Have a party and call me in the morning — when the doctor prescribes joy

by Anna Leah, Bay City News July 2, 2024July 3, 2024

Participants, including Janey Bell Norman, dance at For You “Janey Party” at Ruth’s Table, a gallery in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif., on June 22, 2024. (Anna Leah/Bay City News)

Party guests danced and gave speeches, but they weren’t celebrating a wedding, birthday or retirement — they came to get down because it might be good for the guest of honor’s brain.

More than 60 people gathered in San Francisco on Saturday, from baby-in-arms to nonagenarian. Everyone packed into the Mission District gallery Ruth’s Table, a simple rectangular space with sliding glass doors that lead to sloping backyard. Organizers hung red foil balloons spelling “PARTY ON!” along with a small neon sign reading “FOR YOU.”

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Anna Leah, Bay City News

Anna Leah comes to Local News Matters from over fifteen years in documentary film – including a docu-series examining the national reach of conspiratorial thinking, never-before-seen materials related to Jeffrey Epstein, and a history of currency. Currently, she is earning a master’s degree in feature writing, investigation, and data at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism (part of CUNY – the City University of New York). She focuses on building empathy with people who are often overlooked or oversimplified. More at annaleah.com.

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