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SF's Amazing Immersive Art Show Ends February 28SF’s Amazing Immersive Art Show Ends February 28
By - posted 2/17/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco, Sponsored

Step into an experience like no other: at teamLab: Continuity, you become part of an interactive landscape of blooming flowers, darting fish, and soaring crows. Ends February 28, 2022 – Due to popular demand, teamLab: Continuity has been extended through Monday, Feb. 28. This is your last chance to experience this more...

Noise Pop 2022: Free Happy Hour Concerts (Feb. 20-26)Noise Pop 2022: Free Happy Hour Concerts (Feb. 20-26)
By - posted 2/16/2022
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored

Noise Pop Festival 2022 is adding even more artists to their jam-packed week of events Feb 21-27. Check out the full lineup of local artists playing the festival as well as their FREE happy hour series happening each evening of the festival plus a special kick off happy hour on February more...

New State Bill May Save Oakland Schools from ClosureNew State Bill May Save Oakland Schools from Closure
By - posted 2/15/2022
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Oakland, Support the Bay

By Keith Burbank, Bay City News School closures in Oakland could be avoided thanks to a bill introduced Wednesday in the state Assembly. Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, introduced Assembly Bill 1912, which doesn’t stop the closure and consolidation plan Oakland school board members voted on Wednesday, but could pave the way more...

BART Likely Needs Additional Revenue Source Beyond Fare RevenueBART Likely Needs Additional Revenue Source Beyond Fare Revenue
By - posted 2/15/2022
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation BART will likely need a new funding source in the coming years, the transit agency’s budget officials said Thursday, as relying mostly on fare revenue is not expected to support operating expenses through the end of the decade. BART’s fare revenue has been unable to more...

Alameda's Rock Wall Wine Company Closing After 14 YearsAlameda’s Rock Wall Wine Company Closing After 14 Years
By - posted 2/15/2022
Bars, East Bay, Eat & Drink, Goodbye

Thanks to SFGate for sharing the unfortunate news that Rock Wall Wine Company, located at 2301 Monarch St., Alameda, is shutting its doors on February 27, 2022. The East Bay women-led winery, founded in 2008, is located on the former Alameda naval air base and offers beautiful views of the Bay more...

SF's Magnolia Brewing Closing Dogpatch LocationSF’s Magnolia Brewing Closing Dogpatch Location
By - posted 2/15/2022
Bars, Bay Area Favorites, Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open

Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the sad news that Magnolia Brewing is closing its Dogpatch location, located at 2505 3rd St, San Francisco. The Brewery took to Instagram to announce its departure. They cite COVID as a factor in their decision to close, plus Eater notes that they had been more...

BART's New Map Uses Colorful Names for Its LinesBART’s New Map Uses Colorful Names for Its Lines
By - posted 2/15/2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation, Wow

BART recently took to Twitter to announce the change to its BART system map. BART will transition to identify its lines by a new color-coded system. You’ll notice the new map has a legend for the color lines. BART will still use both the original starting and endpoints system and the more...

SF's "Soapbox Derby" Returns for First Time Since 1978SF’s “Soapbox Derby” Returns for First Time Since 1978
By - posted 2/15/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Fun & Games, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco

Witness Bay Area creativity in overdrive when SFMOMA’s Soapbox Derby returns to McLaren Park for the first time in more than 40 years. The original artists’ derbies from the 1970s are legendary events in our history. Between the two races in 1975 and 1978, the museum commissioned cars and trophies more...

Free Valentine's Day Comedy Night in Downtown SFFree Valentine’s Day Comedy Night in Downtown SF
By - posted 2/14/2022
San Francisco, Sponsored, Things to Do, Valentine's Day

Get ready for downtown San Francisco’s newest outdoor comedy club – part of our new pop-up comedy shows at unique outdoor spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a new venue and you’ll get notified of the secret location. RSVP for free tickets (limited first 100) This HellaSecret Comedy Show takes place at more...

SF's "F*ck Valentine's Day" Comedy Show (2022)SF’s “F*ck Valentine’s Day” Comedy Show (2022)
By - posted 2/12/2022
San Francisco, Valentine's Day

After a year off, come to SF’s F*ck Valentine’s Day Comedy Show to hear about hilarious dating mishaps, some of the funniest Tinder horror stories and some fire stand-up comedy from some of SF’s top comics with credits like Punch Line, Cobbs, SF Sketchfest, Tommy T’s and more. Produced by HellaFunny. We sold out all more...

SF's 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill is Back for 2022SF’s 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill is Back for 2022
By - posted 2/11/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco

According to their post on Instagram, 420 at Hippie Hill plans to return for 2022 after being canceled for the past two years. They will have on-site cannabis sales and a special Hippie Hill menu. 420 at Hippie Hill is a well-known San Francisco tradition, bringing tens of thousands of people from more...

"The Obama Portraits" Are Coming to SF's de Young Museum This Summer“The Obama Portraits” Are Coming to SF’s de Young Museum This Summer
By - posted 2/11/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery’s “The Obama Portraits Tour” will be coming to the de Young Museum. The exhibition will be on view June 18 – August 14, 2022. From the moment of their unveiling at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in February 2018, the official portraits of President Barack Obama and more...

Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason April 1stOff the Grid Returns to Fort Mason April 1st
By - posted 2/11/2022
Eat & Drink, Reopening, San Francisco

Off the Grid is proud to announce the return of California’s largest weekly food truck event, OTG:Fort Mason Center. Entering its 12th season, OTGFMC is a beloved launching point for some of the Bay Area’s best-known food businesses, as well as the first food truck market in California featuring a more...

"The Shops at Tanforan" Mall Closing After 51 Years“The Shops at Tanforan” Mall Closing After 51 Years
By - posted 2/11/2022
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye

Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that the San Bruno mall, The Shops at Tanforan, will be closing. The 51-year-old mall originally opened in 1971. The mall was recently purchased by a Los Angeles-based developer who plans to transform the property into an office campus for biotech firm. Before the area more...

GG Park's "Lighted Forest" Special Valentine's Display (Feb. 11-14)GG Park’s “Lighted Forest” Special Valentine’s Display (Feb. 11-14)
By - posted 2/10/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Valentine's Day

Golden Gate Park’s Entwined will feature a special Valentine’s Day display from Friday, February 11 to Monday, February 14. Take a walk with your loved ones and stop by Peacock Meadow to enjoy this illuminated art exhibit. An illuminating art installation in Golden Gate Park transforms Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of more...