (see the March Voice).

The folks at Charlie’s had to scurry toremove all the books and fixtures, and atfirst had nowhere to go.

But according to Charlie’s Cornerevents coordinator Elise Filka, the book-store will be moving to 3813 24th St., theformer home of exercise studio Cardio-Tone. “We are working hard getting thespace ready for our community and hopeto be ready and open for book-selling and

storytelling very soon,” she said. “Wewill let the community know of our opendate on charliescorner.com.”

Filka said the new spot has “lots ofspace, and we are creating a back play-room, which we’re very excited about.”

(At press time, the store was all set toopen March 29 at its new temporary lo-cation. Yay!)

Peasant Pies, which first opened herein 1993, is closed for the duration of theretrofit, and they’re actually using thetime to refurbish the space and say (opti-mistically) they will reopen again onApril 19, according to Peasant Pies co-owner Ali Keshavarz.

“Born in Noe Valley, we [he and hisbusiness partner, Gerard Buulong] havenever been ‘closed’ since we took overfor Knish Connection in 1993,” says Ke-shavarz. They opened a second PeasantPies location, and in 1995 moved theirkitchen to 1039 Irving, in the Inner Sun-set. In 2008 they opened another branchin Mission Bay, at 550 Gene Friend Way.

Keshavarz says that for the past fiveyears, the Noe Valley location has been“run by AP Silaen, who will add to thePeasant Pies business name ‘AP’s Café.’”The remodel will create additional space,and Silaen will also offer some additionalitems on the menu.

As you Peasant Pies foodies know, ourWhole Foods carries the pies in their“Grab-and-Go” fridge, and Keshavarzsays that since the Noe Valley shop hasclosed, demand at Noe Valley WholeFoods has spiked.

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HATHA LOCATION: Yoga Flow NoeValley should be flowing into 4049 24thSt. by July, says Steve Holm, who withhis wife Kathleen operates two other lo-cations of the yoga studio (Ocean Avenueand Cow Hollow). “We have spent a lotof time working on design for the space,

and after submitting our plans to the city,we just got our approval in late March, soare hoping to open this summer.”

Holm says they are getting “a lot of re-sponse to our ‘kids program,’ which wewill feature in Noe Valley, and alreadyhave over 100 inquiries for enrollment inthat program.” He volunteers in the SanFrancisco public schools teaching stu-dents yoga, and says they are really look-ing forward to finally opening in Noe.

“We have been trying to find a space inNoe Valley for the past 10 years,” saysHolm, who lives over by Ocean Avenue,“and many of our friends and teacherslive in the neighborhood, which was a keyfactor that has drawn us to Noe Valley.”

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SHORT SHRIFTS: Looks as if HolyKitchen, which featured Indian food, willbe closing soon, since a new group willbe moving in calling itself Bon Ap-petikka….

Globe In is closing its world headquar-ters at 4175 24th near Diamond, wherethey also attempted to do retail, and hadseveral people busy putting together andsending thousands of gift packages tosubscribers around the globe. They re-portedly will be moving up the CastroHill with offices only…

Rare Device vacated its store at 407124th St. at the end of March, but can stillbe found at their flagship store, 600 Di-visadero…

Healthy Spot pet supply store, whichtried to move in to the old Radio Shackspace that’s now Yoga Flow, has an-nounced that it will open their first SanFrancisco store in Mission Bay (1200Fourth St.) on May 18…

Rumors that a shoe repair shop was go-ing to move into a space on 24th are ap-

parently not true, although hope for acobbler springs eternal, since there are acouple of locations which would work…

And hey, Noe Valley Association,where are the replacement umbrellas forthe parklet across from the Town Squarein front of Martha’s Coffee?

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ALL-ENCOMPASSING: Compass, aventure-funded brokerage firm in NewYork, announced at the beginning ofMarch that it had purchased Alain PinelRealtors, a big player in San Franciscoand on the Peninsula and Silicon Valley.

Compass appears to be trying to cornerthe real estate market, both in the BayArea and right here in Downtown NoeValley. They have executive officesacross from Whole Foods, and other of-fices up in the 4100 block of 24th (BJDroubi Team, and office space directlyacross the street from Droubi, which isavailable to their agents to use for meet-ings with clients).

And now Compass has swallowed upAlain Pinel, which has two offices on24th Street (corner of Vicksburg and cor-ner of Sanchez).

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THAT’S ALL, Y’ALL: You might wantto check out the GoFundMe page forNina Youkelson, longtime head teacher(since the early 1970s) of the Noe ValleyCo-op Nursery School. The page is called“Nina Needs Our Help!”

As of March 26, the page had raised al-most $31,000 of the $50,000 goal, “tohelp fund supports and services that willenable Nina to continue to live in her ownhome, safely and with dignity.” Bestwishes to you, Nina. �

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