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A citywide program launched in May enables more than 124,000 San Francisco households to access free or low-cost Internet services subsidized by the federal government. Yet only 26% of eligible households are enjoying the benefits.
For those interested in a $30 monthly discount off your Internet bill, head to GetACP.org to check your eligibility. In general, families with one or more users of medical, SNAP, WIC, or Pell grant recipients are eligible, as well as those with annual incomes less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level $29,160 for one person and $49,720 for a family of three people.
For more information, check out this Mission Local article.
Saturday June 3rd
San Francisco International Festival of the Arts
This year SFIAF is bringing dance, theatre, music and performance art to venues around the Mission including the Brava Theater Center, Dance Mission Theater, Theater of Yugen and the Joe Goode Annex.
Everyone loves being in the Mission, said Andrew Wood, executive director of SFIAF, which has been squeezed out of its old headquarters at Fort Mason. As much as I love Ft. Mason, it’s surrounded by the Marina, a neighborhood where people don’t always feel welcome. In the Mission everyone feels at home.
The event takes place from 3 to 18 June. Further information is available here.
Free concert
A six-hour free concert will be held this Saturday at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts by the Entire Community Music Center to raise scholarship funds and celebrate its founder, Gertrude Field.
The Performathon will take place June 3 from 11am to 5pm at 2868 Mission St. between 24th and 25th. More information can be found here.
Son Jarocho Festival
The 10th annual San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival will bring the folk music style of Veracruz, Mexico to the Brava Theater Center on June 3 and 4. Further information is available here.
Free Mandarin lessons
This summer, for the fifth consecutive year, the San Francisco Public Library will offer free Mandarin lessons for both adults and children. Classes designed for children will be available at six library locations, while adults will be able to find classes at four locations, including Excelsior, Golden Gate Valley, Richmond and Visitacion Valley. No prior knowledge of Chinese is required for these lessons.
To celebrate the launch of these classes, the library is inviting the public to a launch event featuring a Hakka song titled Feathers in the Wind. Attendees can enjoy Taiwanese snacks at the event this Sunday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the Main Library.
For more information on the classes, click here.
Sunday 4 June
Inauguration of the Café de Olla
Despite a long and tortuous journey through the pandemic, Café de Olla, the popular café known for its percolator coffee with cinnamon, orange peels and piloncillo, is holding a Gratitude Celebration this Sunday to thank all those who have supported its GoFundMe campaign and through the passage of places. There will be live music, drinks, appetizers and some details about their first gallery show.
The event will take place on June 4 from 2 to 5 pm at the new café headquarters at 3388 19th Road between Mission and Capp. Further information can be found here.
Pop-up in Ruths Tables gallery
Join Ruths Table this Sunday for an open gallery pop-up and post-film celebration. The event features Ruths Tables current exhibition Subject Matters: The Art of Disability Culture and celebrates Beyond I Wanna Go, a film produced by Creative Growth which screened the same day at SFDocFest.
Masks are always mandatory inside the gallery. The event takes place on June 4 from 2 to 4 pm on 3160 21st Road between Mission and Capp. Further information can be found here.
Castro LGBTQ+ Art Mart
This Sunday from 11am to 5pm, an art mart on Noe Street between Market and Beaver will offer visitors a vibrant world of LGBTQ+ art featuring local artists, musicians, DJs and drag performers. Take a leisurely stroll among the stands and shops full of surprises.
Further information can be found here.
More news in the neighborhood
Prubechu: The Guam Prubechu-style restaurant at 2224 Mission Street between 18th and 19th is applying for another outdoor dining area. More live music is scheduled in the new area from 6-9.30pm Thursdays to Saturdays and 11.30am-3pm Sundays.
Komaaj: After a month hiatus, the Iranian restaurant Komaaj, formerly located at 3369 26th Street, has reopened in a new location at 10 29th Street at Mission, in the former location of Good Frikin Chicken. Komaaj features northern Iranian dishes filled with aromatic herbs, warm spices, yoghurt, rice, pomegranate and barberries.
MCCLA: Summer visual and performing arts classes for youth at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts will begin June 12, and the center is still accepting new enrollments.
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