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Golden Gate Park, Moon Garden, San Francisco, California

Splendor in the Grass: Golden Gate Park Celebrates 150 years and you are invited to the party

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Destinations, San Francisco 2

Story and Photos by Stephanie Levin. San Francisco’s gorgeous gal, Golden Gate Park celebrates her 150th birthday in April. Like many in the Bay

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Golden Gate Bridge from Travis Marina, Fort Baker, Marin Headlands, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California

Marin Headlands: Just Across the Golden Gate Bridge

February 3, 2020March 11, 2020 California, California, Destinations, John, Marin County, San Francisco 2

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. Living in, or visiting the San Francisco Bay Area, we are blessed with the boundless beauties of nature.

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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

November 15, 2019March 11, 2020 California, California, Carol, Concert Events, Destinations, Lee, Reviews, San Francisco 0

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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high tech tourism, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, California

Silicon Valley High Tech Tourism: Selfies and Swag

September 1, 2019March 11, 2020 California, California, Destinations, San Francisco 3

Story by David A. Laws. Personal digital devices and online social platforms are enabling a new kind of Silicon Valley tourism. Previously only of

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Cityscape San Francisco Hilton Lounge and Bar with incredible bay and city views.Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

Hilton San Francisco Union Square Staycation

July 31, 2019March 11, 2020 Destinations, San Francisco 3

Story by Carol Canter. Photos by Carol Canter and Jack Heyman. Sipping a sunset cocktail at Cityscape, from its sleek perch on the 46th

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Escape to Chimney Rock at Point Reyes National Seashore,San Francisco Bay Area, Marin County, Northern California, California (Photo: John Williamson)

Point Reyes San Francisco Escape

December 27, 2018March 11, 2020 California, Destinations, Marin County, San Francisco 3

Story by Lee Daley Photos by John Williamson & Lee Daley. We are blessed in the San Francisco Bay Area with the stunningly beautiful

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Paul Gauguin’s Spiritual Journey Now at the de Young Museum in San Francisco

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 California, News, Reviews, San Francisco, Stephanie 3

Text and photos by Stephanie Levin. French painter and Post-Impressionist, Paul Gauguin, cultivated and inhabited two images, one a sensitive artist, the other a

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Entrance to the Grand Canal by Canaletto, Casanova exhibit, Legion of Honor, San Francisco

Casanova, The Seduction of Europe opens at the Legion of Honor

February 9, 2018June 10, 2018 Italy, News, Reviews, San Francisco, Stephanie, Venice 0

Story by Stephanie Levin. An intellectual, social and artistic enlightenment swept through Europe in the 18th Century that lasted a hundred years. In an

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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 0

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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Summer of Love, 1967 Summer of Love Exhibit, De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

The Summer of Love Opens at the DeYoung Museum

April 14, 2017May 28, 2018 Destinations, News, San Francisco, Stephanie 2

Story by Stephanie Levin. Summer of Love: If you are of a certain age, Scott McKenzie’s lyrics are forever etched in your memory. “If

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Claude Monet painting "La Grenouillère", a boating and bathing resort on the Seine, not far from Paris. Monet quote: "I do have a dream, a painting, the baths of La Grenouillère, for which I have made some bad sketches, but it is only a dream. 1869 Medium: Oil on canvas Now on exhibit "The Monet Early Days" at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA

Monet: The Early Years at The Legion of Honor

March 7, 2017May 28, 2018 Destinations, News, Reviews, San Francisco, Stephanie 0

Photos and Story by Stephanie Levin. On a chilly, wintery Parisian afternoon I descended the staircase in the Musée de l’Orangerie and discovered Monet’s

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Best Places to Kiss in San Francisco

February 7, 2017January 10, 2020 Destinations, San Francisco, Stephanie 1

by Stephanie Levin. “It’s in his kiss, that’s where it is.” Yes, indeed, that zingy sensation causing our hearts to turn somersaults is in

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