[House] Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- June 9, 2021

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Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks  Great Highway Joint Hearing on June 10 On Thursday, June 10, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission and San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) Board will hold a joint hearing regarding an update on the Great Highway, to hear community input, and to discuss the development of a possible pilot project along the Great Highway south of Lincoln Way. The item on the agenda is an informational item and will serve as the kickoff for a robust, multilingual outreach and engagement process. Tune in on June 10, beginning at 1 p.m. at sfgovtv.org.   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 Shoreview Park in Bayview Hunters Point Reopens A once-overlooked park in Bayview Hunters Point reopened earlier this week with a community celebration after a $3.3 million renovation. Shoreview Park’s overhaul features a new children’s play area with a custom skywalk and 25-foot slide. The renovation also includes a new picnic and barbeque grill area, a lawn, outdoor fitness equipment, native plant landscaping, 14 new trees, strategically placed seating, new lighting and accessible pathways. Thank you to everyone who worked to make this vision possible, including Mayor London Breed, District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, former District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen, Assemblymember David Chiu, State of California Natural Resources Agency, San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, San Francisco Public Works, the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, the Recreation and Park Commission, the San Francisco Police Department, KOMPAN, and many more! For more information, click the link below. Shoreview Park Reopens 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 Monumental Reckoning on June 18 Join Mayor London Breed and city officials for reflection and remembrance at the opening of sculptor Dana King’s Monumental Reckoning, a special Juneteenth event honoring Black history. It will take place on Friday, June 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. Monumental Reckoning is a public art installation consisting of 350 statues representing the first souls kidnapped from Africa in 1619, bound for enslavement in America. These ancestors will surround the area where a monument to slaveholder Francis Scott Key once stood. For more information, click the link below. Monumental Reckoning Stern Grove Festival Announces 2021 Lineup Stern Grove Festival announced its line-up for its 84th season this week, with big names such as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Tower of the Power, and Too $hort. The shows are free, however, this year reservations are required to gain admittance. Reservations open 12 days in advance of each particular performance. For more information and to make a reservation, click the link below. Stern Grove Festival Flower Piano to Return to the SF Botanical Garden September 17 to 21 The San Francisco Botanical Garden this week announced Flower Piano would be returning to the garden from September 17 to 21. Tickets, program, and additional information will be coming soon, but stay up to date on this amazing occurrence at the link below. Never heard of Flower Piano? Check out this video to see what it is all about! Flower Piano 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 Tuesday, June 15. To learn more and provide feedback, click the link below! Nature Exploration Area Survey Public Pools Preparing for Lifted Restrictions Changes are coming to Rec and Park pools based on the state’s lifting of health restrictions, meaning more room for classes and plans for drop-in swim. Stay tuned for more news on drop-in lap swim and water exercise!  Currently, registration is open for summer Learn to Swim programs for youth ages 6 to 17. To view the summer Learn to Swim schedule and to register, click the link below. Learn to Swim Registration Summer Day Camp Openings for Session One We currently have a limited number of summer day camp slots open for our first session of this summer from June 14 to July 2 including for sport, art and neighborhood camps. Interested families can call our hotline at (628) 652-2900. 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 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. Meet behavioral health professionals and take the next step to bettering your mental health. 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 touch on a variety topics that include sessions with local leaders such as San Francisco Arts Commission Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington on June 17, San Francisco Recreation and Parks General Manager Phil Ginsburg on June 21, and Executive Director of The A. Philip Randolph Institute San Francisco Jacqueline Flin on June 23. For more information and to register, click the link below. City Parks Alliance Summer Series 40 Years Later with the AIDS Memorial Grove  Our Video of the Week comes courtesy of the National AIDS Memorial Grove and captures the ceremony from June 5, which marked 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the U.S. It featured dignitaries such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other leaders in the AIDS movement on this national day of remembrance. For more information about the National AIDS Memorial Grove and this national day of remembrance, click the link below. 40 Years Later 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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