Do you love fine chocolate? You have come to the right city, because San Francisco is at the center of the new wave of artisan chocolatiers. They're experimenting with high quality beans, new methods of production, exotic fillings and breathtaking packaging. On this tour you will learn about what makes fine chocolate and sample from a wide array of San Francisco gourmet chocolate boutiques. You'll also get a Chocolate Lover Card to use on future chocolate shopping trips.
North Beach awakens your senses, from the cafes and restaurants, to the smell of fresh-baked bread in the air. Just when you think you can't be any more alive, you discover quaint shops with incredible crafts and ceramics that fill you with a sense of awe. We explore the life of North Beach in small groups, as we join family bakers kneading love into every loaf of bread. Duration: Approximately 3 Hours
You've seen us on Food Network, CBS-TV, LA Times, AAA Travel Magazine and many more! Our Culinary Walking Tours™ of San Francisco, designed by Chef and Foodie Adventures!® Founder, Chris Milano - are over three action-packed hours of local food, local culture and serious local flavor! Get ready to literally eat (YES EAT!) San Francisco - on our three different daily tours: Chinatown, North Beach or the Mission District! To learn more and purchase tickets visit us at: FoodieAdventures.com
Join us on Friday Nights, when the museum stays open until 8:45 p.m., for a celebration of the arts . Each Friday Nights program is themed and offers a variety of activities, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The café is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks. There are art-making activities for everyone. Most activities are free of charge. Season five runs every Friday night from January 15 through November 26, 2010.
La Ville-Lumière—“the City of Light”: Paris earned this nickname during the 19th century with the proliferation of gas lamps that lit up the French capital, turning night into day and boosting its economic vitality. Moreover, the radiance of the metropolis transcended the glow of its streetlights as Paris ascended to its role as the cultural capital of Europe. Authors, composers, and especially visual artists—painters, sculptors, printmakers, and photographers—thrived in this dazzling setting. Impressionist Paris: City of Light explores various aspects of life around the city in which these artists came of age. Visitors to the exhibition are transported to Impressionist Paris as represented in over 150 prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, and illustrated books from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and several distinguished private collections. This exhibition is on view concurrent with Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay at the de Young Museum.
Peter Pan at The Threesixty° Theater will be an iconic destination on San Francisco’s historic waterfront. A magical park-like setting will be created that invites patrons to enhance their entertainment experience. With refreshments available on-site, a behind the scenes “Into Neverland” tour and a free “100 Years of Peter Pan” exhibit, audiences will begin the journey before the performance commences.
San Francisco audiences and critics alike feel a special connection with the smash hit musical WICKED and its history in the city by the bay. WICKED had its world premiere at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre on May 28, 2003. This opening followed a long development process during which the entire creative team and cast immersed themselves in the brand new material at the Curran theatre to launch a spectacular phenomenon that has since redefined theatrical pop culture. WICKED returned to San Francisco in the summer of 2005, where it played an unprecedented 6-week limited run selling out every seat for every single performance. Since having its official Broadway opening at the Gershwin Theatre on October 30, 2003, WICKED has been sold out at virtually every performance, breaking house records with box office receipts of over $1.4 million per week. It has been called “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” by the New York Times and “a cultural phenomenon” by Variety. The Washington Post said WICKED is, “a breathtaking success story, of a magnitude the theater has not witnessed since the peak years of The Phantom of the Opera." WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco welcomes the US debut of Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay on view at the de Young Museum May 22 to September 6, 2010. The exhibition includes about 100 paintings from the Musée d’Orsay’s permanent collection and highlights the work of Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and many more. Tickets go on sale April 6, 2010.
PINKS All Out combines a live production environment with the sights, sounds and excitement of a large-scale drag racing event. The event offers two days of on-track activity; two time trial sessions, exciting exhibition passes and a side-by-side shootout starting at dusk hosted by Rich Christensen and his now famous 'arm drop' starts. The PINKS All Out event also includes a family friendly environment complete with a merchant's midway, games, activities and the SPEED Mobile Theatre.
