If you're looking for a Bay to Breakers alternative or just want to keep things local this weekend, there's plenty going on in Hayes Valley to fill up your social calendar.
Brand-new coffee shop Artís is celebrating its opening on Saturday at 11am. The shop has hidden "golden tickets" around the neighborhood with local merchants—follow the 12 clues on Twitter to find them.
From noon-2pm on Saturday, the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association will host a brunch and benefit at Biergarten. Called the "1906 Ham And Eggs Fire Brunch," the event remembers the Great Fire that followed the 1906 earthquake—which is rumored to have begun when a Hayes Valley family was attempting to make ham and eggs the morning after the quake. All proceeds raised from the event (tickets are $10) will go toward supporting the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, and you can arrive at 10am for a historic tour of the neighborhood.
On Sunday at 2pm, over 100 of the Bay Area's most talented young musicians will be performing at the San Francisco Symphony. The SF Symphony Youth Orchestra's program includes Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams, Gending Bali by Richard Kvistad and Symphony No. 5 by Mahler. More info and tickets can be found on SF Symphony's website. General admission is $15, and kids entry is free with an adult ticket holder.
Jules Maeght Gallery opened a show titled "In The Middle of Nowhere" this week, showcasing the work of photographer Arnaud Gaertner as he explored Black Rock City in 2014. Burners, swing by and see if he caught you in any of his images. The show is up through May 30th, and is open on Saturday from 11am-6pm (it's closed on Sundays).
Photo: Arnaud Gaertner
If you haven't yet swung by, the growing Joni Mitchell tribute at SF Jazz is a sight to behold. Aside from a building-sized "Thank You Joni", local SF residents have begun piling flowers, notes, song lyrics and poems outside.
Looking ahead, mark your calendars for Friday May 22nd when a public hearing will take place regarding the future redesign of Octavia Boulevard. It'll be an opportunity for residents to air their concerns or show support for the project, and to learn more about what it will entail. The meeting will take place at 10am at Room 400 in City Hall.
