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Event Schedule 2012
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May6Sun
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Sunday Streets Talk on Waters of the Mission District11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Want to learn about the water that flows under your Sunday Streets? Come hang out and talk natural history with Joel Pomerantz of Thinkwalks, at the only private parklet in SF.
See photos, talk water, eat treats.
Joel will show you how the water once flowed through the district, and how it flows now—groundwater, surface creeks, existing springs, sewers, hydrants and gutters—all part of the noncommercial festival of people that we call Sunday Streets. Come join the fun from 11:30–2:30!
The talk and discussion will be followed, at 3:30, by a bike ride to explore locations described in the Thinkwalks iPhone app from Know What.
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Sunday Streets Afterride3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Sunday Streets is always over too early. Come join an afterride and pick up a little knowledge about SF while you’re at it!
Have you ever wondered why SF houses are so close together, what’s under all this pavement, or whether John Lennon ever wrote his name in the cement in SF? Come join a relaxed bike ride to explore locations described in the Thinkwalks iPhone app from Know What guides.
We’ll ride from spot to spot visiting some of the places listed in the Thinkwalks guide called Everything Explained. You’re welcome to make requests for locations to visit, but we’ll only pick a handful to see. Others we’ll just pry open with our minds.
No need to have the iPhone app. The ride is free, and no RSVP is needed. Feel free to call with questions!
Meet at the parklet ‘Deep built. Gathering from 3:30 to 4, leaving at 4:15.
3:30 pmSunday Streets Afterride
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Jun2Sat
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Secret Creek Exploration: (Not decided yet… Fort Point or Glen Park)10:30 am – 1:30 pm
June’s Thinkwalks Secret Creek Exploration will include:
- 3 hour free hike on trails, streets & stairways
Details coming soon. Not decided yet… Fort Point or Glen Park.
This walk is part of the Thinkwalks free walk series (first weekend of each month) focused on creeks and springs. This will be more like a hike than the usual shorter Thinkwalks.
Rain doesn’t necessarily cancel. Check here to see exact weather by the minute as it approaches.
RSVPs welcome but not required. Bring snacks to share. Feel free to call if you have questions.
10:30 amSecret Creek Exploration: (Not decided yet… Fort Point or Glen Park)
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Jun3Sun
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Sunday Streets Afterride #23:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Sunday Streets is always over too early. Come join an afterride and pick up a little knowledge about SF while you’re at it!
Have you ever wondered about the tunnels that were never built through your neighborhood? Or where SF put its statue of Gandhi? Or how close you are to the Bubonic Plague? Come join a relaxed bike ride to explore more locations described in the Thinkwalks iPhone app from Know What guides.
We’ll ride from spot to spot visiting some of the places listed in the Thinkwalks guide called Everything Explained. You’re welcome to make requests for locations to visit, but we’ll only pick a handful to see. Others we’ll just pry open with our minds.
No need to have the iPhone app. The ride is free, and no RSVP is needed. Feel free to call with questions!
Meet at the parklet ‘Deep built. Gathering from 3:30 to 4, leaving at 4:15.
3:30 pmSunday Streets Afterride #2
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Jun9Sat
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Water Walk the Mission District11:00 am – 1:30 pm
The city was supposedly founded here in the Mission District. Based on recent research, that’s partly true, and it all revolves around water. This walk is where the complexities of SF geography and politics come together. Come learn about the fresh water lake that never existed, the creeks that still flow through the Mission, and the pastures that almost made California Texas. On this relaxed short loop walk (about a mile in 2 to 3 hours) we’ll also discuss the enslavement of local tribes, the failure of the original Mission and the furry Russians who inspired SF into existence.
This Thinkwalks tour is the one that put us on the map—literally. We helped update the Water Department’s map using research for this tour.
Snacks provided, maps provided. Participatory discussion encouraged. Please RSVP.
If you can’t make this tour date, call and we’ll set up a water walk for the date you desire.
11:00 amWater Walk the Mission District
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