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Get Loud at the Noise Pop Music Festival
Live music. Without it, where would we be? In a cold, sad world of headphones, music-playing devices, and dusty instruments. Thankfully, this world is far from being the one we inhabit, and as long as people still have hands, feet, and throats, I would wager that they will be making and performing music for a long, long time.
Block Out Winter with the SF Indie Fest
Winter and film go together like hats and gloves, like snow and snowballs, like skiis and mountain slopes, like, well, you get the idea. What better activity when the sun sets during the afternoon than gathering together some friends – or even just taking yourself out on a date – and going to sit in a darkened theater while narratives made of light unspool on the screen before you? If these words resonate with you, then you will be thrilled to learn about the upcoming winter film festival in San Francisco called SF Indie Fest.
Chinese New Year and Grand Parade 2020!
It is easy to think of this time of year as one during which the pace of life dramatically slows down. For many of us, winter means solitude, quiet, and contemplation. For many others, however, this tendency towards isolation is not nearly as delicious a concept. The longer nights and colder days of winter can, for those in this camp, feel like an unnecessary and unwelcome confinement. Thankfully, if you live in the Bay Area, then there is more than enough taking place throughout these winter months that can supply you with plenty of chances to get out of your home and engage in various acts of revelry.
Essential Viewing: The Museum of the African Diaspora
If we haven’t impressed this upon you enough already, San Francisco is home to more museums than most everywhere else in the world. All throughout the Bay Area lie enormous collections of artwork, from classical to ancient to modern, comprised of every material known to humankind, presented in a wealth of different styles. One of the most popular and valuable museums currently in operation in San Francisco is the Museum of the African Diaspora (known as MoAD).
The Stunning Beauty Within San Francisco’s Legion of Honor
Few art museums can lay claim to such an imposing title as the Legion of Honor. Since Armistice Day, November 11th of 1924, the Legion of Honor has acted as one of the primary fine art museums within the Bay Area. Modeled off of the French Pavilion that was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the museum was supposed to open its doors to the public much sooner, but the First World War delayed this event for several years. When the end of the war brought the beginning of the museum, San Francisco dedicated the building to the soldiers who had perished in the ghastly conflict.
BANG, POW, BOP: Comics and Capers at the Cartoon Art Museum
America has perhaps done more for the cartoon art form than any other country in the world. From George Herriman to Lynda Barry, from R. Crumb to C. Schultz, the American drive to create cartoons, comics, and graphic novels has resulted in some stunning pieces of work that too often are skipped over when people begin discussing valuable art in America.
Internationally Renowned: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
For many decades, artists from all across the globe have come to call San Francisco home or, if not, to at least benefit massively from the city’s intense engagement with art and those who make it. One of the most influential and important art institutions in the city, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (known as SFMOMA), has alone done enough to garner the City by the Bay its far-reaching reputation as a haven for artists.
Trick Your Senses at the Museum of 3D Illusions
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the way that our senses perceive reality isn’t necessarily an actual reflection of reality itself. We know, for instance, that there are more colors than what we can see in our limited spectrum, and the history of art has taught us that the eye of the beholder is far from an objective one. Springing out of this understanding, the Museum of 3D Illusions delights in playfully challenging your perceptions while creating a highly photographable atmosphere where you and your friends can gather for several hours of fun while capturing images that will last a lifetime.
Black Power, Black Art at the de Young Museum
In a city such as ours, known for its fog, its grey sky, and its frequent bursts of rain, visitors and residents alike can sometimes find their daily plans challenged. What to do if an afternoon at Golden Gate Park or walking around Fisherman’s Wharf becomes soaked with a chilly drizzle of rain? Fortunately, San Francisco is not only well-known for its outdoor activities and sights. In fact, some of the most entertaining and renowned museums in the country exist in our city, just waiting for you to decide to forgo the outdoors in favor of a more climate-controlled environment!
Gatsby’s House NYE Celebration at W San Francisco
As 2019 comes to a resounding close and we prepare for more months of dark, potentially chilling winter, we are going to take time here to focus on some of those bright points, namely in the form of New Year’s Eve parties that will burst through the Bay Area like cosmic firecrackers. The first of these events will be a fairly high-class occasion that takes place within the swanky W San Francisco Hotel.
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