[House] eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- June 8, 2022

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks AIDS Quilt Panels Adorn City Hall Ahead of June 11 & 12 Showing Panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt adorned the Mayor’s Balcony at San Francisco City Hall earlier this week, 35 years after their first public display. Join us this Saturday and Sunday for a free, historic display of the Quilt –the largest ever in San Francisco –in Golden Gate Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Born as an act of love and protest during the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, the Quilt today remains a powerful symbol of hope, love and activism and is a powerful teaching tool for health and social justice, with sections of its 50,000 panels traveling to hundreds of communities each year. For more information, including how to volunteer for this event, click the link below.  AIDS Memorial Quilt Pride Flag Raised in Japantown & Other Park Pride Month Events This past weekend, the Progress Pride Flag was raised for the first time at Japantown Peace Plaza in a ceremony that featured performances, a speaking program and ceremonial flag raising. Swing by Japantown soon to see this flag and celebrate Pride Month.   We're excited to host a number of Pride Month events in our parks, including the Trans March in Dolores Park on June 24, San Francisco Pride Run in Golden Gate Park on June 25, the Pride Parade and Celebration on June 26, and more! For the full list of Pride community events in the city, click the link below.  SF Pride Rec & Park Coaches Lead their SFYBL Teams to Championships  As we switch gears from spring to summer, we'd like to look back at the San Francisco Youth Baseball League (SFYBL) season and recognize a couple of championship coaches who coached our Rec and Park baseball teams. Coach James Dresser has been with our department for 12 years and has coached nearly every sport we offer from tot soccer to girls golf within the age range of 2 to 11 years old. This year, his Sunset Spiders, pictured on the left, won the championship in their SFYBL division, his second championship of the year. His spring girls basketball team based out of Palega Recreation Center also won their league. Congratulations on the big year, coach, and we look forward to seeing you at our girls sport camp at Miraloma Park this summer! Dean Wilson has been a recreation leader in our department for 11 years where he has worked a variety of sports, including flag football as both a coach and referee, basketball, and baseball. He moved from working at St. Mary's Recreation Center to West Sunset Playground about five years ago and has since won three SFYBL championships on the west side of San Francisco, endearing himself to the community. Pictured on the right, his West Sunset Cubs won its most recent championship this year. Congratulations Coach Wilson to you and your team and we look forward to seeing you at our sport camps this summer! Muriel Leff Mini Park Jazz Thursdays on June 9 Join the San Francisco Parks Alliance and Bay Area Jazz Mobile for a series of free jazz shows at Muriel Leff Mini Park (420 7th Avenue) on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Join them for the next one on June 9. These shows will run on Thursdays through June 23. Join your neighbors and take in the harmony and rhythms of these talented musicians. For more information, email MurielLeffPark at sfparksalliance.org.  (Photo Credit: Casey Whalen) Golden Gate Bandshell Shows on June 10 & 15 Join us for our second and final show of the week at the Golden Gate Bandshell on June 10 with Maurice Tani for Jazz/Soul Fridays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The next show will be Singer/Songwriter Wednesday on June 15 beginning at 4 p.m. featuring Jim Bruno, Book of Birds, and Lakeville. For more information, including the full concert schedule, click the link below. GGP Bandshell Concerts OminoDay at Jerry Garcia Amphitheater on June 11 OminoDay Music Festival is coming to Jerry Garcia Amphitheater this Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inspired by the life and vision of the late Andrew “DJ Domino” Ele, OminoDay celebrates his loving legacy as a youth advocate, community activist and talented DJ. The lineup this year includes bands, poets, dancers and DJs. There will also be resource tables, live art, kids’ activities, and food for the community. For more information, click the link below.  OminoDay Sunday Streets in the Excelsior on June 12 Sunday Streets will roll into the Excelsior on Sunday, June 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will transform streets into a car-free community space for residents and visitors to enjoy a day of free, outdoor recreation together, including our Mobile Rec rock wall. For more information, click the link below. Sunday Streets All About English Roses Workshop on June 12 Join the San Francisco Rose Society on Sunday, June 12 for a virtual workshop about English Roses from 1 to 2 p.m. Highly popular, English Roses combine the rosette form and perfume of old roses with the color range and repeat flowering habits of modern roses. These roses have reliable garden performance and prolific season-long bloom. The workshop will be led by Rebecca Koryatem of David Austin Roses. For more information and to register, click the link below.  All About English Roses America Scores SELECTA Girls Soccer Camps Starting June 13 America SCORES is proud to present its second SELECTA Summer Camp led by Coach Amber at the Crocker Amazon Soccer Fields. All female-identifying students are welcome to join the camp which focuses on empowering young students through soccer, nutrition classes, and lessons about other trail-blazing women that have left a positive mark on the world. For more information and to register, click the link below. America Scores SELECTA Registration Stern Grove Festival Reservations for Liz Phair Open on June 14  Get your ticket reservations in for Stern Grove Festival's 85th season! All festival concerts are free but require a reservation, which open up online via Eventbrite 12 days prior to each show. The next reservation date will be on Tuesday, June 14 beginning at 2 p.m. for the show on Sunday, June 26 featuring Liz Phair, Madi Diaz, Peaches Christ, and Lady Ryan. For more information, click the link below.  Stern Grove Festival - Liz Phair Pink Triangle Lights Up Twin Peaks as Part of Pride Month  As part of the kick-off for Pride Month, the Pink Triangle was lit on Twin Peaks last Wednesday, June 1 amid a special ceremony. Our Video of Week comes from ABC7 and highlights the ceremony, whose featured speaker was Jeopardy 40-game winner Amy Schneider, who is a proud trans woman. It also included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mayor London Breed, community leaders, and more. The ceremony's Pink Triangle symbol was used by the Nazis to label and shame homosexuals, but has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community as a symbol of pride. Learn more about its history at the link below.  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