[House] eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- March 15, 2023

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements   Fallen Tree Severely Damages Historic Trocadero Clubhouse An approximately 85-foot eucalyptus tree fell onto the Trocadero Clubhouse in Sigmund Stern Grove this past weekend, causing severe damage to the San Francisco Historical Landmark. Rangers responding to an alarm at the Trocadero Clubhouse found the structure’s roof and eave partially crushed. The interior was flooded with water from the damaged sprinkler system. The Department of Building Inspection subsequently red-tagged the building due to both structural and water damage. Virtually all of Stern Grove has been closed to the public since late last year due to numerous trees felled or made unstable by winter storms. A portion of the park has remained closed since August 2021 due to SFPUC construction to repair flood damage caused by a broken pipe. The Trocadero, a popular spot for weddings and other events, had been available for reservation only on weekends due to the construction. Rec and Park officials will contact those with upcoming events at the Trocadero and offer them alternate venues or refunds. For more information, click the link below. Fallen Tree Damages Trocadero Clubhouse   Summer Day Camp General Registration Begins on March 18 Summer Day Camp general registration begins on Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. From Wetland Explorers to Silver Tree Day Camp, we have something for everyone! For more information, class catalogs, and how to register the day of, visit sfrecpark.org/register. To view class offerings, click the link below. Summer Camps   Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell March 17, 18, 19 & 22 Happy Women's History Month! Join us for the free concert series, Illuminate Live, at the Golden Gate Bandshell, where all shows throughout March will feature women or women-fronted bands. Come out for a special St. Patrick's Day concert this Friday, March 17 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. featuring Shana Morrison and her band Caledonia. Morrison, the daughter of legendary musician Van Morrison, attributes her music style more to female singer/songwriters like Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Joan Osborne and Melissa Etheridge. Come out and celebrate Irish heritage with Morrison's unique folk sound! On Saturday, March 18 we have the SFUSD all-city choir concert featuring the city's school choirs from noon to 4 p.m. We have Reggae Sunday on March 19 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring DJs Irie Dole and Guid8nce with special guest DJ Ay Que Linda. Next week, we have Singer/Songwriter Wednesday on March 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring Sara Rodenburg, Aireene Espiritu and Deborach Crooks. For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Bandshell   Women's History Month Spotlight: Halé Guerra In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight Halé Guerra, the first female superintendent of structural maintenance for Rec and Park. Our structural maintenance yard (SMY) includes the department’s carpenters, electricians, plumbers, steamfitters, sheet metal workers, heavy equipment operators, iron workers, stationary engineers, cement masons, laborers, operating engineers, truck drivers, roofers, and painters.   Early in her professional career, Halé knew that she wanted to work for a parks department due to her passion for gardening and the natural world. She realized this dream in 2019 when she joined Rec and Park as a SMY maintenance planner. Halé has managed to rise and make her mark, taking on the role of superintendent last year. Since joining Rec and Park, she has helped to implement new processes to streamline SMY systems, including new processes for how we organize and plan for Camp Mather maintenance work. She has also overseen the completion of high-profile projects such as recent repairs to Martin Luther King Jr. Pool, as well as pushing through many unheralded but integral projects such as roof repairs to Betty Ann Ong Recreation Center. She attributes her accomplishments to her talented staff and to the relationships she has built with her colleagues and stakeholders.      What drives Halé in her work is a dedication to providing safe and well-maintained spaces for our city. As the mother whose child participated in Rec and Park programming and camps, she knows how much our parks and open spaces mean for city families. She looks forward to maintaining and raising the standards for our facilities so that San Franciscans can have the best parks in the world!     Parks Poised for Wildflower Superbloom As we get a break in the rain, plan your next adventure outside by exploring our parks poised for a wildflower superbloom! Check out The San Francisco Standard article that shares our guide of what's blooming and where. Read the article at the link below. Wildflower Superblooms in SF   LoveDolores Now Hiring Public Outreach Ambassadors In collaboration with AmeriCorps and the California Student Conservation Association, Rec and Park is seeking two highly motivated individuals to serve as public outreach ambassadors with our LoveDolores and Coyote Coexistence campaigns. Ambassadors will work 20 hours per week on projects related to Leave No Trace, environmental conservation, waste reduction, wildlife research, and stewardship. Time will be split between working at our McLaren Lodge office and engaging with people in our parks. Through outreach and education, ambassadors will work to inspire stewardship among park visitors. To apply and for more information, click the link below! Public Outreach Ambassador   Sharp Park Memorial Virtual Community Meeting on March 23 Rec and Park is supporting a community-led process to design a way to memorialize the tragic history of the Sharp Park Internment Camp. The Nihonmachi Community Coalition is convening San Francisco Japantown organizations, cultural and neighborhood associations, and people of Japanese, Italian and German ancestry to provide input on an appropriate interpretive panel. The second community meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, March 23 at 6 p.m. Register for this meeting at the link below. Zoom Registration   Future of Infrastructure: Role of Parks & Public Spaces Check out Microsoft's Future of Infrastructure Podcast and its new episode featuring our General Manager Phil Ginsburg. On the pod, Phil talks about the importance and often overlooked role of parks as infrastructure that make cities work for their residents, while touching on the India Basin Waterfront Park project, the JFK Promenade and more. Listen at the link below! Role of Parks & Public Spaces   People of the Parks Sabrina crossed the Bay from Berkeley to see the super bloom happening at the Queen Wilhelmina Garden in Golden Gate Park, at the Dutch Windmill. “I felt like today was a really nice day to lay in the grass,” the UC Berkeley student said. “Whenever the sun is out, I try my best to be outside and enjoy nature and see everything the city has to offer.” And with some 12,000 tulips blooming this month, there’s a lot to see!  “Tulips are my favorite flower. It’s been raining the past few days, so I wanted to see how the gardens were after the rain,” Sabrina said. “This reminds me of how special San Francisco is.” So far, some 5,000 pink and white London N. Breed tulips have bloomed, and about 7,000 more tulips—yellow, purple, and pink—are set to bloom this month. People of the Parks is a series of short stories, based on conversations with people we meet in San Francisco parks.   Upcoming Events   Community Garden Workshops on March 17 and 18 With a break in the rain, join our Urban Agriculture team for community garden workshops this spring! We have a rescheduled fruit tree pruning and tool care workshop at Arlington Community Garden (Arlington Street and Highland Avenue) on Friday, March 17 beginning at 10 a.m. Get your tools and fruit trees ready for spring! On Saturday, March 18, we have the ABCs of Planting and Growing your First Garden workshop at Clipper Terrace Community Garden (855 Clipper Terrace) from 10 a.m. to noon with our master gardener volunteers. Learn the basics of gardening and how to build your crops! To register for these workshops, email communitygardens at sfgov.org. For more information, click the link below. Urban Agriculture   Ikebana Floral Art Demonstration on March 17 Join Ikebana International's San Francisco Bay Area Chapter for its March floral art demonstration on Friday, March 17 at noon in the County Fair Building (1199 9th Avenue). The demonstration will be by Yoko Tahara of the Ohara School, where her art will celebrate the spring season. In addition, there will be a raffle of floral containers following the program, as well as refreshments and an arrangement exhibit. For more information, click the link below. Sign of Spring   Community Social Doubles at Goldman Tennis Center on March 17 San Francisco tennis players, advanced beginners through intermediate, are invited to play in the Tennis Coalition of San Francisco's Friday evening social doubles series. Meet other players at your level for round-robin sets in an organized and fun environment! For more information and to register for the social on March 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Goldman Tennis Center (Nancy Pelosi and Bowling Green drives), click the link below. Community Social Doubles   Baby Music Jam at Francisco Park on March 18 Join us for a free baby music jam on the main lawn at Francisco Park (Francisco and Larkin streets) this Saturday, March 18 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The class is for ages 5 and under and hosted in partnership with the Francisco Park Conservancy and Baby Porcupine. Bring your kiddos, a blanket, and a shaker for a morning of singing and dancing at this beautiful park overlooking the bay!   Mobile Rec Rock Wall at Joe DiMaggio Playground on March 18 Mobile Rec comes to Joe DiMaggio Playground (651 Lombard Street) on Saturday, March 18 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   Japanese Tea Garden Walking Tour with Bay Curious May 13 & 14 Join KQED's Bay Curious for walking tours of the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park on May 13 and 14. Immerse yourself in the cultural significance of the garden, which dates back to the 1893 World’s Fair and holds a sprawling family history that embodies the experience of Japanese Americans in California from the 1800s to today. Actress Sango Tajima will lead these tours to provide a theatrical history of the garden and the people who created it. For more information and to purchase tickets, click the link below. Bay Curious Tea Garden Tours   Programming   Spring Archery Tournament in Golden Gate Park on April 1 Join us for our spring archery tournament in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the archery range (902 47th Avenue). There are youth and adult divisions, which include Olympic Recurve, Barebow/Longbow, Bowhunter Compound, and Compound Unlimited. Participants must bring their own equipment. For more information and to register, click the link below. Spring Archery Tournament   The Kids' Games at Kezar Stadium on May 7 Registration is now open for our Annual Kids' Games at Kezar Stadium (670 Kezar Drive) on Sunday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will be a free Olympic-style track meet for kids ages 5 to 14. The meet will feature the 50-meter dash, 100-meter dash and long jump. For details and to register, click the link below. Kids' Games   We Players: Adventures with Alice in Golden Gate Park Starting April 27 We Players is back in Golden Gate Park this spring with a whimsical and witty Wonderland and Looking-Glass mash-up entitled Adventures with Alice. The performances will take place Thursday to Sunday from April 27 through May 20 in Golden Gate Park, beginning at the stables and ending at the Portals of the Past. The Video of the Week gives a sense of what We Players performances are all about with their 2022 summary! Replete with the site integrated and interactive elements, audiences will have many opportunities to participate in the wacky weirdness of Wonderland and the lunacy through the looking-glass with the upcoming shows. For more information and to purchase tickets, click the link below. 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