[House] eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- July 13, 2022

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Celebrating National Park and Recreation Month with a number of events and activities in our parks this July!  News and Highlights Summer Play Day at Bayview/KC Jones Playground on July 20 Join us for the return of our annual Summer Play Day on Wednesday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bayview/KC Jones Playground (3rd Street and Armstrong Avenue). The event will feature FREE, fun activities for kids including carnival rides, baseball, soccer, live entertainment, food, the mobile rec rock wall and more!  Additionally, if you're interested in volunteering to help put on this amazing event, click this link to sign up for a variety of roles! For additional volunteer information, call (415) 831-6884 or email recparkvolunteer at sfgov.org.   American Sign Language interpretation will be provided. For other accommodations, please call (415) 831-6834 or email Lucas.tobin at sfgov.org. Making your request at least 72 hours before the event will help ensure availability. For more information, including accessibility information, click the link below.  Summer Play Day   21-Hayes Returns, Free Adaptive Bike Program Unveiled in GGP Western Addition, Hayes Valley and Tenderloin residents this past weekend celebrated the restored 21-Hayes bus service to Golden Gate Park, while park visitors with disabilities took their first spin on adaptive bikes on car-free JFK. Advocates for transit riders, seniors, and people with disabilities boarded the 21-Hayes at Alamo Square for a community ride with Rec and Park and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency representatives and Supervisor Dean Preston, who supported reinstatement of the line, which had been suspended since March 2020. The slightly modified new route runs every 20 minutes from Grove and Hyde streets near Civic Center Station and the Main Library to St. Mary’s Hospital, just across the street from Golden Gate Park’s east end, including car-free JFK. Once at Golden Gate Park, community members hopped on the park’s free shuttle to see a demonstration of the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Adaptive Cycling Program, which launched. The free program matches people with disabilities to adaptive bicycles by advance reservation. BORP Cycling Center hosts one of the largest collections of adaptive bikes in the world, including handcycles, recumbent bikes, side-by-side tandems, and other models. The program serves children, youth and adults with physical disabilities and visual impairments, as well as their family and friends. The Adaptive Cycling Program will run from 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment from April through October. Locations will alternate between the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park next to the new accessible bandshell lot and the Great Highway at Judah Street. To reserve a bike, contact the BORP Cycling Center at (510) 848-2930 or cycling at borp.org. The restoration of the 21-Hayes and the Adaptive Cycling Program are the latest in an array of improvements taking effect in the park this summer and part of the Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program’s more than 40 initiatives to improve safety, equity, accessibility and mobility. Other recent improvements in the park include an accessible parking lot offering 20 free blue zone spaces; paved walking surfaces; accessible paths; curb ramps; and taxi stands. For more information, click the link below.  Transit Improvements in GGP   SFYBL's 10U Team Wins Regional Championship Congratulations to the San Francisco Youth Baseball (SFYBL) 10U team, which won the Pony regional title in Carmel this past week! This tournament had teams from all over the Bay Area representing their respective cities, and we're proud of our SFYBL team coming out on top for San Francisco. The next stop is the super regionals, where they'll continue their championship journey! SFYBL is a partnership between the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and San Francisco Fire Department's FLAME Program. For more information about SFYBL, click the link below.  SFYBL   Upcoming Events McLaren Park Trail Walk Community Meeting on July 14 We are hosting a second trail walk on Thursday, July 14 beginning at 8:30 a.m. to share proposed trail improvements, highlight natural resources, and hear signage suggestions for the McLaren Park Trails Improvement Project. Meet at the McLaren Park Upper Reservoir (231 John F Shelley Drive). The walk will take approximately 90 minutes and traverse 2-2.5 miles of challenging terrain. Come dressed for variable weather, with sun protection, a water bottle, and sturdy footwear. For more information, click the link below.  McLaren Park Trail Walk   SF Pro-Am at Kezar Pavilion on July 14 After a two-year hiatus, the 42nd annual San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am basketball league has returned to Kezar Pavilion (755 Stanyan Street). The league features many talented hoopers ranging from professionals to college players, with league alumni including Steph Curry and Gary Payton. Attend these FREE games throughout the summer with the next game on Thursday, July 14 beginning at 8 p.m. For more information including the full schedule, click the link below.  SF Bay Area Pro-Am Basketball League   SF Junior Tennis Tournament Registration Deadline July 14 The San Francisco Junior Tennis Tournament is returning to Golden Gate Park at the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center from July 19 to 21! There will be a Level 6 tournament for age divisions 12s and 14s with singles and doubles, as well as a Level 7 tournament for age divisions 12s and 14s. Register at the links above by Thursday, July 14. Note that you will have to sign up for a free, three-year USTA Junior Membership to participate in these tournaments. Membership allows you to play in USTA-sanctioned junior tournaments, qualifies you for national ratings/rankings, and unlocks early access to see professional events such as the US Open Series. To sign-up, click the link below.  USTA Junior Membership   Golden Gate Bandshell Shows on July 15, 17 and 20  Join us for FREE shows at the Golden Gate Bandshell this weekend. We have Wreckless Strangers for Soul/Jazz/R&B Happy Hour on Friday, July 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. Wrapping up the weekend, we have a big Reggae Sunday on July 17 that will feature DJs Irie Dole and Guid8nce with special guests Pato Banton and the New Generation Band from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. This show is produced in association with Value Culture. Next week, we have Singer/Songwriter Wednesday on July 20 with Hayley Lynn, Blair Borax, and Nalamora from 4 to 7 p.m. For more information, including the full concert schedule, click the link below. GGP Bandshell   Bastille Day Celebration on July 16 at Embarcadero Plaza  Join the Consulate General of France in San Francisco and community partners for a Bastille Day celebration on Saturday, July 16 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Embarcadero Plaza. There will be French foods, wines, performances and more! For more information, click the link below.  Bastille Day SF   SF Nighthawks in WPSL Semifinals at Kezar Stadium on July 16 The San Francisco Nighthawks are in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Regional Semifinals this Saturday, July 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. If they win, they'll play in the finals on Sunday, July 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. with both free admission games at Kezar Stadium (670 Kezar Drive). Swing by and cheer on the home team!   Established in 1995, the San Francisco Nighthawks call Kezar Stadium home. They are an American women's soccer club and a founding member of the WPSL, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. For more information, click the link below.  SF Nighthawks   Golden Gate Park Band Shows: Music for the Kid in All of Us on July 17 Join the Golden Gate Park Band for a concert series on Sundays throughout the summer at the Golden Gate Bandshell. The next show, Music for the Kid in All of Us, features Conductor Craig McKenzie from 1 to 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 17. For more information, including the full schedule, click the link below.  Golden Gate Park Band   Swing into Stories Comes to Hilltop Park on July 19 The San Francisco Public Library's (SFPL) YouthMobile is coming to the park! Movement and play are essential building blocks in fostering literacy and a love of reading and the SFPL is bringing stories and song to San Francisco's parks through its Swing into Stories program. It takes place at a different park each Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The next will take place on July 19 at Hilltop Park (Newcomb Avenue and Whitney Young Circle). Join us for a high-energy storytime in our beautiful outdoors!  The YouthMobile offers a diverse selection of children’s library materials available for check-out with an SFPL library card. From the city’s only kid-focused bookmobile, they circulate materials, create library cards and provide the public with information about library services and programs. For more information and the Swing into Stories schedule, click the link below.  Swing into Stories   11th & Natoma & Buchanan Street Mall Community Meetings in July  We have a number of community meetings coming up this July for park projects. Join these meetings virtually and help shape the future of these parks. For more information, including for the Zoom information, click the links below.  11th and Natoma New Park Project  Virtual Community Meeting Link on July 20 at 5:30 p.m.  Buchanan Street Mall Renovation Project New Park Project  Buchanan Street Mall Memory Walk Meeting on July 27 at 5 p.m.       Junior Guides in Golden Gate Park  Our Video of the Week depicts our Junior Guides enjoying a field trip to Golden Gate Park. Activities our Junior Guides participate in include riding the SkyStar Wheel, visiting Monumental Reckoning, riding the Koret Children's Quarter Carousel and much more! Learn more about this summer program, which we launched last year with the San Francisco Parks Alliance at the link below. Junior Guides Program   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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