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The next time you’re exiting SFMOMA head east on Howard Street to 2nd. At the southwest corner is one of the most magnificently minimalist spaces in town. It’s the size of an airline hanger, taking up a quarter of the block, with 25-foot glass walls open to sidewalk,, white terrazzo floors, red teak walls and ceiling […]

Name a great SF architect from the late 20th century. Difficult, isn’t it? On the other hand we were home to one of America’s major landscape architects, Lawrence Halperin, whose legacy is being honored at a photographic exhibit at the Innovation Hanger in the Palace of Fine Arts now through September 4. If your interest […]

If you’ve already tried champagne, roses and Viagra to restore your romantic life, may I suggest a visit to the Conservatory of Flowers in the City from 6 to 10 this Tuesday, February 14. Their galleries will be hosting an exploration of “Aphrodisiacs of the Tropics” – familiar ones like hibiscus and many that you […]

Instead of spending Christmas eve anxiously awaiting Santa’s debarkation, why not head out to your nearest house of worship for a glorious, musical mass? You’ll find the most resplendent at Grace Cathedral crowning Nob Hill. Down California Street Old St. Mary’s Chinese Mission (est.1854) the caroling starts at 11pm. For an even more historic night […]

Our town does not shut down for Christmas. A lot of organizations here still observe the separation of church and state. A partial list of activities available to us on Dec.25 includes the SF Zoo, the Academy of Sciences, the SF Botanical Garden, Presidio Bowl, the Union Square Ice Skating Rink and, unsurprisingly, the Contemporary […]

Bay seniors intrigued by ACT’s magical renovation of Market Street’s squalid Strand Theater are invited to attend “Impossible” there , a one-act play built around the genius year in the life of Leonardo da Vinci, starring and directed by Massimiliano Flory, in Italian with English supertitles. The pre-party starts at 6:30. Tickets $67.50. All proceeds go […]

Bay seniors and bivalve lovers grew alarmed when the Feds evicted the oyster farms on Drakes Bay. Fortunately there are still thriving oyster operations on Tomales Bay. Coming up at noon Friday October 30 at the Saltwater Oyster Depot partake of a tasting and five-hour tour that includes two oyster farms, professional shucking lessons, fresh […]

Bay seniors whose earliest athletic memories include fierce grammar school games of dodgeball might want to know this retro sport is still being played. In fact every Sunday at 5:30pm this month at the Mission Rec Center in the City you can join a one-hour pick up session that employs a softer ball than you […]