eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- February 28, 2024

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements   Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at the historic Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park, the arts nonprofit and Rec and Park announced this week! The series, Illuminate Live, kicks off its 2024 season on Friday, March 1 and continues through mid-November with shows every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The free concerts attract more than 250,000 music lovers throughout each season. To honor International Women’s Day - the entire month of March will feature women or women-fronted musical groups. In total, 14 women-focused shows are planned during the month. The full lineup of performers is as diverse and local as it was in its first three seasons. The 2024 concerts will feature R&B, soul, jazz, funk, big band musicians, string ensembles, indie and psychedelic rock bands, and many singer-songwriters. In addition, the series will include reggae, salsa, and some EDM and electronic music. A full schedule can be found at this link and will be updated regularly, including special events. For additional information, click the link below. GGP Bandshell 2024 Season   San Francisco Youth Baseball League Celebrates Opening Day of 2024 Play ball! A special thanks to all who came out to San Francisco Youth Baseball League's (SFYBL) opening day this past weekend, including Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson, who both helped throw out the first pitch of the 2024 season. As the weather dries up, we look forward to seeing everyone on the diamond this spring!   Moscone Multi-Purpose Pickleball Lines to be Installed Next Week Get ready for all-new pickleball fun at Moscone Rec Center! We're thrilled to share that we will be adding multi-purpose pickleball lines to Moscone Rec Tennis Courts 3 and 4 (next to the Marina Branch Library) next week. Note that the courts will be closed for one dry day to accommodate work. Once complete, the park will have six pickleball courts to enjoy! Stay tuned for an update and learn more at the link below. Moscone Pickleball   GGP Senior Center Community Garden Receives a Makeover Last week, volunteers and our Urban Agriculture team got their hands dirty to revitalize the community garden at the Golden Gate Park Senior Center! Work included clearing the old garden, improving the pathways and plots, and installing a new picnic table, potting bench, tool chest, and more. A special thanks to City Year, as well as to Salesforce and its volunteers, who provided materials and supplies for this project.   Activating UN Plaza in the Heart of San Francisco Check out the recent piece by the National Fitness Campaign on their new fitness court at UN Plaza, and how it enlivens the area. The story highlights Claire Lee, a regular to the new court who has already signed up for more than 21 free classes with Rae Studios! "The free classes at the fitness court are the best thing to happen in my neighborhood," stated Claire. "It's not only convenient, but it also fosters a sense of community and promotes health and wellness for everyone." Read the full piece at the link below. The fitness court and Rae Studios' classes are a part of an increasingly exciting roster of activities, 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. See the full schedule at this link. National Fitness Campaign at UN Plaza   India Basin: If the Big Five Could See it Now Check out the recent piece by Trust for Public Land that highlights the Lady Bayview art installation going in at 900 Innes Avenue as a part of the India Basin Waterfront Park project. The sculpture, by Artist Raylene Gorum, is intended as a talisman that reflects the community’s history and the legacy of five women who sought to save it. Read more about the sculpture and the history of the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood at the link below. Big Five of Bayview   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   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   Upcoming Events   Tai Chi at Silver Terrace Playground on February 29 Be sure to check out free Tai Chi classes on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Silver Terrace (1700 Silver Avenue) with the next on February 29. 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 29, March 1 & 5 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 29 with Ben Lang, Bloomagoo, Joe Burke. Other upcoming shows include Friday, March 1 with Merle Badges, Pete Kronowitt, The Welcome Matt, as well as Tuesday, March 5 with Charlie, Joyce Lee, Julietta Hay. For the full lineup, click the link below. Illuminate Live   Audition for YPTMTC's "The Spongebob Musical" Production 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   Garden Resource Day in McLaren Park on March 2 Join us for garden resource days in 2024! The first of the year will take place on Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be free compost, mulch, plant starts and seeds, as well as a tool care station. Compost will be limited to five 5-gallon buckets per household– bring your own buckets. Additionally, University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener volunteers will be on site to answer your gardening questions! 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   Learn to Tend to a Kitchen Garden Volunteer Opportunity on March 2 Teens are invited to join the Gardens of Golden Gate Park for hands-on gardening projects this spring. Volunteer projects will take place at the San Francisco Botanical Garden (1199 9th Avenue) in the Children's Garden to help steward this local treasure. Join garden staff for its next project, Tending to a Kitchen Garden, on Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and to register, click the link below. Botanical Garden Volunteer Opportunities   SF Middle School Science Fair at the Randall Museum, Festival March 2 The 2024 San Francisco Middle School Science Fair is underway at the Randall Museum (199 Museum Way). Stop by this week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily to check out the exhibits. Winners will be announced during the museum’s Science Festival this Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids and their families can enjoy free live animal encounters, discover more information with community partners from the science world, and, for a small fee, drop in to explore the fun of hands-on science from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, click the link below. Randall Science Fair   "Bodies of Work" Exhibit at Harvey Milk Photo Center on March 2 Come by the Harvey Milk Photo Center (50 Scott Street) on Saturday, March 2 from 2 to 5 p.m. for the opening reception for "Bodies of Work." The exhibit is curated by Katinka Herbert and examines the commodification of athletic bodies through a compelling dialogue between two projects centered on Mexican wrestlers and Cuban athletes. It serves as a poignant exploration of precarious labor, freezing lives that typically unfold through movement within the stillness of photographic frames. For more information, click the link below. Bodies of Work   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   Mission Rec Rebels Girls Basketball Tryouts Continue February 29 The Mission Recreation Center (MRC) Rebels girls AAU basketball program is holding tryouts for its storied program. The next tryout dates are on Thursday, February 29 and Tuesday, March 5 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. Need some inspiration? Check out highlights from the MRC Rebels' recent tournament and the hardware they brought home over President's Day weekend above. The 8th grade team won their tournament bracket while the 7th grade team got second place. For more information and to register, click the link below. Mission Rec Rebels   Mobile Rec at Joe DiMaggio Playground on March 2 Mobile Rec comes to Joe DiMaggio Playground (651 Lombard Street) on Saturday, March 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  In addition to free BMX biking and skateboarding, our rock wall will be available for aspiring climbers to reach new heights! Equipment will be provided. For more information, click the link below. Mobile Rec   Sundays at the Beach on the Great Highway: Chair Yoga on March 3 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 Chair Yoga on Sunday, March 3, at Irving Street and the Great Highway at 2 p.m. For more information, click the link below. Great Highway Park   Movie Night at Glen Park Recreation Center on March 5 Join our staff at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) for classic movie nights! The next one will take place on Tuesday, March 5, beginning at 6 p.m. and will feature the 1936 film "Great Guy." Come out to meet your neighbors and to enjoy these vintage films. For more information, contact the center at (415) 239-4007.   Intergenerational Program at the GGP Senior Center on March 11 Check out the new Young at Heart intergenerational programming going on at the Golden Gate Park Senior Center (6101 Fulton Street). The next takes place on Monday, March 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and will feature local children's author who will read "Veer Singh and the Quest of the Golden Apple." There will also be a craft portion related to Holi, a popular and significant Hindu festival. These programs aim to bring children, families, and seniors together in a unique way to share stories, participate in activities, and so much more. For more information and to RSVP for future program dates, call (415) 518-7725 or email katherine.villasin at sfgov.org.   Monarch Butterfly Release at In Chan Kaajal Community Garden Last weekend, our Urban Agriculture team hosted a release party for two monarch butterflies that just emerged from their chrysalis at In Chan Kaajal Park's community garden (17th and Shotwell streets). Monarch butterflies are important pollinators, and an indicator of the state of the environment. Our Video of Week depicts the release of the butterflies by garden member Zack and local youth! Learn more about Urban Agriculture offerings like these at the link below. 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