In San Francisco, there is a love/hate relationship with the Mission neighborhood. On the “hate” side, it is often regarded as a place where entitled hipsters live, cruising around on vintage mopeds (or $1500 fixies), desperately trying to be cool, eating vegan foods, wearing ironic tees, getting tattoos weekly, and living the “bohemian” life in a 400 square foot studio apartment that rents for $2000 a month.

On the “love” side of the equation, the Mission has the highest concentration of artists, writers, designers, film-makers and musicians anywhere in the city. It also has (in our humble opinion) the highest concentration of the best chefs and up-and-coming restaurants, quirky shopping and some of the best venues for live performances. Oh…and…it’s where goldfoot decided to call home.

So for those of you not yet familiar with the Mission (or those who already fell in love), this weekend is the Mission Spring Open Studios! The epicenter of the creative genius in the Mission will fling open their doors and show off what they’ve been up to. It’s a chance to visit a ton of studios in our hood, meet the artists, and hit some great parties.

Not to be missed.

For the official map and schedule, click here.

And Joel will likely be lurking here tonight. Stop in and in your best Heidi Klum voice, say “Hello”.