Upcoming events
A SCREENING & DISCUSSION W/ KIT GALLOWAY
Electronic Cafe International (1989-2000):
Virtual Collaboration and Telepresence Before the Web.
Artists Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz once envisioned telecommunication networks and information commons – what we now call videoconferencing and the World Wide Web – as a liberating force for communities, fostering creativity and open dialogue beyond the constraints of time and space.
'THE GIRLIES ARE ALRIGHT' SHOW
The Girlies are Alright returns to Arcana for another ICONIC Pride show! Featuring Bay Area favorites:
CJ Koepp, Geulah Finman, Adam Strawbridge, and Celeste Winter.
As always, the show is 21 and over, with a two-drink minimum; because we love to support our small queer-owned businesses!
BOLDLY OURSELVES EXHIBITION
This exhibition centers LGBTQ+ older adult artists whose work speaks to the power of personal narrative, collective memory, and creative risk.
CHAOTIC GOOD GAME NIGHTS
We’re reviving the Sycamore board game night. It will be once a month on the 3rd Tuesday
FRAGMENTS OF MEMORIES
Through a blend of music, theater, and artificial intelligence, Fragments of Memories follows one man’s journey through normal aging, Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia
EL CORAZÓN DE LA MISIÓN | FUNDRAISER
CCLA is proud to be part of El Corazón de la Misión — a powerful song + video premiere event celebrating our culture, resilience, and community spirit. ❤️🔥
Join us as we uplift the stories and strength of our gente through music, visuals, and a tribute to La Misión's legacy. This is more than a premiere — it's a movement. A statement. A call to honor our roots and build our future. 🙌🏽✨
visit Calle 24 Latino Cultural District to grab your tickets. Let's make history together! ✊🏽
LOOK MA' - NO HANDS!
A screening of rare biofeedback film and video works from the 1960s–1990s explores how artists used heart rate and brain activity to create interactive, tech-based art. The event concludes with a live demo by Kal Spelletich, inviting volunteers to control a drum machine using their heartbeats.
MISSION LOTERÍA | PRIDE BAR CRAWL
Discover the Mission in a whole new way! Be part of our guided tour experience and explore LGBT bars and history in the Mission.
YUCA FRITA | FIRST EXTENDED SET
Yuca Frita will be playing their first-ever extended set at Arcana. four hours of carefully curated sounds they love. Don’t miss it.
Free Event
WORKSHOP: BUILDING REAL-TIME AI GENERATED WORLDS IN TOUCHDESIGNER
Announcing our newest In-Person Workshop:
𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍-𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑨𝑰 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒓
with artist, designer, developer, and former Gray Area incubator member Yvonne Fang (@_yvonnef_)!
Using TouchDesigner and basic Python scripts, generate real time virtual environments that respond and grow with your story. In this intermediate level workshop, you'll explore examples of AI-generated worlds, worldbuilding tools, and different creative and critical approaches to working with AI.
PRIDE KICKOFF WITH MOSTLY CLOUDLY
Kick off Pride with Mostly Cloudy in the greenhouse 🌿
Featuring @coffintexts bringing dark & sexy Latin club sounds from Miami, plus local favorites @cafeconpostre, @lil_bebe_cyborg, and @sky3renee.
🎟️ Queer-owned venue, 100% queer lineup.
Presale tickets start at $10
MISSION IN THE MIX
Mission In the Mix features premiere works by SoulForce Dance Company, Micaya’s Performance Workshop Groups, and local emerging and established performing artists. Mission in the Mix provides a strong platform for the local performing arts community to showcase their work or works in progress. This includes an array of diverse genres (contemporary, hip hop, tap, and salsa to name a few), youth dance companies, and musicians.
PRIDE PARTY
Come on down to 21st & Bryant on Pride Sunday and have a gay old time. We’ll have some of our fav queer winemakers on site ready to dazzle you in addition to unmissable drag performances and tunes from people who play them. We will also have a a very special returning guest (port-o-potty) and food, fun, and fame for the whole family!
MISSION VIBRANT ART WALK
Join us next Saturday for Mission Vibrant Second Saturdays – a curated art walk through the heart of the Mission!
🛑 2 PM – Foreign Cinema x Modernism West
“SHOCK whisper” by Alex H Nichols explores trauma, memory, and healing through moody, dreamlike forms.
🛑 2:30 PM – Arcana
Block by Block celebrates the meaning of home with works by Anthony Holdsworth, Don Williams & 5 SF photographers.
🛑 3 PM – Artillery Ceramics
Artist talk with @munisa_ceramica: vibrant, magical ceramics inspired by fruit, flora, and tradition.
POTERY & PASTRIES
Join us at Le Dix-Sept Pâtisserie for a fun-filled day of creativity and delicious treats.
This workshop is created in partnership with Artillery AG’s Climate Conscious Initative: Project Mission Mugs. Promoting the use of reusable mugs and to-go ware to reduce single-use plastics in our local cafés by engaging the community in ceramic mug making.
$65
ARTIST TALK | MUNISA CERAMICA
Art demo followed by a series of ceramics workshop with a tropical twist!
WINE RELEASE PARTY
A savory Vermentino with aromas of grapefruit and fresh fennel macerated on the skins for 14 days came to life in partnership with @terahwinecompany 🌼
And ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’🌹, a juicy complex chilled red blend of Counoise, Nero D’Avola, Cinsault, Grenache aaaaand Muscat, came to life after Shanut and Diego went over and beyond letting us experiment with ALL the possibilities at @lesluneswine
DJ Sets @chungtech and @pqtrjck 9pm-Close
LATE SET | BISSAP BAOBAB
A sultry new after-hours series celebrating the sound, soul, and spirit of Black music. From Reggae and R&B to House and Afrobeat, we’re taking over the Mission District with late-night vibes, chef-curated menus, live performances, and DJ sets that honor the legends and spotlight the future.
SF BOOK LAUNCH | INVENTORYS | SAM CREELY
Don't miss the San Francisco book launch of INVENTORYS by Sam Creely—an evening of readings and performances hosted by DanceNotes, featuring Christine Imperial, a carmina márquez aka Nahualle, Pia Sazani, and Violet Spurlock.
OPENING SHOW | SANTOS CACHONDOS
This collection dives into my unique universe of characters inspired by
Catholic mythology — twisted with pro-snap poses, sultry glances, and a playful dive into foot fetish themes.
COME TO THE GULF OF DELIRIA
Immerse yourself in cyberpunks, mutants, and mondoids in Welcome to the Gulf of Deliria, an all-night cyberdelic ritual celebrating The Smarter Kings of Deliria album by R.U. Sirius & Phriendz, live-performed with extras, glitch visuals, and electronic “CYBER” madness.
SF PORCHFEST
A day of music on the porches, backyards, and stoops of the Mission
We celebrate community, fun, and music, all for free, and all created by YOU. Join us this year on Saturday, June 7th for an incredible afternoon filled with live music and joy.
FIRST FRIDAYS AT ASIENTO
it’s about time for another beautiful first friday at @asientosf 💛 tysm to all who came and rocked with us at the last one :)
bringing some very sweet selectors to the stage this june 😌
søunds provided by:
🐝 tall gurlz (@clairepizzakitchen / @k4te_ly0ns )
🐝 dj kelleyjane (@dj_kelleyjane)
🐝 jrex (@jrex_music)
🐝 baby lindo (@lindoselects) b2b with yours truly :)
FREE EVENT
MALOOF | WINE MAKER EVENT
A special tasting with Bee from Maloof Wines—a dynamic Oregon duo, crafting vibrant, textural wines with a love for biodiversity and low-intervention farming.
Bee will be pouring us:
🍇 Wax On, Soif 2023
🍇 Where Ya PJs At? 2023
🍇 Pinot Gris 2023
✨ 50% Special Discount for Wine Club Members
BRUNCH DE LOTERÍA
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon at The Sycamore for our Brunch de lotería event! Get ready to enjoy delicious food, exciting games, and a great Drag Show with THE Betty Fresas on our patio. Also launching The Sycamores fruity bottomless mimosas!
ET AL. & SMALL PRESS TRAFFIC | FUNDRAISER
SAVE THE DATE:
Big benefit for Et al. and @smallpresstraffic
SYZYGY | MOVIE NIGHT : YOJIMBO
Syzygy presents its next pretentious movie night! This month we're watching Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961). In Edo-period Japan, a wandering Samurai drifts into a town that is at the mercy if two waring crime lords, each wanting the Samurai's aid.
Chill movie night where talking during the movie is okay (think like a sleepover at your friend's place). We give a pretentious preamble before, and encourage pretentious discussion after. Snacks and tea provided.
Suggested $5-$10 donation, NOTAFLOF.
ALEBRIJES & NAHUALES | FANTASTIC ANIMALS FROM MEXICO
MCCLA is honored to display the original artwork that inspired the current YBCA Public Art Exhibit at Yerba Buena Gardens! 🌀🌳🦋🌈
📅 Original Artwork Exhibit: May 14 – June 21, 2025
Featuring the works of:
🎨 Curator: Carlo Magno Pedro
🖌️ Artists: Efrain Fuentes, Leonardo Linares, Adrian Xuana, Angelico Jimenez, Constanino Blas, Margarito Melchor, Maria Jimenez
💵 $5 Admission
MEMORIAL DAY BRUNCH LITE
Brunch Lite! Memorial Day Monday we will be open from 11am for your holiday needs. Mimosas, coffee, and select brunch items and main menu.
Chicken and Waffles
Croque Madame
Veggie Scramble
Salmon Lox Bagel
served with breakfast potatoes and fruit.
CARNAVAL | GRAND PARADE
See the 47th Anniversary of Carnaval San Francisco's Grand Parade in the best seats of the event --the Grand Stand/Judging Area!
Parade starts on 24th & Bryant Street travels west on to Mission Street then on Mission Street travels north to 15th Street.
The Grand Stand seating area will be located outside, in front of the Gray Area Theatre (2665 Mission St, SF) as well as in front of La Corneta Taqueria ( 2731 Mission St, SF). Tickets are for general admission--no reserve seating available. Wheelchair accessibility available.
SHUGGIE'S | CRAW FISH BOIL
IT’S MUDBUG SEASON BABIES!! Our 4th annual crawdaddy fest is back Sunday May 25!! One perfect day of all you can eat crawfish, with all the fixins, Texas twinkies, beignets, and ice cold wine.
ARCANA | PERREO PESAO
PERREO PESAO IS BACK 🫨 WITH EVEN MORE DANCING THAN LAST TIME 😈 💦 @perreo.pesao
REGGAETON, NEOPERREO, DEMBOW, DANCEHALL, AMAPIANO, AFROBEATS, SOCA,
BALE FUNK Y MAS
Lineup:
@cocoacrescendo
@late___bloomer_
@__sanlo
@lilrav4_
Early bird tickets in bio. Get them now before they go up because we will be adding some fun lil surprises for the frikitonas 🍾😘
CHILE LINDO | 30-YR FIESTA!
Chile Lindo is having a bash, at THE LAB, for their 30 years in business!
'HOW TO SHOOT LIFE' EXHIBITION
Photographer Nick Beymer has been shooting in Los Angeles over the past month, focusing primarily on two striking locations: a rodeo organized by IRON USA and the iconic Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, just outside the city.
COPALEROS
Get ready to make your own Copalero to support you in your rituals.
Copaleros, also known as incensarios, or sahuamaderos, are an ancestral medicine to heal and cleanse our spirits and the spaces we inhabit.
ONEMOHIT LOUIV
@one.mohit & @louiv.musik 9-close in the greenhouse, let’s kick off the weekend right
BREAKING BARRIERS : WOMEN LEADERSHIP FORUM
This forum aims to spotlight diverse women leaders and demystify the many paths into entrepreneurship and leadership. Through conversations and connections, we hope to inspire bold action and help build a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.
LATIN BEATS DISCO SALSA THROWBACK
SAVE THE DATE ✨TUESDAY ➡️
➡️5/20✨Spinning all Vinyl Sets of LATIN BEATS SALSA CUMBIAS THROWBACKS AND DISCO ✨
GRAY AREA | SECESSION FROM THE BROADCAST
𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩: 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝘽𝙖𝙮 is a special screening that revisits this moment of experimentation. It features early works like 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 (1969), 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 (1967), and 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 #2 (1973), and looks at how artists approached TV not just as a platform, but as a medium to be reimagined.
READING & BOOK SIGNING | HUGH D'ANDRADE
join CCA MFA Comics alum @hughillustration at @missioncomics to celebrate the release of Hugh D'Andrade's new graphic memoir "The Murder Next Door", published by @streetnoisebooks! Hugh will be doing a live comics reading from the book, answering questions, and also signing copies. This is a free event, open to the public. Don't miss it!
SWEET + SAVORY PASTRIES | GOOD LUCK BAKERY & GRAND COFFEE
Second pop-up @grandcoffee !!! 😮💨 ready to be surrounded by that delicious ☕️ 🫘 and smash a pop-tart.
MUTUAL FEELING | FIRST ANNIVERSARY |
Mutual Feelings SF has been about creating spaces rooted in joy and genuine connection. Whether you’ve joined us IRL, supported from afar, or are just finding us now — THANK YOU. You’re part of this.
Come celebrate with us on May 16 at @arcanasf with our ALL BLACK WOMEN DJ LINEUP:
@djlexapeel @rubiroux_ @djmoteef
This celebration is open to all who have supported us along the way. We can’t wait to share this moment with you. 🎉