Mission Mission

Here’s the deal:

As this weather has surely reminded you, Indian Summer is here, so that means that it’s time again for the Annual Indian Summer Guac-off!

We’d love for you to be able to join us this Saturday, September 9th, as we’ll once again be at Dr. Avocado’s house for our 6th annual celebration of the almighty avocado. This year promises to be even more fun, as we’ll have 10 different prize categories, a restaurant showcase with guacamoles from some of our favorite restaurants, chips provided by Tacolicious, and of course, an even bigger Guacamole Glory Trophy.

The rules this year are simple, your guacamole must use at least 8 avocados and arrive by 2pm. Other than that, let your creativity run wild!

As always, the event is completely free, although guests are obviously encouraged to bring guacamole! You can find all of the other details on our website: guacamole.expert

Can’t wait!

LOUD & LOCAL is a weekly show on BFF.fm that highlights the best bands from the Bay Area…and it’s also a rad monthly event! On the first Thursday of the month LOUD & Local presents a night to benefit BFF.fm, featuring awesome live bands and guest DJs at Pops Bar. This Thursday Loud and Local features:

Graduating Life
Snooze- Indie / Synthpop / Electro-Indie / Alternative / Psychedelia / Spacerock

NRVS LVRS DJ set- Andrew and Bevin spinning all the rad jams

21+ / 9pm – close / FREE (donations for BFF.fm collected at the door)

Come out to Pops and support local music!

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Tryna keep my cool
Water up to quota
A shady vestibule
Fanning like Dakota

— Ariel Dovas (@eviloars) September 1, 2017

See the rest here.

It’s Best of the Bay time! Don’t forget to vote for your Mission District favorites. We’ve been lucky to take home wins in categories such as Best Bloody Mary, Best Dive Bar and Best Trivia Night. Some of our favorite performers have taken home first prize like BFF.fm winning Best Radio Station. So take a minute out of your day and do it for your Pops and all your favorite SF people, places and things.

Vote Today: http://48hills.org/bob2017/

This week’s entertainment line up at Pops Bar:

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[via Kayla]

Now, as we all know, it looks more like this (minus Balançoire which seems to be gone now):

[Old photo by Honey Jets; new photo by Google Maps]

[Editor's note: Surprise! It's Pop's!! We went to a dry run a couple weeks ago and the drinks and surf rock soundtrack were LEGIT.]

Catch the Mahalo vibes! Experience Pops Bar turning into a Tiki Bar every Monday Night from 8pm to close. With $10 Tiki inspired cocktails such as Mai Tais, Blue Hawaiians and Lava Flows you’ll soon be saying Aloha to Mondays. After all, time flies when you’re having rum!

Listen, we get it — it’s easy to spend your evenings on the couch scrolling through whatever the internet throws at you, whether that’s YouTube rabbit holes or hunting down the best the UK non Gamstop casinos have to offer. But why gamble with your Monday night when you could be sipping a Mai Tai with friends and catching live surf rock? Get off the screen and get into Pops.

Check out this week’s full entertainment line up at Pops Bar:

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That there is Jerry Garcia Amphitheater. Imagine spending an afternoon up there seeing music or theater, eating food from food trucks and enjoying the sunshine. Wildwhere can help you out. Think the Stern Grove Festival, but new and different, and like slightly closer to the Mission (it’s a bit south of Bernal Heights):

A hidden gem in the middle of San Francisco’s second largest park, Jerry Garcia Amphitheater hosts an eclectic group of performers each summer season. These performances surprise and delight neighbors in the know as well as anyone lucky enough to stumble upon the amphitheater while exploring McLaren Park.

(If you wanna read ALL about the event, check out this article by Portola Planet.) (Portola is the cute little neighborhood adjacent to McLaren Park that you’ve also never been to.)

Here’s the lineup:

And here’s a helpful map of the area, in case you (like most) are unfamiliar. See something at Wildewhere and then explore one (or more) of the surrounding up-and-coming neighborhoods: