With tournament soccer, an acrobatic Beyoncé tribute and several free park events among your local options, this weekend’s roundup has a little something for everyone. If you’re out and about today, you may also want to duck into a neighborhood bars to catch the Golden State Warriors take on the New Orleans Pelicans for a shot at advancing to Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs (game time is 5pm).
Saturday, April 25th:
Electronic Waste Drive, Jefferson Elementary School
Unwanted electronics piling up in your home or office? Jefferson Elementary School will take them off your hands. Head over to 18th Ave between Judah and Kirkham today until 2pm with your e-waste in tow. Drivers, the school yard will be open to cars. A list of what they’ll accept:
- TVs
- monitors
- computers
- laptops
- cell phones
- telecom equipment
- wire/cable
- PC boards
- scrap metal/aluminum
- computer mice
- keyboards
- printers
- fax/copy machines
- scanners, toner and ink cartridges
- stereo equipment
- DVD/CD/ MP3 players
- small appliances
They can’t accept smoke detectors, fluorescent lights or alkaline batteries. Organizers created a PDF flyer with all the details you'll need.
photo by Walter Thompson
Heron Watch at Stow Lake
We’re well into spring, which means it’s nesting season for the herons at Stow Lake. Naturalists lead walks near the nesting sites between 10:15am and noon, so head there now if you want a guided tour. Until 12:30pm, you can join a heron watch led by San Francisco Nature Education at the Stow Lake Boathouse Observation Deck (50 Stow Lake Drive), where interns and volunteers will show and educate you about herons and their chicks using spotting scopes.
The observation deck program is free, and the nature walks are free for children, $10 for adults. If you miss this weekend, feel free to explore on your own, but please keep your distance from these elegant birds. The program continues every Saturday until May 16th.
Photo: Flickr/albedo20
U.S. Open Cup Soccer at Kezar Stadium
Cheer on the San Francisco City Football Club as they take on Cal Football Club in a preliminary round of the 102nd Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup soccer tournament. This year marks the first in nearly 20 years that an amateur San Francisco team has qualified for the tournament, which features amateur through Major League teams. Snag one of the historic Candlestick Park seats that were added during the stadium’s recent renovation. Tickets are $10 at the Kezar box office or through Sosh. Game time is 2pm.
Beyond: A Circus Tribute to Beyoncé
Head to Circus Center (755 Frederick St.) at 7:30pm to catch “Beyond: A Circus tribute to Beyoncé.” According to the event page, “This unique circus show pays homage to Queen Bey, weaving traditional elements of circus with Beyoncé’s catalog of cornerstone hits. Enjoy incredible feats of circus artistry set to “Crazy in Love,” “Single Ladies,” “Halo” and more.”
The performance benefits The Uncle Junior Project, a “feature length documentary that weaves the story of wild animal trainer Emanuel “Junior” Ruffin, with Veronica Blair’s journey across America to document and archive relatively unknown African-American circus performers.”
Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
Sunday, April 26th:
Zumba in the Park
If you leave the Beyoncé tribute feeling inspired, you can “come party yourself into shape” Sunday morning at Zumba in the Park, sponsored by SF Rec and Parks. As always, the hour-long class is free, no registration required, and things get shaking at 10:00 a.m. Meet at the Golden Gate Park Carousel, 198 John F. Kennedy Drive.
Story Time at the Botanical Gardens, featuring local author Marta Lindsey
The SF Botanical Garden Society is sponsoring a special edition of their bi-monthly children’s story time event this Sunday. The reading will feature local children’s book author Marta Lindsey, author of "Little Grey’s Great Migration", about a baby grey whale. Readings last from 10:30 to 11am and are followed by a docent-led children’s tour of the gardens.
Entrance to the library is free for all, and the gardens are free for San Francisco residents. (Just show your license or other proof of residency.) Visit the garden’s website to find admission fees for your out-of-town visitors.
Vintage Baseball
The Bay Area Vintage Base Ball League has a full roster of games this Sunday at the Big Rec Baseball Field (7th Ave and Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.). Join the other cranks as they cheer on the strikers and hurlers competing in their period uniforms with rules from the era. Matchups and game times are as follows:
- 9am, San Francisco Pelicans vs. Oakland Colonels
- 12pm, San Francisco Pacifics vs. New Almaden Cinnabars
- 3pm, S.F. Barbary Coast vs. Dublin Aces
Enjoy the weekend, Inner Sunset residents!
