eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- July 5, 2023

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements San Francisco Begins Operating 23 Acres of Public Parks in Mission Bay Mayor London Breed announced last week the City‘s plans to begin operating the more than 24 acres of public parks in the Mission Bay neighborhood. Rec and Park, along with The Port of San Francisco began jointly managing the space on July 1. It was overseen by the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII). Previously, OCII, formerly known as the Redevelopment Agency, operated the Mission Bay Parks through a private management company that handled the day-to-day operations, such as permits for special events, security, gardening, and janitorial duties. The parks system includes playgrounds, dog parks, picnic areas, boat launches, sport courts and pocket parks. Rec and Park is operating the Mission Creek Complex and its sport courts, dog play area, plazas, lawn, esplanades, pavilion, boathouse and launch. Additionally, the Department is overseeing Mariposa Park, Mission Bay Commons, the Channel Street Dog Park and the Mission Bay Kids Park. The Port of San Francisco is managing the Bayfront parks along the Bay and Terry Francois Boulevard. A community celebration will be held on Thursday, July 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Mission Creek Park Pavilion located at 290 Channel Street. For more information, visit our new Mission Bay Parks webpage at the link below. Mission Bay Parks   Celebrate National Park and Recreation Month this July Happy National Park and Recreation Month! Each July since 1985, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) highlights the work of the nation’s 160,000 fulltime park and recreation professionals, along with hundreds of thousands of parttime and seasonal workers and volunteers. These dedicated employees and volunteers build strong, vibrant and resilient communities through maintaining local, state, and national parks and providing nature education, outdoor activities, arts and more for kids, adults and seniors.  This year's theme — “Where Community Grows” — celebrates the vital role park and recreation professionals play in bringing people together, providing essential services and fostering the growth of our communities. Check out events, programs and activities in our parks this July that bring community together at the link below. Park and Recreation Month   'Scarlet' the Corpse Flower in Bloom at the Conservatory of Flowers Scarlet the Corpse Flower bloomed earlier this week at the Conservatory of Flowers (COF) in Golden Gate Park. The Corpse Flower is an infamously pungent, towering Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum), which only blooms every three-to-five years, lasting about 48 hours. For more information, including tickets to potentially catch the tail end of this funky flower's bloom, or to watch it on a livestream feed, click the link below. Interested in hearing about how it smells? Watch our video from the last year where we interview visitors from the last Corpse Flower bloom at the COF. Scarlet the Corpse Flower   Camp Mather Openings in July and August We currently have four, five and six person cabins available at Camp Mather for the weeks of July 9 and 16, as well as tent sites for the weeks of July 23, 30 and August 6. If you are interested in booking a cabin or tent for these weeks, please email matherreservations at sfgov.org.   Note that you must already have a Rec and Park account set up in order to book. For more information on registration requirements, click the link below.  Camp Mather   Stern Grove Festival: RSVP for Damn Right Farewell Tour on July 6 Stern Grove Festival is in full swing for the summer! Check out the amazing lineup of free concerts, as well as the reservation schedule where you can RSVP for free tickets one month prior to the show. The next reservation date is this Thursday, July 6 at 2 p.m. for the Damn Right Farewell Tour for Buddy Guy and featuring Eric Gales on August 6. For more information and to RSVP Friday, click the link below. Stern Grove Festival   Annual Outside Lands Community Meeting on July 13 Join Rec and Park, Another Planet Entertainment, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco Police Department, and district supervisors for the annual Outside Lands Music Festival community meeting on Thursday, July 13 at 6 p.m. at the County Fair Building (1199 9th Avenue). Swing by to receive information and provide feedback for the upcoming festival taking place from August 11 to 13. We will also be providing information and taking feedback in regards to the proposed additional concerts at the Polo Fields.   Summer in the City: ASL Camp at Mission Playground Recreation and Parks' summer camps have kicked off all around the city, and we're visiting them to interview campers, staff and parents to discover their favorite parts of summer. Our American Sign Language (ASL) camp is offered at Mission Playground, serving ages 5 to 12. Many campers have some previous experience with ASL, however not many are fluent. Campers are immersed immediately in the world of ASL, using their hands, facial expressions, and actions to communicate with one another. Staff members are a mix of both hearing and deaf people; however, they are all fluent in ASL. Watching campers learn to sign new words every day and seeing that knowledge grow over six weeks is incredibly rewarding, said camp staffers Luis and Walter. Enjoying the sunshine while guiding field trips is also a highlight. Meanwhile, campers Campbell and Wyatt said their favorite days during camp are swim days and field trips. They also enjoy learning a new language.  “I really like how ASL uses actions and movements instead of speaking, it is different than any other language,” Wyatt said. We look forward to sharing more from our camp families and staff throughout the summer.   San Francisco Park Histories: Off-the-Beaten-Path at Brooks Park The wonderfully wild hilltop landscape of Brooks Park was a product of Helen and Jesse Brooks’ imagination. Residents are surprised to find this off-the-beaten-path enclave and its stone walls reminiscent of those surrounding agricultural or livestock fields created in 17th century New England. Starting in 1936 the couple constructed a house in the sparsely populated Merced Heights neighborhood with its panoramic views of the ocean and Peninsula. Over time Helen carted soil and rocks from the surrounding lowlands and created a walled garden with native plants and trees. It was noted decades later there were at least 30 native plant species on the property. Deciding to retire to the wilds of La Honda, they sold the property to the city in 1968 for the creation of a park. Vandals set fire to the house in 1970 and today its foundation remains on the property that is defined by stone walls and many trees. Park histories are written by by Rec and Parks' Historian-in-Residence Christopher Pollock. We look forward to sharing more of the rich histories of our parks throughout the summer.   Upcoming Events San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am at Kezar Pavilion on July 6 The legendary 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 newly crowned NBA champion Aaron Gordon. Attend these FREE games throughout the summer with the next game on Thursday, July 6 beginning at 8 p.m. For more information including the full schedule, click the link below.  SF Bay Area Pro-Am Basketball League   Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell July 7, 8, 9 and 12 Celebrate the first full week of National Park and Recreation Month at the Golden Gate Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) with free concerts from Illuminate Live. On July 7, swing by Friday Happy Hour from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring No Name Quartet with special guest Helen Palma. On Saturday, July 8 we have the San Francisco Free Folk Festival in collaboration with the San Francisco Folk Music Club from noon to 6 p.m. For Reggae Sunday on July 9 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., we have DJs Irie Dole and Guid8nce with special guest DJ Nikka-T. Next week, we have Singer/Songwriter Wednesday on July 12 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring The Nother Mother Brothers, Matt Jaffe, and Michael Vincent and U No Who. For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Bandshell   San Francisco Nighthawks Last Home Game at Kezar Stadium on July 7 Come support the San Francisco Nighthawks women's soccer team for its final home game of the summer season at Kezar Stadium (670 Kezar Drive) against Battle Born. It will take place this Friday, July 7 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with free admission. It will also be the Xmas in July toy drive presented by Elks Lodge 3 where you can donate toys to support youth in the Tenderloin. For more information, click the link below. 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 Women's Premier Soccer League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. SF Nighthawks   Summer Birding for Families in Golden Gate Park on July 8 San Francisco Nature Education (SFNE) is hosting summer bird walks in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon alternating between the San Francisco Botanical Garden (1199 9th Avenue) and Stow Lake Boathouse (50 Stow Lake Drive). SFNE volunteers will lead these walks for children ages 6 to 12 and their parents or guardians. Walks are free for children and $15 for adults. It's next occurrence is on Saturday, July 8 at the Stow Lake Boathouse. For more information, click the link below. Summer Birding for Families   Micro-Litter Cleanup at Dolores Park on July 8 Join Love Dolores for its annual micro-litter clean up day on Saturday, July 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. in Dolores Park (Dolores and 19th streets). The goal of this volunteer day is to remove micro-litter (bottle caps, cigarette butts, small plastic, etc.) from the grass prior to the annual aeration of the park's lawns. Aeration, the use of machines to drill holes in the field, allows water and nutrients to reach deep into the roots to keep the grass we love to picnic on healthy and green. For more information and to volunteer, click the link below. Micro-Litter Cleanup   Sankofa Makers Market at India Basin Shoreline Park on July 9 The Sankofa Makers Market has returned to the shores of India Basin! Join project and community partners on Sunday, July 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the second event of this outdoor market series at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street). It will feature local BIPOC-run businesses from the Bayview-Hunters Point community, as well as games, food, music and more! This program is an initiative of the India Basin Waterfront Park project's Equitable Development Plan, following the strategy to support Bayview-Hunters Point commercial corridors adjacent to and beyond the park. For more information, click the link below. Sankofa Makers Market   Golden Gate Park Band: Songs and Dances on July 9 Join the Golden Gate Park Band for its Songs and Dances show at the Golden Gate Bandshell on Sunday, July 9 from 1 to 2:35 p.m. It will feature a number of songs conducted by Dr. German Gonzalez that will inspire you to get out on the dance floor in Golden Gate Park! For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Park Band   Summer Play Day at Bayview/KC Jones Playground on July 19 Join us for our annual Summer Play Day on Wednesday, July 19 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! For accommodations, please contact us at rpdaccess at sfgov.org or (415) 831-6834. Making your request at least 72 hours before the event will help ensure availability. Interested in volunteering for this event? Sign up at this link for jobs ranging from working the rock wall to throwing some batting practice on the baseball field. For more information, click the link below. Summer Play Day   Summer of Soccer Women's World Cup Viewings Begin July 21 Beginning this month, the City will welcome Summer of Soccer to downtown San Francisco, including partnering with Street Soccer USA (SSUSA) to host free public screenings of the Women’s World Cup in July and August. SSUSA will once again bring the live-streamed Women’s World Cup matches to large, pop-up screens across the City, transforming downtown spaces into an exciting, family-friendly World Cup Village. Alongside the Team USA Women’s soccer watch parties, the City will also welcome the return of the Street Soccer USA Cup Series to San Francisco for the first time since 2019 on August 19. The day-long soccer tournament, which features SSUSA youth program participants and adult teams from across the City, is the highlight event for SSUSA's year-round free soccer programs that target San Francisco's hardest-to-reach and most underserved communities. The Women’s World Cup Village kicks off at The Crossing at East Cut (200 Folsom Street) on Friday, July 21 when Team USA faces off against Vietnam, with an opening celebration, live music, food trucks, and family-friendly activities beginning at 4 p.m. For more information, including the full schedule, click the link below. World Cup SF   Programming Pop-Up Beer and Wine Garden on the JFK Promenade this Weekend The pop-up beer and wine garden is on the promenade for the summer! It will be open from noon to 7 p.m. at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on Saturdays and Sundays. Swing by for drinks, music, food trucks, art, and the atmosphere of Golden Gate Park. Click the link below to see the drink menu, food truck and music lineup this weekend. Golden Mile Project   Adaptive Bike Program Serving People with Disabilities in our Parks San Francisco's free Adaptive Bike Program is at the Great Highway this Saturday, July 8. In partnership with the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, we're providing free reservations for adaptive bikes at these two locations during the summer and fall months, with the program serving people with disabilities. The 2023 season runs through the end of October. The Golden Gate Park program will take place at the Music Concourse behind the Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) and next to the new accessible parking lot on the first and third Saturdays of the month. The Great Highway program will take place at the end of Judah Street on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Reservations are required to participate. To reserve a bike, contact BORP Cycling Center at (510) 848-2930 or email cycling at borp.org by 5 p.m. on the Thursday before each program date. For more information, click the link below. JFK Promenade   Youth Stewardship Program Video Our Video of the Week highlights our Youth Stewardship Program (YSP), which recently wrapped up its 22-23 season. The program runs from October through June of each year and engages youth and school groups, grades K to 12, in environmental education and service-learning field trips in parks citywide. The program's mission is to foster in youth an understanding of their important role in building healthy social and natural communities. To learn more about the program, including how to participate or incorporate a youth stewardship component into your curriculum this October, click the link below. Youth Stewardship 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!
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.digitalkingdom.org/pipermail/house/attachments/20230706/18414e46/attachment-0001.htm>