To kick off the holiday season, Western Neighborhoods Project is hosting a Family Dinner at Gaspare’s Pizza House & Italian Restaurant on Thursday, November 14 at 5:30pm with special guest, artist Paul Madonna!

Join us for a taste of mid-century San Francisco at Gaspare’s, where Richmond District residents have been sliding into red booths with gingham tablecloths and tableside jukeboxes to enjoy Neapolitan delights since 1955. We’ll be breaking bread with Paul Madonna, the award-winning artist and best-selling author of the San Francisco Chronicle’s "All Over Coffee" series and the illustrator of "Spirits of San Francisco." Few people have captured our city with more heart than Paul and his unique blend of drawing and storytelling. Recently, his work has been focused on Sutro Tower and we’ll be chatting with him about all this and so much more.

This is your chance to enjoy pizza with neighbors and new friends, support Western Neighborhoods Project, and give thanks for the history that brings us all together. Tickets are $75 each for a seat at the communal center table with Paul Madonna. Booth seats include complimentary bottles of wine and other special goodies; an individual seat in a booth is $90 (booths seat 4 people total). All guests of this relaxed gathering will enjoy a three-course Neapolitan meal served buffet-style, a small silent auction, and “20 Questions with Paul Madonna” to round out the evening. Please purchase tickets through Eventbrite. Submit your question for Paul when purchasing your ticket!

Proceeds from the evening support our nonprofit mission to preserve and share the history of San Francisco’s west side, as well as a family owned and operated neighborhood pizzeria!