5 options for stay-at-home fun in SF: Monday, April 6

5 options for stay-at-home fun in SF: Monday, April 6Photo: homami/Flickr
Teresa Hammerl
Published on April 05, 2020

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day.

Got a suggestion for an online event based in SF or Oakland? Email our events reporter, Teresa Hammerl. 


Here's your SF events calendar for Monday, April 6. Learn what you can cook with beans in an Instant Pot, ask District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney any questions you have, or join an avalanche education class — all from the comfort of your couch.

Instant Pot bean cookery

Photo: Raymond Yee/Flickr

Join Chef Mike online for a live, hands-on cooking class held via Zoom. Get ready to cook a vegetarian pot of white beans, with tomatoes and handfuls of greens cooked down into a stew.  While the stew cooks, the class will dress up some black beans — ready for a side dish, a nacho garnish or a meal with a side of rice and a salad.  Finally, the class will return to the Instant Pot for a quick lentil dish, sparked with apple cider.

When: Monday, April 6, 4 p.m.

How to join: Via Zoom

Price: $85

Q&A with District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney

Photo: Manny's/Facebook

Mission-based community space Manny's will host another Civic Cyber Conversation, this time with District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney. Join in for a live-streamed conversation and Q&A.

When: Monday, April 6, 6 p.m.

How to join: Via Zoom

Price: Free

Connect to Flow yoga class

Photo: Rachel D Weissman/Facebook

Join San Francisco-based yoga teacher Rachel D. Weissman for a Connect to Flow yoga class, which brings together yoga poses, breathing techniques, and meditation to develop strength, flexibility, and balance of the body and mind.

When: Monday, April 6, 6:15 p.m.

How to join: Via Weissman's website

Price: Donation-based; recommended donation of $5 – $15

Online avalanche education class

Photo: Outdoor Adventure Club/Facebook

If you're up to learning about a new hobby or interested in brushing up your existing skills, join an avalanche education class focusing on "surface hoar," one of the most dangerous weak layers in a snowpack, and a source of deadly avalanches.

In this 60-minute online class, expect a presentation with time for questions and answers. Participation is limited to 18 people to allow for discussion throughout the hour.

When: Monday, April 6, 6:30 p.m.

How to join: Via Zoom

Price: Sliding scale: $10, $20, or $30, as your financial situation allows

Agatha Christie book club

Image: Via Literary Society of San Francisco/Facebook

You can also join an online book club, discussing one of Agatha Christie's celebrated crime novels, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd." Learn what Belgian Inspector Hercule Poirot is up to this time, and point out all the little details that will help him solve this case.

When: Monday, April 6, 7 p.m.

How to join: Via Zoom

Price: Free

Midday break

Need a virtual pick-me-up between now and Monday evening? Sign up for a virtual goat meeting, or watch Outer Sunset-based 3 Fish Studio owner Annie Galvin paint.