eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- September 20, 2023

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements   Friday Teen Night at India Basin Shoreline Park on September 22 We're excited for the return of Friday Teen Night to India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) on Friday, September 22 from 5 to 9 p.m. This event, brought to you by the India Basin Waterfront Park Project and community partners, will have FREE food for teens, a TikTok station, photo booth, sports, jumbo games and more! Teens will have a safe place to kick back and enjoy themselves out at the park. Come out for a night of community, creativity and fun! For more information, click the link below. Teen Night   STEM Day at the Park at India Basin Shoreline Park on September 23 Join India Basin Waterfront Park project partners and Swinerton, the construction company building the first phase of the project, for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Day at the Park! It takes place on Saturday, September 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street). This community fair will provide opportunities to learn and connect on potential career paths in STEM and construction trades with government agencies, higher education institutions, unions, and more. To register, click the link below. STEM at the Park   Hardly Strictly Bluegrass September 29 to October 1 in Golden Gate Park Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the free annual music festival, returns to Golden Gate Park on Friday, September 29 and runs through Sunday, October 2 at Hellman, Lindley and Marx meadows. With more than 70 artists and six stages, performers include Irma Thomas, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Rufus Wainwright and more! For more information, including the full lineup, click the link below. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass   Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Road Closures With Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just around the corner, please note that road closures in Golden Gate Park have begun with Middle Drive to accommodate the load in/load out for the festival. See the map above for the full schedule of road closure dates in Golden Gate Park, as well as the bicycle closure map here. For more information and to stay up to date, click the link below. HSB Neighborhood Info   Dreamforce Volunteers Improve Parks Across San Francisco As a part of Dreamforce, more than 200 volunteers from Salesforce last week got their hands dirty improving our parks across the city, from Golden Gate Park to McLaren Park. These amazing stewards planted trees, removed weeds and invasive plants, spread mulch and more. As an in-kind donation, their work was worth more than $20,000. Thank you to all of these volunteers and Salesforce for loving our parks!   Worried About Someone's Safety on the Street? San Francisco is streamlining and improving its response to people experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis on the streets. This is how you can help when you see people in crisis: call 911 if it is an emergency. A highly trained dispatcher will find out what is going on and send help. Contact 311 for non-emergencies. A customer service agent will help you find the right city service.    San Francisco’s Coordinated Street Response Program provides multidisciplinary resources that involve many public agencies working closely together. The program includes specialized street response teams of mental health clinicians, community paramedics, EMTs, social workers, and peer counselors who work together to provide compassionate care to those in need on the street.    Street response teams respond to 911 calls, where highly trained dispatchers send the most appropriate response team for each situation. Calling 911 does not necessarily mean that the police will respond. San Francisco is a leader in developing alternatives to law enforcement for people experiencing behavioral health crises.   911 is for police, fire, and medical emergencies. A behavioral health crisis is a medical emergency. Calling 911 puts you in contact with a highly trained dispatcher who will send the most appropriate response team for each situation. When you call 911, expect these questions: Where is the emergency? What is happening? Who is involved? Is anyone injured? Is there a weapon?   311 is for City services, information, and non-emergencies, including: Support for unhoused people Mobility and access issues Encampments Street/sidewalk cleaning Food security programs Trash can overruns Syringes/hazardous waste Graffiti Street Response Program   With Summer Ending, Coyote Dispersal Season Begins As we move from summer to fall coyotes are beginning their seasonal shift from denning to dispersal. During dispersal, young coyotes are likely to be more visible across San Francisco as they roam through neighborhoods, parks, and green spaces searching for denning sites. While these sightings can be thrilling, it's important to remember that coyotes are wild animals. Here are some tips to ensure safe coexistence with our natural neighbors:   Keep dogs leashed and cats indoors. While rare, small dogs and cats can be viewed as prey. Keep both your pet and coyotes safe by staying vigilant. Do not approach coyotes, and instead admire them from a distance. If a coyote approaches you, pick up small children or pets, be loud and retreat slowly from the area.   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. This allows us to better understand coyote activity across the city and focus our coyote coexistence outreach in hotspot neighborhoods.     For more information, visit ACC's page on urban wildlife at the link below. Above photo from the documentary "Don't Feed the Coyotes" SFACC   Upcoming Events   Union Square in Bloom Summer Concerts on September 21 and 23 Check out the Union Square in Bloom Summer Music Series (333 Post Street) for free outdoor concerts, including a Thursday show featuring Julio Bravo y su Orquesta Salsabor and DJ Green B from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on September 21 that will have a bar garden, salsa dancing, games, Roadside Rotisserie food truck and more! The second show of the week takes place on Saturday, September 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. Drop by for some drinks, music and food at the square! For more information about this summer music series and other events in and around Union Square, click the link below. Union Square in Bloom   Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell September 22, 23, 24 & 27 Visit the Golden Gate Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) for free concerts from Illuminate Live. On September 22 swing by Friday Happy Hour from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. for an evening with Parlor Tricks. On Saturday, September 23, we have A Love Supreme Saxophone Summit, a Tribute to John Coltrane from noon to 4 p.m. For Reggae Sunday on September 24 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., we have Irie Dole and DJ Guid8nce with special guests Dubsmashers featuring Rocker-T. Next week, we have Singer/Songwriter Wednesday on September 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring Mike Rufo and No Exit and The Real Sarahs For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Bandshell   Beginning Urban Beekeeping Workshop on September 23 Join the Friends of Alemany Farm (700 Alemany Boulevard) for its beginning urban beekeeping workshop on Saturday, September 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the farm. Taught by the San Francisco Beekeepers Association, the workshop will teach participants how to start a new hive and provide additional resources on beekeeping. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Urban Beekeeping Workshop   Sogetsu San Francisco Presents ArtScapes September 23 and 24 Join the Sogetsu San Francisco Bay Area Branch for its free ArtScapes demonstration on Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the County Fair Building (1199 9th Avenue) in Golden Gate Park. Well known Bay Area Sogetsu Ikebana artists will be exhibiting and giving live demonstrations. Ikebana, or Japanese flower arrangement, is an ancient Asian art vibrantly practiced in contemporary interpretations by this organization's members. For more information, click the link below. Sogetsu SF   Autumn Moon Festival in Chinatown on September 23 and 24 Join the Chinatown Merchants Association for the 33rd Annual Autumn Moon Festival on Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be arts and crafts and food vendors, live music, entertainment, mooncakes, lion dancing, and more. The festival will be located along Grant Avenue between California Street and Broadway, touching Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground and Portsmouth Square. For more information, click the link below. Autumn Moon Festival   Ever Higher - Excelsior Arts and Music Festival on September 23 Trixie Rasputin and EOMM present the first Ever Higher Excelsior Arts and Music Festival, which will feature live music, local artists, craft beer and food! It takes place on Saturday, September 23 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater (40 John F. Shelley Drive) in McLaren Park. Performers include The Philharmonik, Treasures, Swiss and more. For more information, including the full lineup of musicians and artists, click the link below. Ever Higher Festival   Free Yoga at the Pop-Up Beer & Wine Garden in Golden Gate Park The pop-up beer and wine garden is on the promenade this weekend from noon to 7 p.m. at the 14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on September 23 and 24. Swing by for drinks, music, food trucks, art, and the atmosphere of Golden Gate Park. In addition, bring your mat for the last free yoga session of the month this Saturday, September 23 from 11 a.m. to noon at the garden. Click the link below to learn more about our Yoga in the Park program and to see the drink menu, food truck and music lineup. Golden Mile Project   Sunday Streets Western Addition on September 24 Sunday Streets comes to the Western Addition on Sunday, September 24 from noon to 5 p.m. This event will feature a brand new route along Golden Gate Avenue between Webster and Laguna streets. The event area will also include Buchanan Street Mall. It will transform this area 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. For more information, click the link below. Sunday Streets Western Addition   Golden Gate Park Band: Music and Dance of Spain on September 24 Join the Golden Gate Park Band for its Music and Dance of Spain concert at the Golden Gate Bandshell on Sunday, September 24 from 1 to 2:35 p.m. German Gonzalez will conduct a program of works from or inspired by Spain. Special guests will include Sabores de Espana Director Stephanie Neira and Toque Tercero Flamenco Director Damien Alvarez. For more information, click the link below. Golden Gate Park Band   Glen Park Movie Nights Continue on September 26 Join our staff at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) for movie nights this fall! The next movie night takes place on Tuesday, September 26, beginning at 6 p.m. and will feature the 1926 film, "The Black Pirate." Come out to meet your neighbors and to enjoy these vintage films. For more information, contact the center at (415) 239-4007.   We Players: Adventures with Alice at Montalvo Arts Center September 28 We Players' Adventures with Alice show is coming to the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga from September 28 to October 8. This show sold out when it was performed in Golden Gate Park earlier this year, and this upcoming set of performances will provide an opportunity to see what you missed. For more information and to purchase tickets, click the link below. Adventures with Alice   Nature Walk at Dolores Park on October 1 Stride into October with Love Dolores, which is hosting nature walks on Sunday, October 1 at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Dolores Park has a range of fascinating plants, and you will learn how to identify them with iNaturalist, a website where nature observers, from amateurs to scientists, can post observations and help identify species. Meet at the bell near 19th and Dolores streets. Enjoy the late summer blooms and warm weather at the park while it lasts.   Programming Escape to the Palace of Fine Arts Experience the best escape adventures in the Bay! Located inside the historic Palace of Fine Arts, the four award-winning escape rooms from Palace Games are crafted with beautiful sets, interactive challenges, intriguing puzzle design and astonishing tech. These unique immersive games are perfect for team building, special occasions, or fun with friends and family. Use the code PARKREC for 15 percent off and join the more than 75,000 players who have been amazed and delighted at Palace Games. For more information, click the link below. Palace Games   "Uncanny Beauty" Photo Exhibit on Display through October 21 Drop by the Harvey Milk Photo Center (50 Scott Street) to check out "Uncanny Beauty," an exhibit of contemporary fine art photography by members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective. The exhibit runs through Saturday, October 21. For more information about Uncanny Beauty, and other offerings at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, click the link below. Photo Credit: "Bird-Man, Carnaval" by Anthony Delgado. Harvey Milk Photo Center   Soccer Fridays at Tenderloin Recreation Center through December 15 Join Street Soccer USA, the Tenderloin Community Benefit District and Rec and Park for Soccer Fridays at Tenderloin Recreation Center (570 Ellis Street) from 5 to 8 p.m. though December 15. This drop-in program is for middle and high school players to work on their game ahead of the 23/24 soccer season and to meet other players in their community. For more information, call the center at (415) 292-2162.   Baseball/Softball Academy Fall Programming Begins on September 23 The San Francisco Giants Community Fund and Rec and Park partnered this summer to launch their first ever baseball and softball academy. This free program is geared toward middle to high school level baseball and softball players, providing an opportunity for them to work on their game in preparation for their school season. The academy will continue this fall on Saturdays at Crocker Amazon Playground (799 Moscow Street) from September 23 to November 4. There will be one-hour practices, followed by a two-hour game. For more information and to register, click the link below. Baseball and Softball Academy   Adaptive Bikes Serving People with Disabilities in our Parks San Francisco's free Adaptive Bike Program is at the Great Highway on Saturday, September 23. 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. BORP   Sundays at the Beach on the Great Highway: Mat Yoga on September 24 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for its Sundays at the Beach programming. These free activities will be hosted weekly from tai chi to live music! The next event will be Mat Yoga on Sunday, September 24, beginning at noon at Judah Street and the Great Highway. For more information, click the link below. Great Highway Park   Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project Our Video of the Week comes from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and highlights the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project. In the works for many years, it is the City’s first major climate change adaptation project, which is expected to start soon. The project will implement a long-term coastal management strategy for South Ocean Beach that addresses shoreline erosion and sea level rise caused by climate change, while also helping protect our wastewater infrastructure and improving public accessibility along the Great Highway. For more information, click the link below. 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