[House] eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- June 16, 2021

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks  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 Summer Together Kicks Off for 26,000 San Francisco Students Mayor London N. Breed this past Monday joined youth and community partners for the first official day of the Summer Together initiative’s programming. The coalition of San Francisco community based organizations, non-profits, businesses, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and city departments are partnering to provide free in-person and virtual opportunities for 26,000 public school students, and employing over 4,000 educators, youth development professionals, and support staff. Programming will operate at more than 100 sites across the city. Summer Together is focused on providing programming that supports the physical health, emotional well-being, and educational achievements of local children and youth, especially those in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Summer Together’s many city department, non-profit and community-based organization partners are providing activities around career exploration, leadership development, community engagement, and other programs to combat learning loss and support families. The initiative is led by the Department of Children, Youth and their Families in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. TogetherSF, a community organization, is providing administrative and operational support. We're excited to be participating in this initiative and to be helping support our city's youth. We look forward to having the best summer ever with all of the participants in our camps! For more information, click the link below. Summer Together Coit Tower to Welcome Visitors Again Coit Tower, the iconic white column defining the San Francisco skyline, will welcome visitors Thursday, June 17 for the first time in 15 months, Mayor London N. Breed announced.   Coit Tower will resume selling tickets for elevator rides to its observation deck, where sightseers can enjoy 360-degree views of the city and the San Francisco Bay. Masks are required in the elevator.   Visitors can admire the 27 murals inside the tower’s base for free. The frescoes, which depict life in California during the Depression, were painted in 1934 by artists employed by the Public Works of Art Project, a precursor to the Works Progress Administration.   Guided tours of the artwork will be limited to six people at one time. Coit Tower’s gift shop and café kiosk will also re-open Thursday. For more information and to purchase tickets, click the link below. Visit Coit Tower Herschell-Spillman Carousel in Golden Gate Park Reopens The Herschell-Spillman Carousel in Golden Gate Park's Koret Children's Quarter reopened this past weekend. Its operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. It will be operated at 50% capacity with employees and riders required to wear masks. Tickets can be bought on site at the kiosk with $1 tickets for kids ages 5-12, $2 for ages 12 and over, and free for kids under 5 (but they must ride with adult). For more information about the Koret Children's Quarter, click the link below. Koret Children's Quarter Public Pools to Begin Drop-in Swim Times June 29 We're excited to share that we will resume drop-in swim times beginning on Tuesday, June 29! This will include drop-in lap swim, senior swim, water exercise and recreation/family swim times. Locker rooms will also reopen with the beginning of drop-in swim times. Registration will still be required for youth swim lessons, while adult swim lessons will begin in the fall. For more information, visit our aquatics page below. Aquatics Page Great Highway Joint Hearing Summary Thank you to everyone who provided feedback at the special joint informational meeting with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission and San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency Board last Thursday, June 10. This is the kickoff to a robust, multilingual outreach and engagement process during the Summer. We look forward to working with the community as we move forward. Stay tuned for more information on the Great Highway. Great Highway Page Annual Sand Relocation Begins on the Great Highway San Francisco Public Works today began its annual sand maintenance activities along the Great Highway. The work aims to reduce the likelihood of sand buildup on the Great Highway during windy weather. While the Great Highway has been closed to vehicular traffic during the global pandemic, it has been used for walking, biking and other recreational uses. During the sand relocation operation, please use the northbound lanes on the east side of the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard and stay off the southbound lanes on the west side, when crews are in the area operating heavy equipment. The work will take place for up to seven weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, click the link below. Great Highway Annual Sand Maintenance Juneteenth Events in our Parks Our parks are hosting a number of events with community organizers in honor of Juneteenth this week. The first event in our parks is the June 19 celebration in the Fillmore with free drop-in COVID vaccinations at Buchannan Street Mall, as a part of the larger neighborhood event. The second event is a Father's Day Juneteenth Celebration on June 20 at Gillman Playground that will also have free drop-in COVID vaccinations. Both events take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature food, music, performances and more. For more information on these events and the citywide Juneteenth celebrations, click the link below. San Francisco Juneteenth City Parks Alliance Summer Series through June 25 Join City Parks Alliance for its virtual summer series through June 25. The two weeks of interactive programming touches 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 Free Virtual Programming for Teens The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is excited to partner with The Mix at the San Francisco Public Library and Young People's Teen Musical Theatre Company to offer free virtual programming for teens! Hone your skills or learn something new in digital arts, performing arts or visual arts. Register for this first summer session today at the link below. Virtual Teen Classes 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 Father's Day Deal for the SkyStar Wheel on June 20 Father’s Day is coming up, and the SkyStar Wheel has a special deal! Dads who visit this Sunday, June 20 will receive a free general admission ticket to come back and ride for free in July. Free tickets will be distributed on Father’s Day with dad’s paid admission and are valid from July 1 to 31. For more information, click the link below. SkyStar Wheel Tickets Photo Library Dedication for David Johnson on June 26 Join the Harvey Milk Photo Center for the dedication of its photo library in honor of David Johnson, who was Ansel Adams' first African American student. Some of his most prominent work includes photography in the Fillmore from 1947 into the 1960s, chronicling African American life in the city. The virtual dedication will take place on Saturday, June 26 on Zoom from 1 to 2 p.m. with advanced registration required. The dedication will feature a panel that will discuss Johnson's contributions to photography and San Francisco. For more information and to register, click the link below. David Johnson Photo Library Dedication Shoreview Park in Bayview Hunters Point Reopens Our Video of the Week comes courtesy of KTVU and highlights the reopening celebration of Shoreview Park 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. Be sure to visit this amazing new playground soon! For more information about the project, click the link below. 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