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Young Artists Featured in “Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art”

January 23rd, 2009 by admin

Yerba Buena Center

Think you know all about the art and design of the Nordic countries? Forget IKEA and ABBA and make sure you check out the exhibit running at the Yerba Buena Center from January 23rd to April 12th. “Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art” is showing the latest and greatest from the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) with an emphasis on young stars and up and coming talent. Use your Go San Francisco Card to get in to the Yerba Buena Center and enjoy all this amazing museum has to offer.

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San Francisco Flower and Garden Show

March 10th, 2008 by jamie a

Pink Hibiscus FlowerPink Hibiscus Flower Photo uploaded by Anushruti R

From March 12-16th, check out the San Francisco Garden Show at the Cow Palace!

With thousands of blossoms and gardens to go ga-ga over, both amateur gardeners and seasoned pros alike will have a fantastic time at this year’s show. Spanning three acres, the highlights of the show include a garden container display, Sproutopia (for the kids!), the newest plants, presentations from the Bonsai Club, wine bars, and a health pavilion.

You can also use this opportunity to not only tour some beautiful gardens, but you can learn about the craft from the best of the best. The garden show offers seminars covering tons of topics, ranging from adding art and accessories to your garden to hands-on interactive activities for the kids.

After the show, you can always pick up a Go San Francisco card and tour the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, The San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum,or the University of California Botanical Garden.

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Mind Lecture Series

February 20th, 2008 by jamie a

ExploratoriumExploratorium Photo uploaded by divinemisscopa

San Francisco’s Exploratorium will be hosting a lecture entitled “21st Century Brain: How Neuroscience is Changing the Way We Shop, Vote, and Pay Taxes” on February 23 at 2 pm.

The lecture will be held in the McBean Theater and will be hosted by Pireeni Sundaralingam, who was educated at Oxford, studied both poetry and cognitive science, and now works as a neuroscientist. Dr. Joshua Freedman of FKF Applied Research and Hans Lee of EmSense will join her for the discussion.

There is a limited capacity, so purchasing tickets early is encouraged.

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