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July 2019
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.
Find out moreJoin us for the 3rd Iteration of the Tenderloin Walk for Wellness! July 27th, 2019 With limited parks in our neighborhood, it
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Join us at the August First Thursday Art Walk and take part in GUERILLA HAIKU! We've teamed up with Guerilla Haiku to
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Please join us for this special event on September 18th: In partnership with District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Lower Polk Community Benefit District, North Beach
Find out moreThe Lower Polk Community Benefit District, Lower Polk Neighbors, and INTERSTICE Architects invite you to create an installation in the new Fern Alley. Fern is no longer storage for parked vehicles...It's been made as an Art Alley, part of a pedestrian network of Alleyways in Lower Polk. Come join forces and help bring Fern to life, active public space, and create a temporary art park using air, light, color, and furnishings, and sound..
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Join us November 10th, 2019 as we block off Fern Alley (behind 1353 Bush St.) to celebrate the groundbreaking of Music City
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