MERCHANT NEWS
From the HVMC
March 2024
Spring Wine Walk! Thanks for all of the positive responses about the upcoming Hayes Valley Spring Wine Walk. It’s great that everyone is as excited as we are about the event. The confirmed date is now Thursday, April 11th, from 4 until 7 p.m. An afterparty will follow on the Proxy lot from 7 until 8 p.m. Tickets are available now via this eventbrite link.
And a big thank you to all of the businesses who have reached out to participate. We are in the process of finalizing the locations which will also be announced next week. And while we have more than enough participants at this time, we are still accepting merchant donations for the attendee give-away, as well as food for the afterparty. Donors will of course be recognized in promotion materials. If interested, please reach out to our event chair MaryMar Keneen via email.
Free Music Event! SFJAZZ Open Sound Checks are an exclusive, behind-the-scenes opportunity to experience their concert hall during an artist’s sound check, revealing the critical preparation that goes into making the performance a success. The next one is scheduled for Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 5 until 6 p.m. (attendees are asked to please arrive before 4:45 p.m.). The location is SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, here in Hayes Valley. This event with feature SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Ravi Coltrane. Click here to RSVP.
Lecture Calendar! City Arts & Lectures continue their acclaimed, award-winning lecture series at the historic Sydney Goldstein Theater in Hayes Valley. Their March calendar features such diverse and thought-provoking figures as interviewer Kara Swisher (3/17, sold out), activist and philosopher Angela Davis (3/20), and writer-activist Matthew Desmond (3/27). Click through here, for more information.
Small Business Resources! The City of San Francisco’s Office of Small Business has posted their March small business newsletter. Highlights this month include an update on Mayor Breed’s “Roadmap to San Francisco’s Future”, Final lease negotiation webinars for the Storefront Opportunity Grant, Hiring Resources, the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center’s Contractors Program, Shared Spaces grant deadline, Legacy Business Spotlight , Webinars & Events listings, and much more. Click through here for the online version.
Get Social! Make sure your social media manager is following us over at Instagram and using #explorehayesvalley in your own neighborhood related posts. It’s also the best way to help ensure a follow-back, but always feel free to reach out to us via explorehayesvalley@gmail.com to get connected to our social media team. We are always looking to collaborate with businesses in the neighborhood, particularly members of the HVMC.
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Calendar Dates
March 19 (Tuesday) - First Day of Spring
April 11 (Thursday) - Hayes Valley Spring Wine Walk