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A Verona of Our Own
Sep 21
Sue Bierman Park
A Verona of Our Own
Sue Bierman Park

A Verona of Our Own is a cozy trans & nonbinary gathering to enjoy San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona for free, under the open sky with friends, blankets, and snacks.

Sue Bierman Park
Queer Nonprofit Happy Hour
Sep 9
The Stud
Queer Nonprofit Happy Hour
The Stud

Join us at Queer Nonprofit Happy Hour (Sept 9 @ The Stud) for queer community, cocktails, a drag battle, and to support Diamond Wave & Mission Action!

The Stud
The Future Was Always Nonbinary
Aug 26
Virtual via Zoom
The Future Was Always Nonbinary
Virtual via Zoom

Join Diamond Wave to celebrate Transgender History Month with this virtual session where nonbinary dreamers reimagine the past, present, and future through art, story, and shared joy.

Virtual via Zoom
International Nonbinary People’s Day: Creative Social
Jul 14
Pacific Felt Factory arts complex
International Nonbinary People’s Day: Creative Social
Pacific Felt Factory arts complex

Don’t celebrate alone, join Diamond Wave at 5:30 PM on Monday 7/14 for an in-person creative salon at Pacific Felt Factory (Mission District, SF) to celebrate International Nonbinary People’s Day in community.

Pacific Felt Factory arts complex
International Nonbinary People’s Day: Instagram Live!
Jul 14
Instagram - @diamondwavearts
International Nonbinary People’s Day: Instagram Live!
Instagram - @diamondwavearts

Join us on Instagram Live on Monday 7/14 @ 3:30 PM PT for a joyful and honest conversation on nonbinary identity featuring our brilliant THEYFRIEND advisors Rawiyah Tariq, Roy Eikleberry and Sister Tilda Nexttime alongside Director Vin Seaman.

Instagram - @diamondwavearts
Building Art Through Community
May 9
Pacific Felt Factory
Building Art Through Community
Pacific Felt Factory

Join us for "Building Art Through Community" - where LGBTQ creators and allies unite to spark something magical. Independent Arts and Media x Diamond Wave are creating a space for real connections and fresh collabs.

Pacific Felt Factory
Consulting Services Focus Group 2
May 1
Virtual via Zoom
Consulting Services Focus Group 2
Virtual via Zoom

Diamond Wave is gathering community input to shape our future! Join us for a focus group to share your thoughts on our work.

Virtual via Zoom
THEYFRIEND Focus Group 2
Apr 29
Virtual via Zoom
THEYFRIEND Focus Group 2
Virtual via Zoom

Diamond Wave is gathering community input to shape our future! Join us for a focus group to share your thoughts on our work.

Virtual via Zoom
Funding Your Creativity: A 2-Part Workshop To Get Those Grants
Apr 23
The Transgender District Office
Funding Your Creativity: A 2-Part Workshop To Get Those Grants
The Transgender District Office

Presented by the Transgender District and Diamond Wave, this 2-day workshop provides artists, creatives and culture bearers with the perspective and skills needed to start applying for grants to support their work.

The Transgender District Office
Consulting Services Focus Group 1
Apr 16
Virtual via Zoom
Consulting Services Focus Group 1
Virtual via Zoom

Diamond Wave is gathering community input to shape our future! Join us for a focus group to share your thoughts on our work.

Virtual via Zoom
THEYFRIEND Focus Group 1
Apr 10
Virtual via Zoom
THEYFRIEND Focus Group 1
Virtual via Zoom

Diamond Wave is gathering community input to shape our future! Join us for a focus group to share your thoughts on our work.

Virtual via Zoom
Rainbow Runway with THEYFRIEND
Apr 5
Brava Cabaret
Rainbow Runway with THEYFRIEND
Brava Cabaret

Join the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival for an all ages event part of San Francisco Public Library's Afternoon of Ideas!

Brava Cabaret
THEYFRIEND: Enby Visible!
Mar 29
Pacific Felt Factory
THEYFRIEND: Enby Visible!
Pacific Felt Factory

Join Diamond Wave and photographer Marcella Sanchez at Pacific Felt Factory for an individual portraits and our nonbinary community photo!

Pacific Felt Factory
Grantwriting for Artists
Feb 25
Pacific Felt Factory
Grantwriting for Artists
Pacific Felt Factory

This interactive workshop provides participants with helpful tools and structures to create compelling grant applications, from start to finish.

Pacific Felt Factory
Artist Grants 101 Workshop
Feb 18
Pacific Felt Factory
Artist Grants 101 Workshop
Pacific Felt Factory

Unlock the secrets to funding your creative practice in this engaging in-person workshop led by interdisciplinary artist and Diamond Wave Director Vin Seaman!

Pacific Felt Factory
Ask A Grantwriter Instagram Live Session
Feb 13
Instagram Live (@diamondwavearts)
Ask A Grantwriter Instagram Live Session
Instagram Live (@diamondwavearts)

Get your grant questions answered live on Instagram with grants expert Vin Seaman!

Instagram Live (@diamondwavearts)
THEYFRIEND 2024: Gender Upheaval Party
Nov 17
OASIS
THEYFRIEND 2024: Gender Upheaval Party
OASIS

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 5 - Close out THEYFRIEND at OASIS by saying goodbye to gender reveals, and hello to gender upheaval!

OASIS
THEYFRIEND 2024: Limitless Expression
Nov 16
510 Firehouse
THEYFRIEND 2024: Limitless Expression
510 Firehouse

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 4 - Come to downtown Oakland for a daytime celebration exploring nonbinary liberation with music, art, vendors and community!

510 Firehouse
THEYFRIEND 2024: You Are Nonbinary!
Nov 15
Harvey Milk Center for the Arts
THEYFRIEND 2024: You Are Nonbinary!
Harvey Milk Center for the Arts

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 3 - Dive into an immersive world at Harvey Milk Center for the Arts where nonbinary is the norm, and gender has no limits!

Harvey Milk Center for the Arts
THEYFRIEND 2024: Spoons & Spice
Nov 14
SOMArts
THEYFRIEND 2024: Spoons & Spice
SOMArts

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 2 - Join us at SOMArts for an unapologetic peek inside the lives of neurospicy, disabled, and chronically ill nonbinary performers. 

SOMArts
THEYFRIEND 2024: PHULL PHANTASY
Nov 13
Virtual via YouTube
THEYFRIEND 2024: PHULL PHANTASY
Virtual via YouTube

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 1 - Get ready for a thrilling night of virtual video performances from nonbinary BIPOC performers exploring mysticism and fantasy!

Virtual via YouTube
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival
Nov 13
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival

Join us November 13–17 for the THEYFRIEND 2024 Nonbinary Performance Festival!

THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret - October
Oct 17
Brava Cabaret
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret - October
Brava Cabaret

Need to juice up on your NONBINARY energy but can’t wait until November for the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival? Well enbies, you’re in luck! Join us August 15 at the Brava Cabaret for a thrilling night of live performance uplifting, centering and celebrating nonbinary identity!

Brava Cabaret
Grantwriting for Arts Organizations Workshop
Sep 23
Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics
Grantwriting for Arts Organizations Workshop
Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics

Learn helpful tools and structures to create compelling grant applications, from start to finish at this engaging in-person workshop led by interdisciplinary artist and Diamond Wave Director Vin Seaman.

Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret - September
Sep 19
Brava Cabaret
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret - September
Brava Cabaret

Need to juice up on your NONBINARY energy but can’t wait until November for the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival? Well enbies, you’re in luck! Join us August 15 at the Brava Cabaret for a thrilling night of live performance uplifting, centering and celebrating nonbinary identity!

Brava Cabaret
Artist Grants 101 Workshop
Sep 16
Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics
Artist Grants 101 Workshop
Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics

Unlock the secrets to funding your creative practice in this engaging in-person workshop led by interdisciplinary artist and Diamond Wave Director Vin Seaman.

Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret - August
Aug 15
Brava Cabaret
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret - August
Brava Cabaret

Need to juice up on your NONBINARY energy but can’t wait until November for the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival? Well enbies, you’re in luck! Join us August 15 at the Brava Cabaret for a thrilling night of live performance uplifting, centering and celebrating nonbinary identity!

Brava Cabaret
THEYFRIEND @ The Academy
Aug 8
The Academy
THEYFRIEND @ The Academy
The Academy

This intimate event featuring nonbinary performers gives a peek inside the creative process and the search for nonbinary belonging. Featuring performances and a panel discussion from Honey Mahogany, Criibaby, and Vin Seaman! Although this event focuses on nonbinary identity, we welcome people of all gender identities to deepen their understandings and enjoy the performances.

The Academy
THEYFRIEND: Enby Day!
Jul 13
Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library
THEYFRIEND: Enby Day!
Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library

Diamond Wave and the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center present THEYFRIEND: Enby Day! A performance and panel celebrating 2024 International Nonbinary People’s Day at the SF Public Library. Join us July 13 for a one-of-a-kind event dedicated to honoring and uplifting nonbinary (enby/enbie) voices as we dive deep into the heart of nonbinary experiences.

Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library
THEYFRIEND Artist Application Workshop
Jun 18
THEYFRIEND Artist Application Workshop

Find out more about the 2024 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival and our performer application process. This workshop will walk through the application and offer a space to ask questions about the overall festival and our five distinct showcases.