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Events
A calendar of historical happenings
A calendar of historical happenings
Western Neighborhoods Project shares local history at events for community organizations, clubs, businesses, schools, and fairs. We also host our own events, including special walks and symposiums exclusively for WNP members.
Contact us to bring some San Francisco history to your next gathering.
Nicole Meldahl reads classic and history-theme children’s stories live on Saturday mornings. Fun for kids of all ages, even if you’re just a kid at heart. This month we’re reading a very special donation from WNP member Norm Stahl: “Little Toot Through The Golden Gate” by Hardie Gramatky. Our 1975 copy was gifted to his mother-in-law when she retired from teaching Kindergarten at Sunnyside School, and we’re so excited to share it with you.
This event is free but pre-registration is required to be “in the room” with Miss Nicole. Never fear if you can’t decide before the event is live, however, because it will also be live-streamed via Zoom through our WNP YouTube account.
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map to: Virtual Event
Contact: Nicole Meldahl nicole@outsidelands.org
Be part of our live "studio" audience at our weekly podcast recording! Join the podcast crew, Nicole Meldahl, David Gallagher, and John Martini, for this exclusive behind-the-scenes session with added visual content, outtakes, and access to the after party.
This week we're joined by Dr. Lissette Jimenez, Egyptologist and Assistant Professor from the Museum Studies Program at San Francisco State University to talk about objects from Adolph Sutro's Egyptian Collection they help care for at the University's Global Museum.
Tickets: Free for WNP Members and San Francisco State University students. Not a member? Join at the link!
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map to: Virtual Event San Francisco
Contact: NIcole Meldahl nicole@outsidelands.org
Nicole Meldahl and Chelsea Sellin in conversation with local historians, artists, longtime west side residents, and other surprise guests, chatting about a variety of historical subjects. Audience members are encouraged to participate and, of course, bring their beverage of choice.
If you like transit AND old photos, then gee whiz do we have the show for you. This week we sit down with Katy Guyon, photo archivist for the SFMTA Photo Archive. We'll nerd out over how awesome the SFMTA collection is while she shows off some west side highlights. And guess what? There's also an OpenSFHistory connection to be made.
This event is free but donations are appreciated and pre-registration is required.
A Zoom link will be emailed to you after registration. If you don't receive it immediately, please let us know.
RSVP/More Info
map to: Virtual Event San Francisco
Contact: Nicole Meldahl nicole@outsidelands.org
Nicole Meldahl and Chelsea Sellin in conversation with local historians, artists, longtime west side residents, and other surprise guests, chatting about a variety of historical subjects. Audience members are encouraged to participate and, of course, bring their beverage of choice.
This week we sit down with two incredible women from the California Academy of Sciences, Head Librarian Rebekah Kim and Research Collections Registrar Lindsay Palaima. The Academy has a long history in San Francisco and has an equally long list of curious stories to match. Join us for a virtual romp behind-the-scenes of everyone's favorite science museum in our Outside Lands backyard.
This event is free but donations are appreciated and pre-registration is required.
A Zoom link will be emailed to you after registration. If you don't receive it immediately, please let us know.
RSVP/More Info
map to: Virtual Event San Francisco
Contact: Nicole Meldahl nicole@outsidelands.org
Nicole Meldahl and Chelsea Sellin in conversation with local historians, artists, longtime west side residents, and other surprise guests, chatting about a variety of historical subjects. Audience members are encouraged to participate and, of course, bring their beverage of choice.
This week we sit down with Christine Huhn, a visual artist whose work is focused on preserving cultural landscapes through film photography and historic photographic processes. We're big fans of all her projects but particularly fond of "Can we see time?" which explores areas within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
This event is free but donations are appreciated and pre-registration is required.
A Zoom link will be emailed to you after registration. If you don't receive it immediately, please let us know.
RSVP/More Info
map to: Virtual Event San Francisco
Contact: Nicole Meldahl nicole@outsidelands.org
more info: https://www.christinehuhn.com
Nicole Meldahl reads classic and history-theme children’s stories live on Saturday mornings. Fun for kids of all ages, even if you’re just a kid at heart. This month we’re reading a a book by one of our favorite local authors: “Golden Gate Park: An A to Z Adventure,” by Marta Lindsey, illustrated by Michael Wertz. It’s the perfect story to celebrate Spring!
This event is free but pre-registration is required to be “in the room” with Miss Nicole. Never fear if you can’t decide before the event is live, however, because it will also be live-streamed via Zoom through the WNP YouTube Channel.
RSVP/More Info
map to: Virtual Event
Contact: Nicole Meldahl nicole@outsidelands.org
