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Bay seniors who worship great architecture will have a number of opportunities this weekend to pay homage to the master himself, Bernard Maybeck, in a three day celebration sponsored by the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Foundation. Unfortunately the screening of a documentary on the great one is sold out. But there is a free guided tour […]

Bay seniors  watching with curiosity the movie stars of our youth –deNiro, Pacino, Redford, Julie Christie, Jane Fonda- return to the silver screen may be unsurprised to learn that there is an entire film program devoted to our still powerful demographic. The 2013 Legacy Film Festival runs the weekend of June 7-9 at the Coppola […]

Bay seniors feeling deprived now that SFMOMA will be temporarily closed might want to use this opportunity to explore some of our non-mobbed museums. Do you even know where Museo Italo Americano is? You’re right if you said Fort Mason. Currently they’re exhibiting under-the-radar contemporary Italian art. Admission is free, On Thursday April 25, to […]

Bay seniors feeling bullied by excessive holiday cheer will enjoy the deliciously bitter tang of the new Tom Waits musical at Berkeley’s Ashby Playhouse. The Geezer doesn’t normally play critic but for “Woyzeck” I have to admit I leapt to my feet like I had been hit by electricity. It’s across the street from Ashby […]

Bay seniors with fond memories of their youthful infatuations with Italian movie divas can relive their cinematic seductions over the next few weeks at Pacific Film Archives in Berkeley. The series is called “Belissima” and features the films of Anna Magnani, Sophia Loren, Claude Cardinale and Gina Lollobrigida. Directors include Fellini, Visconti and Antonioni. Senior […]

Frankly I could happily watch Dame Judi Dench trimming her fingernails. In her new film “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” she manages to rise above a platitude-rich script and her scenery chewing costars but what makes it of interest to geezers is that it deals with all kinds of touchy senior issues. Could this be a trend? […]

Bay seniors with their doubts about religion will no doubt find themselves sitting quite comfortably in the skeptical audience at the Roxie Theater in SF on Sunday Aug 21 for the Atheist Film Festival. Among promised presentations are the first atheist musical. Tickets start at $12 for a single film to $40 for a whole […]