[House] Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- September 28, 2022

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Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements Famed 107-Year-Old Pagoda in Japanese Tea Garden Restored The Japanese Tea Garden’s towering pagoda, one of the few surviving structures from the 1915 world’s fair, has been revived to its former glory following a meticulous restoration.   Public officials, history buffs, and members of the Japanese American community celebrated the completion of the two-year project Wednesday evening with a ceremony and taiko drumming. The Japanese Tea Garden is the oldest public Japanese garden in the U.S. Visits by San Franciscans have increased by 187 percent since an ordinance by Mayor London Breed removed resident admission fees to all specialty gardens in Golden Gate Park.   The pagoda was built as temporary indoor display in the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition’s Palace of Food Products. It was relocated to the Japanese Tea Garden in 1916, where it sat outdoors for more than a century. While it underwent periodic repairs, this was its first complete restoration.   All of the carpentry, roofing, and masonry work was completed in-house by Rec and Park’s structural maintenance crew. Carpenters removed rotting wood from the interior and exterior of the five story structure, uncovering Japanese characters indicating some of the pagoda’s original components were salvaged from shipping containers. The carpenters replaced some of the damaged wood with 100-year-old redwood salvaged from two water storage tanks at Camp Mather. Roofers re-shingled the pagoda’s five roofs, while painters restored its vermillion trim to vibrancy. Traditional bells and giboshi adorn the pagoda for the first time in decades. All were custom-made in Niigata, Japan.   Carpenters documented the layout of the badly damaged spire’s copper adornments before creating a new spire from a recycled Douglas fir flagpole, painstakingly turning it on a 16-foot lathe to shape its taper to replicate the original.    The pagoda restoration is the first half of a $2 million restoration that also includes a redesign of the surrounding landscaping and restoration of its long bridge, which will be completed in fall of 2023. Rec and Park is providing $1.7 million of the funding, while Friends of the Japanese Tea Garden has raised approximately $450,000 through their fiscal sponsor, the San Francisco Parks Alliance. For more information, read more from the San Francisco Chronicle at the link below or visits sfrecpark.org.  Japanese Tea Garden Pagoda Unveiled   100 Things to Do in Nature in San Francisco For National Public Lands Day this past weekend, San Francisco Children and Nature published its list of 100 ideas for outdoor fun in the city. From spending a tranquil day communing with turtles at McNab Lake to an exhilarating five minutes rolling down a hill at Alamo Square Park, there's something for everyone outdoors in San Francisco. To find this citywide collaborative's expansive list, click the link below. 100 Ideas for Outdoor Fun    Golden Gate Park Trees Repurposed for Child Care Natural Play Space  Last weekend, we celebrated the renovation of the outdoor play space at Guidry's Early Child Care and Education Program. We not only strive to bring children to nature but also nature to kids. Fallen trees from Golden Gate Park and the Presidio of San Francisco have found new life and purpose here as balance beams, wacky posts, and elements in imaginative play. We're grateful for the vision and leadership of Monique Guidry and SF Children and Nature, Low Income Investment Fund, San Francisco Department of Early Childhood, Rebuilding Together San Francisco, and Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds, as well as to Supervisors Shamann Walton and Ahsha Safai. For more information about San Francisco Children and Nature, Click the link below.  SF Children &Nature   Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Traffic Impacts Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival returns this weekend to Golden Gate Park after three years. During the festival week, roads for vehicle and bike travel in Golden Gate Park will be impacted including: • JFK Drive from Transverse to Spreckels closed for both vehicles and bikes through October 4 • Hellman Bike Path closed through October 4 • Middle Drive Bike Lane closed from September 30 to October 2 Note that there will be more road closures starting Thursday, September 29 at 8 p.m. through Tuesday, October 4 to accommodate the festival. For more information, click the link below.  Additionally, please see the updated Golden Gate Park Shuttle route for the event here.  Hardly Strictly Road Closures   Transit Impact at JFK Promenade and Kezar Drive Starting October 3 On Monday, October 3 we’ll begin work to spruce the entrance at the JFK Promenade and Kezar Drive. We anticipate work will take approximately two weeks to complete. Note that biking will be impacted by the work in this area. Please follow signage and the direction of work crews when biking through.   In addition, the JFK Shuttle will be re-routed and will not stop at McLaren Lodge or Haight Street for the duration of the project, turning around at the Daliah Dell on Pompeii Circle instead. Stay up to date at sfrecpark.org.    People of the Promenade in Golden Gate Park  Sharaya, executive director of the American Indian Cultural District SF, tries to go walking along the JFK Promenade as often as she can since she lives near Golden Gate Park. Today, however, she came out to help with a street mural her organization has been collaborating on that will go on JFK Drive, just near the San Francisco Botanical Garden. The mural, titled “We are on Native Land” by artist Rachel Znerold, is part of Paint the Promenade, which will see several murals being painted along JFK over the coming weeks. “We really wanted to do something that highlights Ramaytush Ohlone land,” she said. “It’s not just about native land, it’s also about honoring the animals that are here. We have conversations about the park and accessibility, but there are very few places in San Francisco that are non-developed where the coyotes go, where the hawks go.” She added, “There’s a collective responsibility that we as people have to these plants, to these animals, to protecting parks, and to protecting these areas that people utilize every day.” People of the Promenade is a series of short stories, based on conversations with parkgoers we’ve met along car-free JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. Learn more about the promenade, including upcoming activations and events, at the link below. JFK Promenade   Call for Artists for India Basin Waterfront Park Project The San Francisco Arts Commission is looking for artists and artist teams to submit public art proposals for the India Basin Waterfront Park Project at India Basin Shoreline Park. Proposals for this public art opportunity may range from a single, large sculpture to a series of smaller, human-scale sculptures located along the walking paths through the current India Basin Shoreline Park site. Artwork should be inspired by and responsive to both the site and the proposed park design, including its natural habitats, physical landscape, site history, sustainability, and program. It should also be a point of discovery and have a cohesive narrative experience along trails of the park; serve as an asset for the community and expression of neighborhood identity; and provide a community benefit, which includes providing opportunities for artists with a meaningful connection to the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco. For more information and to begin the application process, click the link below.  India Basin Call for Artists   Monuments and Memorials Survey and Feedback Sessions What do you think about the monuments and memorials in San Francisco's Civic Art Collection? Share your thoughts and feedback with the Monuments and Memorials Advisory Committee (MMAC) by taking its survey, available through October 31 or attending an upcoming virtual public feedback session.   The survey is available in English, Chinese, Spanish and Filipino: San Francisco Monuments and Memorials Survey   三藩市紀念碑與紀念物社區調查問卷   Encuesta a la Comunidad sobre los Monumentos y Memoriales de San Francisco   Survey sa komunidad tungkol sa mga Monumento at Memoryal ng San Francisco     Send your comments via email to monumentsandmemorials at sfgov.org or by phone at (415) 252-2214   Join a live virtual public feedback session via Zoom on Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, October 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.     To learn more about the work of the Monuments and Memorials Advisory Committee, and to view a map of the monuments and memorials in the civic art collection, click the link below. Monuments and Memorials   Upcoming Events Civic Center Plaza Lunchtime Music Series  Enjoy these first days of autumn with a free lunchtime concert in front of City Hall! Grab a seat at one of the café tables, and enjoy your lunch from an adjacent food truck or nearby restaurant such as Assembly Café and Beer Garden (52 Grove Street). From the Civic Center Community Benefit District, these noon to 1 p.m. concerts feature a rotation of blues, jazz, folk, and more – under the trees of Civic Center Plaza through October 27. The next will take place on Thursday, September 29 with Andre Thierry. For more information and the full schedule, click the link below.  Civic Center Lunchtime Concerts   Virtual Coyote Meeting on September 29 Join the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Animal Care and Control and Project Coyote for a virtual community meeting on Thursday, September 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Learn about the coyotes in our midst, common coyote myths, ways to keep you and your pets safe, what to do if you see a coyote, laws and coyotes, and more. Keli Hendricks from Project Coyote will lead the talk with department staff available to answer questions. For additional questions, please contact acc at sfgov.org.   Zoom information for joining: https://sfrpd.zoom.us/j/84344435642 Meeting ID: 843 4443 5642 One tap mobile: +16694449171,84344435642# US   Hardly Strictly Bluegrass from September 30 to October 2 The summer music festival season might be over, but we have another weekend music festival coming to Golden Gate Park! The FREE Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival returns from September 30 through October 2 at Hellman, Lindley and Marx meadows with more than 70 artists and six stages! Performers include Emmylou Harris, Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons, Elvis Costello and more! For more information, including the full lineup, click the link below. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass   Sundown Cinema at Crane Cove Park on September 30 Sundown Cinema is close to wrapping up its 2022 season in San Francisco's parks. Join the San Francisco Parks Alliance, DoTheBay, and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for the second to last screening on Friday, September 30 at Crane Cove Park featuring Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings beginning at 5 p.m. For more information, click the link below. Sundown Cinema   Garden Resource Day on October 1 Join us for our garden resource days this fall! The next will take place on Saturday, October 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be free compost, mulch, plant starts and seeds. Compost will be limited to two 5-gallon buckets per person – bring your own buckets. Please note that there is a new location for these events at the overflow parking lot at Gleneagles Golf Course, adjacent to the McLaren Bike Park. A waiting line will form on the north side of the street. Please approach from east to take a right turn into the parking lot. For more information, visit our Urban Agriculture page at the link below.  Urban Agriculture Program   Dolores Park History Day on October 2 Join the Dolores Park Ambassadors and Love Dolores for the annual Dolores Park History Day on Sunday, October 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. Parkgoers can dive into different eras of Dolores Park's history, like how the 1906 Earthquake affected the park or learning about the native peoples who lived in the area. Visitors are given stamp cards and encouraged to visit every station to receive free Love Dolores merchandise. See you at the park!    Programs   Open Auditions for Teen Musical Production of "Legally Blonde" It's time to shine for tomorrow's brightest stars! Rec and Parks' Young People's Teen Musical Theatre Company (YPTMTC) is holding open auditions for its upcoming production of "Legally Blonde" this weekend, Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, at the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts (50 Scott Street). Teens must be between 13-18 years old and be prepared to sing and dance! For more information, click the link below.  YPTMTC Auditions   Jose Coronado Indoor Soccer League Registration Begins on October 11 Registration for the 2023 Jose Coronado Indoor Soccer League Season will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11. This historic 5 on 5 Indoor Soccer (Futsal) league returns for youth ages 5 to 18 with recreational, intermediate and advanced teams available. Individuals looking for a team will be able to register as free agents. All games are on Sundays with the season going from January 8 to March 5, 2023. For more information, including registration details, click the link below. Jose Coronado Indoor Soccer League   Archery Program: Archery Tag, Classes, Tournament and More  Looking for an activity that hits the mark this fall? Try out our many archery program offerings from archery tag for both youth and adults to compound archery introductory classes and more! In addition, we are hosting our first ever archery tournament in Golden Gate Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the archery range (47th Avenue and Fulton Street) on Sunday, October 16. For more information and to register for archery activities, click the link below.  Archery Registration   Weekend on the JFK Promenade From performances through Music Mosey to enjoying the beautiful weather on vibrant new chairs for lounging, it was a fun weekend on the JFK Promenade! Our Video of the Week shows the Friday Music Mosey performance on the promenade at Nancy Pelosi Drive. Learn more about upcoming events and activations on the promenade at the link below.  JFK Promenade Play Days   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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