{"id":10,"date":"2019-07-15T13:51:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T20:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/SANFRNCA\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:05:35","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a6dc94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a6dc94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1558533\" data-id=\"1558533\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2b288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc2b288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organized in 2002, San Francisco Prime Timers (SFPT) is a social organization for mature-minded gay and bisexual men and their admirers. We were chartered in 2002, but the chapter&#8217;s roots actually began in 1972 as G40+, a group for older gay men. San Francisco Prime Timers is a non-profit, non-political social organization.<\/span><\/h6><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No single definition can describe Prime Timers, as they come from all walks of life. Our members are men who choose to have their social lives enriched by the diverse activities in which our members engage and to have the opportunity to develop friendships with other Prime Timers locally and throughout the world.<\/span><\/h6><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">San Francisco Prime Timers is a member chapter of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.primetimersww.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime\u00a0Timers Worldwide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0d4a5a\" data-id=\"d0d4a5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3301242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3301242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>What We Do<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>FREE Monthly Lunch Meetings <\/em><\/strong>are held the SECOND Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.\u00a0 Location:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/thesausagefactorysf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sausage Factory<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span> on 517 Castro Street, San Francisco, 94114.\u00a0 \u00a0(Just one block south of MUNI Market Street stop.)\u00a0 Until further notice, luncheons will be free for all members in good standing.<\/span><\/h6><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>30th Day of the Month Coffee Klatch at<\/strong> 3:00 PM.\u00a0 See &#8220;Upcoming Events&#8221; for specific locations.\u00a0<\/h6><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Dine-outs, <\/strong><\/em>lunches, and neighborhood coffee talks near BART stops are planned each month in The Bay Area. Members pay for their individual meals.<\/span><\/h6><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Outings<\/strong><\/em> offer a range of fun events that include a day trip to Sacramento Chapter, visits to the theater and museums.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f9eebb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f9eebb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f515cdd\" data-id=\"f515cdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a9a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a9a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Email:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:info-sanfrancisco@theprimetimersww.com\">info-sanfrancisco@theprimetimersww.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h6><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Telephone:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>415-469-5331 (text preferred)<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc2434\" data-id=\"5dc2434\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2eccd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2eccd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Membership<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Start by coming to an event so you can meet us!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h5><h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can also learn more about SFPT, how to join, membership fees, and the application process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd718a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd718a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503ba83\" data-id=\"503ba83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23212e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23212e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5371c5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5371c5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28851fb\" data-id=\"28851fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a29eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a29eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-421 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Maxfields-House-of-Caffeine-300x106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Maxfields-House-of-Caffeine-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Maxfields-House-of-Caffeine-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Maxfields-House-of-Caffeine.jpg 814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/>Monday, April 30th, 3PM Coffee Klatch at <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxfieldssf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maxfield\u2019s House of Caffeine<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 <strong>Address: 398 Dolores St. @ 17th Street, 3 blocks east of Castro &amp; Market &amp; 18th Street.<\/strong> All future Coffee Klatches will be at Maxfield\u2019s.\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1aac34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1aac34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef0397\" data-id=\"5ef0397\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac8c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac8c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sunday, May 13th, Hedwig\u00a0 &amp; The Angry Inch <\/span><\/strong>New Conservatory Theatre, 25 Van Ness Ave. &amp; Market, on Wed. 13 May 2026, Please buy your ticket now &amp; call 415-861-8972 or go to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:boxoffice@nctcsf.org.\">boxoffice@nctcsf.org.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1dcd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1dcd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-149 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sausage-factory-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sausage-factory-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sausage-factory.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sunday, May 17th, 1PM Luncheon at the <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/thesausagefactorysf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sausage Factory.<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong>The guest speaker Bill will continue his talk on San Francisco history.<em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><em style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Note that this is a week later due to Mother&#8217;s Day.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Lunch is free for all SFPT members in good standing.\u00a0 Bring a check for $36 dues to keep your membership active.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-910e7d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"910e7d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b36af75\" data-id=\"b36af75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f41d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f41d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-149 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sausage-factory-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sausage-factory-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sausage-factory.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sunday, June 14 17th, 1PM Luncheon at the <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/thesausagefactorysf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sausage Factory.<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 PRIDE KICK OFF LUNCH<\/strong>.\u00a0 Save the date!<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a11613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a11613\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a938aad\" data-id=\"a938aad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8288390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8288390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0761-rotated.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0761-rotated.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/sanfrancisco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0761-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are Organized in 2002, San Francisco Prime Timers (SFPT) is a social organization for mature-minded gay and bisexual men and their admirers. 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