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Bay seniors who wonder why the Peninsula is awash in money and yet a desert of great art will have to be satisfied with the sculpture at Stanford where every third Sunday there is a free art walk talk of the University’s garden art. There are over 100 pieces on view. Stanford boasts more Rodins […]

Bay seniors who missed the bus in the 60’s because they were in school trying to grow up, have a chance to experience that gaping hole in the youth. The fabled Magic Bus, which Ken Kesey did not have the foresight to copyright, is back touring the streets of San Francisco for 2 hours several […]

Bay seniors, puzzled by, but eager to understand why coffee has become such a local obsession may want to sign up for a Coffee Roasting and Tasting Tour. You’ll find a serious one in Emeryville on select Sundays from 10 to noon and 2 to 4. At Highwire Coffee Tasters you will learn to taste […]

Bay seniors who think they’ve seen everything in their long lives, will be amazed to learn that one of the most popular tours in San Francisco is of our wastewater treatment plants. They occur one Saturday a month and last for two hours at the facility on the Great Highway. Lots of walking. Surprisingly they […]

Bay seniors hungry for a meal of historic proportions are invited to a lunch and tour of that pile of Edwardian splendor known as the Palace Hotel. Rebuilt in 1909 after the earthquake, its Beaux Arts glories are still firmly intact. Lunch is in the palatial Garden Court and the menu and price are both […]

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 on the lookout for more challenging conversational topics than Don Draper’s character flaws or the validity of gluten free diets, should take a walk this Sunday in McLaren Park. Philosopher Nathaniel Paluga will be leading one of his bi-weekly walk & talks from noon to 3 on the 2.7 mile Philosopher’s Way Trail. […]

Bay seniors know that when summer starts to heat up they can find cool comfort in paradisical West Marin. You should hurry though, before the foodies arrive en masse and it becomes the coastal equivalent of Yountville. Savor the moment, the oysters, the cheeses, the wines on West Marin Farm and Food Tours. They include […]