Fern Alley provides widened sidewalks, colorful street paving, and unique pedestrian lighting to the neighborhood, which is sorely lacking in public open space. Under the stewardship of the Lower Polk Community Benefit District, regular creative placemaking activations will be programmed on the alley, to ensure it remains a safe and vibrant community asset. The alley serves as the backdrop for the Sidewalk Cinema series, which centers on explorations of ‘Third Spaces’ - parklets, alleyways, sidewalks, parks, bars, and public libraries - that serve as places for building and strengthening communities, as well as the setting for inward exploration. The first Sidewalk screening will start with the short film “Cerebral City” by John Moody (filmmaker turned M.I.T. trained urban planner) about a young woman finds herself as she discovers Melbourne, Australia. The main attraction of the evening will be the film “Twelve Pianos” in which San Francisco resident Mauro Ffortissimo and his band of piano lovers push and pull pianos into the most unlikely places, including bumpy sidewalks and an abandoned building, to find inspiration and commune with music, city and nature.