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The 36th Annual Holiday Boutique sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department will be held on Friday, November 4 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive in South San Francisco.
This event features hand crafted as well as commercially produced items for sale. This includes unique jewelry, hand painted items, candles and soaps, greeting cards, fragrances, a snack booth, and more! Admission is free.
For more information, call (650) 829-3820.
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The 43rd annual Parks and Recreation Thanksgiving Fun Run will take place on Saturday, November 19 at 340 Point San Bruno Blvd, South San Francisco at 9:00 am. Race day registration will be accepted and registered participants will receive a t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing for some great prizes. Trophies and medals will be awarded after the run to the top finishers in each age group.
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Winter session activity guides are scheduled to be mailed out in mid-November. In addition to classes and special events, the winter guide will also feature the Parks and Recreation Department's year in review. Resident registration will begin online at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, November 28. Non-resident registration will begin online at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, December 12. Make sure to prepare ahead of time and contact the Recreation Office if you are in need of your Client ID or Family Pin Numbers by calling (650) 829-3800.
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Visitors at the October General Art Show enjoyed exceptionally fine art on exhibit. Included were art works in watercolors, oil paintings, paintings in other media and mixed media. Thirty-nine works by twenty-three local and Bay Area artists were exhibited. Entries were judged by Ms. Olga Parr, San Mateo County Artist of the Year recipient and member of the Burlingame Art Society, and Ms. Diana Day Glynn, member of the Burlingame Art Society, Society of Western Artists and board member of the Peninsula Arts Council. Visit the
Cultural Arts-News & Events webpage for a complete listing of the finalists. All the award-winning entries will be on extended exhibit at the Municipal Services Building atrium display window, 33 Arroyo Drive. The exhibit runs from November 4 through November 30.
The Commission thanks all the participants of this popular art gallery event. Be sure to mark your calendars for the first 2017 cultural art gallery program, the Photography Exhibit, on February 10 and 11. Check the Cultural Arts webpage or contact the Parks & Recreation office at (650) 829-3800 for more information on this and other cultural arts programs.
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The Parks and Recreation Department's Civic Ballet will be offering two showings of the annual Nutcracker performance. This year, the performances will be held at South San Francisco High School's theater on Saturday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. Ticket are $6.00 and will be available for purchase in the Recreation Office beginning Monday, November 7. Please contact the Recreation office for further details (650) 829-3800.
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Orange Pool will be closed for annual maintenance and staff training during the entire month of December. The following aquatic center locations will be open during this period:
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Aquatics Program staff at (650) 875-6973.
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Saturday, December 3
City Hall, 400 Grand Ave
Even if it is raining, Santa will still be at City Hall
to visit South San Francisco children on Saturday, December 3 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bring a camera to get a picture with Santa. This event is co-sponsored by the City of South San Francisco and Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call (650) 588-1911.
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Commuters traveling on South Spruce Avenue and Huntington near the Francisco Terrace playground will encounter a utility box with vibrant hearts and citrine and ruby flowers leaping out of the emerald background. The mural, titled "Loving Life," is the creation of artist and arts commissioner, PaulaClaudine Hobson-Coard, with the collaboration of her mother, Mary Allicson Hobson Coard, and is part of the 2016 Utility Box Mural Project.
This jewel of a mural is the first of five planned for installation throughout the city in the coming weeks. Extraordinary new murals are scheduled to be completed at Mission Road and Evergreen Drive, Grand Avenue and Magnolia Avenue, Maple and Baden Avenue, and near 701 Gateway Blvd. The Utility Box Mural Project allows artists and creative community members the opportunity to highlight and share their artistry, while creating pleasant public spaces and deterring graffiti. Donations, for this project, are courtesy of Kelly-Moore Paints in South San Francisco.
For locations and a brochure of past utility box murals and other public art installations, visit the Cultural Arts - Public Art Webpage. Or contact the Parks & Recreation office at (650) 829-3800 for more information on this and other cultural arts programs.
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Join the South San Francisco Improving Public Places Committee and the Parks and Recreation Department for a wreath making workshop on Sunday, December 4th. Workshop leaders will help you create a gorgeous natural holiday wreath with fresh greens harvested from South San Francisco parks! This workshop is a fundraiser for the Improving Public Places Committee, so not only will you learn the technique and leave with a beautiful wreath, but you can feel great about contributing to civic beautification. Registration is $25.00 per person, but spaces are limited so be sure to register early. Contact the Recreation office for more details (650) 829-3800.
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For more information on our offerings, including sample room diagrams, fees, and room capacities, please visit the rentals website at www.ssf.net. You can reach our rentals team at (650) 829-3800 or by emailing FacilityRequests@ssf.net.
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Project Read's 24th Annual Trivia Challenge
Friday, November 4, 2016 from 5:30-9:00 pm
Trivia Teams of three compete in a fun-filled evening! The Trivia Challenge proceeds support Project Read in providing learners with the tools to improve their basic reading and writing skills by working side-by-side with volunteer tutors. Many participants in our program want to read to their children, be able to write a checks, obtain a job, test for their driver license, or just read for pleasure.
South San Francisco Conference Center
255 S Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080
General Admission with dinner: $40
Team Entry Fee with dinner: $350
Contact South San Francisco Main Library - Project Read at (650) 829-3871 for more information.
Food For Fines
Help provide food to those in need while clearing your library fines and fees! Beginning on Monday, November 14, and continuing through Thursday, December 31, bring a donation of non-perishable food items to the South San Francisco Main Library and your library fines from participating libraries will be waived. All food collected will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank to help ensure local families have enough to eat this holiday season.
Author Talk: Gretchen Atwood "Lost Champions"
Tuesday, November 1st at 6:00 p.m.
Jackie Robinson is synonymous with breaking the color barrier in baseball, but did you know that a year earlier, four men did the same for professional football? In "Lost Champions" Gretchen Atwood tells the stories of Kenny Washington and Woody Strode of the Los Angeles Rams and Bill Willis and Marion Motley of the Cleveland Browns, all of whom joined the NFL in 1946. "Lost Champions" chronicles the struggles they and other black Americans faced both on and off the field. The book comes out at a time when even now, 70 years later, we are still examining racial issues in sports and society.
Author Talk: Reyna Grande w/ Jose Zamora
Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m.
Join us for a special reading by two inspirational writers from the Bay area! Award-winning author Reyna Grande will read from the middle grade adaptation of The Distance Between Us, her memoir about her journey from Mexico as an undocumented child immigrant. Poet Javier Zamora will read from his chapbook Nueve AƱos Inmigrantes/Nine Immigrant Years and other poems about his journey from El Salvador to the U.S. as an unaccompanied minor.
ACT Practice Testing
Saturday, November 12th from 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Prepare for the real thing with our ACT practice testing provided by C2 Education. This is a great opportunity to mark your progress. The test runs for four hours and is proctored as if it were the actual ACT. That means the test starts exactly at 1:30 pm. Get here early and bring your calculator! Online registration is required.
Call 650-829-3860.
Bilingual Story Time
Wednesday, November 23rd at 4pm
You'll enjoy hearing old favorites in a new language, classic Japanese and Chinese folktales, and new stories from different cultures. Stories will be told primarily in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. Jump in at this chance to learn children's games and songs from other countries. Some will be familiar, some will be quite different, but all of it will be fun! All ages are welcome.
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The Parks and Recreation Department is hosting monthly "nights of fun" for young people with disabilities. On November 8, join us for a thanksgiving potluck dinner, and on December 20, join us for dinner and a Kris Kringle gift exchange. All events are $5 and held at the Magnolia Center, 601 Grand Ave. Please RSVP in advance. For more information, contact Kelli Jo or Laura at (650) 875-6900.
