Category: Fundraisers

Reunion: GLBT Historical Society’s Annual Gala

  By Fundraisers

Reunion is the GLBT Historical Society’s annual Gala, where we gather to celebrate our vast queer past, honor the history makers who move our communities forward, and raise funds to keep LGBTQ history alive. The 2022 event included a reception, awards presentations, a silent auction, and the opportunity to connect with a wide range of LGBTQ history supporters. Traditionally held in October to coincide with LGBTQ history month, the Gala was been held virtually for the last two years before returning in-person in 2022. Sponsors Reunion, our annual fall Gala brings together hundreds of people to celebrate LGBTQ history and… Continue reading

Help is on the Way XXVII

  By Fundraisers, Live Performances

The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation presents: Help is on the Way XXVII Broadway & Beyond A fundraiser benefitting Project Open Hand and REAF’s Small Emergency Grants Program. This year’s concert will feature most of the touring cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show Les Miserablés in addition to some of our REAF favorites in this Broadway-themed spectacular including Phantom of the Opera star LISA VROMAN, Wicked and Light in the Piazza star DAVID BURNHAM,  MAC Award-winners LEANNE BORGHESI and MARTA SANDERS, Cabaret star AVA NICOLE FRANCIS and Billboard top  recording star DEBBY HOLIDAY singing a tribute to TINA TURNER.  Joining them will be comedian/author/director DEL SHORES as auctioneer and we’ll be paying special tributes to our REAF grand diva CAROLE COOK … Continue reading

Broadway Bares SF 2023

  By Fundraisers, Live Performances

Featuring over 50 Broadway Bares dancers! With special guest: Nick Cearley (The Skivvies) This year with two shows! 6pm and 9pm! It’s time to dust off those pom-poms and get ready to cheer on your favorite team, because Broadway Bares SF is back and better than ever! This year’s theme is ChampionSTRIPS, and we’re bringing you the sexiest, cheekiest & most tantalizing performance in town. We’ve got a line-up of top-notch performers, all ready to take the stage and show off their skills. From our MVPs to our rookies, every dancer is sure to knock your socks off with their… Continue reading

Audition for Broadway Bares SF!

  By Burlesque Shows, Fundraisers

After being on hiatus for several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway Bares SF is finally back and will be holding auditions soon for their next show. Broadway Bares SF, a spin-off from the long-running Broadway Bares fundraiser in New York, is a thematic burlesque/strip-tease show that fundraises for AIDS-related charities. The New York show, which was founded in 1992 by Jerry Herman, enlists Broadway performers to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The San Francisco event fundraises for the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation. The theme for this year is “Fairy Tales…with a twist!” featuring a series of dances… Continue reading

Save the Oasis Telethon!

  By Bars and Nightclubs, Fundraisers, Online Events

UPDATE: The telethon was held on March 6, 2021, and we’re delighted to report that it was an amazing success. Oasis started the day having raised $110,000 in pre-telethon donations, already breaking their initial goal of $100,000, and ended the day having raised an amazing total of $255,435 (last time we checked), exceeding their goal by more than 150%! The funds from the initial goal of $100,000 will be used to pay off the mounds of bills that Oasis continued to incur even while closed — rent, utilities, and other expenses. The additional funds raised during the telethon above the… Continue reading

Suds & Studs: A Baloney Car Wash

  By Burlesque Shows, Fundraisers, Outdoor Events

Grab your leaky hose and get ready for SUDS & STUDS: A SOCIALLY DISTANCED BIG GAY CAR WASH! The BALONEY Boys are teaming up with OASIS to bring you a fully masked, socially distanced drive-thru slutty car wash! Skater Waiters will deliver food and drinks to your car while masked Sudsy Baloney Studs wipe every inch of your big hard vehicle! Washes start at $25 and will leave you feeling dirtier than your car! No appointment necessary — Venmo/card/cash accepted on site. Washes start at 12 noon sharp, final wash @ 3 PM. First cum first scrubbed! *If you do… Continue reading

Stripped Down for Equality

  By Burlesque Shows, Fundraisers, Online Events

A one-time only burlesque-style show to celebrate SF Pride and support #BlackLivesMatter For the last five years, Broadway Bares SF has held a male-and-female (but more male than female) burlesque fundraiser for the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation, held as a licensed offshoot of New York’s fundraiser Broadway Bares. Sadly, COVID-19 has messed everything up. And as a result, this year’s Broadway Bares SF is moving online. Details Overview Date: Friday, June 26, 2020 Time: 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. PDT Tickets: $20 to $100 Details from the Organizers In light of recent events culminating in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis… Continue reading

Help support SF’s LGBTQ business

  By Fundraisers, Nightlife

With San Francisco and now California’s orders to shut bars and clubs, many people who work in San Francisco’s LGBTQ nightlife scene – bartenders, barbacks, security, drag performers, go-go dancers, and more – are suddenly finding themselves without an income. In addition, the “shelter in place” policies are also cancelling the private parties that many bartenders and performers used to supplement their income. The initial impetus for this list was to support nightlife organizations, but we realize now that many other businesses have like smaller coffee shops have also had to close. We created a separate section at the bottom… Continue reading

CANCELLED: GlamCocks Present: There’s No Place Like Home

  By Cancelled Events, Fundraisers, Nightlife

Note: Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. The GlamCocks returned from Burning Man 2019 only to have our truck with all our burner gear vanish, never to be seen again. It might as well have been snatched up by a giant twister! Now we’re trying to find our way home again, and we need help from the amazing friends we’ve met along our Yellow Brick Road of adventures. With courage, brains, and lots and lots of heart, we know we’ll make it over that rainbow! So please join us as GlamCocks Present: There’s No Place Like Home. This GlamCocks theme… Continue reading

Academy of Friends’ 40th anniversary

  By Fundraisers

Watch the Academy Awards in swanky elegance at the Academy of Friends’ 40th anniversary Ruby Red Gala. This year’s event, which will be on Sunday, February 9, 2020, will be held at the Commonwealth Club on the Embarcadero. The beneficiary this year is the LGBT Asylum Project, which is dedicated to providing accessible legal representation for LGBT asylum seekers who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or HIV status. You can learn more about the Academy of Friends’ history at SFGayHistory.com. Details Date: Sunday, February 9, 2020 Time: VIP entrance at 4:00 p.m., general at 5:00… Continue reading

KDK Bal Masque XVII – Diners, Divas, and Dives

  By Bars and Nightclubs, Drag Shows, Fundraisers

Experience the true spirit of Mardi Gras with San Francisco’s Krewe de Kinque charitable Mardi Gras club! Our Bal Masque XVII, with the theme “Diners, Divas & Dives” will be held at The Café (2369 Market Street at Castro) on Saturday, March 7, 2020, 6pm to 9:30pm. KDK King & Queen XVI Aja Monet-Ashton & Kelly Rose will reign over an exciting night of wild costumes, outrageous performances, regal Kings & Queens, & sexy shenanigans by the West Coast’s authentic krewe! We’re thrilled to partner with The Café again after their stunning remodel. Masked ball guests will experience a large… Continue reading

Cancelled: GLBT Historical Society’s 35th Anniversary Party

  By Cancelled Events, Fundraisers

Note: Event organizers have announced that this fundraiser has been cancelled. An online viewing will be available, and donations are always welcome. Based on the latest recommendations from the San Francisco Department of Public Health regarding the spread of the coronavirus, this event has been moved online. Visit www.glbthistory.org/35-years during the week of March 16th for an inside look at the last three-and-a-half decades of our work, and a glimpse into the future. ~ GLBT Historical Society on Facebook Thirty five years ago, a band of queer history enthusiasts created the GLBT Historical Society to uncover and preserve stories of… Continue reading

Primary Colors at The Edge

  By Bars and Nightclubs, Fundraisers

Join San Francisco’s Mardi Gras-inspired fundraising organization, the Krewe de Kinque, for their Primary Colors Party on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at The Edge in the Castro. The event, produced by KDK Member Diana Wheeler, will be raising funds for the KDK’s Bal Masque XVII beneficiary Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, as well as registering voters at the event and outside of the bar. Serving as MCs will be Kit Tapata (KDK Queen X Kitty Tapata) and Sister Agnes of the Sisters of Perpetal Indulgence. Attenders are encouraged to dress festive (red, white & blue!) and are invited to take the… Continue reading

Pix: Santa Skivvies Run

  By Fundraisers, Photo Galleries, Runs & Walkathons

The latest edition of the annual Santa Skivvies Run fundraiser was held on Sunday, December 8, 2019 to raise money for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. The fundraiser features tons of daring participants getting sponsors to donate in exchange for stripping down to their holiday-themed undies and braving a cold mile-long run through the Castro. Participants gathered on Noe at Market, outside of the LookOut where the Castro Farmers Market is held in warmer times of the year. Fortunately, although it had been raining all week, the bad weather took a brief respite on Sunday. Here are some of the… Continue reading

Songs of the Season

  By Arts & Culture, Fundraisers, Live Performances

Songs of the Season returns to Feinstein’s at the Nikko for a yuletide celebration for all benefitting the PRC. Hosted by Brian Kent, don’t miss this merry evening music and mirth (with a shaker of sass) featuring Donna Sachet, Leanne Borghesi, Kippy Marks, Kenny Nelson, Dan O’Leary, Breanna Sinclair, and Sister Roma. When: December 10th & 11th, 2019 (8 p.m., doors at 6:30 p.m.) Where: Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason St., San Francisco Tickets: Starting at $60 Continue reading

Santa Skivvies Run

  By Fundraisers, Outdoor Events, Runs & Walkathons

The annual Santa Skivvies Run, a charitable fundraiser benefitting the SF AIDS Foundation, will take place on Sunday, December 8, 2019, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Participants will gather at the intersection of Noe and Market Streets in the Castro next to the LookOut, where they will strip down to their undies (usually Santa or holiday-themed) and run through the Castro for charity. Check out https://www.santaskivviesrun.org/ for more details. When: Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Where: Corner of Noe and Market Streets near the LookOut Continue reading