Lectures & Workshops
Wednesday, February 8
San Francisco artist and muralist Brian Barneclo is all about making connections. In his Systems and Foodchain murals, bold images in motion – almost like stills from a film – link natural and creative processes to show complex processes of interconnectivity.
From Nopa to Shotwell to …
Thursday, February 9
Margo Bors has been documenting San Francisco’s native plants and habitats for more than 15 years.
She is an artist who has had numerous solo exhibitions in both art and photography, including several at the Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture in Golden Gate Park.
Margo Bors …
Saturday, February 11
Celebrating their 35th anniversary, they’ll sponsor a public screen printing workshop. Bring a T-shirt to print your own image inspired by the Mission. They’ll feature cumbia, salsa and Latin beats performed live in the MCCLA Lobby.
12pm- 4pm Free Silkscreen Printing (Bring a shirt or fabric and …
Enjoy meeting complete strangers or bring a partner while engaging in dance styles from the Caribbean.
You will be given an introductory class on Salsa which hails from Cuba as well as the romantic Bachata from the Dominican Republic.
No better way to enjoy this dance than …
Get ready to enjoy a night of romance, wine, dancing and flirting with Salsa with Juan and Cerruti Cellars in Jack London Square.
Sample some delicious wines with your tasting ticket, feed upon sumptuous appetizers and dabble in romantic desserts.
7pm: Mix, Meet and Mingle
8pm – 9pm: …
Sunday, February 12
Meet at the Schoolhouse Monument at Portsmouth Square for a tour of Commercial Street, San Francisco’s original shoreline, and the Jackson Square historic district.
Upcoming Guided Tour Schedule February 2012
February 4, 10 A.M. – Silver Strikes, Earthquakes and Lion Dancers
February 12, 10 A.M. – Gold Rushers, Shanghaiiers …
Monday, February 13
Trevor Wright, a Nebraskan man who pedaled 6,500 self sustained miles across South America teaches everything you need to know about how to save money, gear up, & live an adventure.
Food, wine, and beer are complimentary of Sports Basement.
Wednesday, February 15
Join the Planning Department and their partners at the kick-off event to help improve the paths to the City’s parks.
Green Connections will increase pedestrian and bicycle access to parks, open space and the waterfront, by re-envisioning City streets and paths as ‘green connectors’ that can …
Screw Thriller… here’s your chance to learn sister Janet’s moves and then perform it flash mob style all over SF.
Come celebrate Janet Jackson by joining Bay Area Flash Mob and learn the choreography for the dances from the classic ’80s video “Rhythm Nation.”
The free classes take …
“Corporate Personhood” is being widely discussed after a couple of decades of slowly growing awareness of the creeping expansion of corporate legal rights expanded since the late 19th century.
The first precedents were set on behalf of Southern Pacific railroad in the late 19th century. Chris …
Thursday, February 16
Free-range, cage-free, pasture-raised… who really knows the difference? Often the chicken’s home is a far cry from the picture on the carton. Enter Douglas Gayeton, creator of The Lexicon of Sustainability to debunk the labels.
Join CUESA for a discussion with Douglas Gayeton, creator of The …
Friday, February 17
The Wix Lounge Artist Speaker Series is honored to present photography legend Robert Altman.
Enjoy an unforgettable night listening to Robert speak about his photography training with Ansel Adams, how he survived the 60s, his work as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone Magazine and hang out with …
Wednesday, February 22
The 1937 “Atherton Report” blew the lid off police graft and corruption in San Francisco in that era. Hank Chapot has been digging into this long lost study.
Chris Agee will contribute his research on San Francisco policing and crime in the 1950s.
Saturday, February 25
Meet at Kearny and the Embarcadero to explore San Francisco’s history as a port city and the era of the longshoremen.
This is the last leg of the Barbary Coast Trail Tour presented by the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society.
The upcoming guided tour schedule for March …
Tuesday, February 28
The 86 year old auteur joins us for a rare Bay Area appearance to discuss his new memoir, The Patagonian Hare, the making of his seminal film Shoah, and his enduring views of the Holocaust.
Born in Paris in 1925, Claude Lanzmann survived the German occupation of France, …
Saturday, March 3
In 2012 the two-day San Francisco History Expo at the Old Mint (in SoMa) showcases mini-museums set up by participating organizations to feature oral histories, artifacts and photographs.
There will also be a special exhibition of 42 photographs, “Elegant Pit Stops,” a display of historic garages in the city, plus …
Thursday, March 8
Looking for ways to give your time, talent and energy in a meaningful way? Join a nonprofit board.
The Board Match on March 8, 2012 is a job-fair style event featuring over 100+ Bay Area nonprofits whose reps talk to interested candidates about volunteering to serve …
