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Retired BART Train Transforming Into a Unique Vacation Rental
Artsy Fartsy, Wow A retired BART car has found a new home in the Sierra foothills and will soon be available as a short-term rental. The Sierra Train House, located in Jamestown, is a unique lodging experience that repurposes a decommissioned BART car into an overnight stay for visitors. The project is led by more...
45-ft Statue of Giant Naked Woman Now Coming to SF’s Embarcadero
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco Thanks to San Francisco Examiner for sharing the details that San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza will soon be home to “R-Evolution,” a 45-foot-tall sculpture by Marco Cochrane that was originally planned for Union Square. City officials relocated the installation after concerns that its weight could damage Union Square’s granite tiles. A Monument more...
SF’s New 2025 Heart Sculptures On View at the Ferry Building
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Causes, Only in San Francisco Join the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation to celebrate the 2025 Hearts in San Francisco that support excellence in patient care and innovation at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. In 2025, 22 artists have been selected to participate in the 2025 Hearts in San Francisco public art project more...
45-ft Statue of Giant Naked Woman Coming to Union Square
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, Wow San Francisco’s Union Square Park is set to host a remarkable piece of public art that celebrates feminine strength and empowerment. Marco Cochrane’s R-Evolution, a stunning 45-foot-tall sculpture, will be on display from February 6 through the end of May 2025. Originally created for Burning Man in 2015 as part more...
SF’s “Bay Lights” Coming Back in 2025 w/ 50,000 New Lights
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco After going dark in March 2023, the iconic Bay Bridge lights are making a highly anticipated comeback. Workers have begun installing 50,000 new custom-engineered LED lights on the western span of the bridge, according to Illuminate, the arts nonprofit spearheading the project. The revamped light display, known as The Bay Lights, more...
171-Foot PG&E Building Hosts SF’s First Permanent Light Show
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Wow San Francisco’s skyline is about to get a dazzling new addition with the launch of “East Cut Electric,” the city’s first permanent building light projection. Set against the iconic backdrop of a 171-foot-tall PG&E Substation, this mesmerizing display will blend ’70s retro charm with state-of-the-art animation, lighting up the night more...
SF’s Golden Gate Park Gets Stunning New Glowing Archway
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Wow Although it’s been trialed for the past few weeks, on Friday night, November 8, 2024, arts nonprofit Illuminate will officially unveil a large-scale, illuminated arch inside Golden Gate Park. In conjunction with the unveiling, the Bay Area Ridge Trail will reroute to run directly through this new landmark, merging art more...
Check Out SF’s Glorious New Mosaic-Tiled Staircase
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco has a brand-new mosaic-tiled staircase. Glen Park’s Burnside Avenue stairway has been turned into The City’s newest tiled stairway featuring a stream with schools of fish, an embankment of plants and flowers, plus birds and other critters that children (and adults) will love. A centerpiece is a glorious more...
Transamerica Pyramid Grand Re-Opening: Massive Laser Light Show (Sept. 12)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco, Wow Thanks to the SFist for sharing that San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid is hosting a grand opening celebration on September 12, 2024, to commemorate their $400 million remodel including a brand new outdoor sculpture garden. Grand Opening – Sept. 12, 2024 The “grand opening” celebration includes an Opening Ceremony (9-11 am), a Conversation with Michael more...
Transamerica Pyramid’s $400 Million Revamp w/ Brand New Sculpture Garden
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, New Parks, San Francisco Thanks to the SF Chronicle for sharing that San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid has recently undergone a $400 million revamp, after its new owner, Michael Shvo, took over. The uniquely shaped 48-story building remodel’s final touches are being set in place for its grand opening ceremony on September 12, 2024 which more...
Dazzling New Immersive Light Festival w/ 5 Million Lights Comes to East Bay
Artsy Fartsy, East Bay, Wow A brand new immersive, all-ages walk-through experience has opened at Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton, CA. Imaginarium is a family-friendly, immersive walk-through light festival. Boasting more than five million lights, guests will wind their way through rose gardens, explore illuminated forest mazes, enter magical mirror rooms, capture memories in eclectic photo more...
See The 20ft Film Projected Onto the Walls of SF’s Civil War-era Fort Point
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Free Movie Screenings, San Francisco Artist, Ben Wood, in collaboration with the Fort Point National Historic Site and National Park Service, is excited to announce the unveiling of a 20×15 ft video artwork projected onto the interior bastion walls of Fort Point, called Fort Point: A Bastion of Memory on view daily Thursday through Mondays more...
Hamilton is Returning to SF w/ a $10 Ticket Lottery
Artsy Fartsy, Cheap Tips, San Francisco, Things to Do The Broadway smash hit, Hamilton, returns to San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for a limited six-week engagement. Single tickets for Hamilton at BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theatre (1192 Market St.) will go on sale to the public on Monday, July 22 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets ($59 – $199 with premium tickets from $209) for more...
SF’s Brand New Laser Light Show “Grace Window” (July 11-14)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco, Wow San Francisco lights up with a brand new laser light art exhibition. The Grace Window installation will illuminate San Francisco from dusk to dawn, July 11-14, 2024. 25 lasers will beam from the Fairmont Hotel into the Rose Window at Grace Cathedral. In addition to the laser spectacle outside, Grace Cathedral will more...
SF’s Brand New Massive 4th of July Laser Light Show (July 3-7)
4th of July, Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco, Wow Illuminate just announced a brand new laser art exhibit is coming to San Francisco. Illuminate will light the sky with AuroraSF on July 3-7th from 9 pm – 1:00 am, and and extended display on July 4 from 10:30 pm – dawn. Just approved by the FAA, the brand new laser art more...
