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Medicine for Nightmares

Name: Medicine for Nightmares
Address: 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, US
Telephone: +14158241761
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Bookstore and gallery in the heart of the Mission District, San Francisco.

06/19/2026

¡LIVE music TONIGHT!

Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.

Tonight we have a very special evening of holy sonic sustenance as Karl Evangelista plays the music of Sonny Sharrock.

7pm

06/18/2026

TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Reading series. 10 slot open mic goes up a las 6:50PM. Open mic poets have 6 minutes to read.

!This month we welcome our very special features Rolando André López Torres and Maria Esquinca!

Rolando André López is an educator, writer, poet, and translator from San Juan, Puerto Rico. His work has been published in multiple outlets and he was a 2023 Puerto Rican Artist Fellow at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts. His nonfiction has been cited twice by Best American Essays. His fiction and poetry were recently featured in the speculative anthology “Not Your Papi’s Utopia,” published by Mouthfeel Press. He lives in Oakland, California.

María Esquinca is a Xicana educator, poet and journalist. A fronteriza, she was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and grew up in El Paso, Texas. She currently teaches newcomers who are recent immigrants at San Francisco International High School. Her debut collection, “Where Heaven Sinks” was the 2024 Andres Montoya Poetry Prize winner, and was selected by Juan Felipe Herrera.

NOTE; Speaking Axolotl is a BIPOC reading series which means black and brown poets only on the mic. White folks are more than welcome to attend and listend but their presence is not required.

7pm

06/17/2026

¡TONIGHT!

Not Like the Rest Presents: Manifestation, an inaugural literary magazine by and for Bay Area incarcerated artists. The Stanford Jail and Prison Education Program (SJPEP) will be celebrating the mag’s release with readings by Fego Navarro and the Forced N2 Greatness Collective: Jus’ B, Pharaoh, and Trey Xavier. There will be letter writing for the mag’s artists inside SF County Jail 3 as well as statements shared from the editorial class. All proceeds from tonight’s event will fund next year’s artist honoraria and printing costs.

SJPEP: SJPEP is a volunteer-run, interdisciplinary co-teaching education space linking current Stanford graduate students with incarcerated community members in Bay Area jails and prisons. We aim to create two-way learning and teaching educational opportunities for folks inside in dynamic and decentralized classrooms. Jails are not meant for long-term stays. They lack programming, outdoor spaces, adequate healthcare, and other infrastructure necessary to care for people over an extended time. Yet, for local California jails incarcerated folks are staying longer and longer, and many stay 10+ years pre trial in jails designed for short-term stays. SJPEP’s mission is to maintain connection with and provide engaging educational programming for our siblings incarcerated in jails in the Bay Area. Founded in 2011, SJPEP has reached more than 600 incarcerated students across San Francisco and San Mateo county jails and worked with almost 200 graduate instructors from over 30 academic disciplines across Stanford University.

7pm

06/16/2026

Join us on June 17 at 7 PM at Medicine for Nightmares for the release celebration of the inaugural issue of Not Like the Rest — a literary magazine designed by and featuring the work of incarcerated Bay Area artists.

The evening will feature readings by Fego Navarro and the Forced N2 Greatness Collective B Anthony Shepperd Sr. Pharaoh Brooks , and Trey Xavier along with opportunities to write letters to the incarcerated artists featured in the zine.

Come through for an evening of storytelling, community, food, creative inspiration, and connection as we celebrate the voices and artistry of incarcerated creators.

This project was made possible through the support of the California Arts Council and reflects the power of art to build bridges, foster healing, and amplify voices that are too often unheard.

Free and open to the community. See you there.

06/15/2026

Last weekend in the Portal looked exactly like this…

This week we have the release of Not Like the Rest, a magazine by and for incarcerated Bay Area artists,on Wednesday Latine Poesia on Thursday with Speaking Axolotl, live music on Friday with Karl Evangelista, Saturday afyernoon Tatreez with SF Bay Area Tatreez Circle, and on Sunday Anti-Eviction: The Fight Against Tech Led Gentrification -Book event

All this and the best selction of books available in this dimension.

06/14/2026

¡Buenos dias Familia!

TODAY we are hosting three amzing eventos for the third and final day of the SF Flor y Canto Lit Festival

2pm
Painted Flor y Canto Postcards with Amanda Ayala
Facilitated by Amanda Ayala and co-presented by the SFPL participants in this workshop will learn watercolor and gouache painting techniques on quality watercolor paper and choose from a beautiful collection of fun USPS postage stamps to make a one of a kind painted postcard to send to a loved one or themselves. With the theme of Flor y Canto this workshop encourages each persons inherent creativity while encouraging connection through visual arts and the written word. This workshop is part of the San Francisco International Flor Y Canto Literary Festival.

Amanda Ayala is an interdisciplinary Xicana Indigenous artist and maker who centers people targeted by oppression and acknowledges their brilliance. Amanda leads and facilitates workshops that combine artist liberation and social justice for people of all ages. She creates within community as a way to heal and transform society.

3pm
Poetas of Cae de Maduro
Presenting several poets from Cae de Maduro, an amazing poetry press from Argentina. Participating poets include Isadora Barcelos, Pola Gomez Codina, Nadia Sapag, Aketzaly Moreno, and Hernan.

NOTE; the Argentine poets will be joining us via Zoom and the event will be broadcast on our big screen in the galeria.

Copy and paste zoom link below to join;

https://us06wcb.zoom.us/j/83278466051

7pm
Flor y Canto celebrates Los Delicados
Tonight the San Francisco Flor y Canto International Literary Festival honors one of La Mission’s most beloved spoken word groups Los Delicados! Expect spoken word descarga and locura of the highest order tonight as we honor this foundational spoken word group with the community Teyolia Award.

Los Delicados were founded in the Mission District in 1996 during this neighborhood’s literary renaissance. Made up of Norman Antonio Zelaya, Darren J. de Leon, and Paul S. Flores—Los Delicados were a foundational force of poetry in La Mission renowned for pioneering a high-energy, multidisciplinary style known as “Word Descarga”.

06/13/2026

¡TODAY we are helle feliz and excited to be hosting two eventos for yhe 2nd day of the SF Flor y Canto Lit Festival!

3pm
After School Book Talk and Reading with Angela Chen
As part of the San Francisco Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival join artist and writer Angela Chen for a participatory lecture-performance and reading of her debut text-image book After School 課後.

After School 課後 brings together autobiography, photographs, collage, and archival documents to unpack the culture of buxiban (after school tutoring centers) in predominantly East Asian communities in the San Gabriel Valley, CA. It tells the story of her family’s struggle to run Futurelink, a buxiban business, against the historical backdrop of anti-Asian discrimination and considers the after school as a paradoxical space of discipline and care, assimilation and cultural preservation, competition and community.

Angela Chen is a Taiwanese American artist, writer, and educator from the ethnoburbs of the San Gabriel Valley, CA. Her work explores the immigrant experience and uses assemblage as a metaphor for diasporic identity. Chen received her MFA in photography from the Yale School of Art. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan and previously taught at Rice University and New York University.

https://www.instagram.com/dan.yeongki/
https://angelachen.infoAs

4pm
Magnolia Tree Gazing
The Magnolia Tree Gazing presents poets from the Celebration of Q***r Poetics Anthology Project, a poetry anthology and workshop series reflecting the diverse q***r voices forming Bay Area Literary Landscape. This artisan made book grew from a six-week generative poetry workshop crafted by Lourdes Figueroa in the Mission District, focusing on bipocx q***r poetics offering a tender space to explore and create poetry. The printed anthology is a collaboration between Lourdes Figueroa, The Celebration of Q***r Poetics Workshop, and Murciélago Prensa, Cinthia Marisol Lozano Garcia Amaya.

06/12/2026

¡Hola FAMILIA we have music in our galeria and poetry in our front window happening TONIGHT!

7-8pm
Anhad Naad Collective.
Formed in 2019, Anhad Naad Collective is a genre-defying ensemble rooted in the exploration of South Asian musical traditions and their intersections with global genres. The collective had its debut concert in 2020 in San Francisco, led by core members Divya Purohit Vyas and Jun Ishimuro (of Qb Moda Jazz). Initially, their work centered around blending South Asian raga-based music with the soulful textures of jazz, R&B, and Black musical traditions. With a flexible and evolving lineup of collaborating artists, Anhad Naad Collective has performed at notable Bay Area venues including Bird & Beckett, Integral Yoga Institute, the Golden Gate Park Bandstand, and events such as San Francisco’s Summer of Music hosted by Noise Pop. In 2023, the group expanded its focus to delve deeper into South Asian spiritual music, with a special emphasis on Sufi Qawwali traditions. Anhad Naad treats the spiritual dimension of Sufi poetry and music with deep reverence, often seeking guidance from poets and experts from Pakistan and India. Lead vocalist Divya Purohit Vyas has previously been a part of Bay Dervish in Alameda, a spiritual music collective associated with Sufi Way, led by the late Kiran Rana and Jeanne Rana.

8:10-9pm
kew-kaht-lee-kwee 🧿 in the window
Cucatlicue Collective is a space for poets and artists to connect and build community: starting at our roots in LA and growing beyond Southern California.
Featuring readings by Mariam Martinez Gama, Michelle Ibarra, soledad con carne, and Laura Sermeno.

06/10/2026

¡Block printing workshop for community activists TONIGHT in our galeria with !

We’ll have tools, paper, tinta, and small blocks, and start off with a conversation about printmaking as cultural and political expression. Second Wednesdays in March, April, and May. Suggested donation $20 for artist and book store.

Clase de grabado para activistas de la comunidad / Tendremos herramientas, papel, tinta, y pequeños bloques, y empezamos con una conversación sobre el grabado como expresión cultural y política. Segundo Miercoles en marzo, abril, y mayo. Donación sugerida $20 para artista y librería.

Fernando Martí (he/him) is an artist, poet, community architect and housing activist, originally from Ecuador, based in San Francisco, Ramaytush Ohlone land.

Fernando Martí (el) es un artista, poeta, arquitecto comunitario y activista de vivienda, originario del Ecuador, y basado en San Francisco, tierra Ramaytush Ohlone.

6pm

06/09/2026

¡FAMILIA Flor y Canto Season is Here!

¡This weekend La Mission will be filled with poesia as the neighborhood’s only homegrown literay festival returns with 17 free BIPOC literay eventos happening up and down 24th Street!

Medicina is over la luna excited to be hosting 6 amazing y chingon eventos for this year’s Flor y Canto. Check out the full Flor y Canto schedule to peep all the other FyC eventos happening this weekend.

¡AQUI ESTAMOS!

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3036 24th Street
San Francisco, CA
94110

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Monday	12pm - 8pm
Tuesday	12pm - 8pm
Wednesday	12pm - 8pm
Thursday	12pm - 10pm
Friday	12pm - 10pm
Saturday	12pm - 10pm
Sunday	12pm - 8pm

Telephone

+14158241761

Website

http://www.medicinefornightmares.com/

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