RSVP on Facebook if you’re coming. Or don’t. It’s not like it’s a fancy club night or anything.

[*Full disclosure: I rode my bike there, get over it.]

Now, with the annual PARK(ing) Day coming up on tomorrow, they’ll be making a more, ahem, urbane attempt at creating a peaceful urban space around of the neighborhoods most hectic intersections, even if it’s just for a day.

If you’re not familiar, PARK(ing) Day’s delightful yearly exercise in absurdity predates our neighborhood parklet by a solid 5 years. (Although the REBAR Group, who designed the original project in 2005, did help out with the walklet at 22nd and Bartlett.) In previous years metered spaces around the city have been transformed into croquet lawns and  kiddie pools, and Fix Fell’s contribution on the South side of Fell Street between Divis and Scott is kind of a no-brainer given their cause.

Cyclists and commuters who use the Wiggle-Panhandle route should already be accustomed to remaining calm while motorists whiz by them on Fell street, but if you need a little help relaxing in such close proximity to the internal combustion engine there will be free chai and herbal tea, as well as chillout music and comfortable lounging options to help you forget that you’re basically sitting next to a freeway.

If you need more info, you can RSVP on Facebook or drop by the official Fix Fell site.

Hey look, it’s back! In case you hadn’t noticed all the signs in literally every shop window on Divis, our tri-monthly Art Walk returns to Divisadero this Thursday night, so round up all of your friends from other neighborhoods and get ready to pack the sidewalks. The weather’s supposed to be great (not that we can every really predict that), and there are some newcomers on the roster.

Case in point: our new Blue Bottle dealer Cafe Divis just announced via twitter that Adobo Hobo will be bringing his Filipino cart along with TakoyakiCart’s rolling buffet of fried Japanese dough balls (heads up: sometimes there’s octopus inside) to the corner of Oak and Divis.

Many of the other deals are, as of this writing, still TBA but here are the usual highlights:

Tsunami Panhandle
1/2 off Sake Bottles and hand rolls 5:30 – 7pm

The Page
$3 pints of Sierra Nevada Tumbler
Live music from the California Honeydrops 6pm-8pm

Little Chihuahua
$3 tacos and pints

Ziryab
$5 Martinis and Mojitos
Free Baklava with 2 entrees

Blue Jay Cafe
$2 Sangria, music from Quinn de Veaux

Still waiting to hear back from Kung Fu Tacos about their usual setup at Candybar, and if nothing else I’m sure the crazy kids at Bean Bag Cafe will come up with another delightful way to block the sidewalk.

There’s a tiny bit more info on schmap.it, but it looks like the Facebook link is down. Show up early and put your name on the list. Between the $2 well drinks from 7-9pm and Janelle’s chair massage for $1 a minute, you won’t really have any excuse to be tense.

Hey, look at that, friend and neighbor Kelly Malone from Workshop/Indie Mart is teaming up with the 27-year-old Alamo Square Flea Market to bring a whole truckload of Estate and Antique finds, as well as the usual indie designers, rebuilt vintage, DIY projects to the neighborhood this Saturday, August 21st from 9am-3pm.

The last time we had Indie Mart in the neighborhood it was inside the Independent and it was almost too hectic in the tiny space, so the extra room along Alamo Square will be welcome. In addition to the various goods for sale, Kelly’s going to be leading kid’s activities to keep those little brains from rotting before they head back to school (whenever that is). Food & fun are promised, and you should ride your bike there because a free bike valet  is better than waiting to park while seven German tourists try and pile in to their rented Ford Fiesta.

The damning evidence was capture on YouTube along with some footage of a sweet, old Chevy Nova (the signature vehicle of someone who doesn’t give a fuck about mpg or Pelicans). Strongarm Larry is at 35 seconds in, followed by some cringe-worthy “That’s assault!” smugness:

The victim of Larry’s rage: Jym, whose only crime is spelling his name like that, has filed assault charges against Armstrong and is “awaiting medical assessment of his hand injury” according to Hart.

So with all the pedestrian violence going down at the Arco, Hart is calling for a complete shut down of the gas station and that means this week’s protest needs more people. A lot more people. Like 30 people. Because that’s apparently how many protesters you need to get on the national news. And that’s where you come in, neighborhood reader, because the two key organizers Janel Somebody and Hart live in Berkeley (obvs) and Santa Cruz (duh) respectively and can only do so much grassroots organizing before their coworkers find out how much time they’ve been spending on Facebook*.

So if you want to get involved, you should email Joshua at: joshuanoahhart [at] gmail [dot] com. And spread the word amongst your internet acquaintances if you hate BP, or violent business owners, or cars in the bike lane, or just want to get on National televison, because who even knows what we’re protesting anymore. I thought this was about turning the Arco station into a sunny place to sip iced coffees and talk to sensible people about bicycles, but now we’re chaining ourselves up in front of the metaphorical bulldozer (which is actually a Prius trying to top off the tank).

AggressivePanhandler, unfortunately won’t have anyone in attendance as Pavement is totally playing in Berkeley that night, so I’m exempt from this because I have to answer my calling as a member of Generation Whatevs and make a pilgrimage to the Greek Theater. I’ll probably take BART, if you’re wondering. Send photos if you go! (To the protest, I mean.)

*(presumably!)

Source: A Facebook message from Joshua Hart to members of ARCO/BP Shut Down Party Group

But tomorrow, at 5:30pm, some of your neighbors from the Wigg Party who also hate BP are going to be greening up the Petrolscape by creating (another) temporary pocket park at the much-loathed-but-now-even-more-loathed Arco station. So here’s the deal:

Tomorrow, Friday, June 11th, 5:30pm at the Arco Station on Fell and Divis. You bring the park-making supplies like potted plants, benches, seating, etc, and BP will provide billions of gallons of oil (Is that how many gallons there are? I actually have no idea how many gallons there are.) It might seem like a tiny and temporary green space on Divis won’t really save the lives of any majestic Gulf Condor Pelicans or whatever, but at least you can disrupt some shit and probably piss off some drivers and generate more business for the Spirit Gas across the street. If nothing else, you’ll at least give Rob Anderson something to blog about.

Recommended Beverage: They usually stock a couple microbrews from Louisiana brewers Abita across the street at New Star Ell.

Read the whole Wigg Party Manifesto and get more details over on the Facebook event page.

In case you’re new to the neighborhood, or if you’ve overlooked this event in the past, Saturday is probably your only chance to get drunk outdoors this weekend. (I am 100% sure that there will be zero other opportunities for acceptable day drinking in the streets this weekend.) So, what can you expect to see at this event? Well, I still remember my first North of Panhandle Neighborhood Block Party like it was yesterday: there was a moon bounce, people brought their dogs, some kids were selling rice krispie treats that were guaranteed to not have drugs in them, and a DJ set up on a folding table next to Parkside Liquors where the owner (and event sponsor) David was running a special on Danzka Grapefruit Vodka which mixed terribly (well!) with whatever Red Bull-knockoff knockoff happened to be in the front of the drink cooler that week. A quintessential San Francisco experience, if you will.

This year they’re splitting it up into a Little Ones section and an “Adult” section (sexy!). The adults get: live music, DJs, tarot card readings, magicians, and local crafts. The Little Ones section sounds way cooler with: clowns, a moon bounce, snacks, Tae Kwon Do and Fire Trucks. Either way, Parkside BBQ will be smoking some meat, and you can eat out tacos at the Kung Fu Taco truck as well. (No word on if they’re in the Adult or Kiddie sections, though.)

The NOPNA.org site has scant few details, but we do know this thing will be running from 11am – 6pm and there’s no cover to stroll around, but you might have to bribe the SFFD to let you turn on the siren if you’re older than 9 years old.

So there you go. Anything else going on this weekend?

(Photo of last year’s block party from the always-saucy SFCitizen.)

If you’re semi-decent at math, you could probably figure out that the next Divisadero Art Walk is going to be on Thursday, June 4th. But since these things always get us super excited around here, we’re feeling the need to point out that our friends behind the every-three-months cheap(er) booze session have officially updated their dot-blogspot with the news. No word yet on the specials and participating venues, but we reckon it can’t be too different from the March lineup.

Of course, there is a new dessert option at Chile Pies on Fulton & Baker, and if the rest of the drink specials don’t cause you to stumble down Divis, you can now grab some last-call tequila shots at Nopalito.