DOING SOMETHING GOOD

TONIGHT: Hang With Supervisors, Raise Money for Japan

If your idea of a good time involves rubbing shoulders with politicians, drinking overpriced Red Stripe, and raising money for disaster relief efforts, then tonight is your night.  From 5:30-8 at SOM on 16th at Capp, the SF Board of Supervisors will host a fundraiser and silent auction to aid the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund, featuring goodies such as:

  • A bike ride with Supervisor Chiu (brag to your friends that you dusted a mayoral candidate!)
  • Live Jazz at Yoshi's with Supervisor Mirkarimi (maybe he'll smoke weed beforehand!)
  • Lunch with Supervisor Wiener at Squat and Gobble (too many body function jokes, I don't know what to do with myself!)
  • One dozen golf balls (four boxes of 3), with City seal, autographed by Mayor Lee (collectors item!)
  • SFFD Fire Boat Tour for 4 (boats!)
  • A pair of Luxury Box Seats to a SF Giants game and two tickets to Burning Man from Supervisor Jane Kim's office (wtf?!)

There's a bunch of other stuff, like the opportunity to lobby Mayor Lee over a game of golf, a romantic dinner and drinks at The Summit and Dalva, and get a behind the secene tour of the SF Zoo.

$20 suggested donation at the door.  Free food from Papalote and Bar Bambino.  Win tickets to the Zoo.

[Facebook, h/t SFist]

The Scoop Behind the Yellow Birdhouses Around Town

“Jim”, the man responsible for hanging all the yellow birdhouses around the Mission and SOMA, emailed us to tell us about his project:

I come from a long line of birdwatchers and enjoy following birds myself, so I thought why not cater to local species and make birdhouses for them? I started out making houses for the California Towhee which migrates through Northern California, then branched out and started just free styling them.

Some friends caught wind and I started making more for them, and eventually I was asked to show 50 of my birdhouses at a pop-up gallery show in SOMA at Unspeakable Projects. I then sold those birdhouses, and the deal was I would install them in the location of the buyer's choosing.

I've made a bunch of birdhouses made of wood from local recycled pallets, sold a few at an art show and now am just continuing to make them and put them up around town. Feel free to track their progress on the website. I'll be updating as I go.

If you want to sponsor the project, $50 bucks will get you a birdhouse and installation at your choice of location.  You can order one by sending an email to jimewing3@hotmail.com