QUEER MALL
Oct
30
11:00 AM11:00

QUEER MALL

LIL’ QUEER MALL COMES TO BPC OCTOBER 30! Very p.u.m.p.e.d. to announce this sidewalk sale/extremely fun day that we’ve been planning with genius clothing painter Isabel of @worn__ware, featuring these amazing Bay Area gems : @vidavazquezstudio @seraphimfairy @blade_of_grass___ @tracy_m_ren @404viceversa ❤️‍🔥 fave neighbs @yotambiencantina will be serving special foods n drinks , DJ Bobby McCole of Pyramid Records will be spinning vinyl out the front windows, and a clothing donation drive* for cold weather things! And all on the spookiest Saturday of the year !!! Cannot wait for you to join us.

QUEER MALL is a community event series started by Isabel of @worn__ware in LA, in December 2019. The very first iteration was a 30 vendor market — I remember seeing it happening from afar and wishing to either teleport myself there or to somehow convince Isabel to come up here AND NOW IT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING!!! Tell your friends, bring your people, come enjoy this special time!!

*We will be collecting donations of *clean* jackets and warm layers for St. Anthony’s Free Clothing Program all day long — please bring yours by!

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hugo street retreat!
Jan
29
6:00 PM18:00

hugo street retreat!

The return of Hugo Street Retreat ! With @yotambiencantina at the shop! This one is the softest party made extra romantic by vermouth cocktails, 80s Italian film (Bianca) silently projected overlaid with Rome’s sweetest tunes and your own gentle night fashions. What is a gentle night fashion? It’s the thing you think you shouldn’t wear out of the house (like a sweatsuit and platforms) — and now you can because we can’t wait to soft party with you.

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hugo street retreat : halloween edition !
Oct
31
6:00 PM18:00

hugo street retreat : halloween edition !

HUGO STREET RETREAT h a l l o w e e n e d i t i o n ! Tomorrow trick or treat with us and @yotambiencantina 〰️ treats for the kids! 〰️ spooky activities for grown ups like cosmetic face masks, @kenziekirk ‘s famous jello ghosts and micheladas 〰️ PLUS 25% off party body rack ! All welcome, costumes or not. Whatever your bod needs on spooky night 🖤

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Animal Head Vintage Pop Up!
Oct
19
to Oct 20

Animal Head Vintage Pop Up!

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KID VINTAGE ! Rebecca of @animalheadvintage is popping up at the shop with her never-before-seen collection of vintage clothing and objects for kids. This sale represents years of gathering tiny treasures, that haven’t been to the internet or out in the world yet ! 〰️ clothing for babies - 6 years old, amazing toys, books and objects, from 1950s - 70s 〰️ come find something for your babe, or a gift for your babes who are having babes !

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hugo street retreat!
Sep
26
6:00 PM18:00

hugo street retreat!

HUGO STREET RETREAT ! a tiny monthly retreat for your bod, stomach and spirit, cohosted with our beloved neighbors @yotambiencantina. A different communing activity every last Thursday, with the tastiest wines n snacks. September 26th we start with a night of blind contour drawing, guided by a page of prompts found in an attic studio in the Castro. Bring your self, bring your favorite writing utensil, something to draw on and something comfy to sit on. Can’t wait to have you !

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clothing swap at the Ruby
Dec
1
1:00 PM13:00

clothing swap at the Ruby

Clothes! Do you have too many clothes? Are you failing to wear them, even though they’re perfectly usable? Does your wardrobe need reinvigoration? Should you probably not spend more money right now? Let your clothes bring joy into a new wearer’s life! And pick up some new-to-you clothes too. At The Ruby’s Clothing Swap, clothing will be hung onto racks and organized by type. (There will be no rifling, raccoon-like, through garbage bags!) Pick up a new outfit or four and feel good that your old clothes will find their way into a new home.

Bring your gently used clothing, shoes, and jewelry to The Ruby by Friday, November 30, so we can organize the items.

At 2 p.m., we'll have a discussion about clothes and fashion featuring Belle Bueti, Grace Lavery, Jillian Knox, and Candace Hynson, and moderated by Ruby Aku Ammah-Tagoe. 

PLEASE NOTE: The Ruby is an arts & letters–focused work and gathering space for creative Bay Area women of all definitions. All are welcome to this event with RSVP (regardless of membership status or gender identity). No walk-ins, please; details about our location via email!

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Pop-Up at General Store San Francisco
May
19
12:00 PM12:00

Pop-Up at General Store San Francisco

ONE OF A KIND : Saturday May 19th, a pop at General Store San Francisco.

I'll be partnering with Cloutier Ceramics for an afternoon of one of a kind ceramics and vintage garments. Julie will be coming down from her Tomales studio with a selection of extra-special bowls, handheld sculptures and ceramic light fixtures. I will have a variety of garments for the fancy and everyday body, all one of a kind and collected from within the Bay Area. This will include: antique dresses, simple linen staples, silk kimonos and breezy summer sets. We hope to see you there!

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clothing swap
May
5
2:00 PM14:00

clothing swap

Belle Bueti, of Body Philosophy Club, will be hosting a short discussion on clothing and its role in our lives. Following this discussion will be a clothing swap.

Participants are asked to bring at least 4 clean garments (clothing or shoes). Should participants not have excess clothing, they can instead donate $10 (all proceeds to local non-profit Sunset Youth Services) and still participate. Please drop off your clothing to Irving Street Projects before this day so we can arrange and hang up for an organized, enjoyable treasure hunting experience.

 

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STORYBODY
Apr
13
to Apr 29

STORYBODY

STORYBODY opens Friday, April 13th, with a reception from 5:30-7:30 pm

Show runs April 13-April 29, featuring a vintage clothing pop up shop and fine art exhibition that take place simultaneously in the Backroom Gallery.

Belle Bueti and Rebecca Haseltine are interested in thinking and making around the experience of bodies. They feel what a body holds, and also what holds a body. Their respective practices, in poured ink and previously worn clothing, investigate how we exist in the world around us and live within the worlds we hold inside us. For both Rebecca and Belle these questions often manifest in stories, told visually and sensually in their work. 

Through her vintage clothing business, Belle re-homes clothing, allowing its story as an object, and its relationship to a body, to be continually written and re-written. 

In Rebecca’s ink flows, she uses her full body, she draws from history as a dancer, and her current bodywork practice, to ambidextrously fill the image with her somatic responses to our rich and vulnerable environment. 

Together, their work tells a story of both perpetual and fluid change, respecting the eventual end that must come, and celebrating the beauty that unfolds moment by moment.

Artist Info: 

Rebecca Haseltine / Rebeccahaseltine.com / BodyLearning.net / @rebeccahaseltineart

Belle Bueti / bodyphilosophyclub.com / @body.philosophy.club

Curated by Claire Frost / hellocollabo.com

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A Clean, Well-Lighted Place for Clothes: An Organized Clothing Swap
Feb
17
2:00 PM14:00

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place for Clothes: An Organized Clothing Swap

The Ruby SF holds an organized clothing swap of freshly laundered, nicely hung new-to-you garments! 

I will be giving a short talk about passing on and inheriting clothing from other humans, and ask some questions about choosing and being in fabric, about taking care of it and yourself. 

For women-identified humans, free to Ruby members who bring 4 pieces by Friday, 16th. $20 for non-members. I really love this new space & feel very humbled to be doing this there. Hope to see you! 

Tickets here. 

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