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I don't care what anyone says about the obviousness of it: I was completely floored the first time I went to the Legion of Honor, after living in SF for years having no idea, and there it was, the...
I don't care what anyone says about the obviousness of it: I was completely floored the first time I went to the Legion of Honor, after living in SF for years having no idea, and there it was, the Thinker, by Rodin. Ok, not exactly the one he chiseled from marble, but one of only a few copies that I think he made. Anyways, if you haven't seen it you've gotta check it out. One of those poignant examples of how different it is to see art in real life versus having seen pictures of it a million times. Really, you don't even have to go into the museum...
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Project Artaud is a complex of performance spaces, art studios, living quarters, and other non-infrastructural elements, located in Potrero Hill. The people who live here run the project, and...
Project Artaud is a complex of performance spaces, art studios, living quarters, and other non-infrastructural elements, located in Potrero Hill. The people who live here run the project, and they're an important asset to artmaking, be it through fiscal sponsorship, tech and marketing support for shows in their space, and helping with general experience and advice. Traveling Jewish Theater, Noh Space, Artaud Theater all have innovative performance happening year round and are definitely worth checking out.
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I've put on a bunch of shows here and, if you can afford to rent out the space, this is an amazing theater to work in. There are plenty of seats to fill (over 200, I think), which personally, I...
I've put on a bunch of shows here and, if you can afford to rent out the space, this is an amazing theater to work in. There are plenty of seats to fill (over 200, I think), which personally, I think is just about the right size. Big enough to make some money if you can fill the seats, but not too big to be disconnected from the audience. Also, I like that the seats are on a steep slope, so every gets a great view. The stage is big with lots of lighting options, a great sound system that just got revamped, and extensive rigging which makes the place an ideal venue for any sort of aerial acts.
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Circolo
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500 Florida St
San Francisco, California 94110
(415) 553-8521
A group of mine does shows over at the Theater Artaud in the industrial hinterlands of Potrero Hill. We started noticed the lines of the hippest and slickest across the street of this glowing blue...
A group of mine does shows over at the Theater Artaud in the industrial hinterlands of Potrero Hill. We started noticed the lines of the hippest and slickest across the street of this glowing blue orb of a club called Circolo. Eventually we went and checked out the scene, which is when I learned what an "ultralounge" was. Yes, SF has an ultralounge. Here it is. A nite club designed on the tenets of new millennial social engineering, dictating a mood set by lighting, tempo of music, seating, ceilings. In other words, a less obtrusive lounge for better socializing, but still hella trendy and super slick. They do late nite here, so you can stop by after midnight, nibble tasty Asian tapas, and groove to whatever DJ is spinning that night.
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These tea lounges will never catch on quite as fervently as the regular sort of coffee culture cafes. But for us non-coffee drinkers, it's sure nice to have the option here and there. Even if the...
These tea lounges will never catch on quite as fervently as the regular sort of coffee culture cafes. But for us non-coffee drinkers, it's sure nice to have the option here and there. Even if the place is owned by Starbucks (I think Samovar is), I'm into it because they have really great tea. Even with the exotic name (am I in Africa? am I in India?), it's still just a Starbucks vibe cookie cutter joint, but at least I can get real tea here. Food too. Though, it's crazy expensive.
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When I was a kid, growing up on the East Coast, we were a Chinese food centric family. We the only other ethnic foods we ate beyond Cantonese, Szechwan, and Peking, were Italian, and if we were...
When I was a kid, growing up on the East Coast, we were a Chinese food centric family. We the only other ethnic foods we ate beyond Cantonese, Szechwan, and Peking, were Italian, and if we were really going out on a limb, Greek. No Thai, no Indian, no Mexican, no sushi – just Chinese, every week, sometimes twice in a week. And we liked it. One thing I always wondered was, why weren't there any Chinese chain restaurants? Especially for all the places in this country that don't have good Chinese food. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to stop in at a place, say, if you were driving through Texas, and get some good mu shu? Doesn't have to be great mu shu, but at least mu shu you can trust? Well, now there is a chain, a few actually, but unfortunately, the biggest is Panda Express, which, is trusty in the sense that you're guaranteed the same, nasty, mall-grade slop from coast to shining coast. Oh well, Texas doesn't deserve good Chinese anyway.
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We did Working Assets for years, especially because of the great deals on calls to Europe. Sure, it's great that they make donations to charities, but to me, it's more important not giving money to...
We did Working Assets for years, especially because of the great deals on calls to Europe. Sure, it's great that they make donations to charities, but to me, it's more important not giving money to the big boys. Though now, me and the roommates have evolved away from long distance all together, with our cell phones, making the monthly long-distrance phone bill breakdown a thing of the past. We do miss the free ice cream though…
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One of the salient features of the Mission district are its diverse murals. Walk down any skanky alley and you might chance upon an immersive world of edgy, colorful, visual political/cultural...
One of the salient features of the Mission district are its diverse murals. Walk down any skanky alley and you might chance upon an immersive world of edgy, colorful, visual political/cultural commentary. So, how the heck do all those murals get there and who maintains all this artwork so that it doesn't get covered in graffiti and other city scum? No, it doesn't happen spontaneously. It's the Precita Eyes Muralists, who keep our neighborhood looking so spiffy. If you're really interested, they do a $12 weekend walking tour to show and give you the background on the artwork, and clue you in on all the harder to find murals.
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And the best new name for a restaurant goes to… Good Frickin' Chicken! Way to almost swear in your restaurant name AND make a cute play off of evil KFC. And we're happy to inform you that true to...
And the best new name for a restaurant goes to… Good Frickin' Chicken! Way to almost swear in your restaurant name AND make a cute play off of evil KFC. And we're happy to inform you that true to title, the chicken's great. They do wraps and straight up rotisserie meals. As far as I can tell, everything's yummy and made right. It's kind of Middle Eastern, sorta Mediterranean. Wherever it comes from, they do chicken right by me.
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For all you Mission foodies out there, a little inside info… before Big Lantern, before Jasmine Tea House, before Yum Yum house, those same guys owned Garden of Tranquility. Not surprisingly, it...
For all you Mission foodies out there, a little inside info… before Big Lantern, before Jasmine Tea House, before Yum Yum house, those same guys owned Garden of Tranquility. Not surprisingly, it used to be good. Now, not so good. But if you remember those days when the dumplings used to be some of the best around, well, then you know not to despair about a restaurant gone bad, because you can still get those dumplings, you just gotta go to one of those aforementioned restaurants.
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