Join us for Party On! Party People. Throw your hands up and celebrate our new elder friends, folks who have very few opportunities to get out. After four years of connecting artists and elders, and devising custom-made experiences, we are calling on audiences as party-goers! Produced in partnership with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly (LBFE) whose mission is to reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults in San Francisco, many of whom are low-income.

For You is looking for volunteers to escort LBFE members to and from the events in this series. For more information, and to be connected with an elder in need of an escort, email: hello@foryou.productions.

THE HARRY PARTY
Sunday, June 9th
2:00 - 4:00pm
RSVP for Location

Party On! Party People’s opening act is a celebration of Harry, an elder from San Francisco’s Chinatown. Harry grew up in a large, working-class family, helping his parents in their restaurant jobs and helping to raise his seven siblings, before settling down with a long-term partner. Harry is now finally trying to expand his social horizons. On Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m., For You will host a surprise party with games and photo ops for Harry with featured guest artist Bijun Liang, an interactive media and installation artist based in Chinatown. One of the primary goals of this event is to kickstart Harry’s effort to make new friends, both in person and online through social media. The venue for this event will be announced upon RSVP, with a sliding scale donation of $5-$20.

THE TOM PARTY
Tuesday, June 11th
10:30pm (a short 5 min number + Angels)
Aunt Charlie’s Lounge
133 Turk St, San Francisco

Tom is a gay elder who lives in the Tenderloin. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he has lived in San Francisco since 1991 and craves connection with like-minded people who want to have fun in the city. 

On Tuesday, June 11, For You will host an invite-only meal for Tom in the Tenderloin at the former location of the legendary Turk Street Baths which opened in the 1930’s.  

At 10:30 p.m., we will walk across the street to Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, an historic working-class gay bar. In collaboration with Brittany Newell and Maria Silk, the hosts of Angels, a monthly drag and dance show at the bar, For You will honor Tom with a number inspired by the things he loves (i.e. the Netflix Swedish drama Young Royals). Join us for a cocktail to cap off our evening.

Guests at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge must be age 21+. Admission at the door is $5.

THE 4 O’CLOCK PARTY
Saturday, June 15th
4:00 - 6:00pm
Ruth’s Table
3160 21st St, San Francisco

On Saturday, June 15, at 4 p.m., For You will host a happy hour in honor of eight LBFE elders. Over snacks and drinks, storytelling and a live set by DJ Lamont, the public is invited to meet and engage with these eight individuals, and perhaps bring an elder friend of their own. This event is designed to foster intergenerational friendships. A sliding scale donation of $5-$20.

THE JANEY PARTY
Saturday, June 22nd
4:00 - 6:00pm
Ruth’s Table
3160 21st St, San Francisco

Janey is a 91-year-old native San Franciscan. A former director of San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department, Janey began her career as a social worker in the foster care system, later working in a preschool program with special needs students after the Reagan administration deinstitutionalized community mental health clinics. With roots in the deep South – her parents came to San Francisco during the Great Migration – Janey has had a profound, lifelong love of jazz and blues. In honor of Janey, For You will host an afternoon concert – with special guest artist Elijah Rock – in the garden at Ruth’s Table. Rock will interlace songs from the Great American Songbook with stories and conversation. A sliding scale donation of $5-$20.