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.
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Here's your SF event calendar for Thursday, May 7. Learn about the birds and the bees, join a senior-friendly dance class or tune in to a conversation with the director of the de Young Museum — all from the comfort of your couch.
Dance for Strength with Kyra
Tired of staying home all day and moving around less than usual? Join Kyra for a low impact, senior-friendly dance for strength class by logging into Zoom. Just because you are at home doesn't mean you can't work out with others.
When: Thursday, May 7, 10 a.m.
How to join: Via SF Community Living Campaign's website. To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, new participants won't be able to join the activity 15 minutes after the start time.
Price: Free
A Conversation with de Young museum Director and CEO Thomas Campbell
Tune in and listen to the de Young Museum director and CEO, Thomas P. Campbell, as he talks about the history of the Fine Arts Museums (including the 125th anniversary of the de Young), the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the institution and the broader arts community, and goals for the future. He will also touch on the upcoming Frida Kahlo exhibition.
The discussion will include a Q&A session where questions can be asked directly.
When: Thursday, May 7, 3 p.m.
How to join: Check back for the live stream link.
Price: Free
Virtual Book Event: Anne Raeff + Oscar Villalon
Join Green Apple Books with Anne Raeff who will discuss her new novel Only the River with ZYZZYVA managing editor Oscar Villalon.
From California Book Award silver medalist and Simpson Literary Prize finalist author Raeff, comes a novel of two families set in New York and Nicaragua over several generations as their lives collide in mysterious ways.
When: Thursday, May 7, 5 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom
Price: Free, pre-order the book
Keep Your Children Calm in the Time of COVID-19
Anxiety is the most common emotional problem in children. Youth can experience test anxiety and social anxiety, and in this era of COVID-19, a unique feeling of fear and uncertainty. Anxiety can present itself as nervousness, but can also include physical symptoms, inattentiveness, aggression, or disruptive behavior.
Golden Gate Mothers Group invites you to join them from the comfort of your home as Dr. Mark Reinecke, clinical director of the Child Mind Institute, Bay Area, speaks about stress and anxiety in youth. He will discuss symptoms of such concerns and present some helpful tips about how you can identify and help your child manage their stress and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic and at all times.
When: Thursday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.
How to join: Please RSVP for the event to receive the webinar registration link.
Price: Free
NightSchool: The Birds & The Bees
Come to a live-streamed talk hosted by the California Academy of Sciences about the birds and the bees, and what brings them together: flowers. Associate curator and McAllister Chair of Botany, Nathalie Nagalingum, will conduct a seasonally appropriate botany lesson while dissecting a flower and discussing its reproductive structures.
Afterward, San Francisco Botanical Garden curator Ryan Guillou will talk about what’s in bloom at the garden, and share some of his favorite flowering plants found there.
When: Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m.
How to join: Via YouTube
Price: Free
