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Femme piquee par un serpent (Mamadou Gueye), 2022. Photo: Ugo Carmeni/COURTESY Kehinde Wiley and FAMSF

The U.S. premiere of “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence” creates sacred space at San Francisco’s de Young Museum.

April 7, 2023 Art and Architecture, California, Carol, Destinations 4

Story by Carol Canter. Digging through “An Archaeology of Silence,” the powerful Kehinde Wiley exhibition at San Francisco’s de Young Museum, feels like an

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Sunset at Kaimana Beach with windsock faintly visible on the left. (Photo by Carol Canter)

An Ode to Swimming

April 3, 2023April 4, 2023 California, Carol, Destinations

A personal tribute to my fellow “swimmin’ women,” to the swim-themed room at the Joan Brown Retrospective at SFMOMA, and to the inspiring film

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A Grand Night for Singing, 42nd St. Moon, Gateway Theater, San Francisco, CA.

It Was A Grand Night for Singing at 42nd St. Moon

March 18, 2022October 16, 2022 California, Carol, Concert Events, Destinations, Reviews 3

A review by Carol Canter with photos by Ben Krantz. It is truly A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING was at The Gateway Theatre

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Nature X Humanity: Oxman Architects at SFMOMA New Thinking on the Future of Architecture and Design (Photo: The Mediated Matter Group)

Nature x Humanity: Oxman Architects was at SFMOMA in 2022

February 23, 2022October 16, 2022 Art and Architecture, Carol, Destinations, Eco-Tourism, San Francisco 1

New Thinking on the Future of Architecture and Design Story by Carol Canter. While many of the nearly 40 artworks and installations in SFMOMA’s

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A Little Night Music, 42nd St. Moon’s production, San Francisco, CA

A Little Night Music was at 42nd St. Moon in 2022

November 18, 2021October 16, 2022 Carol, Destinations, Reviews

Review by Carol Canter. The 42nd St. Moon’s production of “A Little Night Music,” my first live theater experience since the pandemic turned all

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Pyramid Mountain, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Summer tripping through the Canadian Rockies

August 21, 2020 Canada, Carol, Destinations, Wildflowers 1

Story and Photos by Carol Canter. Jasper: canoes, canyons and Charming Inns With daylight in the Canadian Rockies extending until almost 11 pm at

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Sausalito Kayak Tour, Sausalito, California, full moon magic

Full moon and comet create kayak magic

March 29, 2020May 13, 2020 California, Carol, Destinations 2

Story by Carol Canter. Photos by Lee Daley. I was standing in a circle of 16 kayakers on Schoonmaker Beach in Sausalito at 6:30pm

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Mother Rose pushing her two daughters in "Gypsy" the play now at Alcazar Theater, San Francisco, California

Gypsy, A Musical Fable Was A Hit in San Francisco in 2021

November 15, 2019October 16, 2022 California, California, Carol, Concert Events, Destinations, Lee, Reviews, San Francisco

Reviews by Carol Canter and Lee Daley (Review by Carol Canter) “Curtains up, light the lights, you got nothing to hit but the heights!”

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Rocky Mountaineer, riding the rails from Banff to Vancouver, BC, Canada, Canadian Trains, train travel, Maple Leaf Train, luxury train travel,

The Rocky Mountaineer from Banff to Vancouver

May 4, 2018June 15, 2018 Canada, Carol, Destinations 2

Story by Carol Canter with photos by Carol Canter and Jack Heyman. The train whistle blew, signaling the arrival of the sleek Rocky Mountaineer

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Mekong River cruise, RV Amadara moored on Mekong River, Cruising the Mekong River with Ama Waterways, Vietnam and Cambodia cruise

A Mekong River cruise aboard RV AmaDara

March 11, 2018March 11, 2020 Carol, Destinations 3

Story by Carol Canter. Photos by Carol Canter and Jack Heyman. On a Mekong River cruise, we meandered along Asia’s “Mother River,” from Vietnam

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'Blues is a Woman' Custom Made Theater, San Francisco, CA

Review: ‘Blues is a Woman’ relives the Greats

August 11, 2017May 28, 2018 Carol, Concert Events, News, Reviews, San Francisco

Story by Carol Canter. ‘Blues is a Woman,’ from Ma Rainey to Bonnie Raitt, at San Francisco’s ”Custom Made Theater through August 27 I

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Burgundy Canal aboard European Waterways’ La Belle Epoque

June 24, 2017March 19, 2019 Barge Tours, Carol, Europe, Food and Wine 3

Story by Carol Canter Photos by Carol Canter and Jack Heyman. La Belle Epoque, European Waterways’ six-room floating boutique barge hotel, cruises the Burgundy

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Switzerland, Swiss Travel Pass, Paddlewheel Steamer La Suiss on Lake Lucerne, Switzerlande

The Best Way To Travel Through Switzerland

May 29, 2017May 28, 2018 Carol, Destinations, Switzerland 1

Story by Carol Canter with Photos by Carol Canter and Jack Heyman. We looped through Switzerland on a 15-day Swiss Travel Pass in May,

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Views of Rio de Janeiro and Sugarloaf Mountain from the cable car

Rio de Janeiro Highs

February 20, 2017May 28, 2018 Brazil, Carol, Destinations

Story and Photos By Carol Canter. The annual approach of Carnival turns my thoughts to Brazil and especially to Rio de Janeiro. I fell

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Pozole Thursdays at El Profe, Coacoyul, Mexico

January 26, 2017March 19, 2019 Carol, Destinations, Food and Wine, Mexico 4

Story and photos by Carol Canter. El Profe puts the hamlet of Coacoyul on the map every Thursday afternoon from 2 p.m. when the

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Mexico’s Dia de Guadalupe Celebration

December 8, 2016March 11, 2020 Carol, Destinations, Mexico 2

Photos and Story by Carol Canter. The magic of the holiday season in Mexico begins the eve of December 12 with candlelight processions all

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Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. Part Two

November 28, 2016May 28, 2018 Carol, Destinations, Ireland 1

Story and Photos by Carol Canter. Continuing our exploration of Ireland via its Wild Atlantic Way, we returned to Killarney, gateway to the magnificent

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Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way

November 18, 2016March 11, 2020 Carol, Europe, Ireland 1

Story and Photos by Carol Canter. Part One. To experience the coastal drama of Western Ireland, we took to the road in early October

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Alluring Autumn Art Exhibitions at 3 San Francisco Museums

November 7, 2016May 28, 2018 Carol, Destinations, Reviews

By Carol Canter. Three of the top San Francisco autumn art exhibitions feature artists as diverse as Bruce Conner, “realist, surrealist, hippie, punk;” The

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Fall Foliage, New England (Photo: L. Daley)

Fall Foliage Tour of New England

September 15, 2016September 25, 2018 Carol, Destinations

By Carol Canter. We were early — maybe one to two weeks before peak fall foliage. So instead of colors that scream, we had

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Taste of Travel, Cruising France's Canal du Midi, Canal barge tours, Canal barge Anjodi, Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France

Cruising France’s Canal du Midi aboard European Waterways’ Barge Anjodi.

August 31, 2016March 19, 2019 Barge Tours, Carol, Destinations, Europe, Food and Wine, France 1

By Carol Canter. Floating by barge through France’s canal-laced countryside underscores the pleasures of dining on meals prepared from fresh locally-sourced ingredients. Our first

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