eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- October 23, 2024

[SF Recreation and Parks]

Email from SF Recreation and Parks Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks   Highlights, News & Announcements India Basin Waterfront Park Opens to Rave Reviews Mayor London Breed joined community members and state leaders last weekend to celebrate the opening of the southern half of India Basin Waterfront Park, one of the most significant park projects in modern San Francisco history. The $200 million environmental justice investment connects Bayview-Hunters Point residents to a healthy shoreline, providing waterfront access for the first time in generations, transforming a former brownfield into a thriving public space. The opening of the new park at 900 Innes Avenue is part of the larger India Basin Waterfront Park project, which began in 2021 and will combine the park with the adjacent India Basin Shoreline Park, creating a spacious 10-acre park that will deliver miles of winding trails, waterfront recreation, unbridled shore access and resiliency to sea level rise. Community members are now able to enjoy three new buildings: a food pavilion for local vendors and community cooking classes with En2Action, a makers’ shop for boat building and other community projects with Rocking the Boat, and an operations and maintenance building. The new park also features two new public piers, a floating dock, restrooms, an accessible walkway, native landscaping, and a 5,580 square foot ground mural titled “Lady Bayview” by Raylene Gorum, an artist with family roots in the Bayview. The artwork is inspired by the Big Five of Bayview, a group of Black women leaders who, in the 1960s and 1970s, successfully advocated for housing, health and labor issues, a local theater and more. The historic Shipwright’s Cottage, a San Francisco Landmark, now serves as a welcome center. Public and private dollars have significantly contributed to the overall $200 million price tag, including $69 million in state funding secured by Governor Gavin Newsom, Sen. Scott Wiener, Assemblymembers Phil Ting, David Chu, and Matt Haney, the 2020 Health and Recovery Bond, and Proposition 68 grants. Philanthropic funding includes a $25 million donation from the John Pritzker Family Fund, $20 million from Crankstart, and other major contributions from Marc and Lynne Benioff, the Hellman Foundation, Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, Rebecca and Cal Henderson, Baker Street Foundation, the Fisher Family, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and others. The parcel at 900 Innes was first acquired by Rec and Park in 2014. Prior to its construction, in 2021, specially trained crews led by Bayview-Hunters Point’s Rubecon Builders led an 18-month cleanup process, removing contamination left over from the boat building and vessel repair industry in the soil and sediment. During this process, abandoned and dilapidated structures were removed, while soft-bottom intertidal and subtidal habitats were restored. The India Basin Waterfront Park project is made possible through a partnership between the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, A. Philip Randolph Institute San Francisco (APRI), Trust for Public Land, the San Francisco Parks Alliance, the San Francisco Foundation, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community. The project is one of only a few parks in the nation to be guided by an Equitable Development Plan (EDP) developed by the community. The EDP ensures the park’s features and programming are culturally relevant and directly benefits the Bayview-Hunters Point community. The landmark plan was developed through a two-year community-driven process in which Rec and Park partners APRI and Trust for Public Land worked with an EDP leadership team consisting of Bayview-Hunters Point residents to ensure the park’s design and programming preserves the neighborhood’s identity and culture; spurs workforce and business development; and creates opportunities for youth; among other initiatives. For more information, click the link below. India Basin Waterfront Park   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   Halloween Rock 'n' Scream at Jerry Garcia Amphitheater October 26 Join SF Live, Bottom of the Hill and Rec and Park for a free Halloween show at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater (40 John F. Shelley Drive) in McLaren Park on Saturday, October 26 from noon to 6 p.m. Die Spitz will be headlining this show, with The McCharmlys, Nobody's Baby, and Lost Puppy Forever also taking the stage. The show will also feature a pet costume contest and prizes. For more information, click the link below. SF Live   9th & Lincoln Gateway Reopening in Golden Gate Park on November 1 Join Rec and Park for the reopening celebration of the 9th and Lincoln Gateway in Golden Gate Park on Friday, November 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This improvement project enhances wayfinding signage and pedestrian safety at this popular park entrance. The event will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a reception at the Thomas Church Pavilion Celebration Garden at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. For more information about the project, click the link below. 9th & Lincoln Gateway   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 guardrail to host future artwork, such as informational plaques and a statue memorializing the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1852). 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. The location of the project is El Camino Del Mar near Legion of Honor Drive. For more information and to RSVP for the meeting, click the link below. Great Famine Community Meeting   Jackson Park 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 activities for the kids and snacks. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below. Jackson Park Community Meeting   Upcoming Events Civic Center Soundtrack Concert Series on October 24, 25 & 29 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 24 | 2 to 5 p.m. Featuring Bernal Equinox, Little Oil, and Roo Harrigan October 25 | 12 to 3 p.m. Featuring Dan Dectis, Junior Correa, and Keepers of Humanity October 29 | 12 to 3 p.m. Featuring Joyce Lee, Kevin North, and Rebecca Chapa Illuminate Live   Bricks at Embarcadero Plaza October 24, 25, & 26 Come out for the last week of Bricks at Embarcadero Plaza. We have Trivia by the Bay on Thursday, October 24 from 4 to 8 p.m.; Movement and Mindfulness on the Bricks on Friday, October 25 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 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.   For more information, click the link below. Bricks at Embarcadero Plaza   Hip Hop on the Plaza on October 25, City Situations on October 26 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, October 25 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and will feature a breaking workshop, with Bboy Vitamin D followed by a dance session with DJ Powerserge. In addition, come out for City Situations at the plaza on Saturday, October 26 from noon to 5 p.m. The free event will feature a 1-vs-1 all-styles dance battle, while introducing the Bay Area’s very first 7-to-smoke dance battle for youth. For more information, click the link below. All the Way Live Foundation   Illuminate Live at the Bandshell on September October 25, 26, 27 & 30 Join us for a free concert with Illuminate Live at the Golden Gate Bandshell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive) in Golden Gate Park. October 25 | 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday Happy Hour featuring Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers October 26 | 2 to 6 p.m. Love Bizarre & End of Day presents DJ Tony Humphries and Jim Hopkins October 27 | 4:20 to 7:30 p.m. Crucial Reggae Sunday with Charlie P., DJ Guid8nce, Irie Dole, Noble Tobal October 30 | 4 to 7 p.m. Singer/Songwriter Wednesday with The Rowan Brothers Illuminate Live   Movies in McCoppin Square: "Barbie" on October 25 Come out for free movie nights in McCoppin Square (Taraval Street and 23rd Avenue) this October. The last show takes place this Friday, October 25 starting at 6 p.m. with "Barbie." There will be free food, popcorn and family fun! For more information, click the link below. E Movies in McCoppin     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. 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   Great Hauntway on the Great Highway on October 27 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for its fourth annual Great Hauntway Halloween block party on Sunday, October 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. It takes place on the Great Highway between Judah and Taraval streets and will feature trick or treating, arts and crafts, live music and more. For more information, click the link below. Great Hauntway   Alamo Scare! Victorian Block Party on October 27 Join the Alamo Square Neighborhood Association for its Alamo Scare! Victorian Block Party on Sunday, October 27 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the square, with Steiner between Hayes and Grove streets in front of the Painted Ladies being closed to traffic. Youth will be awarded a medal of bravery from Emperor Norton, while Prescott Circus will be performing. Come out for an evening of music, dancing and lots of candy. For more information, click the link below. Alamo Scare!   Dia de Los Muertos Celebration at Glen Park Rec Center on November 1 Join San Francisco Community Living Campaign and Rec and Park for a Dia de los Muertos celebration at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) on Friday, November 1 from noon to 1:30 p.m. There will be a reading of La Llorona, altar art, and refreshments. For more information, email nicky at sfcommunityliving.org.   Programming and Regular Series 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.     Natural Resource Division Volunteer Days on October 26 & 30 Join Rec and Parks' Natural Resource Division for upcoming volunteer days including on Saturday, October 26 at Mt. Davidson from 9:30 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, October 30 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Lake Merced. 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.   Mobile Rec at Hilltop Park on October 26 Mobile Rec comes to Hilltop Park (1398 La Salle Avenue) on Saturday, October 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy free BMX biking, skateboarding and more. Equipment will be provided. For more information, click the link below. Mobile Rec   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: Mat Yoga on October 27 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 Mat Yoga on Sunday, October 27 from noon to 1 p.m. on the Great Highway at Judah Street. For more information, click the link below. Mat Yoga   Movie Night at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center on October 29 Join our staff at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) for classic movie nights! The next will take place on Tuesday, October 29, beginning at 6 p.m. and will feature the 1963 film "The Terror." Come out to meet your neighbors and to enjoy these vintage films. For more information, contact Glen Park Recreation Center at (415) 239-4007.   Beach Jazz Jams Happy Hour at Great Highway on November 1 Join the Friends of Great Highway Park for Friday happy hour featuring beachside jazz jams on November 1 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   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 Garfield Playground (Treat and 26th streets) on November 5. 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   Video of the Week India Basin First Row with Swim & Splash Youth & Rocking the Boat Our Video of the Week comes from the opening celebration of India Basin Waterfront Park, where we held a ceremonial first row with youth from our Bayview Safety Swim and Splash (BSSS) program and Rocking the Boat, the nationally recognized Bronx, NY-based youth development organization that is providing year around youth and community rowing and boat building at the park’s shop building. The BSSS program, made possible through the project and outlined in the project’s Equitable Development Plan, is a partnership between Rec and Park and the YMCA of San Francisco. It has provided free swimming lessons to more than 600 Bayview-Hunters Point kids over the past 3 years with the aim to ensure that youth are comfortable and confident in the water, meaning that they can swim, float, breathe, and get to safety if needed. This program was created to ensure that local youth could enjoy the new park to its fullest. We look forward to seeing Bayview Youth not only gaining the necessary skills to be safe around water, but to developing a passion for aquatics activities! Learn more about these programs at the link below. India Basin Waterfront Park     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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