Mission Mission

And it all goes down this Sunday. Here’s the deal:

We’re FINALLY back after a long winter break for a full Indie Mart Street Fair complete with 110 vendors, all day music festival (did we mention Ty Segall jamming with the SF Rock Project kids!), DIY galore, food, drink, cheap beers, foxy eye candy, a dance party afterwards & more! We’re so proud to be turning 5 this year- still repping truly local, up & coming rad vendors & makers and showcasing the best in DIY culture from every aspect (makers, music, food & more). No big venues with sponsored lounges, no vendors from outside of CA, no attitude and just a bunch of fun, wether you want to shop, drink, eat, party, people watch or all of the above. We cant believe its already 5 years…all from lil beginnings in my teeny mission yard♥

Read on for full details (including bands’ set times). RSVP and invite your friends!

Just in case you find yourself needing a baby stroller or some used LEGOs, our downstairs neighbors in Bernal are having a hill-wide garage sale today until 3pm. There are over 70 houses participating. Details here, mega-map here.

Just like the 22 Fillmore, MDL comes back around again, just a little more regularly. This Saturday you can watch local storytellers spin wild yarns about life on our public transit, and you can even try to get up there yourself! Last year I told the story of my first kiss, and this time our buddy Stuart tells the story of his first love.

Here’s more info about the show from Muni Diaries‘ website:

• Broke-Ass Stuart, the king of stylish brokeitude
• Hiya Swanhuyser, writer and San Francisco culture maven
• Jesse James, Muni Diaries Live audience favorite
• Joyce Lee, spoken word wonderwoman
• Mahsa Matin and Elyse Bova, of Beat Feet Orchestra

Sat., Aug. 11, doors: 6:30, show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12.
Buy advance tickets
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St stations
Facebook invitation

You may know from ‘Deep from his alter ego Trikeasaurus, or his residential parklet occupied by a topiary triceratops. Well, here’s yet another notch on his resume of heartwarming neighborhood quirks: ‘Deep is getting hitched today at noon, during Sunday Streets, in his parklet! (And I hear they’re giving out cupcakes to passersby.)

For schedules and more information, check out Kim and ‘Deep’s wedding Tumblr. And did I mention that today is Sunday Streets?

The fine folks at VegNews are holding their monthly SF Vegan Drinks happy hour at Dr. Teeth tonight. The menu looks amazing, but fried beets seem kind of weird. But damn, they’ll have vegan piña coladas! And lots of other fried goodness!

I’ve only been to SF Vegan Drinks once and that was way back when it was at Martuni’s. I don’t remember there being any food, but the drink special was some sort of orange creamsicle martini thing. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but holy hangover hell. Anyways, I will try and make it out to a Vegan Drinks at Dr. Teeth one of these days…but not tonight! Yeah, I’m a shitty vegan.

Here’s a great chance to get out of the Mission! Space Bi, a “pop-up, parasitic, and unauthorized contemporary art center” will be infesting and completely inhabiting the Asian Art Museum this Thursday, July 26th from 5-9pm.

It sounds pretty fun:

As a forum for alternative programming, Spacebi reimagines the museum as a collective artist studio. Be a part of Spacebi, create new artworks, and join us for the “official” celebration of a year worth of artist projects, creative collaborations, and off-the-record experiments all inspired by the Asian. COME PLAY!

Event on FB here; site link here.

Quilty clothes? Is that a Lolita reference? Anyway I’m bummed I missed this sale. Anybody check it out?

[via Abby]

Also, it’s Sunday Streets again!

Two big-ticket parties at El Rio on one big-ticket date!

First there’s the triumphant return of American Tripps to the Mission, which we mentioned yesterday. And then stick around as the sun starts to set for a thrilling night of distortion-drenched punk rock courtesy of Alaric, Crimson Scarlet, and my band La Corde!  This is going to be our only show of the summer, so don’t say I didn’t warn you when you’re suffering from withdrawal sometime in September.  Also, it’s going to be Alaric’s last show for a looooooong time, as they are taking a break to write and record a new record.  Oh, and DJ Brown Amy from Hard French will be spinning records in between sets! Check out the details and tell your friends about it here.

Oh, and I almost forgot about the best part: We’re offering 2 FREE tickets to BOTH events for whoever can come up with the best story in the comments about the craziest punk rock show they ever attended, whether it happened at 924 Gilman, ABC No Rio, or even your mom’s basement. The contest ends at noon on Friday, and winners will be judged on merit.

See you there!

This Saturday, the Believer and Tumblr are throwing a reading/party/meetup at the Make-Out Room. The reading includes a book launch by Sheila Heti and readings from several Tumblr writers, including our pals Melissa and Mills (and possibly Mills’ dogs). Party starts at 6pm!