Posted on September 26, 2023 by msduran
The 49th Castro Street Fair will have even an even larger footprint than 2022 with multiple entertainment stages!
The 49th Castro Street Fair will take place on Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 11am to 6pm at Castro and Market Streets.
The Fair has been celebrating the Castro District and all of San Francisco since its founding by Harvey Milk in 1974. We have also been able to give back more than $1.5M to our beneficiaries through the years.
The Castro Street Fair is a smoke-free event.
49th Annual Castro Street Fair
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | 11a-6p
Castro & Market Street, San Francisco
Free but suggested donation: $10 to $20
Proceeds from donations received will be shared with our beneficiaries. We are also proud to support the Castro Merchants Association in the purchase and maintenance of the world-famous Rainbow Flag which flies in Harvey Milk Plaza. Since 1998, the Castro Street Fair is proud to have given over $1.6 million back to the community beneficiaries. This is only made possible through your generous donations. Make your entry gate donation here before the Fair.
For more information, please click the link below:
https://castrostreetfair.org/
Posted on September 22, 2023 by msduran
Saturday, September 23 | 10am – 11:30p
Venues throughout North Beach
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All Day Music In North Beach – Live Music Celebration
Saturday, September 23 | 10am – 11:30pm
Venues throughout North Beach
Celebrating San Francisco, the culture of its North Beach neighborhood, and most of all — LIVE music! The mix of music brings together seasoned pros with decades of performing chops and some Bay Area up-and-coming innovators and genre-remakers. Throw in some sweet reggae, jazz from three directions, excellent rock cover bands, lion and dragon dancing and it’s an all-ages treat sprinkled from Jackson to Chestnut Streets. An hour of sound bath at Glow Yoga is available for those who are ready to deeply chill or maybe just tune up their ears before heading out for the rest of the shows.
Our headliner — Goodnight, Texas — will be here in the midst of their U.S. tour. Our shindig is their stop between a massive fest in Redondo Beach the night before (opening for Jack Johnson), and their show at the Austin City Limits fest in October.
Tickets are on sale now at universe.com/alldaymusic. Ages 12+ are $45. Ages up to 11 are free. Ticket holders will redeem their tickets for wristbands at Club Fugazi (678 Green Street) to get into all the indoor All Day venues on September 23rd, 2023.
Musicians will be performing from morning until night at cafes, clubs and other spots all through North Beach. Many styles of music and performance are included… chances are you’ll find many to enjoy! Also you’ll enjoy the venues, some of the best listening rooms, clubs, and bars for live music in Northern California; The Lost Church, Lyon & Swan (supper club), Club Fugazi, The Savoy Tivoli, Piazza Pellegrini (also renowned for its Italian food), Libreria Pino (also renowned for its selection of Italian books), and Vesuvio Cafe (across Kerouac Alley from City Lights Bookstore — two neighboring North Beach icons).
Visit the All Day Music website and Instagram to for more info.
Ticket pricing:
- Ages 12+ = $45.00 for all-day admission to the indoor venues of the festival with wristband
- Up to Age 11 = Free admission to the indoor venues of the festival with wristband
- Purchases of three $45 tickets have the bundle option to save 11% ($5 off each of the three tickets)
- Three outdoor performances are free to all (10am Club Fugazi, 1pm Vesuvio, 4pm Club Fugazi)
Any Questions? Email alldaymusic2023@gmail.com
Also, please click the link below for more information:
https://dothebay.com/events/2023/9/23/all-day-music-in-north-beach-live-music-celebration-tickets#:~:text=Ages%2012%2B%20are%20%2445.,spots%20all%20through%20North%20Beach.
Posted on September 12, 2023 by msduran
Music & Performer Schedule
Stanyan Street Stage – Hosted by Local Folks Comedy:
Masonic Street Stage – Hosted by Local Folks Comedy:
For more information, please click the following link:
https://www.haightashburystreetfair.org/abouthasf
Posted on September 6, 2023 by msduran
Golden Gate Park’s Botanical Garden turns into an alfresco concert hall again for 2023 with a new “Flower Piano Lounge” intimate experience.
Flower Piano is back! Find the 12 hidden pianos in SF’s Botanical Garden!
Flower Piano returns to the SF Botanical Garden, September 8-12, 2023 with one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Botanical Garden is once again is transformed into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen.
Flower Piano is a musical event and attraction that provides open access to music and pianos within the natural, outdoor environment of San Francisco Botanical Garden.
Participants are invited to explore the Garden’s global living plant collections as they seek out the 12 pianos spread out across the 55-acre living museum. At each of the pianos, there will be scheduled professional performances, open play time for participants, and community partner performances – reflecting a range of genres, ages, and cultures
Flower Piano 2023
September 8-12, 2023 | 10am to 6pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden
1199 9th Ave., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Free for SF Residents with valid ID
For Non-Residents: $13 Adults ($15 Weekends), $7 Youth & Seniors (Ages 12-17 and 65+), $3 Children (Ages 5-11), Free for Toddlers (Ages 4 and under)
Advanced tickets recommended (even for SF Residents)
- Flower Piano is free with general admission to the Botanical Garden
- Free-$28 Gardens of Golden Gate Park passes
Visit the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, and San Francisco Botanical Garden with one, multi-garden ticket! - Flower Piano Lounge tickets are $40 general, $32 for Gardens of Golden Gate Park Members
- All Access Flower Piano Lounge tickets are also available for $130 general, $110 for Members
Advanced tickets are recommended for all Garden visitors including members as well as residents. There will be expedited entry for members and advanced ticket holders on weekends and holidays. Onsite ticket purchases are also available.
All visitors receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) are offered free general admission. Free admission for up to four people may be redeemed by presenting a valid EBT card upon entry. Full-priced admission to special exhibitions, events, and programs still applies. More info
Flower Piano Events Schedule 2023
Flower Piano Opening Night Special Event
Thursday, September 7, 2023 | 6pm – 8pm
Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden
Pablo Estigarribia
Latin Grammy winner tango pianist, arranger, and composer
With Sumi Lee Quartet, opening
Buy $40 Special Opening Night Ticket
Friday, September 8
- 10am – 12pm, Garden of Fragrance | Noe’s Garden
Interactive music to engage babies, young children, and grown-ups alike. - 11am – 1pm, Zellerbach | Ensemble SF
Classical piano quartet featuring Mozart and Johannes Brahms.
Lunchtime Concert
- 12pm -1pm, Great Meadow | Tom Jonesing
Rock and Pop Renovations, Remodeling, and Demolition - 1pm – 2pm, Great Meadow | David Möschler Trio
Tribute to the Vince Guaraldi Trio - 2pm – 5pm, Conifer Lawn | Beat Corner
Avante Garden Music and Poetry
Bay Area Poets hosted by Agneta Falk
Music by Mauro, Dean, Antony, and others. - 2pm – 3pm, Garden of Fragrance | Paul Caccamo
The Broken Branches of Gonzo’s Starry Dream - 3pm – 4pm, Garden of Fragrance | Kymry Esainko
Melancholy Moods to Soothe the Savage Skeptic - 3pm – 4pm, Great Meadow | SFJazz High School All Stars
Bay Area high school age musicians play popular jazz pieces - 4pm – 5pm, Redwood Grove | Classical Revolution Trio
Classical Revolution Presents Beethoven and Piazzolla - 4pm – 5:30pm, Great Meadow | Flower Piano Kick Off Sing-ALong with Community Music Center featuring Rita Lackey: R&B, soul, and Motown favorites
- 5pm – 6pm, Redwood Grove | Jill Tracy
Mystical, Elegant, Dark, Cinematic, Haunting Sonic Spells - 5pm – 6pm, Garden of Fragrance | Sixth Station Trio
Studio Ghibli tribute featuring works by composers, Joe Hisaishi, Yuji Nomi, and Satoshi Takebe - 4pm – 8pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 6pm – 8pm | Alex Conde
Jazz flamenco virtuoso pianist plays Albeniz, Monk, Powell and Originals
Saturday, September 9
- 11am – 1:00 pm Library Terrace (starting point) | Rabbit Hole Theater Magical Scavenger Hunt
Find magical characters during a family-friendly scavenger hunt through the Garden - 10am – 2pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 12pm – 1:30pm | Van-Anh Nguyen
Classical Reimagined and House Music Unplugged - 12pm – 1pm, All Pianos | Piano Extravaganza, Part One
- Great Meadow |John Brothers Piano Company
All Original Music from Oakland - Ancient Plant Garden | Joshua Raoul Brody
Beatles Karaoke - Rhododendron Garden | Pedro Pastrana & Oskar Ly
Ecstatic Interpretations from the American/Carribean Songbook - Garden of Fragrance | Duo Piano Program, 12pm – 3pm
- 12pm – 1pm, Two Americans in Paris | Bolcom, Milhaud, and Gershwin
- 1pm – 2pm, Cahill, Myers Piano Duo | Works by Grant Still, Tailleferre, Sierra, and Cage
- New Zealand Garden | Joe Mag
Entertainer from Martuni’s, SF : Pop, Show Tunes, and Sing-a-longs - South Africa Garden | Eric Shifrin
Smooth and Bouncy to Rough and Funky - California Native Plant Garden | Anne Sajdera
Soulful, Groove-based Jazz Standards and Originals - Redwood Grove | Caroluna with Ian Scarfe
Sublime Opera Arias and Art Songs - Conifer Lawn | Hadley McCarroll
Diversions & Divergences: Musical Landscapes from Chopin to Carter - Moon Viewing Garden | TonaLaura Jazz Duo
Sparkling Mix of Jazz, Brazilian, & Original Music - Zellerbach Garden | Earth, Wind, and Flowers
Chamber Music of Various Styles!
- 2pm – 3pm, All Pianos | Piano Extravaganza, Part Two
- Great Meadow | Alon Nechushtan Trio
From East to the West in Jazz - Ancient Plant Garden | Tango Brumoso
Traditional and Contemporary Tango Music - Rhododendron Garden | Craig Garfinkel
Radiohead Sing-a-long - Ancient Plant Garden | Duo Piano Program, 2pm – 3pm
Susie Fong & Abbygayle Baker | Works by Ravel, Chaminade, Falls, & Sakamoto - New Zealand Garden | Saki Minamimoto, vocal, Omree Gal Oz, piano
Poetic Vocal Jazz with Effortless Delivery - South Africa Garden | Dawn Oberg
Songs of Love, Plant Life, and Current Events - California Native Plant Garden | Sandra Simich
Classical Piano - Redwood Grove | Tin Yi Chelsea Wong
Chains, Alchemy, and Liberation (Crumb, Beethoven) - Conifer Lawn | Ian Scarfe
Classical Masterpieces Inspired by the Natural World - Moon Viewing Garden | Eric Chase
Beethoven’s Late Piano Sonatas: Poetry Without Words - Zellerbach Garden | Esther Aeschbach
Scarlatti, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy
- 3pm – 4pm, Zellerbach Garden | San Francisco Opera Pianists
SF Opera pianists perform works from the classical music and operatic repertoires. - 4pm – 6pm, Fountain Plaza | Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra
- Viktor Ullman Piano Concerto
Featured Piano Soloist Allison Lovejoy - Friedrich Chopin, Piano Concerto No 1
Featured Piano Soloist Elektra Schmidt - Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
Featured Piano Soloist Kymry Esainko
- 4pm – 6pm, Conifer Lawn | SF Symphony Musicians
SF Symphony musicians performing chamber music - 4pm – 8pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 5pm – 6 pm | Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Eight Piece Band : Swing, Blues, and New Orleans Music!
Sunday, September 10
- 10am – 2pm, Flower Piano Lounge, Celebration Garden – Special Event Ticket Required
Set Time: 12pm – 1:30pm | The Orange Sunshine
Orange Sunshine Plays Milton Nacimento - 11am – 1pm, Garden of Fragrance | Duo Piano Program
- 11am – 12pm, St. Larsen Duo | Meredith Monk, Maurice Ravel, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Benjamin Gribble
- 12pm – 1pm, Aristo Duo, Chia-Lin Yang & Vivian Ying Chen | Classical for Two Pianos
- 11am – 6pm, Zellerbach Gardens, Featured Artists
- 11 am – 12pm, Van Anh – Nguyen | Ryuichi Sakamoto and Friends
- 12pm – 1pm, Tammy Hall | A Tribute to Burt Bacharach
- 1pm – 2pm, Kennedy Realnes | Avant Garde, Soundscape, Jazz, Ambient, Impressionistic
- 2pm – 3pm, Maria Parker’s Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble | Improvisational Flights and Modal Jazz Journeys
- 3pm – 4pm, Allison Lovejoy | Allison Lovejoy Plays Liszt, Ravel, Gershwin, Boulanger, and Still
- 4pm – 5pm, Kev Choice Trio | Hip-Hop Rooted Jazz & Classical Pianist
- 5pm – 6pm, Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert | Swing, Blues, and New Orleans Music!
- 11am – 6pm, Great Meadow, Featured Artists
- 11am – 12pm, EnSPirits | Alternative R&B/Contemporary Jazz
- 12pm – 1pm, Kash Killion and Killion’s Trillions | A Tribute to Sun Ra
- 1pm – 2pm, C and C Duo | C and C Performs Soulful Piano & Vocal Duet
- 2pm – 3pm, Kevin Gerzevitz | Kevin Gerzevitz Trio Tribute to Burt Bacharach
- 3pm – 4pm, The Cottontails | Vintage Swing, Jazz/R&B
- 4pm – 5pm, Mr Lucky & the Cocktail Party | That’s Entertainment!
- 5pm – 6pm, Musica Cubana Quintet | Musica Cubana
- 1pm – 3pm, Redwood Grove | Little Mission Studio
Music from classical and contemporary composers for a family friendly performance. - 4pm – 5pm, Ancient Plant Garden| San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College
Youth 18 and under performing a range of modern and contemporary pieces.
Monday, September 11
- 11am – 12pm, Redwood Grove | Penelope Keep & Special Guests
Classical/Jazz Fusion: Bach, Beethoven, Bonds, & Blues - 12am – 1pm, Redwood Grove | Irina Omelchenko
Classical, Rock and Roll, and Boogie Boogie - 12pm -1pm, Garden of Fragrance | Danny Sullivan
A Bacharach Bacchanal Potpourri of Pianistic Panoramas - 1pm – 2pm, Conifer Lawn | SF Jazz HS All Stars
A pre-professional training program for current Bay Area high school age jazz musicians. - 1pm – 2pm, Garden of Fragrance | Marisa Winter, vocal & Elektra Schmidt, piano
Arias and Irreverent Stories - 3pm – 6pm, Conifer Lawn | Beat Corner, Avante Garden Music and Poetry
Bay Area Poets hosted by Jessica Loos
Music by Mauro, Dean, Antony, and others.
Afternoon Concert
- 3pm – 4pm, Great Meadow | The Bernal Hill Players
Vibrant Music by Latin American Composers - 4pm – 5pm, Great Meadow | Betty Roi Trio
Authentic Parisien Chanteuse Sings Jazz and Cabaret - 5pm – 6pm, Great Meadow | Charged Particles
Original Funky Latin Jazz with a Spark! - 6pm – 7pm, Conifer Lawn | Free Key Choir
80 Voice Contemporary Choir from Oakland
Tuesday, September 12
- 12pm – 1pm, Zellerbach Garden | Mauro ffortissimo
Interpretations of Bach, Brahms, Schubert, Piazzolla and Villa Lobos - 1pm – 2pm, Zellerbach Garden | Elektra Schmidt & Lewis Patzner
Duos by Greek, French, Spanish, and Argentinian Composers
Lunchtime Concert
- 12pm -1pm, Great Meadow | Rob Reich Trio
Crystalline Melodic Discoveries and Improvisational Flights - 1pm – 2pm, Great Meadow | Steve Abrams Trio
Hard Bop, Latin Jazz, Salsa, and Swing - 2pm – 3pm, Celebration Garden | Caroline Dahl
Boogie Woogie Piano: Blended and Bunkum-Free - 2pm – 3pm, Conifer Lawn | Martin Luther McCoy
Martin Luther presents his distinct blend of jazz funk fusion accompanied by Robin Hodge Williams - 3pm to 4pm, Celebration Garden | Kitten on the Keys
Unexpected Covers, Cabaret Originals, Nostalgic Flapper Rock - 3pm – 4pm, Garden of Fragrance | Jaron Lanier & Colin Farish
Entangled Synchronicity While Surfing in a Global Musical Flux - 4pm – 5pm, Garden of Fragrance | Colin Farish
Tribute to Keith Jarrett with Spontaneous Compositions - 4pm – 5pm, Celebration Garden | Antony Ty
Songs from a Different Kind of Tension
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Flower Piano Lounge Sessions at Celebration Garden
Lounge sessions are offered from 10am-2pm and 4-8pm. Sessions are in four-hour increments. Patrons will be asked to exit at the end of each lounge session. Featured artists will give an approximate 90-minute musical set.
BUY $40 SPECIAL LOUNGE SESSIONS TICKET / $130 ALL ACCESS PASS
During Flower Piano 2023 the Celebration Garden will be transformed into an intimate new experience called the Flower Piano Lounge. In the Lounge you will enjoy private concerts with access to full service bar offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages & food makers from our partners at Off The Grid, lounge furniture, and exclusive bathrooms. Enjoy expedited entry into the event and in-and-out privileges between the Lounge and rest of the Garden for Flower Piano. The Lounge has limited capacity. Reserve your tickets today!
About Sunset Piano
Mauro ffortissimo and Dean Mermell together launched Sunset Piano in 2013 when ffortissimo covertly rolled an old grand piano onto the bluffs over Half Moon Bay. As word spread through social media, the crowds grew way beyond the occasional dog walker. Thousands came to hear the music before the county ordered the piano removed. Since then, Sunset Piano has expanded this impromptu musical and social experiment, temporarily placing pianos in a wide variety of unexpected natural and urban settings around the Bay Area every year, from the top of Montara Mountain to Market Street. Flower Piano, a collaboration with San Francisco Botanical Garden, is Sunset Piano’s largest and most ambitious undertaking. Mermell’s documentary about Sunset Piano is entitled Twelve Pianos.
For more information, please click the link below:
https://www.sfbg.org/flowerpiano
Posted on August 31, 2023 by msduran
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Some San Francisco residents are feeling fed up with a perceived lack of response from police and paramedics for handling street safety incidents.
In response to frustrations expressed from residents and merchants, the city is launching a new education campaign to help the public know who to call, and who will be dispatched to the scene for a behavioral health crisis.
For many incidents, even if you call 911, police officers will not respond. Instead, the city’s specialized street response teams will respond to help the person in crisis.Mayor: ‘Homeless coalition has held SF hostage for a decade’
The Coordinated Street Response Program is “focused on helping the public understand what to do when they see someone experiencing a behavioral health crisis on the street. We want people to know what to do, who to call, and how our specialized street response teams work together to meet the needs of the person in crisis,” officials with the Department of Emergency Management wrote.
Call 911 for police, fire, and other emergencies, including:
- Crime
- Fire
- Drug Overdose
- Medical emergency
- Mental health crises
Calling 911 puts you in contact with a dispatcher who will send the “most appropriate response team” for each situation, the Department of Emergency Management wrote.
911 dispatchers will likely ask you: Where is the emergency? What is happening? Who is involved? Is anyone hurt?
San Francisco’s street response teams are designed to reduce the need for police during a mental health crisis or drug use crises, city officials said.
Call 311 for city services and non-emergencies, including:
- Support for homeless people
- Mobility and sidewalk access issues
- Encampments
- Street or sidewalk cleaning
- Trash debris pickup
- Illegal parking and abandoned vehicles
- Syringes and hazardous waste
- Graffiti and vandalism
You can request services, ask questions, and get information. 311 operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
The 311 call-taker will assess the situation and may issue a service request, provide information, or direct the caller to the right place.
To learn more about the city’s street response teams, 911, and 311, you can go to www.sf.gov/oktocall
Posted on August 23, 2023 by msduran
On Thursday September 7, 2023 from 6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge San
Francisco will take place in the Mission Bay neighborhood. Approximately 5,000 participants representing
over 100 Bay Area companies will participate in this 3.5 mile running event – the world’s largest corporate
running event.
This year’s race will start and finish at Chase Center in partnership with the Golden State Warriors. The route
will start on Terry Francois Blvd, moving over the 3rd St Bridge, and North on The Embarcadero before turning
around at Folsom St and retuning to Chase Center.
Street closures and a course map are attached to this email for reference.
This event promotes camaraderie among the Bay Area Corporate community and will support, on behalf of its
participants, Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation which is committed to unlocking the
amazing potential of every child by fighting to end childhood hunger, ensuring students have access to a
quality education, and providing safe places for all children to play and be active.
We will strive to be a good community partner and work with any groups or services to minimize the impact of
the event for all.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the below email or phone number.
Sincerely-
Marc Staudenbaur
marc.staudenbaur@corpchallenge.jpmorgan.com
First Runner 6:45pm
Last Runner 8:30pm
Anticipated Runners: 7,000
ROUTE:
Start – Terry Francois Blvd. between Warrior Way & Mission Bay Blvd. South
North on Terry Francois to Mission Rock
East on Mission Rock to 3rd St.
North on 3rd St to King St.
East on King St. in east bound lanes to Embarcadero
North on Embarcadero in north bound Lane 1 to Folsom St
At intersection of Folsom St, runners will turn-around
Runners head south in north bound Lane 2 of the Embarcadero
South on SF Bay Trail and run around south side of Oracle Park
South on 3rd St. to SF Bay Trail / Terry Francois Blvd.
South on Terry Francois Blvd.
Finish – on Terry Francois Blvd. and Warrior Way
ROAD CLOSURES:
1 – Terry Francois Blvd (north bound lanes betweeen Warrior Way to 16th St)
09/07/2023 7am to 11pm
2 – Warriors Way (Terry Francois Blvd to Bridgeview Way)
09/07/2023 7am to 11pm
3 – Terry Francois Blvd (south bound lanes between Warrior Way to 16th St)
09/07/2023 11am to 11pm
4 – Terry Francois Blvd (Mission Bay Blvd. South to 16th St)
09/07/2023 11am to 11pm
5 – 16th St. (west bound side between Terry Francois Blvd to Illinois St)
09/07/2023 3pm to 11pm
6 – Warriors Way (Bridgeview Way to 3rd St)
09/07/2023 6pm to 11pm
7 -Terry Francois Blvd (Mission Bay Blvd South to northern terminus).
09/07/2023 6pm to 9pm
8 – Mission Rock (between 3rd St. and Terry Francios Blvd)
09/07/2023 6pm to 9pm
9 – 3rd St. (north bound lanes between 16th St and Berry St)
09/07/2023 6pm to 9pm
10 – 3rd St. (north bound lanes 2, 3 & 4 between Berry St. and King St)
09/07/2023 6pm to 9pm
11 – 3rd St. (south bound lane 1 between Berry St and Channel St)
09/07/2023 6pm to 9pm
12 – King St. (east bound lanes between 3rd St and Townsend St)
09/07/2023 6pm to 9pm
13 – The Embarcadero (north bound lanes between King St. and Howard St)
09/07/2023 6pm to 9pm
NO STOPPING SIGN LOCATIONS:
1 – Terry Francois Blvd. (between Warrior Way and 16th St. both sides)
09/07/2023 5am to 09/07/2023 11pm
2 – Terry Francois Blvd. (between Warrior Way and Mission Bay Blvd South
both sides) 09/07/2023 9am to 11pm
3 – Terry Francois Blvd. (between Mission Bay Blvd South and Northernly
Terminus both sides) 09/07/2023 3pm to 9pm
4 – Terry Francois Blvd. (between 16th St. and Illinois St. both sides)
09/07/2023 3pm to 11pm
5 – The Embarcadero (between King St and Howard St on east
side only, water side only) 09/07/2023 3pm to 9pm
Posted on August 21, 2023 by msduran
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Time: 6 – 7 PM
Place: Creek Room of Mission Creek Senior Center, 225 Berry St.
(Enter through the door along the promenade.)
Dear Mission Bay Neighbors,
Our neighborhood has reached a stage of maturity where we residents can benefit from a neighborhood association that provides a regularly scheduled forum for civic engagement, a voice with our local elected officials and City agencies, and defines our diverse neighborhood as a Community of Interest.
This is an invitation to help launch a neighborhood association dedicated to Mission Bay!
We need volunteers for leadership roles, and Building Liaisons who’ll help spread the word to their networks.
Want to be a founding member? Please join us for our first organizational session on September 12!
For more info, contact: bettina.cohen@sonic.net
Posted on August 18, 2023 by msduran
Come party with us every Friday from 4p-7p for $5 Happy Hour specials, live music, and lawn games!
ABOUT US
SPARK Social SF is a food truck park, beer & sangria garden, and event space located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood.We collaborate with 150+ unique street food vendors to create a different dining experience every single day.
We are driven by the desire to create easy, welcoming opportunities for everyone to grub and gather, igniting a spirit of community and celebrating cultural exploration through food, fresh air, and fun! Come find your spark with us!
We Are Open For Walk-In Dining!
601 Mission Bay Boulevard North
San Francisco, CA 94158
Monday-Friday
11:00am – 9:00pm
*Trucks rotating 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday
11:00am – 9:00pm
*Trucks serving all day
Sunday
11:00am – 5:00pm
*Trucks serving all day
For more information open the link below:
https://sparksocialsf.com/
Posted on August 16, 2023 by msduran
BLACKPINK
Tuesday, August 22nd
Dear Residents and Business Owners,
There will be a concert, BLACKPINK, at Oracle Park next Tuesday, August 22nd, from 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM. We hope the following information will help better prepare you for the event.
We have worked closely with the San Francisco Entertainment Commission to put a plan in place that will mitigate the sound impact in the neighborhoods surrounding the ballpark. A sound hotline will be set up next Tuesday to field calls. The sound hotline number is 415-972-1771.
Our staff maintaining the sound hotline will be in direct contact with the team monitoring the sound levels of the concert. This enables us to monitor the situation in real time, address any issues, and collect valuable data so we can continue to improve the acoustical plans for future shows.
Sound Schedule:
Monday, August 21st
- 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Sound Check
Tuesday, August 22nd
- 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Sound Check
- 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM – Concert
Please feel free to contact Meghan Nicholson with any questions or concerns.
– Your neighbors at Oracle Park
Posted on August 15, 2023 by msduran
The original location of popular cafe chain Philz Coffee in San Francisco’s Mission District will soon close after 20 years in business.
Its last day will be Oct. 16, according to a company representative as its lease is ending and the company is not renewing it. Workers at the store on the corner of 24th and Folsom will receive job offers at other local Philz locations; there are now 12 others in San Francisco.
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“Though the physical space may close its doors, the Mission will always hold a special place in our hearts as our first home, where Philz Coffee was born and nurtured,” read a company statement to the Chronicle.
Philz is best known for serving pour-over coffees “one cup at a time,” and infused coffee drinks like its iced mint mojito coffee, with mint flavor, a heavy hit of cream and garnished with a sprig of fresh mint. Other drinks like hot chocolate and tea are also available, along with bottles of cold brew coffee. The chain got its start at the location on 24th and Folsom streets in 2003, when company founder Phil Jaber turned his corner grocery store into a cafe.
The Mission District location maintained a distinct, more neighborly feel from the chain’s now standardized locations across the country. Its old white sign — featuring a different Philz wordmark from the one on most other locations — hangs over the corner, and inside, customers lounge at mismatched tables and sofas.
While the original Philz stayed the same, the popular chain has grown considerably. It now boasts more than 60 U.S. locations, the large majority of these in California. Philz retail coffee beans, roasted at the company’s Oakland plant, can be found in supermarkets and other retailers. Jaber’s son Jacob, who helped co-found the shop, is the current company CEO.
For more information please open the following link:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/philz-coffee-sf-closing-18274918.php
