Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- June 28, 2023

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements Free Pickleball Access Expanded to Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco’s fastest growing sport, pickleball, has found a new home in one of the city’s most historic spots. Starting July 11, players will be able to reserve three indoor courts during peak morning times at no cost. Pickleball players can reserve 90-minute spots, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Tuesday through Sunday via the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department’s tennis and pickleball free online reservation system. The new courts come amid an ambitious effort by Rec and Park to expand access to courts in order to keep up with the sport’s skyrocketing popularity. The new courts are thanks to a partnership between Rec and Park, which owns the Palace of Fine Arts; Non Plus Ultra, the events company leasing the space; and DinkSF, a newly formed pickleball organization. DinkSF will offer classes, clinics, and court reservations at the Palace starting July 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Nationally, nearly 9 million people played pickleball in 2022, almost double the previous year and an increase of 159 percent since 2018, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.  In 2018, there were only 12 courts to play pickleball in San Francisco. Since then, Rec and Park has worked diligently to create new pickleball spaces, both dedicated and shared. When the Palace of Fine Arts courts open, there will be 67, including 59 outdoor courts and five indoor courts. Fourteen of these are dedicated pickleball courts. Larsen Pickleball Complex, which will open in the fall, will bring the number of dedicated pickleball courts to 22. Every tennis court repaving now includes dual painted lines so it can also be used for pickleball, and Rec and Park provides pickleball nets on wheels that can be rolled into place at several locations. For more information, click the link below. Free Pickleball at Palace of Fine Arts   Pride Weekend Wrap Up and soft defiance Artist Talk on June 30 Thank you to everyone for an amazing Pride weekend in our parks! Our public spaces are made for community gatherings, where values like inclusion and diversity are celebrated. We are happy to host Pride events throughout June to promote these values that make our city special! Watch our video wrap up from Pride weekend here. Be sure to check out one of our last events of Pride Month on Friday, June 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts (50 Scott Street), where we will be hosting an artist and curator talk for the exhibit soft defiance. For more information, including additional events for this exhibit, which is on display through July 15, click the link below. soft defiance   New Temporary Art Installation Unveiled in Louis Sutter Playground This past weekend we celebrated the installation of a fish tile mural on the Louis Sutter Playground roundhouse in McLaren Park. The volunteer community organization Help McLaren Park and artist Hudson Lanier advocated for the 350 ceramic fish installation on four roundhouse panels. The project both beautifies the facility and pays tribute to the fish in McNab Lake. The mural project, which was funded in part by a San Francisco Community Challenge Grant, will be maintained by Help McLaren Park, a fiscally sponsored project of San Francisco Parks Alliance.   A special thanks to Help McLaren Park, Hudson Lanier, Chuck Farrugia, Lia Smith and Simon Thorpe as well as to the community which supported the project. Be sure to check out this installation soon!   Summer in the City: Tennis Camp at Joe DiMaggio Playground As we get ready to jump into July, we're highlighting the tennis summer camp based out of Joe DiMaggio Playground in North Beach, which runs Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Praised by community members and parents alike, this camp not only focuses on tennis, but art, chess and vocabulary. This camp has been running for four years, and was one of the few camps that ran during the pandemic as its structure complied with COVID policies. We look forward to seeing these campers grow this summer, and potentially becoming the next Serena Williams or Magnus Carlsen!   Giants Academy Kicks Off Inaugural Season at Balboa Park The Giants Community Fund, in partnership with Rec and Park and the San Francisco Unified School District, kicked off the inaugural season at its baseball and softball academy. The academy is an effort to diversify these sports by launching free, competitive training and programming for underserved youth in San Francisco. More than 270 middle and high school players took to the field for their first game at Balboa Park earlier this month. Stay tuned for more updates this season!   Stern Grove Festival: RSVP for Bob Moses on June 30 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 Friday, June 30 at 2 p.m. for Neil Frances and Bob Moses on July 30. For more information and to RSVP Friday, click the link below. Stern Grove Festival   Upcoming Events Sundown Cinema at The Presidio on June 30 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, June 30 at The Presidio Civil War Parade Ground (Graham and Sal streets) featuring Top Gun: Maverick. For more information, click the link below. Sundown Cinema   San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am at Kezar Pavilion on June 29 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 29 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 June 30, July 2 and 5 Wrap up June and celebrate the start of National Park and Recreation Month at the Golden Gate Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) with Illuminate Live this week. On June 30, swing by Friday Happy Hour from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring Dirty Cello. For Reggae Sunday on July 2 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., we have DJs Irie Dole and Guid8nce and special guest Trueverse. Next week, we have a Market to Bandshell Singer/Songwriter Wednesday produced in association with Sunset Mercantile on July 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring Don Shearer, the Edelman Family Band, and Country Risqué. For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Bandshell   Eid Festival Celebration at Tenderloin Recreation Center on July 1 Join community partners for a collaborative Eid Celebration on Saturday, July 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tenderloin Recreation Center and Playground (570 Ellis Street). Eid al-Adha is one of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam, bringing together the Muslim community for festive gatherings. This event will feature food, drink and fun activities. For more information, contact Facility Coordinator Sondra Long at (415) 813-0084.  Tenderloin Rec Center   Sankofa Makers Market at India Basin Shoreline Park on July 2 The Sankofa Makers Market has returned to the shores of India Basin! Join project and community partners on Sunday, July 2 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: American as Apple Pie on July 2 Join the Golden Gate Park Band for its American as Apple Pie show at the Golden Gate Bandshell on Sunday, July 2 from 1 to 2:35 p.m. It will feature a number of classic American songs conducted by Dr. German Gonzalez ahead of the 4th of July holiday. For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Park Band   4th of July Parade and Celebration at Balboa Park Join the New Mission Terrace Improvement Association and community partners for a 4th of July parade and celebration on Tuesday, July 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Balboa Park (San Jose and Santa Ynez avenues). The parade will begin at 100 Capistrano Avenue at 10:30 a.m., with the celebration event afterwards at the park featuring food, games and fun! For more information, click the link below. 4th of July Parade and Celebration   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. at 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   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 in Golden Gate Park this Saturday, July 1. 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   Summer Birding for Families in Golden Gate Park through July 22 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   Sign Up for the SF Merionettes Artistic Swimming Summer Camp in July Interested in expanding your aquatic regimen? Join the San Francisco Merionettes Synchronized Swim program for its artistic swimming summer camp from July 11 to 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Let your child experience the exciting sport of synchronized swimming at Coffman Pool (1700 Visitacion Avenue). To sign up, email admin at sfmerionettes.org or click the link below for more information. SF Merionettes Summer Camp   Remembering Zion Williams, San Francisco Skate Legend We were saddened to hear of the passing of Zion Williams, a legendary skateboarder who lost his vision in 2021 to gun violence, but had relearned his daredevil tricks. A fixture at San Francisco skateparks, he was integral as an advocate in pushing for recent improvements to Waller Street Skatepark. Thank you Zion for all that you've done to promote skateboarding, improve our city, and inspire people through your triumphs over adversity. Our Video of the Week is a recent clip of Zion skating from "Back to my World" by FTC and Deep Fried. Read more about Zion's life from the San Francisco Chronicle at the link below. Zion Williams Passes at 20   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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