The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau’s popular “Dine About Town San Francisco” restaurant promotion provides food and wine enthusiasts with an incentive to experience many of San Francisco’s finest restaurants at a fraction of the price.
Published: January, 2010
“Dine About Town…Only in San Francisco” Returns
The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau’s popular “Dine About Town San Francisco” restaurant promotion provides food and wine enthusiasts with an incentive to experience many of San Francisco’s finest restaurants at a fraction of the price. The promotion takes place over two weeks, from January 15 through 31, offering participants a two-course lunch menu for $17.95 and/or a three-course dinner menu for $34.95. The Dine About Town 2010 launch party, which is open to the public, takes place January 13 at 6 p.m. under the dome at Westfield San Francisco Centre. With a $20 donation to Meals on Wheels, guests may sample offerings and meet the chefs from a variety of participating Dine About Town restaurants. Reservations for both the launch party and Dine About Town may be made at www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/dineabouttown, where you can also find the complete restaurant list.
Anniversary of the Sea Lions’ Arrival
PIER 39 commemorates the 20th anniversary of the sea lions’ arrival at PIER 39. Through the years, California sea lions have taken over PIER 39’s K-Dock to the delight of spectators. Each January, these marine mammals return in droves for herring season in San Francisco Bay. In celebration of the anniversary, on Friday, January 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors can watch the sea lions in close proximity, talk with knowledgeable Marine Mammal Center docents about these amazing animals, and stop by the Whale Bus for a complete educational experience. PIER 39 invites visitors to see for themselves why K-dock in PIER 39’s West Marina has been declared a “Watchable Wildlife” viewing area by the California Watchable Wildlife Project.
Two New Shows Announced at SFMOMA
The SFMOMA Artists Gallery announced two new shows for January 2010. Artists John Yoyogi Fortes, Jessalyn Haggenjos and Mike Narciso present their most recent work in individual one-person shows in the main gallery. The art of John Yoyogi Fortes reads like a subconscious amalgam of popular imagery and street art, exuding the same energy as graffiti or political murals that are created quickly and surreptitiously. In a series of work about the world’s most formidable land formations—Utah’s Lake Powell, the continental lithosphere, Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier—Jessalyn Haggenjos lets opaque, viscose enamel paint mimic the movements of magma and silt, permitting the paint to move along its own course while Mike Narciso shows a photo series that looks at details of an abandoned place, the Mare Island Shipyard in Vallejo, and discovers a plethora of formal possibilities. Upstairs in the gallery’s loft space, artists show work on the theme of human rights in the “Tip of the Blade” exhibition. Both shows run from January 7 through 29 and are celebrated with a reception for the artists on Thursday, January 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The SFMOMA Artists Gallery is located in Building A at Fort Mason Center. Admission to gallery exhibitions is free of charge. Visit the website at www.sfmoma.org/artists_gallery or call (415) 441-4777 for more information.
Napa Valley College Repertory Theater will hold auditions for their summer production of The Taming of the Shrew on January 3 at 2 p.m. and January 4 at 6 p.m. at the Napa Valley College Theater. Those auditioning must be over 18 years of age and should prepare a Shakespearean monologue and contrasting contemporary monologue (maximum three minutes). The Taming of Shrew will be directed by Napa Valley College Artistic Director Jennifer King. Her teaching and directing credits include work at the California Shakespeare Theater, where she is an Associate Artist, Dallas Theater Center, the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Sonoma County Repertory Theater, Napa Valley College, Richland College, Foothill College, Solano College and the University of California, Davis. To schedule an audition appointment, please call (707) 253-3209. The Napa Valley College Theater is located in building 1200 on the college campus, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa.
EPA Launches National Environmental Video Contest
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring a video contest that challenges filmmakers and students to produce short, creative videos that highlight the “Three R’s” of individual consumption: reduce, reuse, recycle. The EPA expects to award cash prizes up to $2,500 and will be accepting video submissions through February 16. The competition “Our Planet, Our Stuff, Our Choice” calls for short, creative videos that examine consumption and recycling and offer community-based solutions. Entries should be 30-60 seconds in length and promote steps individuals and organizations can take to minimize negative environmental impacts within their communities on the topics of reducing and reusing, recycling, composting and consumption and its effect on environmental footprint. The winning submissions will be announced in April in time for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Awards will be given to the top three videos as well as a special “Student Winner” category exclusively for submissions by persons 13 to 18 years old at the time of entry. For more information on how to enter, visit http://bit.ly/5Vh1Gw
Get in Shape for the New Year With Dog Boot Camp
Beginning in January 2010, Wag Hotels will offer Thank Dog! Boot Camp, a fast-paced way for dogs and guardians to get into shape. Thank Dog! is a fitness program that combines discipline and a strenuous physical workout for people, together with basic obedience training for dogs with your dog as your workout partner. Thank Dog! offers a creative and challenging fitness program for their human and canine clients. Thank Dog! Bootcamp offers a fun way to slim down, get healthy, and spend time with your dog. Each hour-long class is structured to provide cardiovascular training, obedience training and strength training for guardian and dog. Classes will be taught from 6 - 7 a.m. on location at Wag Hotels in San Francisco and at designated local outdoor spaces. Dogs remain on leash throughout the class, and are taught to listen and obey their guardian’s commands. Guardians receive an intense boot camp-style workout from their personal trainer while getting tips and instruction on obedience training from the dog trainer. The program is designed for people and dogs at all physical and behavioral levels. Dogs and guardians attend a mandatory consultation and obedience lesson before entering the program. Dogs are evaluated for temperament, and their guardians are assessed and provided with realistic goals and expectations for their fitness regimen. Boot camp classes will be offered in San Francisco at 25 14th Street. Reservations are currently being accepted. To sign up, call (888) 364-4256 or visit www.thankdogbootcamp.com.
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