Stories in Action

“Polk Street: Lives in Transition,” an exhibit of photographs and audio on the changing face of San Francisco’s Polk Street. Through August 25. Good Vibrations Polk Street Gallery, 1620 Polk Street (at Sacramento). More.

Journalist and oral historian Joey Plaster presents audio stories from 15 people who find their dreams and nightmares on San Francisco’s Polk Street. Come for a sneak preview of stories Plaster is fashioning into an hour-long radio documentary with famed producer Jay Allison. Thursday, June 18, 6:30-7:30 pm, 1217 Polk Street, between Bush and Sutter, San Francisco. More. The exhibit connected to the project – “Polk Street: Lives in Transition,”moves to Good Vibrations Polk Street Gallery on Thursday, June 25 (opening reception 6 to 7:30 pm), and runs there through the end of July. 1620 Polk Street at Sacramento. More.

The exhibit “Polk Street: Lives in Transition” examines the history of Polk Street in San Francisco through the lens of current neighborhood change, focusing on the 1980s to the present. It asks: what does it mean for San Francisco’s identity as a “safe haven,” and for its queer sociability and politics, that Polk Street’s economy and culture is changing so dramatically? The exhibit opens this Thursday, January 15, at the GLBT Historical Society, 657 Mission Street. Talk by historian Susan Stryker at 5:30, with reception to follow. Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society, 657 Mission St. More.