As I was in SoMa yesterday looking for story ideas (with little success), I walked by Yerba Buena Gardens to find the park full of people and live music. A stage was set up in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, an Afro-Cuban fusion act, were performing. It was a beautiful, sunny day Saturday (though a bit windy) and seeing people gathered in the park dancing to the music it made it more beautiful. More than a hundred people were congregated at the park, with a large number of them actually dancing while others were laying out on the lawn soaking up the sun.
Turns out the performance is one of a series of free events held at the park for the summer, from May to October. There are theater, poetry, and spoken word performances scheduled as well as a series of children and Latin Jazz acts. Events are not limited to only weekends. They have things scheduled for the week and even have lunchtime concerts on Thursdays.
This is a great characteristic of San Francisco: having many free events that encourage civic participation and builds community. Many of these events take place in SoMa, which contributes to it's appeal. For anyone staying in the city over the summer and looking for things to do (for free!), I suggest checking one of the scheduled events out. You can check out the calendar here.
Where am I?
The view from here
Doorway
Where is it? Is it in your neighborhood?
Gino
Corner of Haight and Octavia
Wow, that sounds fantastic and who can turn down free? :)
ReplyDeleteLupe, thanks for a great semester and never being mad at how I butchered your name!
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