San Francisco Visitors Planning Guide - Summer/Fall 2008 - (Page 11)

E X P LO R E FIVE REASONS TO VISIT SAN FRANCISCO Right Now 1 FOODIE FEVER TAKES HOLD OF THE CITY With more than 4,300 restaurants (and more on the way), an adventurous culinary spirit and proximity to some of the country’s best produce and wines, San Francisco is a food-lover’s dream destination. And now you can keep your finger on the pulse of The City’s culinary news by visiting Taste SF, a new section of onlyinsanfrancisco.com. You’ll find the latest on San Francisco’s dining trends through insider blogs, chef profiles, hot picks, a calendar of food and wine events, and other delectable tidbits. www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste Only in San Francisco 2 3 4 5 CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM’S NEW LANDMARK HOME The CJM recently reopened in its new location at Jessie Square in the Yerba Buena cultural district, revealing its cutting-edge Daniel Libeskind-designed building and four new exhibitions. Inspired by the Hebrew phrase “L’Chaim” (to life), the building reflects the CJM’s mission to explore tradition and innovation in the 21st-century Jewish experience. www.thecjm.org CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES’ REOPENING The City has been abuzz with anticipation for the grand reopening of the California Academy of Sciences on Sept. 27, 2008. The culmination of a massive, 10-year project, the new academy in Golden Gate Park contains a planetarium, aquarium and natural history museum — all under a new 2.5-acre “Living Roof,” which is carpeted with 1.7 million plants. www.calacademy.org A SEASON OF PREMIERES A blockbuster lineup of classical and operatic musical premieres begins this autumn. The San Francisco Symphony’s 2008–2009 season will include two world premieres, two national premieres and 23 SFS premieres. The San Francisco Opera adds to the excitement with a new opera by Stewart Wallace and Amy Tan, “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” based on Tan’s bestselling novel, alongside new-to-San Francisco performances such as “Die Tote Stadt” and “Boris Godunov.” www.sfsymphony.org, sfopera.com SUMMER OF ART From now through September, San Francisco presents an unprecedented celebration of art. Come and enjoy these four major art shows: “Frida Kahlo,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; “Chihuly,” de Young Museum; “Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Marie Bracquemond,” Legion of Honor; and “Power & Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty,” Asian Art Museum. To learn more about them, visit www.onlyinsan francisco.com/artsf. onlyinsanfrancisco.com 11 http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste http://www.thecjm.org http://www.calacademy.org http://www.sfsymphony.org http://www.sfopera.com http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/artsf http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/artsf http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com

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