[House] eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- February 22, 2023

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements   Community Members Share Stories in Honor of Black History Month A special thanks to everyone who came by our storytelling corner at the Black History Month community celebration this past weekend in Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP). Residents shared personal stories of growing up and living in the neighborhood. These stories were captured for historical and contextual purposes as we build the new India Basin Waterfront Park. Thank you as well as to those who provided feedback on the San Francisco Arts Commission's artwork proposals for India Basin Shoreline Park, as part of the India Basin Waterfront Park project. Your responses will help shape the future of this park. Learn more about the project at the link below. India Basin Waterfront Park   Park Closures Due to Inclement Weather We have closed parks throughout the week due to windy weather and anticipate more closures this week with the upcoming winter storms. Use extra caution when walking or exercising in our parks as strong gusts can topple healthy trees and snap limbs. Stay up to date on park closures at sfrecpark.org.   Spring Senior Class Registration Begins on March 1 We are excited to share that registration for senior classes will now open with priority registration ahead of general registration dates. No more having to compete with adult, youth and tot registrations! For the spring session, senior class registration will begin on Wednesday, March 1 at 10 a.m. In addition to online registration at sfrecpark.org/register, we will offer walk-in registration for senior classes at the Golden Gate Park Senior Center (6101 Fulton Street) beginning at 10 a.m. on March 1. Senior classes are for ages 55 and over. To see our spring senior class offerings, click the link below. Senior Programming   Golden Gate Bandshell Shows Return on March 1 Live music will return for its third season at the Golden Gate Bandshell’s iconic stage with another series of free outdoor concerts in Golden Gate Park. The series, Illuminate Live, which kicks off on Wednesday, March 1, will bring more than 100 free concerts to the GGP Music Concourse in 2023. The lineup of performers returning to the stage is diverse and local as it was in its first two seasons. Shows will feature R&B, soul, jazz, funk, reggae, salsa, electronic music/EDM, big band musicians, string ensembles, indie and psychedelic rock bands and many diverse singer-songwriters. In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, all concerts throughout March will feature women or women-fronted bands. The season kickoff on March 1 will be a Market to Bandshell show produced in association with Sunset Mercantile and featuring three female singer-songwriters: Common De Nomi, Frances Ancheta Becker and Nikki Nash. For more information and to see the schedule, click the link below. Golden Gate Bandshell Concerts   Rec and Park Job Openings Looking for a career change? Want to get outside with one of the best park systems in the country? Join our team! We're hiring for a number of positions from summer staff for Camp Mather to accountant and more. Click the link below to see current openings. Questions? email rpd_recruitment at sfgov.org. Rec and Park Jobs   Greenager Program Accepting Applications for 2023 The Greenager Program is looking for rising 9th and 10th graders who live in or attend a school in the southeast or northeast neighborhoods of San Francisco. This youth stewardship and leadership program is a collaboration between the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and Port of San Francisco that runs from June through November. The program offers teens a chance to take a leadership role in the community by improving the city’s green spaces, creating place-based projects, and addressing important local issues. General work hours are Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with some weekdays. Compensations is $18.75 per hour.   To be a Greenager, the participant must meet the criteria below: Live in or attend a school in: Southeast San Francisco including supervisorial districts 9, 10, or 11 (Excelsior, Portola, Bayview, Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, Crocker Amazon, or Potrero Hill, etc.) Northeast San Francisco including supervisorial districts 3, 5 or 6 (Western Addition, Tenderloin, Chinatown, etc.) Must be a 9th or 10th grade student in the 2022 school year (Can be a 11th or 12th grader if applying as a 2nd Year Peer Leader) Completed applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 10. For more information and to apply, click the link below. Greenager Application   John Shelley Drive Community Meeting on February 23 Join us virtually for a community meeting on John Shelley Drive in McLaren Park on Thursday, February 23 at 6 p.m. Provide feedback on the future of John Shelley Drive, including a proposed car-free promenade segment on the western portion of the road. Topics for discussion include access and parking, and possible programming; as well as improving pedestrian and bike access on John Shelley Drive East and North. Join the meeting with the Zoom information below. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 891 5067 9630 Passcode: 915430 Dial in: 669.444.9171 Closed Captioning and materials in large print are available upon request by contacting Lucas Tobin lucas.tobin at sfgov.org or (415) 831-6834. Translation during the meeting or of materials can be requested by calling (415) 496-6204 or emailing pete.j.moore at sfgov.org. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability. Additional questions? Contact the project manager at brian.stokle at sfgov.org or (628) 652-6611. For more information about the project, click the link below. McLaren Park Vision Plan   Inner Sunset Transportation Townhall on February 27 Join District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar for an Inner Sunset Transportation Townhall at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park (1199 9th Avenue) on Monday, February 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The supervisor will host a conversation with SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin, San Francisco County Transportation Authority Executive Director Tilly Chang, merchants, and neighbors on transportation, safety and the future of mobility in District 7. For more information and to RSVP, email melgarstaff at sfgov.org.   Upcoming Events   Black History Month and Lunar New Year Celebration on February 25 Join Supervisor Shamann Walton and community partners for the second annual District 10 Black History Month and Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Visitacion Valley Greenway (170 Teddy Avenue). Stop by for an afternoon of performances celebrating Black history and the Lunar New Year. There will be resource tables from local non-profits and government agencies at the Visitacion Valley Playground. We look forward to seeing you there!     Garden Resource Day on February 25 Join us for the return of our garden resource days in 2023! The first of the will take place on Saturday, February 25 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. These events will take place at the overflow parking lot at Gleneagles Golf Course (2100 Sunnydale Avenue), 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   SFYBL Opening Day at Kimbell Playground on February 25 Join us on Saturday, February 25 to throw out the first pitch on the 2023 baseball season! We will be celebrating opening day for the San Francisco Youth Baseball League from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kimbell Playground (Geary Boulevard and Steiner Street). Activities will include raffle, games, parade and more! It'll be a real homerun! For more information, click the link below. SFYBL   Mobile Rec at Potrero Hill Playground on February 25 Mobile Rec comes to Potrero Hill Playground (733 Arkansas Street) on Saturday, February 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy free BMX biking, skateboarding and more. Equipment will be provided. Grind rails and catch some air this Saturday! For more information, click the link below. Mobile Rec   SF City Cats vs. Inland Empire Hounds at Potrero Rec on February 25 Join the San Francisco City Cats of the American Basketball Association (ABA) for their next game on Saturday, February 25 beginning at 7:15 p.m. against the Inland Empire Hounds. The game will take place at Potrero Hill Recreation Center's (801 Arkansas Street) basketball court, a hoop haunt for the Bay Area's ballers. For more information, click the link below. SF City Cats   de Youngsters Day Out on March 11 Join the de Young Museum (50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) for de Youngsters Day Out on Saturday, March 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Golden Gate Park. This free annual event will have art activities, entertainment, and workshops and presentations by local contemporary artists interpreting the museum's collection. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. de Youngsters Day out   Programming   Mission Rec Rebels Girls Basketball Tryouts Begin February 23 The Mission Recreation Center (MRC) Rebels girls AAU basketball is holding tryouts for its storied program! Tryouts begin on Thursday, February 23 for grades 4 to 8, with high school level tryouts beginning on Wednesday, March 1. All tryouts take place at Mission Recreation Center (2450 Harrison Street) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more information and to register, click the link below. MRC Rebels   10U and 14U Spring Softball League Starting February 28 Hit the diamond this month with our spring softball league starting on February 28! There will be one practice a week with games on Saturdays from February 28 to May 20, featuring a 10U and 14U division. For more information and to register, click the link below. Questions? Email rachelle.henley at sfgov.org. Spring Softball   Spring Class Registration Begins March 4 Registration for our spring classes begins on Saturday, March 4 at 10 a.m. From kayaking to crochet and knitting, there is something for everyone! To register, visit sfrecpark.org/register or call (628) 652-2900. To view our spring class offerings, click the link below. Spring Classes   Archery Tag on Saturdays at Glen Park Recreation Center Looking for a new Saturday activity? Come out to Glen Park Recreation Center for archery tag! It takes place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays through March 4. The game is played with foam tip arrows and is for ages 8 and up. Reserve a spot by calling the center at (415) 239-4007. Current scholarships may be applied to programming at the center, including for the rock wall and archery tag. Learn more about our scholarship program at this link. Questions? Email joe.arnaldo at sfgov.org.   DCYF: Summer Resource Fair Wrap Up Our Video of the Week comes from the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families and highlights our Summer Resource Fair from earlier this month. More than 2,400 people came to meet with 100 summer camps and programs. Rec and Park's summer day camp registration begins on Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. View camp offerings at the link below and start planning for summer today! Summer Camps   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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