[House] Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- November 3, 2021

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks  Imagination Runs Wild at San Francisco’s New Nature Exploration Area Children scrambled over boulders, crawled into a kid-sized tunnel in a hollow tree, and perched atop repurposed logs this week following a ribbon cutting at the city’s Nature Exploration Area at Heron’s Head Park! Designed by Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds, with input from local children who drew their ideal play areas, the new space allows kids to explore nature, climb, and balance. Rocks and other loose natural elements provide the materials for creativity, dramatic play, and imagination. Winding, accessible pathways mix with playful shortcuts, leading to a gathering space or outdoor classroom with seating made from repurposed logs. Surrounded by native vegetation, the exploration area offers high lookout spots for spying birds and other wildlife. Thank you to our project partners: The Port of San Francisco, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco Children and Nature, Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds, and KABOOM!, as well as to Mayor London Breed, State Senator Scott Wiener, and District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton for their support. SF's New Nature Exploration Area Lake Merced Boat Dock Reopening on November 13 Join us on Saturday, November 13 for the reopening of the boat dock at Lake Merced beginning at 11:30 a.m. The event will feature giveaways, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and a demonstration by the California Dragon Boat Association. The project primarily improved site accessibility by installing a new 80 foot gangway and 140 foot dock, along with other improvements. For more information about the project, click the link below. Lake Merced Boat Dock Replacement Play Pass Scan Cards Available on November 6 Using our pools just got simpler. Our new, free Play Pass card instantly checks you into our facilities with one swipe from our staff, giving you more time to swim. Your Play Pass card can attach to your keychain and keeps your swim passes, class registration, vaccine proof and more in a single, safe place.   You can upgrade your current Swim Pass scan card or sign up and receive a Play Pass at any of our pools beginning on Saturday, November 6. If you don't already have a Swim Pass card to upgrade, create your account online at sfrecpark.org/register and drop by a pool where you will show your proof of vaccination and photo ID to receive the Play Pass. In addition, credit cards are also accepted at our pools. For more information, call the registration desk at (415) 831-6800. Note that a Play Pass is not required to use our facilities, but will make it easier to show your proof of vaccination for entry. No one will be turned away for not having a Play Pass card. Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concerts for November 5, 6, 7 and 10 Golden Gate Bandshell’s iconic stage is packed with a series of free outdoor concerts in Golden Gate Park this fall, courtesy of Illuminate, San Francisco Parks Alliance, and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. On Friday, November 5, the bandshell will host the Welcome to Afghanistan show featuring Kabul Dream, Mozhdah, and Qais Essar from 4 to 7 p.m. On Saturday, November 6, the San Francisco Parks Alliance presents Native Elements featuring DJ/MC Irie Dole from noon to 4 p.m. On Sunday, November 7, there will be two shows with Go BANG! bringing daytime disco from noon to 4 p.m. Afterwards, Jah Yzer and special guest Tuff Like Iron will perform for Reggae Sunday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Next week, Pirate Radio, Riptide Station and John Elliot will perform on November 10 for Singer/Songwriter Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. For more information, click the link below. GGP Bandshell Concerts Garden Resource Day at Alemany Farm on November 6 Join us for the last Garden Resource Day of the year to help you with your gardening needs! Swing by Alemany Farm (700 Alemany Boulevard) on Saturday, November 6 from 9 a.m. to noon for free compost, mulch, seeds, tool care and more. No RSVP is required for this event. For more information, click below. Community Gardens Mobile Rec at Palega Rec Center on November 6 Mobile Rec is coming to Palega Rec Center (500 Felton Street) on Saturday, November 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for free BMX biking, skateboarding and more. Equipment will be provided. Note that there will be no rock wall for the fall session. Grind rails and catch some air this Saturday! For more information, click the link below. Mobile Rec Love Letters to SF Workshop Series Beginning November 7 Shine On SF and TogetherSF in partnership with Youth Speaks, the San Francisco Parks Alliance, First Exposures, Building 180 and One Hat One Hand, are excited to announce the Love Letters to SF Workshop Series. Workshop participants will learn about the art and skill of short-form storytelling while helping to create a traveling art installation using more than 3,000 individual Golden Cards. The Golden Cards were collected as part of the Shine On SF Golden Tree activation. Workshop volunteers will help affix Golden Cards to seven-foot-tall block letters spelling ‘SHINE ON SF’ under the direction of the installation designer. The letters will then pop-up at multiple locations across the city during the holidays.      Workshops will be held at TogetherSF, (2505 Mariposa Street) on Sunday, November 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, November 13 from 1 to 3 p.m., and Thursday, November 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. During the workshops, Youth Speaks’ facilitators will provide exercises in the skill of short-form storytelling, using the Golden Cards as inspiration. For more information and to register, click the link below. Love Letters to SF Workshops Future of JFK Drive: Outreach Events on November 7 The Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program, a joint effort of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), is tasked with finding solutions that balance the need for safe, car-free spaces with the need for access to Golden Gate Park for all visitors, including seniors and the disability community. An extensive public outreach process that was launched asks the public to consider a broad range of proposed updates to the car-free route on Golden Gate Park’s John F. Kennedy Drive—from modifying street closures to improving access to mobility services like the park shuttle, bikeshare, scooters, taxis and pedicabs. This Sunday, we have tabling at the Golden Gate Park Sunday Roller Disco Party at Skatin Place (JFK Drive and 6th Avenue) on November 7, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Skate by for more information, to provide feedback, and to disco dance! For more information, click the link below. The Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program Twin Peaks Trails and Promenade Survey Deadline November 7 Thank you to everyone who joined us and the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council for an online meeting last week to discuss where we are with the Twin Peaks Trails and Promenade Project. Didn't make it? Take a brief survey about the project by Sunday, November 7 to provide feedback. For more information about the project, click the link below. Twin Peaks Promenade Reserve a Booth for the Harvey Milk Holiday Craft Fair by November 8 The Harvey Milk Center for the Arts (50 Scott Street) is proud to host its annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include numerous local artists offering their unique handmade holiday gifts for sale to the public. The center will also host family friendly craft activities for all ages and photo booth opportunities. If you are a local artist and interested in selling your work at this event, please email hmcaevents at sfgov.org to reserve a booth. For additional questions, please call Robby Roller at (415) 554-8742. The deadline to reserve a booth is Monday, November 8. 6th Avenue Skatin' Place Community Meeting #2 on November 17 Join the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the Church of 8 Wheels for a virtual community meeting on Wednesday, November 17 from 5 to 6 p.m. to review new designs based on previous community feedback. Help us determine the proposed designs that will move forward for official City approval for an upcoming public artwork installation. For more information and to pre-register, click the link below. Skatin' Place Community Meeting #2 Esprit Park Community Update on November 18 Join the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for an online update for community members on the Esprit Park renovation project on Thursday, November 18, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. This update will include a presentation on progress with the park design, project schedule, budget and next steps. There will also be a chance for community members to ask questions of the project manager and design team. To join the meeting on November 18, see the details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://bit.ly/espritzoomlink4 Meeting ID: 817 9938 2376 Passcode: 041209 Dial in: 669.900.6833 For more information about the project, visit the project page at the link below. Esprit Park Project Youth Try Out New Heron's Head Park Nature Exploration Area Our Video of the Week highlights local youth who tried out the recently opened Nature Exploration Area at Heron's Head Park. Be sure to bring your kids here to reconnect with the outdoors by balancing on logs, jumping, using natural materials to build dens, castles, and towers, and more. For more information about this park feature, click the link below. 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