UCSF Farmer’s Market – June 13th, 2018 10am-2pm
Weekly community gathering spot for sales of local, organic produce from April to December.
When: Wednesdays 10-2 pm
Address:550 Gene Friend Way, San Francisco, CA 94158
Manager’s Messages
STRAWS SCREENINGS AT THE SEA LION CENTER JUNE 16 - SEPTEMBER 2 (Saturday and Sunday)
203 PIER 39 Concourse, The Embarcadero & Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 9413
Building J, Level 2
Visit the Sea Lion Center at PIER 39 for free screenings of the award-winning documentary film STRAWS every weekend this summer through September 3rd. The free half-hour screenings at the Sea Lion Center begin at 1:30pm and are followed by a discussion with an Aquarium of the Bay Educator. With colorful straw history animation narrated by Oscar winner Tim Robbins, STRAWS (30 minutes) leaves audiences with a clear understanding of the problems caused by plastic pollution and empowers individuals to be part of the solution.
Solstice Carnival June 16th, 2018
Join us inside the Urban Sprouts Parklab Community Garden
$40 Adult Tickets | $15 Youth Tickets
Ticket Price Includes:
Tasty beers from The Beer Hall
Delicious Three Twins Ice Cream
Hands-on Succulent Terrarium Workshop
Popcorn
Photo Booth
Live Music from the Makrú Trio
Saturday, June 16, 2018 | 12pm-4pm
Merrimac Street, between Mission Bay Blvd North and Mission Bay Blvd South, San Francisco, CA 94158
Dogs are welcome in the paved areas but are not permitted on the soccer fields
All-ages, rain or shine
Tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solstice-carnival-tickets-42653057443
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Thursday June, 7th
The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is a triweekly California Certified Farmers Market operated by CUESA at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Since 1993, the market has served as a crucial link between urban dwellers and local farmers, renowned for its diverse offering of delicious, high-quality products from California’s cutting-edge sustainable growers, producers, and chefs, as well as education programs to connect urban eaters with our local foodshed.
THURSDAY (10 AM TO 2 PM)
With 10 to 15 vendors, the Thursday farmers market offers a wide array of street food lunch options, plus fresh produce to meet your midweek shopping needs
1st Annual Ghirardelli Square Festival & Street Fair Sunday June, 10th
1st Annual Ghirardelli Square Festival & Street Fair
Sunday, June 10,2018 | 10 am to 6 pm
Ghirardelli Square | 900 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA
The streets of Polk and Beach will be shut down and will offer something for everyone – arts & crafts, live entertainment, festival food favorites, craft beer & wine, and fun for all ages, along the breathtaking bayside Aquatic Park. Plus, get your Mini Golf on at Subpar Mini Golf Ghirardelli Square.
Enjoy a frosty beer from San Francisco Brewing Co. a glass of California wine from Wattle Creek Winery, or a classic Ghirardelli Chocolate Company sundae.
Sake Sushi Sumo Showdown Sunday, June 10, 2018 at SPARK
Sake Sushi Sumo Showdown
Sunday, June 10, 2018
11:00 AM 5:00 PM
SPARK Social SF Soccer Field
601 Mission Bay Boulevard North, San Francisco, CA
Say Konichiwa to SPARK Social SF’s very first Sake Sushi Sumo Showdown. Enjoy a taste of Japan, featuring three of the land of the rising sun’s most beloved well-known traditions: Sake, Sushi, and Sumo.
$5 General Admission
BYCHKOV CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY MAY 31st - JUNE 2nd
BYCHKOV CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY
The Labèque sisters, “the best piano duet in front of an audience today,” (The New York Times) perform Bruch’s Concerto for Two Pianos. See this dynamic pair play a work that abounds with a dramatic force that lends itself perfectly to the Labèque’s singular vitality and virtuosity. Then, hear Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, famous for its use of folk songs evoking rustic scenes of the Ukrainian countryside.
The Thursday Matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.
Conductor/Performers
Semyon Bychkov
Conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque
Piano Duo
San Francisco Symphony
Program
Taneyev
Oresteia Overture
Bruch
Concerto for Two Pianos
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2017-18/Bychkov-Conducts-Tchaikovsky.aspx
Memorial Day 2018 Free Guided Walking Tours
SF City Guides Memorial Day 2018 | 13 Free Guided Walking Tours
Monday, May 28, 2018 – 9:30 am to 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
All Over San Francisco | San Francisco, CA
San Francisco
If you have the day off on Memorial Day, why not spend part of your day learning something new about the city you love. San Francisco City Guides will be offering thirteen free guided walking tours on Memorial Day Monday.
All tours are free and open to the public, but donations are welcome.
Memorial Day Walking Tours | SF City Guides
Monday, May 28, 2018
FREE, but donations are appreciated
2018 tours:
9:30 am: Japanese Tea Garden
10:00 am: Chinatown
11:00 am: Japanese Tea Garden
11:00 am: Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco
11:00 am: 1906: Earthquake And Fire
11:00 am: Fisherman’s Wharf
11:00 am: Bawdy & Naughty
1:00 pm: American History in Golden Gate Park
1:00 pm: Japanese Tea Garden
1:30 pm: Chinatown
2:00 pm: Making Waves on the Waterfront
2:00 pm: Embarcadero Skyway
7:00 pm: North Beach By Night
*The Japanese Tea Garden tour is free, but admission to garden is required – Adult: $6 (Residents), $8 (Non-Residents).
AT&T Park Fireworks Show Thursday, May 24th
AT&T Park Fireworks Show for 2018 Graduates | SF
Following the graduation ceremony for San Francisco State University at AT&T Park there will be a concluding fireworks show at approximately 9:30pm.
The graduation ceremony starts at 5pm and is intended for guests and graduating students, so if you’re up for just the fireworks show you can watch it from just about anywhere near the ballpark.
City Star & Telescope Night Thursday, May 24th
City Star Party & Telescope Night | Pier 17
Thursday, May 24, 2018 – 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
Pier 17 | PIer 17, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
EmbarcaderoSan Francisco
City Star Party & Telescope Night | SF
The San Francisco Amateur Astronomers invite you to their next City Star Party, where you can take a gander at our universe through telescopes, socialize with more experienced amateur astronomers, and get some tips about the night sky.
Take in the view from San Francisco’s picturesque Land’s End or other fantastic view points like the Exploratorium, or Randall Museum.
Sidewalk at Pier 17 near the Exploratorium:
Pier 17
Green Street
San Francisco, CA 94111