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Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 1:00-3:00 PM (Please note the new start time of 1:00 pm.)
Meet at the SW corner of Geary and Powell Street, Union Square
Register to attend via Humanitix
Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to partner with Unspeakable Vice, “a volunteer history initiative making queer belonging accessible to everyone,” to offer a monthly walking tour focused on the LGBTQIA+ history in the Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods. Created by downtown San Francisco resident and professor at California College of the Arts Shawn Sprockett, Unspeakable Vice began as a close look at the queer origins of San Francisco, traversing the city’s North Beach and Barbary Coast areas to trace the history from 1770-1960. This new tour extends Sprockett’s richly detailed and craftily delivered approach to the TL and Polk Street to offer a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s.
September 17, 2026 | 7:00-8:30pm
At The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot venue | 835 Larkin St. SF, CA 94109
Writers Carolyn Terry & Todd Pickering return to the Tenderloin Museum with two new episodes of “The Tenderloin Diaries,” their yet-to-be-produced television serial about the “hard working” and the “hardly working” denizens of San Francisco’s Tenderloin in the 1990s.
Inspired by Terry’s 30+ years of life in the Loin and journaling about it, “The Tenderloin Diaries” translates her stories and colorful characters into the format of an ensemble cast TV sitcom that is funny and irreverent, heartfelt and keenly observed. In early 2024, Terry and Pickering brought their pilot episodes to life at TLM with a riotous staged reading delivered by a full cast of local luminaries who directly understood the (sur)reality of the Tenderloin contained in the screenplay.
Now, the pair continues the saga with another fully cast performance at TLM’s Compton’s Cafeteria Riot venue at 835 Larkin St. Didn't see episodes 1 & 2.? Don’t worry, we'll catch you up quite quickly!
Suggested Donation ($10) | Register via Humanitix
During the break, Mr. Lucky–lounge singer, ex private eye, and original Original Joe’s best customer extraordinaire–performs his upcoming “Detective Story,” new fiction set in a rich world of Tenderloin noir.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 5:00–8:30 PM
The Green Room at San Francisco War Memorial | 401 Van Ness Ave., SF, CA 94102
Join the Tenderloin Museum on Wednesday, September 23, for “A Decade Plus One,” our 11th Annual Gala, an evening that is equal parts celebration and commitment. Set against the stunning backdrop of The Green Room at San Francisco War Memorial, one of the city’s most striking architectural settings, the night will bring together our most devoted supporters for live entertainment, community voices, distinctive food and drink, and an opportunity to connect with Tenderloin enthusiasts.
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