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Multimillion-Dollar Gift Saves San Francisco's Oasis Drag Club

A gift from Mary and Mark Stevens enables Oasis Arts to buy the 11th Street building for a sustainable nonprofit relaunch.

Overview

  • D'Arcy Drollinger confirmed a last-minute donation that averts the club's planned year-end shutdown.
  • Oasis will close on Jan. 1 for a months-long hibernation for renovations and restructuring, with a target to reopen by summer 2026.
  • Oasis Arts plans to purchase the property at 298 11th St., ending rent payments to stabilize long-term finances.
  • The donors are Bay Area philanthropists Mary and Mark Stevens, with son Sky facilitating the gift, and the amount was not disclosed.
  • The venue will transition to an arts-focused nonprofit model, with investor Greg Sottolano taking the business lead as Drollinger directs creative programming.