Enjoy Rachmaninoff this Friday 7:30PM at Salle Pianos and Events (1632C Market Street by Zuni). Pianist Feona Lee Jones will play Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #2. Enjoy French delicacies, desserts, and wine. They ask for a donation of $30.

You can also ring in 2013 at Salle for their big New Years Eve party. To learn more RSVP at artcasepianos@gmail.com or 415-240-2181.

Our neighbors in the Alamo Square Neighborhood Association have organized playgroups for infants and toddlers. Join your neighbors every Tuesday and on the first Sunday of every month, from 10am-12pm. They ask families to meet at the picnic table next to the Alamo Square Park playground. Refreshments provided. Questions? Email: playgroups@alamosq.org.

Please join Community Grows this Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 1-4 PM, for their annual Wreath & Card Making Event.  It will be held this year at the Hayes Valley Playground (Hayes and Buchanan St).  Come make a wreath for yourself or to give to a neighbor.

Refreshments will be provided.  Hope to see you there!

Tonight, 6pm-9pm: Our 21st Hayes Valley Holiday Block Party!

Enjoy local shopping, discounts, entertainment, and refreshments. Say “hi” at our table on Patricia’s Green, enjoy hot chocolate / apple cider. Plus, enter our silent auction!

Prizes include:

• 2 San Francisco Ballet Tickets (value $130)
• 2 San Francisco Symphony Tickets ($176)
• 11 Class Pass at Yoga Tree ($185)
• 1 Nights Stay for two at the Parsonage ($220)
• Market Street Cycles  Biria 7 speed Lady’s Bike ($450)
• 2 Tickets Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra ($100)
• Eye Exam at Through the Hayes Optometry ($150)
• American Bach Soloists Handel’ s Messiah ($156)
• 2 McRoskey Mattress Pillows ($300)
• Gift Certificate to Laundry Locker ($75)
• 2 Tickets to Gay Men’s Chorus ($120)
• 2 Bike Tours by Streets of San Francisco ($130)
• A basket of Goods from Hayes Valley Farm ($50)
• Quilt from In Bed with HD Buttercup ($300)
• Gift Certificate for Fatted Calf ($50)
• SF JAZZ Concert Tickets ($150)
• 4 Part Package  “Weekend in Hayes Hayes”

Tonight, 6pm-8pm, the African American Art & Culture Complex (762 Fulton St) hosts their first “Meet the Artist” series. William Rhodes is the featured artist, known for his unique non-Western perspective on art, furniture, and sculpture. The event will be held in the Sargent Johnson Gallery on the 1st Floor.

Join us this Friday (12/7), 6pm-9pm, for the 21st Annual Hayes Valley Holiday Party. The event is sponsored by the HVNA, Hayes Valley Merchant’s Association, Community Partners United, and many local businesses.

Get your holiday shopping done in one night! Neighborhood stores will stay open with lots of sales, food, and drink.  Plus, enjoy entertainment on Patricia’s Green and enter the silent auction.