
upcoming events

Sa Amin (Our Place) Documentary Premiere
Join Us For The Premiere of Sa Amin (Our Place) Documentary
Join us for the documentary premiere of Sa Amin (Our Place), a new documentary film about the Filipino community in South of Market, Co-Directed by Dyan Ruiz and Nix Guirre and Produced by [people. power. media]. The Executive Producer is SF Urban Film Fest. Enjoy a festive evening outdoors Kapwa Gardens including a live performance by Katrina Liwanag, a panel discussion with the filmmakers and stars of the documentary, and plenty of Filipino food and drink. Kapwa Gardens is outdoors and can get windy, so please dress accordingly!
Sa Amin is about Filipino community activists and multigenerational families in San Francisco’s South of Market claim a right to the city as they battle displacement caused by urban renewal, real estate speculation and tech booms, and in doing so sustain the cultural heart of the Filipino-American community.
Food and drink for sale 5-6 pm. The program starts promptly at 6 pm.
About SF Urban Film Fest
The SF Urban Film Fest gathers a diverse, engaged audience and uses the power of storytelling to spark discussion and civic engagement around urban issues. We ask what it means to live together and create just and equitable cities.
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Tomorrow’s Memories Community Book Club
San Francisco Girls Chorus is proud to launch a community book club series centered around Tomorrow’s Memories: A Diary by Angeles Monrayo, the true diary of Monrayo, a Filipina girl who immigrated to Hawaii and California in the 1920’s.
San Francisco Girls Chorus’s Community book club series is centered around Tomorrow’s Memories: A Diary by Angeles Monrayo, the true diary of Monrayo, a Filipina girl who immigrated to Hawaii and California in the 1920’s. The diary is the inspiration of our newly commissioned choral-opera by Matthew Welch. Leading up to the premiere of Tomorrow’s Memories in June of 2022, each month we will host a group discussion led by a variety of leaders, field experts, and community members about topics relating to Filipino heritage, immigration, music history, and more. These sessions serve as an opportunity to discuss the intersection of history and art making.
Community Book Club Launch Event - Watch the Launch Event Recording below
Book Club Session 1 : "Stories of Family, Food, & Heritage” will take place at Kapwa Gardens on Sunday, January 23, 2022 from 11am - 12pm, with Guest Speaker Lily Ann Bolo Villaraza, PhD, Department Chair, Philippine Studies Professor of History.
This session is FREE to attend and will take place both in person and virtually. It is highly encouraged to purchase and read the book, it is not mandatory, as we welcome all to participate in our discussions regarding these important topics. If you are interested in reading Tomorrow’s Memories, please consider purchasing your book at Arkipelago Books, a Filipino bookstore based in San Francisco, California. You can also find the book here on Amazon.
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Together SF & Kultivate Labs “Give Thanks”: Kapwa Garden’s Volunteer Opening Reception
Thanks to the amazing efforts of our over 350 volunteers that have come from near and far--we’ve taken a forlorn parking lot and made it into a beautiful lush community space. We want to honor your commitment to our community by holding a special volunteer appreciation day. Come and enjoy the fruits of your labor and see how far we’ve come in 6 months before we open our doors to the general public.
Yoga at 1:30p
Food by Love Burn (Free Churros for the first 60 guests)
Drinks by Monarch
Music by The Golden Ticket
Space is limited, first come first served.

SOMA Pilipinas & Kultivate Labs present “Bloom”: A Kapwa Gardens Community Opening Reception - Day 2
You are cordially invited to preview Kapwa Gardens, a pop-up art and healing space in SOMA Pilipinas. While the world hibernated, sheltered in place, we’ve been planning and building our return in the safest manner possible.
We developed Kapwa Gardens to be a COVID19 recovery space using innovative design to make this the safest community space to open in SF.
In the true spirit of Bayanihan, over 350 people from around the Bay Area joined forces to create a beautiful open space complete with living walls, lush bamboo canopies, and a grove of Calamansi trees from a once barren parking lot. You’ll be immersed in bold color and art and can’t wait to create magical moments with our community again.
Food & Drinks provided by Mestiza & Lady Victory
Entertainment by TBD
Please RSVP to reserve your space. We are metering capacity to keep our community safe. Space is limited to the first 75 RSVPs.

SOMA Pilipinas & Kultivate Labs present “Bloom”: A Kapwa Gardens Community Opening Reception - Day 1
You are cordially invited to experience Kapwa Gardens, a pop-up healing and arts oasis in SOMA Pilipinas. We developed Kapwa Gardens to be a COVID19 recovery space using innovative design to make this the safest new community space to open in San Francisco.
6 months, 350+ volunteers, and support from MoHCD, OEWD, and the CA Arts Council have made this beautiful endeavor possible. We’re excited to share SOMA Pilipinas newest cultural anchor with you and to contribute to the economic recovery of our community
Food & Drinks provided by Ox and Tiger
Entertainment by TBD
Please RSVP to reserve your space. We are metering capacity to keep our community safe. Space is limited to the first 75 RSVP’s.