October TAPpy Hour

When: Friday, October 14 from 6 - 10PM
Where: Northern Ducks (1355 Market Street, San Francisco - Twitter Building)

Join us for our October TAPpy Hour, co-hosted with longtime TAP friend, Jon Fong! This month we'll be hanging out at Northern Ducks, a brand new dim sum karaoke lounge tucked inside the Twitter Building in downtown SF. Come with us as we check out this AAPI-owned, beautifully decorated bar that's been flying under the radar since the pandemic.

For those interested in carpooling from elsewhere in the bay, please use this page to arrange carpool. This is an experimental feature; please proceed with common sense.

TAP-SF Halloween Party

When: Saturday, October 29 from 9PM - 2AM
Where: Southside Spirit House (575 Howard Street, San Francisco)

Spooky season is here! Join us for the TAP-SF Halloween Party at Southside Spirit House, co-hosted with Jon Fong! We'll have a costume contest with prizes and a live DJ. Delicious food and special Halloween-themed drink specials will be available for purchase.

Party deets:
🕷️ Free entry all night long!
🕷️ Costumes highly recommended (winners of our costume contest get prizes!)
🕷️ DJs spinning good old style hip hop
🕷️ Special Halloween themed drinks
🕷️ Drink deals from 9:00pm-11:00pm
🕷️ Food served til 12:30am (and their food is GOOD!)

For those interested in carpooling from elsewhere in the bay, please use this page to arrange carpool. This is an experimental feature; please proceed with common sense.

Pumpkin Carving with BWYA

When: Sunday, October 30 from 2 - 4PM
Where: Peacock Gap Drive (Alum Rock, San Jose)

Halloween parties not your speed, but still looking to get into the fall spirit? Let’s get together for Halloween festivities with some pumpkin carving and treats! This event is cohosted by BWYA and TAP-SF and will take place outdoors atop Alum Rock (Peacock Gap Dr) overlooking downtown San Jose. If you are new to pumpkin carving, no worries, we can provide you basic instructions, but it is quite straight-forward and fun!

Event schedule:

• 1:30PM - Carpool from BWNC San Jose location (1338 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131) Carpooling is highly encouraged as parking is limited at Alum Rock
• 2-4PM - Pumpkin carving at Alum Rock 
• During - We will provide pumpkin based snacks, feel free to bring snacks to share as well!
• End - Guests will vote on the best pumpkin carving. The choice to participate in the contest is optional. Prizes will be awarded. All for fun!

Dinner with TAP-SF: Sun and Moon

When: Thursday, November 3 from 6 - 8PM
Where: Sun and Moon (415 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA)

Join TAP-SF board members Ada and Peter for dinner in San Francisco! Whether you are looking for an opportunity to just enjoy a good meal with a group of people or wanting to learn more about TAP-SF and the events we have coming up, we hope you can join us!

Spots are limited to 6 people. Spots will fill up on a first-come, first serve basis!

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