Mission Mission

It’s the first Friday of the month, and you know what that means! And no, I’m not talking about some silly art walk.  It’s time to break out those saddle shoes and get your butt over to one of the best dance parties in town going off at the Knockout tonight!

Sadly, I just sprained my MCL playing soccer last weekend and the doctor said NO DANCING for 6-8 weeks, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the fun!  Don’t forget to RSVP and invite your friends here.

Now that word’s all over (internet) town that Woody Allen is filming his new movie here in SF and even specifically in the Mission at times, and we’ve even argued over which one of us may actually be Woody Allen, some are beginning to wonder, what does Woody in the Mission sound like?

“Ping pong is so tiring, all the running around the table, I want a calmer sport, like getting home from Dear Mom with my wallet still in my pants.” – Woody Allan Hough.

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[via The Minutes]

And lest you assume this to be an old photo, check out the marquee for Warhorse on the side panel (Aug 2 to Sept 9). Of course, this may also just be another ghost bus sighting. Spooky!

Check out this music video that the youth media producers at BAYCAT (where I work) made this summer, shot in Dolores Park. These native San Franciscan producers (10-13 years old) wrote and produced the song with amazing Bay Area producer Trackademicks and shot the video with DP Laura Valladao. The video is part of the 24th installment of their youth-produced show, Zoom In. The theme for this one is “Only in SF”.

You might have heard that they had all of their laptops stolen a couple weeks ago, along with a lot of their work. We have an Indigogo campaign going to replace their equipment, and have been really touched with the support. They came back together and re-did the lost work, look for more of it rolling out over the net few weeks on the BAYCAT YouTube channel.

Some filmmakers are working on a profile of the folks that live and work at Project Artaud, the artist community on Florida Street. Here’s the deal:

For the uninitiated, this video is meant to be our “proof of concept.”  In other words, the film above is a trailer for a longer piece we hope to shoot starting January 2013.  Between now and 2013, we’ll be finishing pre-production and raising money.

Project Artaud is our maiden subject.  Eventually, we hope to expand our scope to include artist communities located both nationally and internationally.  If all goes well, Shared Vision will become a series of 30 minute videos on artist communities throughout world.

Sounds good! Watch:

Read on for further background.

The SF SPCA will honor the following deals through Labor Day:

• Adult cats (over 6 months): FREE every day!
• Kittens (under 6 months): FREE on Saturdays! Just $100 other days. 2-for-1 limited time offer!
• Small Dog, Big Heart special (dogs under 20 pounds and over 6 months): $50

Details here.

Dang, we first heard about this project almost two years ago, and now it’s finally open. Eater SF reports:

Options include a variety of Scandinavian smørrebrød, which are like stacked-up open-face sandwiches. Those go for $6 a pop, or you can try three different ones for $15. Sandwiches on house-baked Scandinavian-style breads cost around $13 or $14, there are also salads, soups and baked goods on offer.

The Bar Tartine shop is now open Wednesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. [link]

Bread!

[Photo by Shelley P.]

Here was the scene at yesterday’s debut of the new Dear Mom food menu. Although the Chez Spencer food was great, the Fogcutter crew’s offerings are better suited to the kind of heavy drinking that should, and does, go on at DM. Highlights included the chihuahua dog (which was enormous and loaded) at the classic cojita fries. Click through for gratuitously up-close food photos and the complete menu.  (more…)

This is the stuff that awesome neighbors are made of. A local bartender needed the engine fixed on her 1965 Ford Falcon, so her car geek neighbors (possibly capitalizing on the free-beers-for-life potential of the situation) got together and rebuilt it for her.

They even made a time lapse video of the process, paired with Yakety Sax (naturally):

Moral of the story? The next time your car breaks down, walk into Wild Side West and have a loud conversation with your companion to the effect of, “Boy! Too bad I just blew a head gasket and don’t know how to fix it! Guess I’m just out of luck until I can afford to hire a mechanic! Oh well!”

Oh, and do cool stuff for your neighbors.

[via Bernalwood]