SF MOMA and Gap Collaborate On Limited Edition Art T Shirts

SF MOMA and Gap Collaborate On Limited Edition Art T Shirts

To celebrate the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)’s 75th anniversary, Gap has collaborated with the museum to introduce a unique line of eight limited-edition artist-designed T-shirts. The T-shirts were designed by nine well-known artists who are also represented in the series of SFMOMA’s anniversary exhibitions and programs entitled 75 Years of Looking Forward. “We’re delighted to partner with the Gap and this amazing group of artists to recognize our 75th...
April 3rd, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Bouquets To Art 2010

Bouquets To Art 2010

For all you flower lovers out there, Bouquets to Art is the annual flower festival sponsored by the San Francisco Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums. This year from April 20th – 24th the upcoming popular flower festival adopts “French Impressions” as its theme. The opening night gala and preview, Floral Fashions, the decor and menu of the luncheons and afternoon teas, and Hat Day will feature this theme as a tribute to the exhibitions from the Musée d’Orsay that will be on view...
April 1st, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Extreme Mammals at the California Academy of Sciences

Extreme Mammals at the California Academy of Sciences

This Saturday (April 3, 2010) the California Academy of Sciences will open their new exhibit Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time. Showcasing some of the most intriguing mammals, from the speedy to the sloth-like, the towering to the tiny, even the venomous and the armor-clad, the exhibit features spectacular fossils and reconstructions alongside recent specimens and live animals, and explores the surprising and often extraordinary world of extinct and...
March 30th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Napa Valley Grapegrowers Host “Ahead of the Curve Seminar”

Napa Valley Grapegrowers Host “Ahead of the Curve Seminar”

Thursday, April 22, 2010 the Napa Valley Grapegrowers will host the Ahead of the Curve Seminar featuring a panel of wine industry professionals in a town hall style symposium.  The annual session has been praised by wine industry pros as on of the most influential events of the year – highlighting real issues and concerns that affect Napa Valley growers and wineries. This year’s Ahead of the Curve Seminar will focus on the current economic recession. The town hall format of Ahead of the Curve...
March 30th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Hip and Happening Cocktails

Hip and Happening Cocktails

The Silicon Valley may be known as the home of hot technology, but the city of San Francisco is rapidly gaining a reputation as the home of hot mixology.  If you are looking for a place where you can shake off the stress of the office, kick back and let the music move you, these places have just the ticket. Not the usual shaken-and-stirred crowd, they cater to the Bay Area digerati—Gen X-ers, Gen Y-ers and hip baby boomers out for a rocking good time. Blondie’s Bar & No Grill: Located in...
March 29th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Red and White Fleet Sails The Bay

Red and White Fleet Sails The Bay

In 1939 the City of San Francisco held the Golden Gate International Exposition to celebrate it’s two recently built bridges – the Oakland Bay Bridge and the the Golden Gate Bridge.  The exposition took place on the newly created (and artificial) Treasure Island, which was built specifically for the Exposition. The theme of the of the fair was “Pageant of the Pacific.” It  showcased wares of nations who resided on the Pacific Ocean, boasted an 80-foot statue of Pacifica, goddess...
March 28th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Get Tax Relief At San Francisco Orchard Hotel

Get Tax Relief At San Francisco Orchard Hotel

If you’re feeling a bit out of sorts about the taxes you’ll be paying this year, the San Francisco Orchard and Orchard Garden Hotel may just have the relief you’re looking for. Starting next month from April 15 to June 15, 2010 the hotels are offering several ‘1040 EZ Refund’ promotions including: 1040 ‘EZ’ Guestroom Rates: Enjoy a $10.40 discount on each hotel’s best daily rate (rates start at $109) on reservations made by April 15. Delux guest rooms include large-screen television,...
March 23rd, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Comedy On Foot

Comedy On Foot

Did you know that San Francisco’s famed Chinatown was actually built after the 1906 earthquake as a marketing ploy to attract tourists back to the city? Or that the population of the city went from 800 people in 1848 to over 30,000 one year later. The reason? Gold was discovered in “them thar hills.” This and other fun San Francisco facts are part of the package when you take a stroll through the city with FOOT Comedy Walking Tours. The tours are the brainchild of standup comedian Robert Mac...
March 22nd, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Psst. New Speakeasy Opens in Healdsburg

Psst. New Speakeasy Opens in Healdsburg

Imagine a clandestine entrance, bootleg-style beer and a Prohibition-style wine bar — all just off the historic town plaza in the tiny town of Healdsburg. That was the potential that proprietors Richard and Kae Rosenberg saw when they looked at the former downtown storefront space on the corner of Healdsburg Avenue and North Street. “My grandfather owned and operated a real speakeasy during Prohibition, and I was always intrigued by his stories of the fake facades, bootleggers and revelry of...
March 19th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Le Garage Restaurant – A Little Bit of France in Sausalito

Le Garage Restaurant – A Little Bit of France in Sausalito

Whenever I’m in the mood to visit France, but don’t have the time or money to hop on a plane, I simply drive ten minutes from my office in Tiburon and lunch at Le Garage in Sausalito. A stylish hot spot that is popular with local executives, entrepreneurs and artists, La Garage looks out at the San Francisco Bay and feels as if you are dining waterside on the French Riviera. Brittany-born chef Olivier Souvestre serves up traditional French bistro fare in a relaxed, sidewalk-café-style setting....
March 18th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Hotel Vitale Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary

Hotel Vitale Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary

Any San Franciscan worth their salt knows that when it comes to beautiful boutique hotels, the Joie de Vivre chain tops the list. This month marks the five-year anniversary of Hotel Vitale, the San Francisco luxury waterfront hotel that has received numerous accolades from such influential travel publications as Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best Business Hotels” and Condé Nast Traveler’s “Hot List.” “Hotel Vitale represents Joie de Vivre’s first luxury category, new-build...
March 18th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
California Artisan Cheese Festival

California Artisan Cheese Festival

Be it cheddar, chevre or ricotta, the California Artisan Cheese Festival has it all. First begun in March 2007, the festival was the first-ever weekend-long celebration and exploration of handcrafted cheeses from California and beyond. To date over 4,500 people have attended, and this March 26-29 marks year three. Attendees of the festival can participate in educational seminars and tastings lead by international award-winning cheesemakers and fromage experts from across the country. In these interactive...
March 17th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
Landmark Vineyards Hosts Cherry Blossom Festival

Landmark Vineyards Hosts Cherry Blossom Festival

With the rain on its way out and spring rolling in, Landmark Vineyards, a third-generation, family-owned and operated winery in Sonoma County, is hosting their first annual Cherry Blossom Festival this Saturday, March 13th, from 1 – 4 p.m. The 20-acre estate effortlessly blends California mission-style architecture with the natural beauty of vineyards and cherry blossom trees in bloom planted throughout. Admission is $25 for adults and $10 for children and includes: • A fresh Oyster Bar with...
March 11th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More
My Heart Is Still In San Francisco

My Heart Is Still In San Francisco

Every summer, when I was a kid, my parents would take my brother Scott and I on a trip somewhere to get out of the heat and smog of Los Angeles. The venues were varied but almost always involved camping. But one year, when I was 8, they took us to San Francisco. I had never tasted anything like the succulent, sweet, sliced barbeque pork we ate in Chinatown and swooned at my first cable-car ride, chugging up, and then down, a very steep hill. As cliché as those experiences may seem, they are quintessentially...
March 9th, 2010 | San Francisco | Read More

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