Free Theater at Jerry Garcia Amphitheater two weekends starting Labor Day weekend.

Thirteenth year of free Shakespeare in the Park and summer camps in SF McLaren Park, Jerry Garcia Amphitheater. Come and enjoy this free performance with your Sunnyside neighbors.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Presented by San Francisco Shakespeare Festival

Two weekends in McLaren Park’s Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre

• 43rd year of Free Shakespeare in the Park / 13^th season at McLaren
• Who is Silvia? Who is Julia? Who are the gents? What’s up with Crab?
• Colorful character defining costumes
• Fun for all ages
• Talented cast creates relatable characters
• Music and Dance!

Where: San Francisco, McLaren Park, Jerry Garcia Amphitheater40 John F. Shelley Drive, SF Directions: MUNI #29, Auto parking available in lot or on Shelley Drive

When:

• Saturday, August 30 at 2:00 pm (Preview)
• Sunday, September 31 at 2:00 pm (Preview)
• Monday (Labor Day), September 1 at 2:00 pm (Opening) 
Join other Sunnyside Neighbors who will attend on Labor Day
• Saturday, September 6 at 2:00 pm
• Sunday, September 7 at 2:00 pm

Food: Bring a picnic or food to share with your friends and family. There will be
no food concessions at these performances.

More Venue Details


This Saturday!

Please RSVP here.

Saturday, August 23th from 11:00 – 3:00 PM
Hearst Ave between Congo and Detroit

• Story time at 11 with our Glen Park Librarian 
• Pizza, BBQ and beverages!
• Live music by the Hearst Avenue All Stars!
• Field games, face painting and an SFBC family bike workshop!
• Mister Softee ice cream truck from 1:00 PM onwards!

Check slowhearst.org for detailed event schedule as event nears.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED
email info@slowhearst.org for details

Click here to download the flyer

St. Finn Barr Auditorium, 415 Edna Street (at Hearst)
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – General Meeting

Reminder! Our meeting will stream live tonight at 6:30. Please visit our YouTube Live Streams page and select tonight’s meeting. If you miss the live stream, you can always come back and view it later.

https://www.youtube.com/@SunnysideNeighborhoodAssn/streams
Text 415-935-1422 if you have connection problems.

New! Live meeting stream! Many of our members have busy lives, especially at 6:30 on a Monday night and they have asked for convenient options for attending our meetings. Now you can watch the meeting from the comfort of your home on our YouTube channel! Leave comments or ask questions in the YouTube chat, and we’ll try our best to address them during the meeting. Please bear in mind, this project is very much in beta, so expect things to go horribly wrong! We will try our best to make it a good experience.

The agenda includes: Public Safety Update: Our new Ingleside Station Captain, Jerry Maybeck SF Family Zoning Plan: Impacts to Sunnyside. David H. Garcia and Malena Leon-Farrera, Planners with City of SF (objectives for the rezoning initiative, Specific impacts to major corridors in the Sunnyside neighborhood, attendee Q&A) District 7 Updates: Jennifer Fieber, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Melgar (updates, participatory budgeting winners, attendee Q&A) SNA Accomplishments: Michael Kelly, SNA board member-at-large (updates, Q&A) SNA Future Activities: Cecilia Zhao, SNA board member-at-large (updates, Q&A)

The Balboa Reservoir Development Team is set to begin construction in October 2025, with preparatory work for Building E following soon after.

To keep the community informed, a meeting is scheduled for Saturday, August 30th, from 10 am to 12 pm at Unity Plaza. Representatives from the design, architecture, and general contractor teams will be there to discuss the construction schedule for the first phase of the project. An informal meet and greet is planned for Saturday, August 2 at Philz Coffee.

Pre-construction activities are scheduled to begin in early August. Starting around August 4th and lasting for two weeks, Nibbi Brothers will be importing soil and base rock using dump trucks from 7 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. The imported materials will be stockpiled on-site near the berm and covered with dust suppressant to comply with San Francisco’s mitigation requirements.

The project website has dummy type under the News and Updates section, but the developers promise to update schedules and contact information by August 18th.

Upcoming dates:

8/02/25: Philz Coffee at Unity Plaza meet and greet
8/04/25: Material Storage Starts
8/15/25: Material Storage Stops
8/18/25: Website update with project schedules and further information
8/30/25: Community Meeting.