45-Foot Sculpture Debuts on Embarcadero Plaza
R-Evolution by Marco Cochrane to be unveiled, featuring subtle breathing movements and night illumination
After a failed attempt to place the sculpture at Union Square, we finally get to enjoy the Unveiling of Marco Cochrane’s ‘R-EVOLUTION’ on Friday at Embarcadero Plaza across from the Ferry Building. The grand reveal of this kinetic sculpture will include live DJ performances, an artist market, a full bar, food, and a stunning light show.
Other events happening this week in our parks:
🌺 Growing a Garden: Where to Start — Saturday
Beginner's guide to starting a garden
Garden for the Environment, 7th Avenue & Lawton Street, San Francisco
🌿 Eat Your Weeds — Saturday
A guided nature walk focused on edible plants and weeds found on Mount Sutro as part of the Sutro Stewards Nature Walk series.
Mount Sutro
🏞 Mt. Sutro History — Sunday
A guided walk exploring the history of Mount Sutro as part of the Sutro Stewards Nature Walk series.
Mount Sutro
🪩 Late Night at de Young Museum — Thursday
Art, fashion, food, and performance by Ravyn Lenae before her Coachella debut.
de Young Museum
🌕 Parks4All: Pink Full Moon Party — Sunday
A one-of-a-kind lunar celebration under April's Pink Full Moon featuring a hike/tour of Presidio Tunnel Tops (optional), music by DJ Mancub, telescope viewing, pink swag, a pink outfit contest, and tarot card reader. This event is 18+ (21+ to purchase alcohol). Proceeds benefit the Parks Conservancy and their programs.
Presidio Tunnel Tops
🎤 Golden Gate Park Community Sing — Saturday
Make new friends and beautiful, fun music: join us for free monthly community singing in the park! ☀️🌸
Mothers' Meadow
🐦 Birds & Nature Tour by Golden Gate Bird Alliance — Saturday
The Opening Day Celebration on 4/12 will be a free, family-friendly event filled with live music and entertainment, bounce houses, learn-to-bike pop-up, adaptive bicycle uses and so much more! Join SF Rec and Park and partners to commemorate the biggest transformation of a roadway into a park in the U.S.!
Meet at the "Enviro Tours" sandwich board just south of Noriega during the 4/12 Opening Day Celebration of our new Oceanfront Park-formerly Great Highway Park.
🪴 April Plant Sale: Houseplants — Saturday
Shop a variety of low-light Sansieverias, sun-loving Ficuses, Hoyas, and more lush houseplants at the Botanical Garden's Plant Shop
Botanical Garden Plant Shop
An old map of San Francisco
Soar.earth aims to be the “digital atlas” of maps. There’s much to explore on the site, such as this Historical Map of San Francisco from 1903 provided by Stanford University.
What really surprised me about this map — which soar.earth allows you to navigate just like a Google map or thepark.today — is the level of detail as you zoom in. For example, the music plaza is captured down to neat rows of seats, depictions of statues, and even landscaping.
It’s fascinating to explore how our parks and neighborhoods have transformed over 120 years.
