Surface Tension: A Literary Evening 

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. (Doors at 5:30 p.m.) 
SFAC Main Gallery, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 
Free and open to the public

Join Service Tension curators Leila Weefur and Elena Gross alongside local poets for an intimate reading of works exploring queer embodiment and desire, featuring selections from exhibition inspirations including Jenny Johnson's essay "Butch Blow Job." 

Service Tension is a group exhibition exploring the complexity of queer sexuality and power dynamics. It is on view in the SFAC Main Gallery through August 23, 2025.