eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- February 21, 2024

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements   SF Celebrates Reopening of Golden Gate Park Golf Course Clubhouse Last week, Mayor London Breed, Rec and Park and community stakeholders celebrated the reopening and unveiling of the Golden Gate Park Golf Course and Clubhouse. In 2018, the Golf Course’s clubhouse sustained extensive damage in a fire, leading to the building’s demolition. The course closed last year, as construction on the $5.9 million clubhouse project got underway. The new and completely redesigned 1,500 square-foot clubhouse features a multifunctional lounge, as well as enhanced public restrooms, a new golf pro shop, food and beverage concessions, additional storage space, and an outdoor patio with seating that overlooks the course. Other improvements include two accessible parking spaces and an ADA pathway that connects the outdoor patio to the putting greens and driving range. The new clubhouse was constructed on the same footprint as the previous structure. San Francisco Public Works played a significant role in the clubhouse project, providing architectural, landscape architectural and engineering design services, as well as managing construction, on behalf of Rec and Park. First Tee, a nonprofit organization that empowers youth with life and social skills through golf, has operated the course for the last decade. The organization provides programming for underserved youth. As part of a separate project funded entirely by First Tee, the 9-hole par-3 golf course recently underwent landscaping upgrades to strengthen the natural turf while facilitating drainage and reducing maintenance. For more information, click the link below. GGP Golf Course Clubhouse Reopening   Summer Resource Fair at the County Fair Building on February 24 Join Rec and Park and the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF) for our Summer Resource Fair! The citywide event takes place on Saturday, February 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the County Fair Building (1199 9th Avenue). Get started on planning your family's summer, as this event will feature 100 summer camps, classes, programs, and services for children in grades K-8. In addition, there will be a number of family friendly activities including a kid zone and the Mobile Rec rock wall from Rec and Park. The San Francisco Public Library will also host a book giveaway, while exhibitors will have fun things to do at their tables. For more information, click the link below. Summer Resource Fair   Black History Month Parade and Community Party on February 24 Join community partners for a Black History Month parade and party on Saturday, February 24. The parade begins at 11 a.m. at the Ruth Williams Opera House (4705 3rd Street) and ends at the Southeast Community Center (1550 Evans Avenue) where there will be a community celebration featuring food, entertainment, a kid zone and more from 1 to 4 p.m. The India Basin Waterfront Park project partners will be supporting the event at the Southeast Community Center and will have have an outreach table where you can learn more about the project. Additionally, Hip Hop for Change (HH4C), which will begin park programming at India Basin Shoreline Park this year, will be tabling with the project partners to recruit for their 2024 program. They will also be organizing a number of workshops and performances at this event. RSVP for workshops at this link. Rec and Park's EcoCenter staff will also be hosting a book reading and talk with CEO and Founder of Outdoor Afro, Rue Mapp, at this event from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Mapp will read an excerpt from her book "Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors." Growing up on her family’s ranch in Lake County, California, Mapp quickly fell in love with our environment and has worked to inspire others in the Black community to reconnect with nature. Want to ask Rue Mapp a question? Submit by email to EcoCenterHHP at sfgov.org to be potentially featured in the talk. For more event information, click the link below. Black History Month Party   Dahlia Dell Hillside Garden Receives a Makeover We're excited to share that the Dahlia Dell hillside garden has completed a renovation to enhance this park feature for volunteers and visitors alike. As a part of the project, the garden's terraces and retaining walls were repaired, while its pathways were upgraded to increase accessibility. Additionally, the viewing area for the garden was upgraded to ensure that all visitors could come to admire the beautiful blooms. A special thanks to the Dahlia Society of California, San Francisco Parks Alliance and Miller Company Landscape Architects for making this project possible! Learn more and stay tuned for a celebration to commemorate these upgrades at the link below. Dahlia Dell   Duboce Park Playground Reopens After Safety Surface Repairs We're excited to share that the playground at Duboce Park has reopened after repairs to its play surface, which had become worn down. With some dryer weather coming up, be sure to get out and play here soon before the rain returns. Duboce Park   Golden Gate Heights Park Pathways Reopen After Resurfacing Project Despite the wet winter, we have successfully repaired and resurfaced pathways that had fallen into disrepair at Golden Gate Heights Park. Swing by to check out this hidden gem and take in some of the best park views in San Francisco! Golden Gate Heights Park   Share Feedback on Gene Friend Art Proposals by March 1 The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) is conducting a review process to choose an artist to create an integrated wall artwork for the interior north-facing wall of the gymnasium at the new Gene Friend Recreation Center. Three artists were chosen as finalists by a public art review panel to design site-specific proposals for this artwork opportunity: Adrian Arias, Cece Carpio, and ChiChai Mateo. The artwork should illuminate the rich history and full diversity of San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood including recognition of SOMA Pilipinas, the Filipino Cultural Heritage District. The artwork should also lift up the facility as a destination and proud neighborhood asset. SFAC has extended the deadline to provide feedback to Friday, March 1 at 5 p.m. Click the link below to review the artwork proposals. Art Proposals for Gene Friend Rec Center   11th and Natoma Park Community Meeting on March 7 In partnership with community organizations from the SoMa neighborhood, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is taking proposals for the naming of a new park located within western SoMa at the intersection of 11th and Natoma streets. This initiative aims to involve the community in selecting a meaningful and appropriate name that resonates with the park's location, historical significance, or honors an individual's contributions to the SoMa community. Take this survey to provide feedback on the submitted names and participate in the third and final community meeting on Thursday, March 7 at 6 p.m. For more information, click the link below. 11th & Natoma Naming Proposals   Kezar Pavilion Renovation Project Community Meeting on March 12 Rec and Park, in partnership with the Department of Emergency Management, will be hosting a community meeting for the Kezar Pavilion Renovation Project on Tuesday, March 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Police Department's Park Station (1899 Waller Street) community room. There will also be an optional facility tour of Kezar Pavilion from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Meet outside of the facility's main entrance at 755 Stanyan Street for the tour. The building will be renovated to accommodate enhanced recreational activities and to function as a disaster response facility in the event of a major emergency. Join us as we discuss the vision and goals for this legendary facility. For questions or comments, contact the project manager by email at alexis.ward at sfgov.org or by phone at (628) 652-6641. For translation or language services, as well as accessibility requests, please contact Pete Moore by phone at (415) 496-6204 or email at pete.j.moore at sfgov.org. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help to ensure availability. For more information, visit the project page at the link below. Kezar Pavilion Project   People of the Parks: Lunar New Year Basketball Jamboree Kenny has been a longtime fixture at the Betty Ann Ong Recreation Center. He’s been organizing the annual Lunar New Year Basketball Jamboree since 1995, bringing kids together from across the city to shoot hoops and win prizes. The Jamboree—held this past Saturday—is part of the Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Festival and Parade festivities leading up to this weekend’s big parade. “It’s not a tournament. It’s really supposed to be a fun event. But kids are really competitive so of course they all want to win,” he said. Kenny, a retired middle school principal, grew up in Chinatown and used to play basketball at the rec center when he was a kid—back when it was called the Chinese Recreation Center. The entire facility got a state-of-the-art upgrade in 2012 and was renamed to honor San Francisco flight attendant and 9/11 hero Betty Ann Ong, the first person to alert authorities to the hijackings. From sports to after-school programming, to activities for seniors, “there’s a multitude of activities here for people to participate in,” Kenny said. And when he’s not helping with the Basketball Jamboree and parade, you might catch Kenny, 71, shooting hoops on the court. “The key is to always stay active,” he said. People of the Parks is a series of short stories, based on conversations with people we meet in San Francisco parks.   Magnolias in Peak Bloom at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Magnificent Magnolias are in peak bloom at the San Francisco Botanical Garden (1199 9th Avenue). Anticipated to last into this weekend, experience the peak bloom of one of the most significant conservation collections of magnolias in the United States. Admire the sights and scents on the branches of more than 200 elegant trees, as velvety silver buds and saucer-sized pink, white, and magenta flowers make an appearance in this spectacular annual bloom. For more information, click the link below. Magnificent Magnolias   Park Padel at Embarcadero Plaza Check out Park Padel's new one-year pop-up courts located in Embarcadero Plaza! Padel, frequently described as a cross between tennis and squash, is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Like pickleball, padel is easy to learn, social, and usually played as a doubles game on a court about a third of the size of a tennis court. However, padel courts are bounded by glass walls, allowing players to hit the ball off multiple surfaces, much like squash. Free play with advanced reservation takes place Monday through Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information and to make a reservation, click the link below. Park Padel   Severe Storm Impacts in our Parks San Francisco is in the midst of some wet and windy weather that is expected to pick back up this weekend. While using your parks, please be alert as strong gusts can topple healthy trees and snap limbs. In addition, there may be flooding throughout sections of our parks. Please avoid all flooded areas. Stay up to date on park impacts and closures at sfrecpark.org. In addition, be sure to check out tips for what to do during severe storms from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management at the link below. Severe Storm Info   Upcoming Events   Tai Chi at Silver Terrace Playground on February 22 Celebrate the Lunar New Year with free Tai Chi classes in the park on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Silver Terrace (1700 Silver Avenue) with the next on February 22. Hosted by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, classes are open to all ages and will run through March 14, offering a chance to improve your balance, concentration, and self-awareness through this graceful art. For more information and to sign up, click the link below. Tai Chi at Silver Terrace   Civic Center Soundtrack Concert Series on February 22, 23, and 27 Civic Center Soundtrack, a free concert series by Illuminate, is at Fulton Plaza between San Francisco Main Library and the Asian Art Museum this spring and summer. These diverse musical performances will be held every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from noon to 3 p.m. The next show takes place on Thursday, February 22 with Ida and Isidor, Little Oil, and Three Flower Jam. Other upcoming shows include on Friday, February 23 with Essie Thomas, Jerome Porter, and Lost Coast, as well as on Tuesday, February 27 with Dan Dectis, Matt Jaffe, and Young and Up Too Late. For the full lineup, click this link. The Civic Center Soundtrack concert series joins an increasingly exciting roster of events, art installations and games at the three adjacent gathering spaces that make up the Civic Center area—Civic Center Plaza, Fulton Plaza, and UN Plaza. Learn more at the link below. Civic Center Plazas   Joe Lee Rec Center's Black History Month Celebration on February 23 Join Rec and Park staff at Joseph Lee Recreation Center (1598 Oakdale Avenue) on Friday, February 23 for its Black History Month celebration. It will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. and feature performances, a fashion show, refreshments and more. For more information, contact the center at (415) 970-9204. Joe Lee Rec Center   Love Your Legumes Workshop at Brooks Park on February 24 Join Rec and Park's community gardens team for a workshop on how to build a bamboo trellis to support your beans and peas this spring. It takes place on Saturday, February 24 at 1 p.m. at Brooks Park Community Garden (373 Ramsell Street). Translation in Cantonese will be provided. For more information and to RSVP, email communitygardens at sfgov.org.   Water Gardening & Pond Restoration at Alemany Farm on February 24 Join the Friends of Alemany Farm (700 Alemany Farm) for its water gardening and pond restoration workday on Saturday, February 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. It will include a discussion on pond ecology, the importance of water sources on organic farms, strategies for management, and creating plant and animal diversity. Bring your hip waders or rain boots if you have them, as well as gloves to help with the annual winter pond maintenance afterward. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Water Gardening & Pond Restoration   Citrus Tree Pruning Workshop at Alemany Farm on February 25 Swing by Alemany Farm (700 Alemany Boulevard) for its winter fruit tree pruning workshop on Sunday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Attendees will be introduced to tree pruning tools and how to best care for them. They will then learn how to choose what to prune on citrus trees before practicing pruning cuts. Rec and Park's own Community Gardens Program Manager Mei Ling Hui will be leading this workshop. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Citrus Tree Pruning   "The Spongebob Musical" Open Auditions on March 1 Youth ages 13-19 years old are invited to the Young People's Teen Musical Theatre Company's (YPTMTC) open auditions for "The Spongebob Musical" on Friday, March 1 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts (50 Scott Street). The musical will plunge the audience into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. Interested candidates must prepare a song to sing and bring sheet music for the provided accompanist for the audition. They also must bring a headshot and resume (if available) and prepare a monologue of no more than 2 minutes. Call backs will take place on Saturday, March 2 from noon to 4 p.m. at the center. Be prepared to dance for both! Audition and program cost are free. For more information, click the link below. Additional questions? Email director at yptmtc.org. YPTMTC Audtions   Programming   Bean Sprout Family Days at the San Francisco Botanical Garden The San Francisco Botanical Garden's (1199 9th Avenue) Bean Sprout Family Days are back! Family days take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon, and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Help start seeds and explore all of the growth that happened in the garden over winter. Grab some tools at the garden's welcome station or bring your own to dig, water, pick, build and explore. Heavy rain will cancel programs. All programs are free of charge with admission and no preregistration is required. For more information, click the link below. Bean Sprout Family Days   Sundays at the Beach on the Great Highway: Mat Yoga on February 25 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for its Sundays at the Beach programming. These free activities from live music to Tai Chi, will be hosted four times a month. The next program will be Mat Yoga on Sunday, February 25, at Judah Street and the Great Highway at 10 a.m. For more information, click the link below. Great Highway Park   Mission Rec Rebels Girls Basketball Tryouts Begin February 27 The Mission Recreation Center (MRC) Rebels girls AAU basketball program is holding tryouts for its storied program! Tryouts begin on Tuesday, February 27 for grades 4 to 8, with high school level tryouts beginning on Wednesday, March 6. All tryouts take place at Mission Recreation Center (2450 Harrison Street) beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information and to register, click the link below. Mission Rec Rebels   Movie Night at Glen Park Recreation Center on February 27 Join our staff at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) for classic movie nights! The next one will take place on Tuesday, February 27, beginning at 6 p.m. and will feature the 1945 film "Captain Kidd." Come out to meet your neighbors and to enjoy these vintage films. For more information, contact the center at (415) 239-4007.   Hip Hop for Change Promo Video for Black History Month Party Join Hip Hop for Change (HH4C) at the Southeast Community Center (1550 Evans Avenue) for the Black History Month community party this Saturday, February 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. HH4C, which will begin park programming at India Basin Shoreline Park this year as a part of the India Basin Waterfront Park Project, will be tabling with the project's partners to recruit for their 2024 program. They will also be organizing a number of workshops and performances at this event, including graffiti and breakdance/turfing. Our Video of the Week comes from HH4C and highlights some of these activities. For more information and to RSVP for workshops, click the link below. 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