Field Notes: Muttville, Pavement Plants, Fairyland' Flick, Tactile Maps, and a Hidden Mansion
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In San Francisco's Mission, Muttville opened a new shelter furnished with Missoni carpets, playful murals, and Zen rooms, with an on-site vet clinic, grooming area, and open adoption rooms that encourage extended visits and companionship. A film opening nationwide October 10 chronicles poet and activist Steve Abbott and his daughter Alysia building life in San Francisco after her mother's death, following their journey through 1970s queer communities and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Golden Gate Park will host a reimagined Obon Odori featuring taiko, live folk music, and community Bon Odori led by Japantown artists. Fully Tactile Art SF presents tactile maps and multisensory public art August 30–September 7, while local zine and arts activity continues in Oakland and Berkeley.
In San Francisco's Mission, Muttville's new shelter blends style and dog-friendly design, with Missoni carpets, playful murals, and Zen rooms for newcomers to decompress. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Naeemah (@naeemahtravels) Interior designer Ken Fulk helped furnish the space. The on-site vet clinic, grooming area, and open adoption rooms keep tails wagging and humans lingering where short visits often stretch into hours of play and companionship.
New film traces queer SF family life , opening nationwide October 10, tells the story of poet and activist Steve Abbott and his daughter Alysia as they build a life together in San Francisco after her mother's death. Based on Alysia Abbott's memoir, the film follows their unconventional family through the city's queer community of the 1970s and into the devastation of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. It shows how love and resilience carried people through a hard chapter in queer history.
A Japanese American celebration in Golden Gate Park This reimagined Obon Odori invites the Bay Area to honor ancestors through dance, song, and ritual, open to all backgrounds. Expect taiko, live folk music, and community Bon Odori led by Japantown artists and cultural practitioners. Obon, a 500-year-old tradition originating in Buddhist and Taoist festivals, is still marked across Japan each August with temple visits, lanterns, and family gatherings and BonPOP carries that spirit into San Francisco.
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