By Kira DetkoPublished: August, 2011 Captain John’s Kite the Bay wasn’t my first experience with kiteboarding. On a whim, I had taken a kiteboarding lesson last year on a vacation in Mexico. I thought it was an intriguing sport, but the instructor in Mexico was somewhat inattentive, and at the end of a few days […]
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America’s Cup World Series Set to Begin in Portugal
BC Staff ReportPublished: August, 2011 On August 6, Cascais, Portugal will host the first stop of the 2011-2012 America’s Cup World Series, which includes events in Plymouth, England and San Diego before the end of the year, and which will debut in San Francisco in summer 2012. A new professional circuit that will bring the […]
Outside Lands Festival Returns to Golden Gate Park
Published: August, 2011 In a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department, Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents will bring the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival to San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park for its fourth year on August 12-14. Phish, Muse and Arcade Fire will headline the three-day […]
Jack London Square to Debut Fitness and Cycling Events
Published: August, 2011 Jack London Square is sure to get your blood pumping this summer and fall with two new events for both active and casual fitness enthusiasts: Fit Rave and Pedalfest. Fit Rave will begin on Saturday, August 20, and the workouts will continue monthly into October. Featuring registered attendees traveling from fitness station […]
Quiet Diversions and Classic Events
By Paul DuclosPublished: August, 2011 One of joys of riding the ferry is that it is a stately mode of transportation, permitting passengers to quietly contemplate their immediate destination and the larger implications of the journey itself. And let’s place an emphasis on quiet here, for ferry commuters are seldom exposed to what is commonly […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES AUGUST 2011
Published: August, 2011 Every 9:30AM – 11:30AM, 12:30PM – 2:30PM & 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, Saturday www.ocscsailing.com This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. Every 6PM – 8PM – […]
Treasure Island Flea Offers Unique Shopping Experience
Published: August, 2011 The Treasure Island Flea, which operates on the last weekend of every month, hosts hundreds of local Bay Area exhibitors. In addition to antiques and collectibles there is independent designer merchandise, handmade one of-a-kind items, repurposed and up-cycled goods, shabby chic and French garden pieces, art, specialty food purveyors and more. The […]
Expanding the Horizons of Bay Area Youth, One Voyage at a Time
By Haley ChutzPublished: August, 2011 Hundreds of ships travel the waters of San Francisco Bay each day. Few of them are classic sailing vessels, and even fewer have the mission of Call of the Sea’s schooner Seaward—inspiring and educating our local youth. Call of the Sea, based in Sausalito, is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated […]
Around the bay in August 2011
Published: August, 2011 Rhapsody in Blue Join the Exploratorium on Thursday, August 4, from 6 to 10 p.m., for After Dark: Blue. Part of the ColorFest celebration, this After Dark will explore the many manifestations of blue: from blue skies to the creation of indigo dye, the physics of underwater vision – and live blues music! […]
Target to Bring Green Commitment to Its Proposed New Bay Area Stores
By Bill PicturePublished: August, 2011 Environmental impact was among the concerns raised when Target began the permitting process for three stores in two Bay Area cities—San Francisco and San Rafael. The Minneapolis-based chain’s plan to resuscitate downtown San Francisco’s consistently underperforming Metreon shopping arcade were met with little resistance. The store is slated to open […]