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No, not Channukah. This festival runs through New Year’s. It’s five free tours, one on bikes,that visit various dazzling light exhibits across the City. In galleries like Trillian+ Dodi in Hayes Valley and Anima in Mission Bay and public spaces like Yerba Buena, SFO and the Civic Center, there are well over a dozen of these […]

If signing petitions and marching is not alleviating your outrage, why not consider taking your fury out on a punching bag? Gyms all over the Bay Area offer boxing lessons. One that focuses just on boxing (and highly rated on Yelp) is the Third Street Gym in Dogpatch. $145 a month. No apparent senior discounts. […]

Who would have thought that with all the Ubers, cyclists and motorists filling City streets there would be any space for a dance festival? But that is exactly what is happening this Saturday and Sunday at the San Francisco Trolley Dances. For a $1 senior Muni pass hop on and off buses to see a free […]

Have you noticed the sudden upsurge in brand new, sometimes “extreme” variations of old sports? This Sunday for example if you are hanging at Ocean Beach around 9am you can catch a beach soccer tournament. You can bet on a lot more scoring than normal soccer games, more like 10 goals. If you’re up to […]

May we suggest for the minimally athletic a bracing round of horseshoes? There’s a pit waiting for you at the northeast tip of Golden Gate Park. Built from rock in the 20’s, it boasts concrete reliefs hewn by the WPA. Forgotten and overgrown for years but now available for all citizenry to relive their summer […]

A seismic shift in the art scene here is the southerly drift of galleries. The Minnesota Street Project, deep into Dog Patch, is one-stop art shopping, a maximally minimalist cache of galleries. Try it on Saturdays since the parking is ridiculous Before they leave the Union Square district you might want to have a last […]

Bay seniors who need reminding that they live in heaven on earth might consider taking a Golden Gate Seaplane Tour from Sausalito that swoops over the City, the Bay, the Bridges, even Muir Woods. All in 30 minutes. Everyone on board the six passenger plane gets a seat with a glorious view. $179.

Bay seniors challenged to amaze their blasé teenage grandkids might want to think about taking them to the 9th Annual World Sword Swallower’s Day on Saturday, February 27 at 1:45 pm at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Odditorium at Fisherman’s Wharf. The main event, the Big Swallow, occurs at 2:27. Free but any contributions (I’m […]