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Published: February, 2013 Animal Amore Start off your day and the Valentine’s Day weekend at the Oakland Zoo as the animals begin to stir from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on February 14 and 15. Enrich yourself while you enjoy light refreshments and hear numerous stories of the interesting courtship behaviors of the animal kingdom. Pre-registration is […]
Published: February, 2013 Anytime Charter the Bay – Sunsail in Sausalito, 800-797-5907, www.sunsail.com Do you dream of sailing in the San Francisco Bay but don’t have enough sailing experience? Would you like to brush up on your sailing skills in a laid back, friendly environment? Stop by and visit the Bay Area’s newest fleet & […]
By Paul Duclos Published: February, 2013 On January 26, the de Young Museum became the first North American venue to present Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis, a selection of paintings from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague. The de Young will host 35 paintings from the collection, including […]
Published: February, 2013 Now in its fifth year, San Francisco Beer Week, held this year from February 8 to 17, celebrates and promotes the diversity and quality of craft beer in the Bay Area. It’s a grassroots collection of over 350 beer events held at over 100 venues throughout the Bay Area, from breweries and […]
Published: February, 2013 In an effort to retain a sharp focus on the centerpiece of sailing’s most prestigious trophy, the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) will shift its attention from the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) events contemplated for later in the spring. Instead, the ACEA will turn its full focus to San Francisco’s "Summer […]
Published: February, 2013 The America’s Cup Pavilion will host multiple events during summer 2013 in San Francisco’s first outdoor, waterfront concert venue. The temporary 9,000-seat venue will be centered in the America’s Cup Park and will host concerts, family shows, community and business events, comedy, as well as America’s Cup race activities and viewing sessions. […]
By Bill Picture Published: February, 2013 San Franciscans, prepare to toot your City’s green horn yet again, for your hilly hamlet recently celebrated another impressive solar milestone. With nearly 3,500 solar installations completed to date citywide, San Francisco now has more solar capacity than most states. In fact, were San Francisco itself a state, it […]
Published: January, 2013 The second America’s Cup World Series regatta in San Francisco last October, held in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators simultaneously with Fleet Week, is being hailed as a flagship example for a sustainable event in San Francisco. San Francisco is one of the most sustainable cities in North America, and […]
By CaptaIn Ray Published: January, 2013 My dad was a sailor. Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, New York was his home port. He gave it all up when he married my mom, but until then, he was on the water a lot. He sailed many types of boats, ranging from small dinghies and sailing canoes to […]
By Mallory Johnson Published: January, 2013 In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake shook up San Francisco, taking down a portion of the Bay Bridge, disrupting game three of the historic "Battle of the Bay" World Series and causing $6 billion worth of damage throughout the Bay Area. A few months after the earthquake, locals started […]