Reminder: eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- October 16, 2024

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Email from SF Recreation and Parks Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements Opening of India Basin Waterfront Park at 900 Innes on October 19 The partners of the India Basin Waterfront Park project—including the Trust for Public Land, San Francisco Parks Alliance, A. Philip Randolph Institute, San Francisco Recreation and Parks, San Francisco Foundation, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community—invite you to the opening of India Basin Waterfront Park at 900 Innes Avenue on Saturday, October 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Opening remarks will begin at 11:30 a.m. Join us for a vibrant celebration of the new park and the Bayview-Hunters Point community featuring free food through the park's new food pavilion managed by En2Action; row boats for visitors to take out on the water with Rocking the Boat; live performances hosted by the Ruth Williams Opera House, an art activity with the park's new Artist in Residence program, resources connecting people to programs in the project's Equitable Development Plan, and more. As part of the festivities, the adjacent India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) will host Fall Fest, an annual event with a local vendor market, DJ, pumpkin patch, food, art activities, a health zone, and recreational fun for all. For more information about the project and opening, click the link below. India Basin Waterfront Park   Randall Museum Family Halloween Day on October 19 Come out to the Randall Museum (199 Museum Way) for its family Halloween day on Saturday, October 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come in costume to this free event where the museum will be transformed to feature goofy ghoul games, trick-or-treats, costume awards, giant bat cave, day-glow dance party, live entertainment and more! Interested in volunteering for this event? Sign up for an morning shift from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or an afternoon shift from noon to 3 p.m. to help support this amazing community event. For more information, click the link below. Randall Museum   San Francisco Vintage Market in Fulton Plaza on October 19 Everything old is new again at the San Francisco Vintage Market in Fulton Plaza, taking place on Saturday, October 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market features more than 30 vendors focusing on antique and vintage furniture, art, clothing, household items and more! For more information, including the full list of activities going on at the Civic Center Plaza on Saturday, click the link below. Civic Center Plazas   Summer of Music Meadow Party in Golden Gate Park on October 20 Join Noise Pop and the Civic Joy Fund for their free Summer of Music Meadow Party finale. It takes place at Robin Williams Meadow in Golden Gate Park and will feature Thundercat, Lee Fields, and Combo Tezeta on Sunday, October 20 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. There will be music, food, drinks and more! To RSVP for a free ticket, click the link below. Summer of Music   Commonwealth Club: A Nature Positive SF Future on October 22 Join the Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) for its third installment of the "What's Good, SF!” series on Tuesday, October 22 beginning at 5:30 p.m. This event will discuss the future of San Francisco and how sustainability, biodiversity and access to nature can help us flourish. From navigating climate change to improving public health, how we shape and integrate our natural world is critical—holding immense potential to support our people, places and ecosystems. A thought-provoking discussion will bring together civic leaders, including Rec and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg and A. Philip Randolph Institute Executive Director Jacqueline Bryant, who are reimagining how our city can evolve to become a thriving, eco-friendly metropolis. For more information and to RSVP for this event, which will take place both in-person and virtually, click the link below. Commonwealth Club   Reforestation Pre-Apprenticeship Open House at India Basin October 23 Join Rec and Park for an open house and informational event on our new reforestation pre-apprenticeship program at India Basin Waterfront Park (900 Innes Avenue) on Tuesday, October 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. Rec and Park has received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase the tree canopy in the southeast section of the city. Learn about the grant specifics, on-the-job training program, eligibility requirements and the application process. For more information, email mark.tilley at sfgov.org or call (415) 813-7188.   Scaregrove Brings Spooky Fun to Stern Grove on October 25 Scaregrove, Rec and Park's Halloween bash, brings spooky fun to Stern Grove (19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard) on Friday, October 25 from 3 to 9 p.m. It will have free admission and fun for the entire family! Enjoy carnival rides and games, haunted places, arts and crafts, food for sale, live entertainment and more. Free bike parking will be provided. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at this event. For other accommodations, email rpdaccess at sfgov.org or call (415) 831-6841 with 72 hours notice to help ensure availability. Interested in volunteering for this event? Sign up for an afternoon shift from 2:30 to 6 p.m. or an evening shift from 6 to 9:30 p.m. to help support this amazing community event. For more information, click the link below. Scaregrove   San Francisco Youth Learn Important Farming Skills During Youth Ag Day Last week, Rec and Park along with partners the San Francisco Department of the Environment and the Friends of Alemany Farm, held our annual Youth Ag Day at Alemany Farm. The event saw more than 180 San Francisco Unified School District third graders take over Alemany Farm, as they learned about the importance of agriculture and farming. The day included several workshops that taught students things like butter making; painting with plant-based dyes; weaving; compost making; and food production. Participants also learned about nutrition, livestock, native pollinators and their role in producing food, and how to be good stewards of natural areas. Students also got up close and personal with a variety of farm animals, including mini pigs, mini goats, a mini cow, several types of ducks and chickens, and honeybees. Now in its third year, Youth Ag Day provides San Francisco kids with the unique opportunity to be outdoors and engage in sustainable farming practices, aiming to inspire them to be excellent stewards of the land. Learn more about offerings from our Urban Agriculture team at the link below. Urban Ag   Facility Coordinator Conor Casey Honored for Contributions to Glen Park Congratulations to Conor Casey, Facility Coordinator for Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center, on being recognized by District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman for his work in the community. Conor consistently organizes fun, dynamic and inclusive programming for the Glen Park neighborhood, from wheelchair basketball and classic movie nights to chess club and more. He received this recognition at the Glen Park Art Walk earlier this month after being nominated by the Glen Park Merchants Association. Thank you Conor for bettering our parks and city. Be sure to drop by the recreation center soon! Glen Park Recreation Center   New Report Evaluates Options on the Great Highway Check out the recently published report from the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) on the future of the Great Highway. A fixture of western San Francisco, the Great Highway is home to a diverse ecosystem of sand dunes, native plants, and wildlife. Birds, butterflies, and other animals use this narrow corridor to travel between the largest open spaces in San Francisco: the Presidio, Lands End, Golden Gate Park, and Lake Merced. Read more about future opportunities for the Great Highway and what changes can benefit both nature and people at the link below. SFEI   Upcoming Events Civic Center Soundtrack Concert Series on October 17, 18 & 22 Civic Center Soundtrack, a free concert series by Illuminate Live, is at Fulton Plaza between San Francisco Main Library and the Asian Art Museum. These diverse musical performances will be held every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. October 17 | 2 to 5 p.m. Featuring Angel Island Jazz, Don Shearer, and Haji Mike October 18 | 12 to 3 p.m. Featuring David Amago, Donovan Plant, and The Difficults October 22 | 12 to 3 p.m. Featuring Mark Joseph, Sam Edelman, and Tilde Illuminate Live   Bricks at Embarcadero Plaza October 17, 18, 19 & 23 Rec and Park, along with the Office of Economic Workforce Development, SF New Deal, and Into the Streets, recently launched Bricks at Embarcadero Plaza. Bricks will bring an array of exciting weekly activations to the plaza from Wednesday to Sunday, including happy hours, dance parties, trivia, family days, networking events, and more. This week we have Trivia by the Bay on Thursday, October 17 from 4 to 8 p.m.; Movement and Mindfulness on the Bricks on Friday, October 18 from 8 to 9 a.m. (free coffee and pastry from Devil's Teeth Baking Company for first 20 RSVPs); and Family Day on Saturday, October 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (free family snack packs for first 20 RSVPs). We kick off next week at the plaza on Wednesday, October 23 with Lunch Break on the Bricks from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.   For more information about Bricks, including events, click the link below. Bricks at Embarcadero Plaza   Ikebana International Demonstration in Golden Gate Park on October 18 Join Ikebana International's San Francisco Bay Area Chapter for its first demonstration of its 2024-25 season on Friday, October 18 at noon in the County Fair Building (1199 9th Avenue) in Golden Gate Park. Ikebana, or Japanese flower arrangement, is an ancient Asian art vibrantly practiced in contemporary interpretations by this organization's members. Friday's demonstration, "Evolving Around Chrysanthemum," will feature three smaller schools of style: Aratame, Chiko and Enshu. For more information, click the link below. Ikebana International   Hip Hop on the Plaza at UN Plaza on October 18 Check out All the Way Live Foundation's Hip Hop on the Plaza at UN Plaza (Market and Hyde streets). The next will be held on Friday, October 18 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and will feature a breaking workshop, with Bboy-Gid Nasty followed by a dance session with B-boy Powerserge. For more information, click the link below. All the Way Live Foundation   Illuminate Live at the Bandshell on September October 18, 19, 20 & 23 Join us for a free concert with Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) in Golden Gate Park. October 18 | 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday Happy Hour featuring Thu Ho Quintet October 19 | 2 to 6 p.m. Free Techno with Adra, Dhyan Moller, Max Gardner, and Zachary Noel October 20 | 2 to 6 p.m. VoteZilla with Deborah Crooks, Jim Ocean Band, Orchestra Gold, and Pete Kronowitt  October 20 | 4:20 to 7:30 p.m. Crucial Reggae Sundays with DJ Guid8nce, Haji Mike, and Irie Dole October 23 | 4 to 7 p.m. Singer/Songwriter Wednesday with Dore Coller, Maggie Forti, The Keller Sisters, and Three Rivers Illuminate Live   Sundown Cinema: "The Nightmare Before Christmas" on October 18 What's this? Don't miss the final Sundown Cinema of 2024 on Friday, October 18 at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park featuring "The Nightmare Before Christmas." This sing-along and costume contest is brought to you by the San Francisco Parks Alliance and Do The Bay. Activities begin at 5 p.m. with the screening starting at about 6:30 p.m. For more information, click the link below. Sundown Cinema Movies in McCoppin Square: "The Little Mermaid" on October 18 Come out for free movie nights in McCoppin Square (Taraval Street and 23rd Avenue) this October. The next show takes place this Friday, October 18 starting at 6 p.m. with "The Little Mermaid." There will be free food, popcorn and family fun! For more information, click the link below. E Movies in McCoppin     Hunters Point Shipyard Open Studios from October 18 to 20 Join the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists (451 Galvez Avenue) for their 40th Anniversary Open Studios event on the weekend of October 19 to 20 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a preview party on Friday, October 18. Explore more than 130 artists' studios, enjoy live music, food, kids’ activities, and a silent art auction. On October 19, stay for the evening crane illumination, which kicks off with an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. followed by light and sound performances at 7:15, 8, and 9 p.m. Admission is free with an RSVP. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Shipyard Artist Open Studios   Other Avenues’ 50th Co-opiversary on the Great Highway October 19 Come out for Other Avenues’ 50th Co-opiversary Celebration on the Great Highway at Judah Street. This community street fest, organized by Other Avenues, Friends of Great Highway Park, and No Boss! (Network of Bay Area Worker Co-ops), takes place from noon to 6 p.m. and celebrates 50 years of Other Avenues’ history in the Outer Sunset and the cooperative food systems movement in the Bay Area. There will be local musicians, interactive games, family-friendly activities, free samples, vendor and organizational tabling, and worker-owned co-op and sustainable food system education and advocacy. For more information, click the link below. Co-opiversary   Sunday Streets Phoenix Day on October 20 Come out for the 4th annual Sunday Streets Phoenix Day on October 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year's event will be a crosstown ride of San Francisco from the Ferry Plaza to the beach. The route will stop at block parties where there will be art, music, and prizes. For more information, click the link below. Sunday Streets Phoenix Day   Beautifying Your Neighborhood Stairway Workshop on October 22 As part of San Francisco Stairway Month, the San Francisco Parks Alliance invites you to join them for a community learning workshop at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) on Tuesday, October 22 from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Attendees will hear from people who have played key roles in transforming otherwise ordinary stairways into extraordinary ones by tiling, painting, landscaping and more. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Beautifying your Neighborhood Stairway   Halloween Archery Tournament in Golden Gate Park on October 26 Join us for our Halloween archery tournament in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, October 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the archery range (902 47th Avenue). There are youth and adult distances, which include Olympic Recurve, Barebow Recurve, Traditional, and Compound Barebow, Bowhunter and Unlimited. In addition to the tournament, there will be a food truck onsite, 3D target fun zone and more. Participants must bring their own equipment. For accommodations, please contact us at rpdaccess at sfgov.org or (415) 831-6834. The registration deadline is Saturday, October 19. For more information and to register, click the link below. Archery Tournament   Alemany Farm Harvest Festival on October 26 Join the Friends of Alemany Farm (700 Alemany Boulevard) for its annual harvest festival on Saturday, October 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature its traditional free community BBQ, live music with the Tony Saunders Band, garlic planting, a medicinal herb tour with Bonnie Rose Weaver, farm tours, kids activities and more. For more information, click the link below. Harvest Festival   Programming and Regular Series Jose Coronado Futsal League Registration Registration for the 26th season of the Jose Coronado Indoor Soccer (Futsal) League is open. This historic 5-on-5 league returns for youth ages 5 to 18 with recreational, intermediate and advanced teams available. All games are on Sundays with the season beginning on January 12. For more information, click the link below. Jose Coronado Indoor Soccer League   HMPC: Observations at the Water's Edge Open through November 30 Join the Harvey Milk Photo Center (HMPC) for its exhibit "Observations at the Water's Edge" on display at the center (50 Scott Street) through Saturday, November 30 The exhibit 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. This diamond-shaped body of work captures the essence of Tress' ongoing obsession with shape, line, and composition. He draws inspiration from beach surroundings and the people he encounters on his photographic journey. Many images in this exhibition were photographed during the making of his film "Water’s Edge”, which will be screened at the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts ballroom on Thursday, November 14 at 6 p.m. For more information, click the link below. Observation at Water's Edge   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   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 October 18 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for Friday happy hour featuring beachside jazz jams on October 4 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 October 19 & 23 Join Rec and Parks' Natural Resource Division for upcoming volunteer days including on Saturday, October 19 at Glen Canyon Park from 9:30 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, October 23 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Grandview Park. 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   Adaptive Bike Program in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays Check out San Francisco's free Adaptive Bike Program in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays through October 26. In partnership with the BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, we're providing hand cycles, foot trikes and tandem bikes for use on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. These adaptive cycles will be available at the Music Concourse behind the Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive), next to the accessible parking lot. No reservations are needed; first come, first served. For more information, call (510) 848-2930 or email sfcycling at borp.org.   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 October 20 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for its Sundays at the Beach programming. These free activities, from Chair Yoga to live music, will be hosted four times a month. The next program will be Tai Chi on Sunday, October 20 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 Redwood Grove Playground in McLaren Park (200 John F. Shelly Drive) on October 22. 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 October 22 Join our staff at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) for classic movie nights! The next will take place on Tuesday, October 22, beginning at 6 p.m. and will feature the 1955 film "Bride of the Monster." 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 Tennis and Pickleball in San Francisco: Meet Instructor Peter Convenient, safe, and professional: the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and Rec Technologies recently announced an innovative pilot program matching tennis and pickleball players of all levels to professional instructors on select courts across the city. Our Video of the Week highlights tennis instructor Peter, including his background and how he got into coaching. Ready to up your game? Here’s how to book a lesson with a licensed tennis or pickleball coach in San Francisco.  Discover Coaches: Browse instructor profiles at rec.us/sfrecpark/coaching with details on teaching background, availability, and certifications. Instantly book posted lesson times or send a request for a custom time and place. Get Consistent Weekly Practice: You can now book four-week lesson packs that meet at the same location, day, and time each week so you can have a consistent practice schedule. Instantly book available lesson packs here or if you prefer a different time or place mention you want a lesson pack when you send a request to an instructor. Get Matched to an Instructor: If you’re not sure which instructor is the right fit for you, take this 90-second survey and we'll introduce you to instructors that meet your time, location, and skill needs! Additional information on the coaching pilot can be found at the link below. Book a Lesson Today!     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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