Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- November 13, 2024

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Email from SF Recreation and Parks Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements South Sunset Clubhouse Groundbreaking on November 14 Join Rec and Park as we break ground on the renovation of South Sunset Clubhouse (40th Avenue and Vicente street) on Thursday, November 14 from 1 to 2 p.m. The event will feature a ceremony followed by a recognition of Assemblymember Phil Ting for his contributions to our park system. Planned improvements to the park include the reconfiguration and renovation of interior spaces in the clubhouse, accessibility improvements, and beautification. For more information about the project, click the link below. South Sunset Clubhouse   Annual Holiday Tree Lighting in Golden Gate Park on December 5 Rec and Park is hosting the 95th annual holiday tree lighting in Golden Gate Park on Thursday, December 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. It will feature carnival rides and games, holiday activities, lighted park attractions, live entertainment, food for sale, and the ceremonial lighting of Uncle John's tree—the historic 100-foot tall Monterey cypress outside of McLaren Lodge (501 Stanyan Street). There will be free valet bike parking. For accommodations, please contact us at rpdaccess at sfgov.org or (415) 831-6834. Making your request at least five days before the event will help ensure availability. For more information, click the link below. Tree Lighting   Ice Rink Back in Union Square through January 20 The heart of San Francisco has transformed into a winter wonderland with the return of the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Kaiser Permanente. It will be open through Monday, January 20, 2025. Surrounded by festive lights and the vibrant atmosphere of San Francisco's shopping district, the rink offers a unique outdoor skating experience for all — from families and friends to couples and colleagues. For more information, click the link below. Union Square Ice Rink   Ledyard Alley Transforms into Colorful Pathway Ledyard Alley, an important route adjacent to Silver Terrace Playground (1700 Silver Avenue), recently completed its transformation into a warm and colorful pathway. Located just south of the park, the alley's transformation includes a new mural, raised planting areas, fencing, lighting, entry signage, and drought-tolerant plants that provide year-round blooms for local pollinators. A special thanks to the Friends of Silver Terrace and the San Francisco Parks Alliance for helping to lead this glow up! Learn more about the project at the link below. Ledyard Alley Project   Rocking the Boat: Spotlight on San Francisco Check out Rocking the Boat's spotlight on San Francisco, which highlights its expansion to our city, as well as its experience so far at India Basin Waterfront Park's shop building. Learn more about the program, including its history and what it's offering at the park this fall, at the link below. Rocking the Boat SF   Girls Volleyball Champs Crowned, Tournament on December 14 Our Girls Play Sports program hosted its fall volleyball league playoffs for its 10U and 14U divisions last weekend. The Upper Noe Aces won the 10U championship while the Richmond Rec team won the 14U championship. Congratulations to these champions and thank you to all of the players, parents, and coaches for an amazing season. The league has grown from 21 players in 2021 to 172 this season. We look forward to continuing to grow this game to girls in San Francisco. See more offerings from Girl Play Sports at the link below. Interested in playing? Come out for the Queens of the Court Volleyball Tournament for ages 11 to 16 at Kezar Stadium on Saturday, December 14 from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sign up at this link or email cindy.liu2 at sfgov.org for questions. Girls Play Sports   India Basin Shoreline Park Community Meeting on November 14 Rec and Park is applying for a United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Cleanup Grant to assist in remediating legacy contaminated subsurface soil at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street). This property is a 7.5-acre park site that will be renovated as a part of the larger India Basin Waterfront Park Project, which opened its first portion at 900 Innes Avenue last month. As part of the grant application process, Rec and Park will hold a public meeting at the Shipwright's Cottage community room in India Basin Waterfront Park (900 Innes Avenue) on Thursday, November 14 beginning at 1 p.m. We will discuss the draft grant proposal and receive comments on it and the proposed use of funds. For more information, click the link below. Questions? Contact Toni Moran by phone at (628) 652-6621 or by email at toni.moran at sfgov.org. India Basin Grant Meeting   Great Famine Memorial Plaza Project Meeting on November 14 Join us for a virtual community meeting on the Great Famine Memorial Plaza Project on Thursday, November 14 at 7 p.m. This project will construct a concrete platform and guard rail to host future artwork, such as informational plaques and a statue memorializing the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1852). The location of the project is El Camino Del Mar near Legion of Honor Drive. This project is considered Phase 1 of the Memorial Project. At a later date, the San Francisco Irish Famine Memorial Committee will engage with the San Francisco Arts Commission to find an artist to design and construct artwork on the Memorial Plaza. For more information and to RSVP for the meeting, click the link below. Great Famine Community Meeting   Jackson Playground Community Meeting on November 16 Come out for a community meeting regarding the upcoming Jackson Playground Improvement Project on Saturday, November 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at the park's clubhouse (Mariposa and Arkansas streets). Join your neighbors for a morning filled with updates, discussions, and opportunities to shape the future of the park. There will also be snacks, as well as activities for the kids. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Jackson Playground Community Meeting   Glen Canyon Mural Meeting on November 16 Come out for a community meeting to review a proposed new mural at Glen Canyon Park's Elk Street retaining wall on Saturday, November 16 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Organized by Glen Park residents, Renee Berger (leader of the Burnside mural and tiled steps) and Suzanne Ginsburg, it will take place at the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street). Meet the muralist, Sirron Norris and provide feedback! To see some of Sirron's past murals, click the link below. Sirron Norris   Rec and Park's Annual Budget Meetings on December 2 & January 7 Rec and Park's annual budget meetings are coming up with the first occurring at Herz Playground (170 Visitacion Avenue) on Monday, December 2 from 6 to 7 p.m. The second will take place virtually on Tuesday, January 7 from 6 to 7 p.m. Join us as we discuss preliminary plans for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27. Learn about our department's budget instructions for the next two years, and let us know what priorities you have for your neighborhood parks. To register for the virtual meeting, click the link below. Virtual Budget Meeting   Marina Project Virtual Community Meeting on December 5 Join Rec and Park for a virtual community meeting on Thursday, December 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. Receive updates and review changes to the project since the last meeting in summer 2023. Design changes are based on new studies and the rules set by the Board of Supervisors to limit expansion of the West Harbor, while still achieving the main project goals: environmental remediation, improving public access to the waterfront, and ensuring the marina is financially sustainable. For more details, including Zoom information, click the link below. Marina Project Meeting   Upcoming Events India Basin Chef Series: Radio Africa & Kitchen on November 14 Come out to the Food Pavilion at India Basin Waterfront Park (900 Innes Avenue) with En2Action for its guest chef series on Thursday, November 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. It will feature Radio Africa and Kitchen serving Ethiopian cuisine at the brand new park. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to taste the vibrant and diverse cuisine from chef Eskender Aseged. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Radio Africa   HMPC: "Water's Edge" Film Screening on November 14 Join the Harvey Milk Photo Center (HMPC) for the film screening of "Water's Edge" on Thursday, November 14 at 6 p.m. It will be screened at the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts (50 Scott Street). The screening corresponds with the center's "Observations at the Water's Edge" exhibit, which features a small sampling of imagery culled from artist Arthur Tress' recent projects including his 30 years spent living in and documenting his life in Cambria and a recent project documenting Mare Island. Many images in this exhibit were photographed during the making of the film. For more information, click the link below. Observation at Water's Edge   Illuminate Live at the Bandshell on November 15, 16, 17 & 20 Join us for free concerts with Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) in Golden Gate Park. November 15 | 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday Happy Hour with Alan Jones Sextet November 16 | 4:30 to 7 p.m. Live at the Shell with Brycon, ClayDough, Professa Gabel, SundaY, Tony Jarone and The Cosmic Waves November 17 | 4:30 to 7 p.m. Crucial Reggae Sunday with DJ Guid8nce, DJ Smoky, and Irie Dole November 20 | 2 to 6 p.m. Singer/Songwriter Wednesday Finale with Donovan Plant, Emily Zisman, and Michael Vincent and U No Who Illuminate Live   Monthly Full Moon Water Ritual on November 15 Join India Basin Waterfront Park's Curator-in-Residence, Rhiannon Evans MacFadyen, for monthly Full Moon Water Rituals at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) through the end of 2024. These free, all-ages ceremonies will take place at sundown, with the next on Friday, November 15. Each event will be facilitated by artists and culture bearers from Bayview-Hunters Point and the broader Bay Area. For more information, click the link below. India Basin Curator   Girls Hoop Summit at Hamilton Recreation Center on November 16 Register today for the Girls Play Sports Hoop Summit at Hamilton Recreation Center (1900 Geary Boulevard) on Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is for girls ages 6 to 12, and will feature drills, pick up games and a special guest speaker. For more information and to register, click the link below. Girls Hoop Summit   San Francisco Bay Sox Girls Baseball Clinic on November 16 Join the San Francisco Bay Sox Girls Baseball Program for free clinics to work on your game this offseason! The next will take place on Saturday, November 16 for girls of all skill levels at Potrero Hill Recreation Center (801 Arkansas Street) from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 7 to 10 and noon to 1:30 p.m. for ages 11 to 14. For more information and to register, click the link below. Bay Sox Girls Baseball   St. Mary's Recreation Center 100th Anniversary on November 16 Come out for the 100th anniversary of St. Mary's Recreation Center on Saturday, November 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a number of activities for the whole family, including a slideshow focusing on the changes to the center and a video showing the growth the community has gone through over the last century. There will also be special guests presenting including poet and writer David Maduli, archivist Jeanne Walsh and local artist Matt Evans. Swing by for a day of community and history!   Hip Hop on the Plaza on November 22 Check out All the Way Live Foundation's Hip Hop on the Plaza at Fulton Plaza (Fulton Street between Larkin and Hyde streets). The next will be held on Friday, November 22 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and will feature a breaking workshop and dance session with Bboy Raff and DJ Powerserge. For more information, click the link below. All the Way Live Foundation   Programming and Regular Series Register for San Francisco Youth Baseball League's 2025 Season It's not too early to think about the 2025 San Francisco Youth Baseball League (SFYBL) season! Registration has begun for those looking to hit the diamond this winter and spring. For more information and to register, click the link below.  Questions? For Rec and Park teams, email sfybl at sfgov.org. For independent teams, email or info at sfybl.com. SFYBL   Activity & Class Schedule for Civic Center Plazas Check out all of the amazing drop-in activities and scheduled classes available at the reimagined UN Plaza and surrounding Civic Center area. From the Heart of the City Farmers' Market and live music at Fulton Plaza to free skateboarding lessons at UN Plaza, we have something for everyone to get out and play in San Francisco's core. See the workout class schedule from Rae Studios at UN Plaza, as well as the full amenity list and schedule at the link below. Civic Center Plazas   Host your Holiday Party at the TPC Harding Park Clubhouse Get ahead on your holiday plans for December and host your holiday party at TPC Harding Park's clubhouse (99 Harding Road). With roast chicken and grilled tri-tip as options, contact Jeanne White at jeannewhite at pgatourtpc.com for more information.   Bean Sprouts Family Days at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Join the San Francisco Botanical Garden (1199 9th Avenue) for Bean Sprouts Family Days, held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the first Saturday of the month from noon to 4 p.m. Dig, water, pick, and explore in the Botanical Garden’s space for kids. Grab tools at the welcome station or bring your own to enjoy hands-on activity stations and help tend the Garden. 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 Sprouts Family Days   Chess Club Thursdays in Glen Park Join the San Francisco Public Library and Rec and Park for chess club Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Sessions take place at the Glen Park Branch Library (2835 Diamond Street) on the first, third and fifth Thursdays of the month, while sessions on the second and fourth Thursdays take place at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street). These sessions are for players of all skill levels including kids (6 and older), teens and adults. Improve your memory, concentration and logical thinking skills through this time-honored game! For more information, contact Glen Park Recreation Center at (415) 239-4007.     Beach Jazz Jams Happy Hour at Great Highway on November 15 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for Friday happy hour featuring beachside jazz jams on November 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. on the Great Highway at Judah Street. The event will feature sunset locals DrClock and the Jazz Jammers. For more information, click the link below. Beach Jazz Jams   Natural Resource Division Volunteer Days on November 16 & 20 Join Rec and Parks' Natural Resource Division for upcoming volunteer days including on Saturday, November 16 at Glen Canyon Park from 9:30 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, November 20 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Rocky Outcrop. Learn about the importance of this natural area and the wildlife it supports. A variety of tasks are available for volunteers of all levels of physical ability. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old. See our full volunteer calendar at the link below. Questions? Email recparkvolunteer at sfgov.org. Volunteer Calendar   Drop-In Wheelchair Basketball at Glen Park Recreation Center Glen Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) is hosting a free drop-in wheelchair basketball session every Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. in partnership with BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation. All ages are welcome. You don't have to have a mobility disability to participate, but you must be able to maneuver a wheelchair. Wheelchairs are available (will fit people at least 5-feet tall). Let's get hooping! Additional questions? Contact Glen Park Recreation Center at (415) 239-4007.   Sundays at the Beach on the Great Highway: Tai Chi on November 17 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for its Sundays at the Beach programming. These free activities, from Mat Yoga to live music, will be hosted four times a month. The next program will be Tai Chi on Sunday, November 17 from 10 to 11 a.m. on the Great Highway at Judah Street. For more information, click the link below. Tai Chi   Swing into Stories in San Francisco Parks The San Francisco Public Library's (SFPL) YouthMobile is coming to parks around the city. Movement and play are essential building blocks in fostering literacy and a love of reading and the SFPL is bringing stories and song to San Francisco's parks through its Swing into Stories program. It takes place at a different park each Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon (Storytime begins at 10:30 a.m.) with the next at Hilltop Park (Newcomb Avenue and Whitney Young Circle) on November 19. See the monthly schedule here: 1st Tuesday of the month Garfield Playground (Treat and 26th streets) 2nd Tuesday of the month Koret Playground in Golden Gate Park (by the carousel) 3rd Tuesday of the month Hilltop Playground (Newcomb Avenue and Whitney Young Circle) 4th Tuesday of the month Redwood Grove Playground in McLaren Park (200 John F. Shelly Drive) Join us for a high-energy story time in our beautiful outdoors!  The YouthMobile offers a diverse selection of children’s library materials available for check-out with an SFPL library card. From the city’s only kid-focused bookmobile, staff circulates materials, creates library cards and provides the public with information about library services and programs. For more information and the Swing into Stories schedule, click the link below.  Swing into Stories   Movie Night at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center on November 19 Join our staff at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) for classic movie nights! The next will take place on Tuesday, November 19, beginning at 6 p.m. and will feature the 1955 film "Rage at Dawn." Come out to meet your neighbors and to enjoy these vintage films. For more information, contact Glen Park Recreation Center at (415) 239-4007.   Video of the Week Solar Arch Unveiled on JFK Promenade Our Video of the Week comes from ABC7 and highlights the unveiling of the Solar Arch by Illuminate last weekend at the Yellow Dot on the JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park (JFK Drive and Conservatory Drive East). In conjunction with the unveiling, the Bay Area Ridge Trail has been rerouted to run directly through this new landmark, merging art with nature on the trail. The 26-foot wide, 13-foot tall solar-powered arch is by the artist fnnch. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle on the installation at the link below. Solar Arch     SF Rec and Park Job Openings Get Your SF Rec and Park Swag Here Volunteer with SF Rec and Park   San Francisco Recreation and Parks | sfrecpark.org         SF Recreation and Parks | McLaren Lodge-Golden Gate Park 501 Stanyan Street | San Francisco , CA 94117 US Unsubscribe | Constant Contact Data Notice
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