[House] Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- March 29, 2023

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements   Spring Fling Community Celebration at Crocker Amazon on April 22 The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department's (RPD) seasonal party is coming to Crocker Amazon Playground (799 Moscow Street) on Saturday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join us for Spring Fling and RPD Things, which will include live entertainment, games, activities, archery, rock climbing, arts and crafts and more. Food trucks will be available when you work up an appetite. Swing by for free springtime fun for the entire family! For more information, click the link below. 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. For more information and to register, click the link below. Spring Fling and RPD Things   Owl Rescue at the Golden Gate Bandshell We’re used to hootenannies at the bandshell, but nothing like this! In between responding to storm damage, our structural maintenance team assisted San Francisco Animal Care and Control (SFACC) rescue a great horned owl that got stuck in netting at the Golden Gate Bandshell last week. The owl is recovering with SFACC and we look forward to seeing it back in the park soon! A special thanks to our tree toppers, heavy equipment operators and electricians for their assistance. Watch video of the rescue here.   Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell March 31, April 2 & 5 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. This weekend's shows include Friday Happy Hour on March 31 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. with The Super Super. For Reggae Sunday on April 2 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., we have DJs Irie Dole and Guid8nce with special guests the Nice and Fresh crew. Next week, we have a special Market to Bandshell Singer/Songwriter Wednesday produced in association with Sunset Mercantile on April 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring the Season of Us, Skinny Katz, and Jon and The Baptists.  For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Bandshell   Community Members Begin India Basin Construction Training A second set of community members began training this week for construction jobs through a program sponsored by the India Basin Waterfront Park Project. This four-week training will prepare participants for union careers as carpenters, laborers, cement masons and other skills. Swinerton, the construction firm building the southern part of the park, has committed to hiring at least ten of the graduates on the India Basin Waterfront Park Project or other local projects. These free trainings are provided in partnership with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and its CityBuild Academy. Participants receive a stipend and graduates receive work clothes, tools and funds to pay for union membership. This construction training is outlined in the India Basin Waterfront Park Project's Equitable Development Plan (EDP). The EDP serves as a blueprint for delivering a park designed by and for the community while improving economic opportunity and environmental health for its residents. Learn more about the project at the link below.  India Basin Waterfront Park Project   Urban Ag Hosts Workshop for Educators at Alemany Farm Our Urban Agriculture team hosted a workshop for early childhood educators at Alemany Farm last weekend where attendees learned about soil building, growing plants from seeds, harvesting, pollinator friends and more. A special thanks to all of our participants and workshop partners who are helping to ensure kids are growing up with nature in San Francisco! Learn more about providing children the opportunity to play, learn and grow outdoors in San Francisco at the link below. SF Children & Nature   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   Buchanan Street Mall Renovation Project Events on April 5 and 19 Join project partners for outreach events to gather community vision for the Buchanan Street Mall project. The first is a Memory Walk design conversation on Wednesday, April 5 at the African American Art and Culture Complex (762 Fulton Street) Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. with conversation and activities from 6 to 8 p.m. and facilitated by En2Action, the National Healing Collective, and Atunse Justice League. When completed, the Memory Walk will weave through Buchanan Street Mall, showcasing local art and honoring community history. Can't make it in person? Join virtually with the information below: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 969 2110 3182 Passcode: 026109 Dial in: 669.900.6833  The second event will be a community building healing circle on Wednesday, April 19 at the Rosa Parks Senior Center (1111 Buchanan Street). Be a part of the ongoing conversation on healing and transformation in the community. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. with the healing circle taking place from 6 to 8 p.m., facilitated by the National Healing Collective and Atunse Justice League.   Closed captioning, materials in large print and translation are available upon request by contacting Peter Moore at (415) 496-6204 or pete.j.moore at sfgov.org. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help to ensure availability. For more information about the project, click the link below. Buchanan Street Mall Project    Marina Improvement and Remediation Survey Open through April 11 Thanks to all who attended the first two community meetings for the Marina Improvement and Remediation project. These presentations introduced the community to the project with the aim to solicit feedback. You can still provide feedback by taking the project survey at the link below, which will be open through Tuesday, April 11. For additional information on the project, including the community meeting presentation, visit the project page here. Marina Project Survey   McLaren Park Community Meeting on April 11 Join us virtually for a community meeting for McLaren Park on Tuesday, April 11 at 6 p.m. The project team will share possible project ideas for specific program areas, infrastructure improvements, and enhancing connectivity throughout McLaren Park. Join the meeting with the Zoom information below. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 861 9658 9635    Passcode: 386700 Dial in: 669.900.6833 Closed captioning, materials in large print and translation are available upon request by contacting Peter Moore at (415) 496-6204 or pete.j.moore at sfgov.org. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help to ensure availability.  Additional questions? Contact the project manager at lauren.chavez at sfgov.org or (628) 652-6643. For more information about the project, click the link below. McLaren Park Vision Plan   Upcoming Events   Garden Resource Day on April 1 Join us for garden resource days this spring! The next will take place on Saturday, April 1 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   Mobile Rec in Bayview-Hunters Point April 1 and 8 Mobile Rec is coming to Bayview-Hunters Point this April. In addition to free BMX biking and skateboarding, our rock wall will be available for aspiring climbers to reach new height at Bayview/K.C. Jones Playground (3rd Street and Armstrong Avenue) on Saturday, April 1. The following Saturday, April 8, Mobile Rec will be at Hilltop Park (61 Whitney Young Circle) with free BMX biking, skateboarding and more. Both events will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with equipment provided. For more information, click the link below. Mobile Rec   Rescheduled Entwined Closing Celebration on April 2 Join artist Charles Gadaken, the Box Shop and the San Francisco Parks Alliance for the rescheduled closing celebration for Entwined on Sunday, April 2 at Peacock Meadow (240 JFK Drive) to celebrate another year of Entwined bringing light, color, and joy to Golden Gate Park. It will take place from 5 to 8 p.m., with live music and refreshments! For more information, click the link below. Entwined Closing Celebration   Muriel Leff Mini Park Reopening on April 3 Join Rec and Park and the San Francisco Parks Alliance for the Muriel Leff Mini Park (420 7th Avenue) reopening celebration on Monday, April 3 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event will celebrate the completion of recent improvements and feature live music from the Bay Area Jazz Mobile and refreshments. Improvements to the park include new picnic tables, benches and nature exploration elements, while community volunteers added new plantings. A special thanks to the community and our partners for making this project possible! For more information, click the link below. Muriel Leff Reopening   Bug Day at the Randall Museum on April 8 The bugs are back LIVE at the Randall Museum (199 Museum Way) on Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out the incredible extravaganza of insects at the Randall’s free Bug Day event celebrating everything insect with hands-on science and art activities, games, live music, movies and more! In addition, the San Francisco Beekeepers Association will have a hive of live honeybees on display. Kids can watch beekeepers at work and learn about these amazing pollinators. Honey collected from hives all over the city and other bee-made products will also be for sale. For more information, click the link below! Bug Day   Career Resource Fair at Civic Center Plaza on April 15 The City and County of San Francisco is hosting a career resource fair on Saturday, April 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Civic Center Plaza (355 McAllister Street). San Francisco Recreation and Parks, along with other government agencies will be present to provide guidance and resources on starting your career in San Francisco government! There will be a wide range of available job opportunities with staff to help navigate the application process. For more information and to register for this free event, click the link below. Career Resource Fair   Harvey Milk Photo Center: Our Mothers Ourselves Exhibit Opens April 15 Join the Harvey Milk Photo Center (50 Scott Street) for the opening reception of Our Mothers Ourselves - Legacies that Shape Us on Saturday, April 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. Curated by Ellen Konar and Adrienne Defendi, the exhibit features 10 artists who explore maternal legacies, sharing perspectives through photo-based images, constructed objects, and audio narratives. Each photographic series narrates a unique set of relationships and explores how certain individuals continue to shape the lives of those remaining. For more information, including the full list of artists involved in this exhibit, click the link below. Our Mothers Ourselves   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. For more information and to purchase tickets, click the link below. We Players: Adventures with Alice   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 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. For more information and to register, click the link below. Spring Archery Tournament   Junior Giants Registration Begins April 3 Registration for Junior Giants will open on Monday, April 3. This free, non-competitive baseball and softball summer league is for ages 5 to 13 and features lessons on integrity, confidence, teamwork, leadership, and more. The league will begin in mid-June and run at sites throughout San Francisco. For more information and to register on April 3, click the link below. Questions? Email sfrpd.jrgiants at sfgov.org. Jr. Giants   22 New Shop Stewards Sworn in by Mayor Breed at McLaren Lodge Last week, we hosted 22 new shop stewards from Rec and Park and San Francisco Public Works for a special swearing in by Mayor London Breed at McLaren Lodge. Our Video of the Week comes from Mayor Breed and interviews some of these stewards. The work of shop stewards is essential, as they are the people that support our laborers and help maintain our parks, keep our public spaces clean, and beautify our city. They are rank-and-file labor leaders with LiUNA! Local 261 that support workers and bring labor and management together. Congratulations to this group and we look forward to your leadership in improving San Francisco!   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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