Travel Reference
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Entertainment
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Plough & Stars
LIVE MUSIC, PUB
Bluegrass and Celtic bands that sell out shows from Ireland to Appalachia jam here
weeknights, taking breaks to clink pint glasses at long union-hall tables. Mondays com-
pensate for no live music with all-day happy hours, plus free pool and blarney from regu-
lars. Expect modest weekend cover charges ($6 to $12).
(
415-751-1122;
www.theploughandstars.com
; 116 Clement St;
3pm-2am Mon-Thu, 2pm-2am Fri-Sun, showtime 9pm;
1, 2, 33,
38, 44)
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Balboa Theatre
First stop, Cannes; next stop, Balboa and 37th, where Russian documentaries split the bill
with first-run movies, family-friendly matinees and raucous screening events. Filmmakers
vie for marquee spots at this 1926 neighborhood movie palace run by nonprofit San Fran-
cisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation, which keeps tickets affordable and programming
exciting.
(
CINEMA
415-221-8184;
www.balboamovies.com
;
3630 Balboa St; adult/child & matinee $10/7.50;
show-
times vary;
;
5, 18, 31, 38)
Local Life
Great Park Pastimes
Golden Gate Park
(
;
5, 18, 21, 28, 29, 33, 44, 71,
N) has baseball diamonds,
four soccer fields, tennis courts and the vintage-1901
Lawn Bowling Club
(
OFFLINE MAP
, G3;
415-487-8787;
www.golden-gate-park.com
;
Bowling Green Dr;
5, 21, 33, 71,
N) , which offers free lessons at noon Wednesdays. Sundays swing at
Lindy in the Park
(
