crafts

Bay seniors have another reason to love Dogpatch, way out on Third Street beyond ATT Park. This Saturday the new museum of Craft and Design opens there with 4,000 square feet of exhibition and workshop space. Don’t expect to find Etruscan urns. MOCAD (I just made that up. Doesn’t every cultural institution need an acronym?) […]

Bay seniors, this is your last weekend to visit the museum you’ve never heard of’s exhibit of American Indian Jewelry of California and the Southwest. The Marin Indian Museum is tucked away in outer suburbia in the city of Novato. It’s been around since 1967 but has the lowest profile of any arts institution in […]

Though it may look otherwise, San Francisco’s Mission District is not just for Gen X, Y and Z’s. At 580 Capp Street, Bay seniors are amping up their creativity at Ruth’s Table. Named after the highly regarded sculptor Ruth Asawa, the center offers an a varying menu of  budget craft (check out the photo of […]

Psychologists highly recommend hobbies for geezers. If you need inspiration stop by the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival on September 25 and 26. Located under the redwoods in paradisical Old Mill Park, it spotlights over 100 craftspeople mostly working in the now-classic Marin  organic style . There is a children’s area with music and magic […]