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Plant Swap - Luludi Living Art - FREE Community Event

Plant Swap - Luludi Living Art - FREE Community Event

Sun, Jun 7, 6:00 PM
From Luludi Living Art - Plant Community

**Join us for Luludi Living Art’s Spring Plant Swap, a free community event for plant lovers of all kinds.** Bring 1–3 healthy plants, rooted cuttings, plant babies, or small pots to exchange and take home the same number. It’s a fun and easy way to refresh your collection, share with others, and connect with fellow plant enthusiasts in the community. Whether you’re a seasoned plant parent or just starting your collection, all are welcome. Please bring only healthy plants and label them if possible so everyone can swap with confidence. Come spend a cozy spring afternoon surrounded by plants, creativity, and community at the Luludi Living Art Studio. **Event Details** Sunday, June 7th 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Luludi Living Art Studio 346 N Ellsworth Ave San Mateo, CA **What to Bring** * Houseplants * Rooted cuttings * Plant babies * Small pots **Admission** Free event – all are welcome

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Discover SF -- Stern Grove Music Festival Season Opener

Discover SF -- Stern Grove Music Festival Season Opener

Sun, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
From Growth Social Volunteering Professionals
4.8

Calling all the **music lovers**, the **warm hearted** volunteers, the **fresh in towns**, and the **crew searching** transplant professionals, join us for the 89th **Season Opener** for Stern Grove Music festival, free concert serving bay area since 1938. There will be 10 free concerts for each season throughout summer till August, Jun 14 is the first one, featuring "Peter Cat Recording Co.". [https://www.sterngrove.org/](https://www.sterngrove.org/) All the tickets for the first 3 shows of the season have been taken, the **volunteer** shift is the only way you can join the concert. And it is also the perfect occasion for us to attend, redwood grove **amphitheater** like setting, **live music**, open crowd, **paired** working, time to enjoy the festival and make some serious connections. https://www.sterngrove.org/volunteer **Volunteer Shift Registration**: [https://volunteer.bloomerang.co/volunteer/#/join-party?k=68b5x7vgyhxdfi](https://volunteer.bloomerang.co/volunteer/#/join-party?k=68b5x7vgyhxdfi) To attend this event, you **must register** the volunteer afternoon shift with Stern Grove. **Date**: Jun 14th, 12:30pm **Location**: Peet's Coffee, Stonestown 3251 20th Ave #OP182, San Francisco **Schedule**: 12:30-1 PM: Meet and greet 1:15 - 1:30: Walk to Stern Grove 2 pm: Show starts 2:30 pm: Divide into pairs, shift starts Interlude some time, regroup 5:30 pm Shift ends 6 pm Group coffee & chat The shift we are to register is fund raiser during the show, basically we would walk the festival ground in pairs, and collect donations. So we will go places and constantly bump into each other teams. Forgot to mention, that you also get two free tickets to a future show you select. Again, you **must** **[register](https://volunteer.bloomerang.co/volunteer/#/join-party?k=68b5x7vgyhxdfi)** your volunteer shift with Stern Grove to attend the event. **Join [TownFlame](http://www.townflame.org/), Make Life Happen.** **Liability Waiver:** Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.

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Living with OCD - A Peer-Led Support Group

Tue, Jun 9, 11:30 PM
From Living with OCD - A Peer-Led Support Group

A weekly sanctuary for community members living with OCD to share, reflect, and support one another in their own goals, with an emphasis on recovery, self-compassion & mindfulness.

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Discover SF -- North Beach Festival, SF

Discover SF -- North Beach Festival, SF

Sat, Jun 20, 8:00 PM
From Growth Social Volunteering Professionals
4.8

Come with us to discover another **cultural** neighborhood of San Francisco. The 70th North Beach Festival is to be held in the heart of the historic **North Beach** neighborhood, on Father's day weekend. It is one of the **signature** neighborhood festivals in San Francisco and is generally considered one of the **oldest** street fairs in the United States. Culture wise, North Beach neighborhood is often called "**Little Italy**" of SF. https://www.northbeachfestival.org/ As usual, we are going to hold a Discover SF event in this cultural festival. And like always, we want people to get connected in the event beyond simple social. **Date**: June 20th **Location**: Reveille Coffee Co 200 Columbus Ave., SF 94133 **Schedule**: * **1:00** — Gather at Réveille Coffee Co. (coffee, mingle) * **1:30** — Walk up Montgomery Street — the warm-up climb * **1:50** — **Montgomery Street viewpoint**: the Financial District skyline, Transamerica Pyramid and all, photos and a breather * **2:05** — Continue up the road (Telegraph Hill Blvd) to Coit Tower — no stairs * **2:20–2:50** — **Coit Tower**: the full 360° panorama, more photos, groups gel * **2:50** — Descend west into the festival * **3:00** — Enter at **Washington Square**; groups of 3–5 self-form and scatter to graze the food stalls * **4:00** — Regroup at the **Saints Peter & Paul Church** steps, eat together, re-mix * **4:00–5:00** — Second round * **5:00** — Final regroup; drift to a bar or dessert if energy's still high TL,DR: We are also going to visit a few landmarks and famous viewpoints, besides the festival, so people get a good knowledge of the geography and culture around. * Montgomery Street viewpoint * Colt Tower * Saints Peter & Paul Church The full event is divided into different parts: 1\. Group building at cafe 2\. Connection on the walk 3\. Social in festival 4\. Bonding afterwards Each step puts people in different state as to social wise, joining in the middle you would face a group of people already connected in some way. So for best social experience, we would suggest you get to the cafe at the meeting time. **Join [TownFlame](https//www.meetup.com/townflame), make life happen.** **Liability Waiver:** Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.

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Spiritual Support Group (Virtual)

Spiritual Support Group (Virtual)

Fri, Jun 19, 2:00 AM
From NAMISF Support Groups & Events
4.6

Welcome to this Spiritual Support group! This is a spiritual support group for people of all faiths or no faith, for those who themselves have a mental illness and for those who love someone who has a mental illness. Send request to [Pjevans02@gmail.com](mailto:Pjevans02@gmail.com) to get a link. We ask those who wish to, bring a quote from a source of inspiration on the topic of the week. We also would like to offer to anyone who would like to sing a song or read a poem to open or close, to please send an email to [Pjevans02@gmail.com](mailto:Pjevans02@gmail.com) so that we can put you on the schedule. We also offer an in-person support group on the 2nd Thursdays of each month! If you are interested, email [Pjevans02@gmail.com](mailto:Pjevans02@gmail.com) for the full details. **What to expect in our groups:** We will take turns reading a quote, and then we or others in the group may make short comments about the quote. Each person is asked to follow the guidelines of being respectful, keeping comments upbeat (let's leave politics out of it), contributing from your own perspective, and remembering that we want all voices to be heard. We want this to be a positive experience for everyone. Upcoming Topics: 1st Thursday of September: Courage 3rd Thursday of September: Peace 1st Thursday of October: Justice 3rd Thursday of October: Mercy 1st Thursday of November: Radiance 3rd Thursday of November: Gratitude 1st Thursday of December: Charity 3rd Thursday of December: Illumination

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Laurel Village Cleanup

Laurel Village Cleanup

Sat, Jun 13, 6:30 PM
From Refuse Refuse - San Francisco Cleanups
4.7

Meet at Starbucks ([3595 California St](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@37.786261,-122.453194,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x808587314f87f681:0x5fa5f6c9128f06a4!8m2!3d37.786261!4d-122.453194!16s%2Fm%2F04fjlcg?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@37.786261,-122.453194,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x808587314f87f681:0x5fa5f6c9128f06a4!8m2!3d37.786261!4d-122.453194!16s%2Fm%2F04fjlcg?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D")) to grab our supplies and form our crew. Then, cleaning will occur from 11:30am to 12:30pm around the neighborhood. Stay afterwards for a FREE cup of coffee and to meet fellow volunteers! Sign up on Meetup, this [Civic Joy Mobilize](https://www.mobilize.us/civicjoyfund/event/755949/) page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name.

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