[House] Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- June 2, 2021

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks  Great Highway Joint Hearing on June 10 Tune in on Thursday, June 10 at 1 p.m. at sfgovtv.org for a special joint informational hearing with the SF Recreation and Park Commission and the SFMTA Board to hear feedback on the Great Highway.    Members of the public are encouraged to call in during the hearing or provide feedback via email: Public Comment Call-In Number: (415) 655-0001/Access Code: 187 147 3320 SF Recreation and Park Commission: recpark.commission at sfgov.org SFMTA Board: mtaboard at sfmta.com   For additional information, click the link below or call 311.  Great Highway Information India Basin Groundbreaking on June 17 Join us for a groundbreaking event marking the beginning of remediation work on the India Basin project on Thursday, June 17 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street). The event will feature a speaking program, park activities, giveaways, live entertainment and more! Help us celebrate this momentous first step in the creation of Bayview-Hunters Point's next great park! For more information about the project, click the link below. India Basin Waterfront Parks Shoreview Park Reopening Celebration on June 7 Join us for a reopening celebration for Shoreview Park (1 Lillian Court at Rosie Lee Lane) on Monday, June 7 beginning at 11:30 a.m. Help us celebrate the recently completed renovation, which includes a new playground, picnic area, workout equipment and more! The event will feature a ribbon cutting, park activities and giveaways! For more information about the project, click the link below. Shoreview Park Renovation Project Graduations for All at Kezar Stadium We've had a wonderful couple of days of hosting San Francisco Unified School District high school graduations at Kezar Stadium! We look forward to celebrating our final set of graduating seniors on Thursday, June 3. Congratulations to all of the graduates on this amazing accomplishment, achieved in the face of tremendous adversity from this past year. Don't forget to use the complimentary SkyStar Wheel ticket that you received with your diploma. Bring this ticket with you to the wheel to redeem your free ride! For more information about Graduations for All, click the link below. Graduations for All Nature Exploration Area at Heron’s Head Park Concept Design & Survey We are excited to share with you the concept design for the Nature Exploration Area (NEA) at Heron's Head Park. The NEA will create a unique space that allows for active play, passive recreation, gathering with friends and family, and creates pockets for exploration to stimulate the senses and inspire imagination. Many thanks to those of you that participated in the in-person design jams and provided ideas through the community survey.  What do you think about the new design? We're gathering community feedback through a survey that is open through Thursday, June 10. To provide feedback, click the link below! Nature Exploration Area Survey We Players Presents PSYCHOPOMP in McLaren Park We Players presents PSYCHOPOMP in McLaren Park, an intimate experience in nature, led by mythical creature guides. This curated walk in the park serves as a meditation-in-motion, a celebration of the senses, and as an invitation to develop habits around attention and presence. You will encounter on your journey eight spectacular guides of the spirit realm, from seven different cultural traditions. Experience this through June 27! For more information and to purchase tickets, click the link below. (Photo Credit: Lauren Matley/We Players) PSYCHOPOMP in McLaren Park 40 Years Later with the AIDS Memorial Grove on June 5 June 5 marks 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the U.S. It is also HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. Join the National AIDS Memorial, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other leaders in the AIDS movement for a powerful observance. The ceremony will be streamed on Saturday, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. PT to honor the more than 700,000 lives lost to AIDS in the U.S., the survivors, and the heroes during four decades of the AIDS epidemic. For more details, including information on visiting the AIDS Memorial Grove Saturday, which will be displaying 40 blocks of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, click the link below. 40 Years Later Summer Learn to Swim Registration Opens on June 7 Our summer Learn to Swim drowning prevention class registration opens on Monday, June 7 beginning at 10 a.m. Parents can sign their child up for up to two sessions of our 2-week, Tuesday to Friday lessons lasting 30 minutes, or once per week lessons for eight weeks. To view the summer Learn to Swim schedule and register on June 7, click the link below. Learn to Swim Registration Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK in Golden Gate Park Launches June 12 KRONOS FESTIVAL, in association with the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, is pleased to present Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK. Launching on Saturday, June 12 in Golden Gate Park, SOUNDWALK is a GPS-enabled work of public art that uses music, composed by Reid and performed by Kronos and others, to illuminate the natural environment. SOUNDWALK is custom-tailored to its setting, and has been created to encourage a deeper connection to nature and exploration of iconic spaces. Listeners access the work via a free smartphone app, and experience a dynamic sonic landscape meticulously mapped to the park’s landscape and attractions. For more information, click the link below. Pictured: Kronos Quartet (photo by Jay Blakesberg), Ellen Reid (photo by Erin Baiano)  KRONOS Festival Meet and Greet with a Mental Health Professional on June 12 Join Park RX, Bayview Hunters Point Clinic, 3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic, and the San Francisco Health Network for their meet and greet with a professional event, which is a part of their Normalizing Mental Health series. The event will take place at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) on Saturday, June 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. Come and meet behavioral health professionals and take the next step to bettering your mental health. You will have the opportunity to find and learn about community resources and talk to the professionals from your local organizations. For more information and to register for a time slot, click the link below. Meet & Greet Registration City Parks Alliance Summer Series from June 14 to 25 Join City Parks Alliance for a virtual summer series from June 14 through 25. The two weeks of interactive programming will focus on how cities are reckoning with racial justice, building an inclusive workforce, driving an equitable economic recovery, and leveraging parks and public spaces to connect people and create stronger, more resilient communities. For more information and to register, click the link below. City Parks Alliance Summer Series San Francisco Kicks of Pride Month with the Lighting of the Pink Triangle Our Video of the Week comes courtesy of ABC-7 and features the lighting ceremony of the pink triangle on Twin Peaks. This symbol, which was used by the Nazis to label and shame homosexuals, has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community as a symbol of pride. San Francisco has showcased the pink triangle for 26 years and it will be illuminated from dusk through sunrise July 1. For more information about the pink triangle and its history, click the link below. Pink Triangle SF San Francisco Recreation and Parks | sfrecpark.org ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ SF Recreation and Parks | McLaren Lodge-Golden Gate Park, 501 Stanyan Street, San Francisco , CA 94117 Unsubscribe house at digitalkingdom.org Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by rpdinfo at sfgov.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!
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