Good Sunday, July 5, 2009
July 3, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO — BRUNCH
Paul K Restaurant: Chef Shawn Bayless’ brunch menu features egg and breakfast dishes with a variety of ethnic touches. Recent selections include mixed melon with whipped Manori cheese; pulled pork with sizzled eggs, roasted potatoes, and salsa picante; buttermilk pancakes; and soft scrambled eggs with mushrooms, Gruyere, house potatoes, and toast. Drinks, too, are available. [199 Gough St., S.F.; (415) 552-7132]
LEND A HAND
Golden Gate Audubon Society: Volunteers are needed to clean up the snowy plovers’ home before the birds return. [9 a.m. to noon, Crissy Field, Ocean Beach at Santiago steps; RSVP/info: jrobinson@goldengateaudubon.org or (510) 919-5873]
Surfrider Foundation: Volunteers are needed to do a post Fourth of July cleanup at Ocean Beach. [10 a.m. to noon, S.F. location; details: www.sfsurfrider.org or lynn_sanderson@nps.gov or (415) 561-4751]
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Peninsula:
Sunset Magazine Modern Cottage: Volunteers are needed to sell tickets, greet visitors, answer questions, provide security, and monitor traffic. [9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or 1 to 5 p.m.; 85 Willow Rd., Menlo Park; RSVP: www.onebrick.org]
GET OUTSIDE
Parks
Symphony in the grove: The Stern Grove Festival welcomes the San Francisco Symphony, with guest pianist Inon Barnatan. Inouye Jazz leads things off. [2 p.m., Sloat Boulevard and 19th Avenue, S.F.]
Outdoor theater: The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s 2009 summer-in-the-park show, “Too Big to Fail,” kicks off this weekend. The bank crisis is the subject of the musical satire. [2 p.m., Dolores Park, 18th and Dolores streets, S.F.]
Community dancing: “Tango in the Square” returns to Union Square. Free lessons, performances, and public dancing take place. [2 to 4 p.m., Powell and Post streets, S.F.]
Park band: The Golden Gate Park Band performs its weekly Sunday summer concert. Today’s program: “Salute to African American Composers and Artists.” [1 p.m., Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, S.F.]
Festivities
Jazz fest: The Fillmore Jazz Festival features music on four stages, plus art and food. Artists range from fusion bands to Latin acts to seasoned crooners. [10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fillmore Street between Jackson and Eddy streets, S.F.]
Sports and recreation
Baseball game: The San Francisco Giants play the Houston Astros, and it’s T-Shirt Day at the ballpark (a shirt for the first 20,000 arriving fans). [1:05 p.m., AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, S.F.]
Bridge paddle: City Kayak presents its “Mission Creek Kayak Trip,” a scenic paddle trip in quiet waters. [11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; meet at South Beach Harbor, Embarcadero at Townsend Street, S.F.; details/RSVP: www.citykayak.com]
Local history
Labor tour: Shaping San Francisco hosts a “Labor Bicycle History Tour.” The bike ride traces the ebb and flow of local class war, from pre-urban to modern days. [Noon, meet at Counterpulse, 1310 Mission St., S.F.; RSVP: www.shapingsf.org]
Days of ’49: S.F. City Guides presents “Gold Rush City,” a walking tour of downtown. Subjects include the Vigilance Committee and Emperor Norton. [2 p.m.; meet at Transamerica Pyramid, Clay and Montgomery streets, S.F.]
AROUND TOWN
Museums
Tut and more: “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” continues at the de Young Museum. Also on view: “Art and Power in the Central African Savanna.” [9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Golden Gate Park, S.F.]
Across the universe: California Academy of Sciences presents “From Earth to the Universe.” Images from NASA and elsewhere represent the immense variety of known astronomical objects. [11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Golden Gate Park, S.F.]
Movies
French New Wave: “Jules and Jim” (1962), Francois Truffaut’s French new-wave classic about an ill-fated menage a trois, screens at the Red Vic Movie House. [2, 4:15, 7, and 9:15 p.m., 1727 Haight St., S.F.]
Double Jimmy: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “Destry Rides Again,” both starring Jimmy Stewart, screen as a double feature. [1:30, 3:30, 6, and 8 p.m., Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S.F.]
Music
Chamber music: The InterHarmony International Music Festival presents a program of chamber music. Performers include cellist Misha Quint and pianist Tien Hsieh, and violinist David Yonan. [3 p.m., SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F.]
Classic opera: The San Francisco Opera presents Verdi’s “La Traviata,” with a Jazz Age setting. [2 p.m., War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F.]
Theater
Last day: American Conservatory Theater’s production of “At Home at the Zoo” closes. Playwright Edward Albee pairs “The Zoo Story” with a freshly penned prequel in this stage drama. [2 p.m., A.C.T., 415 Geary St., S.F.]
Comedy
Local comedians: It’s “S.F. Comedy Showcase” night at the Punch Line. Fifteen local comics take the stage. [8 p.m., Punch Line Comedy Club, 444 Battery St., S.F.]
