eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- July 19, 2023

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements Esteemed National Organization Welcomes Rec & Park Chief to Board Rec and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg has become the newest addition to the board of directors for the national nonprofit organization Children & Nature Network (C&NN), which works to increase equitable access to nature so that children can thrive by changing the systems that impact children’s lives including cities, schools, youth and family programs. A growing body of research has asserted that spending time in nature is essential for supporting the healthy development of children, from academic achievement to social and emotional benefits, to improved physical and mental health outcomes. Ginsburg is a founding member and executive co-chair of the collaborative SF Children and Nature. It was created in 2016 when C&NN and the advocacy organization the National League of Cities chose San Francisco as one of seven cities nationwide to participate in the inaugural initiative Cities Connecting Children to Nature. Today, SF Children and Nature consists of over 30 local organizations and city agencies. In collaboration with its partners, SF Children and Nature works to address the disparities in nature access along socioeconomic and racial lines to ensure all children have the opportunity to play, learn and grow in the outdoors. Some accomplishments include developing and promoting Nature Exploration Areas across the city, including at Heron’s Head Park, Golden Gate Heights Park, and Randolph and Bright Mini Park; enhancing nature play spaces at early childhood centers and family childcare homes, with more sites on the way; and hosting Nature Play Days and Create-with-Nature programs at community events and local parks. For more information, click the link below. Phil Ginsburg Joins C&NN Board   Summer of Soccer Women's World Cup Viewings Begin July 21 Beginning this week, the City will welcome Summer of Soccer to downtown San Francisco, including partnering with Street Soccer USA to host free public screenings of the Women’s World Cup in July and August. The Women’s World Cup Village kicks off at The Crossing at East Cut (200 Folsom Street) on Friday, July 21 when the United States women's national soccer team 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   Welcome Mission Bay Parks with a Celebration on July 20 On July 1, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department assumed the management and maintenance of a unique collection of park spaces in the Mission Bay neighborhood. Celebrate these newest additions to our park system on Thursday, July 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Mission Creek Pavilion (290 Channel Street) lawn. The event will feature refreshments, a nature play cart and a brief speaking program. Learn more about our newest park additions at the link below! Mission Bay Parks   15th Annual William Hammond Hall Awards Honor 12 Rec and Park Staff Congratulations to the 12 recipients of this year’s William Hammond Hall Awards, who were celebrated by Mayor London Breed, City Attorney David Chiu, members of the Recreation and Park Commission, colleagues, and union leaders at a ceremony at the TPC Harding Park Clubhouse last week. Each year, the awards recognize the excellent work of our staff in stewarding our city's parkland. We named this after William Hammond Hall, the father of Golden Gate Park, for his vision for public parks and his understanding of how parks improve our health, happiness, and sense of community. The award recipients' contributions and commitment to our parks are a reflection of what Hall embodied. Thank you to our award winners for all that you do for San Francisco and our parks! A special thanks to the event co-sponsors LiUNA!, Local 261; UA Local 38 Plumbers, Steamfitters and HVAC/R; and the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council for making this award ceremony possible.   SF Bay Sox Takes Home Some Hardware from National Tournament Congratulations to our San Francisco Bay Sox Girls Baseball teams for their outstanding performances in the Baseball For All Nationals. The 14u team went undefeated in the tournament, securing its title with a 6-5 win in the championship game. The 12u team finished third in its division, taking home some hardware too! A special thanks to our Rec and Park coaches James Burke, Jandro and Justice Alcantar, and volunteer coach Karyn Sanchez, for leading one of the top baseball programs in the country. Learn more about Baseball For All, a non-profit whose goal is to build gender equity in baseball by providing girls with real opportunities to play, coach, and lead in this sport, at the link below. Baseball for All   Celebrate National Park and Recreation Month 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 part time 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   Coit Tower 'Candle' Illuminates San Francisco Skyline Last weekend, Illuminate transformed Coit Tower into its "Candle" light installation. Ten lasers shooting upwards into the night lit up the San Francisco skyline. See more photos and read about last weekend's temporary art installation from SF Gate at the link below. Coit Candle   Stern Grove Festival: RSVP for the Flaming Lips on July 20 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 20 at 2 p.m. for the Big Picnic featuring the Flaming Lips on August 20. For more information and to RSVP Thursday, click the link below. Stern Grove Festival   Annual Outside Lands Community Meeting on July 20 Join Rec and Park, Another Planet Entertainment, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco Police Department, and district supervisors for a community meeting on Thursday, July 20 at 6 p.m. at the Golden Gate Park Senior Center (6101 Fulton Street) on the proposed 2024 Polo Field concert. We will be providing information and taking feedback in regards to this proposed concert. For more information about the proposal, click the link below. Polo Fields Proposal   Coyote Pupping Season in our Parks As we hit the dog days of summer, it means that we're in the midst of coyote pupping season. While coyotes are generally wary of humans, parent coyotes may become territorial if you or your pet stumbles upon their den. To foster a safe coexistence between yourself and our natural neighbors, please take the following precautions: Never feed coyotes or any wildlife Keep dogs on leashes in our parks, unless in a designated off-leash dog play area Only admire coyotes from a distance If you encounter a coyote, slowly back away carrying any small children or pets. Do not run. You may also scare the coyote away by appearing large and making loud noises. If you encounter a coyote or see someone putting out food for a coyote, report it to Animal Care and Control (ACC) at (415) 554-9400, or by email at ACC at sfgov.org. For more information, visit ACC's coyote page at the link below. Living with Urban Wildlife: Coyotes   Upcoming Events San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am at Kezar Pavilion on July 20 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. League alumni including Steph Curry and recently crowned NBA champion Aaron Gordon. Attend these FREE games throughout the summer with the next game on Thursday, July 20 beginning at 8 p.m. For more information including the full schedule, click the link below.  SF Bay Area Pro-Am Basketball League   Sundown Cinema at Crane Cove Park on July 21 Sundown Cinema is back in San Francisco parks for its 2023 season from India Basin Shoreline Park to Dolores Park! Join the San Francisco Parks Alliance and DoTheBay for these free film screenings at the park, with the next on Friday, July 21 at Crane Cove Park (18th and Illinois streets) featuring Moana. For more information, click the link below. Sundown Cinema: Moana   Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell July 21, 23 and 26 Celebrate National Park and Recreation Month at the Golden Gate Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) with free concerts from Illuminate Live. On July 21, swing by Friday Happy Hour from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. for evening with Maurice Tani. For Reggae Sunday on July 23 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., we have Irie Dole and DJ Guid8nce with special guests Prince Levy & King I-Vier. Next week, we have Singer/Songwriter Wednesday on July 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring Amy Obenski, Adrian West Band, and Michael Ahern. For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Bandshell   Union Square in Bloom Summer Concert on July 22 Free outdoor concerts at Union Square (333 Post Street) have returned! Swing by on Saturday, July 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. for the Union Square in Bloom Summer Music Series, featuring Soul Glitch. For more information about this summer music series and other events in and around Union Square, click the link below. Union Square in Bloom   Summer Birding for Families in Golden Gate Park on July 22 San Francisco Nature Education (SFNE) is hosting summer bird walks in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Its last bird walk of the summer will take place at the San Francisco Botanical Garden (1199 9th Avenue) on July 22. SFNE volunteers will lead these walks for children ages 6 to 12 and their parents or guardians. The walk is free for children and $15 for adults. For more information, click the link below. Summer Birding for Families   Native Plant and Butterfly Scavenger Hunt at Francisco Park on July 22 Come out to Francisco Park (Francisco and Larkin streets) on Saturday July 22 from noon to 1 p.m. for a native plant and species talk, followed by a kids scavenger hunt. This is a free event open to the community and all ages. It is presented by Rec and Park, Francisco Park Conservancy, Nature in the City, the California Native Plant Society Yerba Buena Chapter, and Russian Hill Neighbors. For more information, click the link below. Native Plant & Butterfly Scavenger Hunt   Great Highway Park's Sundays at the Beach: Mat Yoga on July 23 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for its Sundays at the Beach programming. These free activities will be hosted weekly from live music to Tai Chi! The next program will be mat yoga this Sunday, July 23 beginning at noon at Judah Street and the Great Highway. For more information, click the link below. Great Highway Park   Golden Gate Park Band: Musical Treasures on July 23 Join the Golden Gate Park Band for its Musical Treasures show at the Golden Gate Bandshell on Sunday, July 23 from 1 to 2:35 p.m. It will feature scores including Second Suite in F for Military Band by Gustav Holst, Suite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennett, and more, with music conducted by Dr. German Gonzalez. For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Park Band   Harvey Milk Photo Center Member, Volunteer and Staff Show on July 29 Join the Harvey Milk Photo Center (HMPC) for its annual member, staff and volunteer show with its free opening reception on Saturday, July 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibit portrays what is being created in the center's darkrooms and digital lab by members, staff and volunteers. Each photographer chooses their personal best photographs to showcase, with a wide and exciting range of subjects. For more information, click the link below. HMPC Show   Due South Concert Series Returns to Jerry Garcia Amphitheater July 29 Due South, a free concert series at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park, returns on Saturday, July 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. featuring Shannon and The Clams with James Wavey. This year’s lineup is made up of artists representing genres from rock to R&B to Latin alternative, with many native to the Bay Area. In addition to live music, Due South features food trucks from local restaurants.  All concerts in the series are free and open to the public and brought to you by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, Noise Pop and Rec and Park. For more information, click the link below. Due South: Shannon & the Clams    Sunday Streets Mission on July 30  Sunday Streets San Francisco visits the Mission on July 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will transform Valencia Street between Duboce Avenue and 26th street into a car-free community space for residents, where visitors can enjoy a day of free outdoor recreation together, including Rec and Park's Mobile Rec rock wall and free community swimming (noon to 2 p.m.) at Mission Pool. For more information, click the link below. Sunday Streets Mission   Programming Jazz Thursdays at Muriel Leff Mini Park Jazz Thursdays are back at Muriel Leff Mini Park (420 7th Avenue). The park was renovated earlier this year and the San Francisco Parks Alliance, working with Bay Area Jazz Mobile, is bringing free live jazz back to the improved park every Thursday through August 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. Swing by after work, meet your neighbors, and enjoy the park's jazzy vibes this summer. For more information, click the link below. Jazz Thursdays at Muriel Leff   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 22. 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   Bayview Swim & Splash Program Works to Build Water Safety  Earlier this month, the New York Times published an article on drowning as the leading killer of young children in the United States, as well as a leading killer of youth overall. Thirty years of progress in decreasing drowning deaths in the United States appears have plateaued, and disparities in deaths among some racial groups have worsened. One of the reasons for this is that the United States is one of the only developed countries without a federal plan to address the crisis. Other reasons include shrinking recreation department budgets and a national lifeguard shortage. Water safety for children, particularly in Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP), is a major focus for Rec and Park. Our popular Bayview Safety Swim and Splash (BSSS) program recently wrapped up its spring session. Based out of MLK Pool, BSSS is a free learn-to-swim program for elementary school students living or attending school in the 94124 ZIP code. Additionally, a water safety workforce development program for older youth is in development as a part of our efforts to train the next generation of swim instructors and lifeguards, which is anticipated to begin later this year. The program, which launched in 2022 as a partnership between Rec and Park and the YMCA of San Francisco, ensures that neighborhood youth develop confidence in the water and acquire lifelong skills, including floating, breathing, and how to swim to safety if needed. Our Video of the Week highlights the first year of the program. This program is an initiative of the India Basin Waterfront Park project's Equitable Development Plan, following the strategy to invest in youth programming within Bayview-Hunters Point. The program also aims to ensure that residents of BVHP can enjoy this aquatic-oriented park to its fullest when it opens. For more information, click the link below. Bayview Safety Swim & Splash   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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