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If you hustle you might snag tickets to this weekend’s verdant extravaganza at Filoli in Woodside. To mark the 100th anniversary of these opulent 640 acres all the stops have been pulled out. The theme is California Then and Now – 1916 to 2016. In addition to the historic, continuing horticultural collection there are flower- laden […]

Bay seniors wondering what the artist who created the current Bay Bridge light display does when he works on a smaller scale should visit his current exhibit at Fused at the bottom of Potrero Hill. Leo Villareal’s “Spacetime” continues exploring LED lights and computer driven imagery, finding dazzling possibilities with pixels and binary code. No […]

Bay seniors ready to appreciate that Hawaii is more than mai tais and tradewinds might want to pay homage to the stunning Royal Hawaiian Featherwork exhibit in the deYoung’s always alluring Textile Galleries through February. More than 75 capes, cloaks, leis, staffs and helmets, symbols of royal status are on display courtesy of the Bishop […]

Bay seniors who speculate that the gigantic, whimsical creations of Burning Man don’t really qualify as modern art, will have their suspicions confirmed at the massive Silicon Valley Art Fair where seriously original global artists will be on display October 8-11 at the San Mateo Event Center. This is an extension of the extravaganza known as […]

Bay seniors are unlikely to imagine a friendship between Salvador Dali, the twisted Surrealist, and Walt Disney our cheery national cartoonist. But there was a strong creative and personal bond the two and you can see the evidence for it now thru December 3 at the “Architects of the Imagination” interactive media exhibit at the […]

Bay seniors who still have an inclination to have pictures of rock stars on their walls like they did as teenagers, should make a point of visiting the Scott Nichols Gallery in the City which is hosting an exhibit of iconic photos of Lennon, Hendrix, Jagger, Joplin, Morrison (both Jim and Van), Townsend, et al […]

Bay seniors who think there is nothing to laugh at when they read the newspapers might want to visit “Slinging Satire: Masters of Political Cartoons” at the Cartoon Art Museum through March 15. These young Herblocks include recent Pulitzer Prize winners, and a wide political spectrum working in both print and digital. Seniors $6. Meanwhile […]

Bay seniors (and I know who you are up in Santa Rosa) whose affection for their childhood toys is a love that never dies might want to check out the last weeks of the Boomer Christmas exhibit at the Saratoga History Museum. We’re talking about the greatest kiddie hits of the 50’s and 60’s, displays […]