San Francisco Visitors Planning Guide - Summer/Fall 2008 - (Page 21)

O C TO B E R 3 – 5 HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com For the seventh year, this free celebration of music in the park includes a who’s who of top entertainment. O C T O B E R 3 –1 1 LITQUAKE 2008 Citywide, www.litquake.org A San Francisco literary festival showcases hundreds of the Bay Area’s finest writers for a week of readings, discussions, films, crossmedia happenings and more. O C TO B E R 4 AKI MATSURI (FALL FESTIVAL) Japantown, Post and Buchanan Sts., www.sfjapantown.org or www.japantownparking.com Cultural performances and taiko drumming beginning at noon usher in traditional Bon Dance in the evening hours from approximately 7 to 9pm. O C TO B E R 4 – 5 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Treasure Island, www.sfdragonboat.com Nearly 100 dragon boat teams and 2,500 paddlers from across North America will race the 500meter course. The 13th annual festival also features entertainment and children’s activities. O C TO B E R 4 – N OV E M B E R 2 ( W E E K E N D S O N LY ) ARTSPAN/SAN FRANCISCO OPEN STUDIOS Various locations, 415-861-9838, www.sfopenstudios.com San Francisco’s most exciting artists open their doors to the public and reveal their latest projects, how they work and what’s for sale. O C TO B E R 5 BLESSING OF THE FISHING FLEET Fisherman’s Wharf, www.fishermanswharf.org Traditionally the first Sunday in October, this event goes back several centuries. O C TO B E R 5 BRIDGE TO BRIDGE RUN Golden Gate Bridge to Bay Bridge, 415-995-6868, www.bridgetobridge.com Participants run from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate in this seaside 12K and 7K race. O C TO B E R 5 CASTRO STREET FAIR Castro St., 415-841-1824, www.castrostreetfair.org Arts and crafts booths, live entertainment, dancing and music are all part of the fun at this gayfriendly street festival. EVENTS Coolbrith Park Vallejo St y Broadwa Broadway 800 Vallejo St P Broadway cific Ave Jack ac St Pa Kerou 200 00 n Line 800 1800 12 800 Tunnel Jackson Square Gold St Hotaling 12 h Wentwort Trenton 900 Make it your first stop: San Francisco Visitor Information Center 900 Market Street, on the lower level of Hallidie Plaza, next to the cable car turnaround at Powell and Market streets 0 e Pacific Av St Jackson John 800 Cable Car Barn Joice Chinese Culture ington St P Center 30 Wash Portsmouth 600 45 Square Hangah Pagoda S W P Golde Gatew 10 Cente 10 10 Mari Plaza t Merchan Transamerica Clay S Pyramid i Phoenix Clay St Nob Hill Chinese Historical Society Hours: May through October M–F 9am–5pm Weekends and holidays 9am–3pm No bH ill 00 November through April M–F 9am–5pm; Sa 9am–3pm; closed Su Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. You can also reach the center at: 415-391-2000 or 800-637-5196 or www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com For a recorded message on events in and around San Francisco, call 415-3912001, anytime. For information in: Français, 415-283-0172; Deutsch, 415-283-0173; Español, 415-283-0175; Italiano, 415-283-0171; , 415-283-0174. F Sutter St BART/Muni Crocker Montgomery Galleria Museum Station Tillman 1200 of Craft sie Campton 100 St M Ne 10 Jes 2 & Design Sutter St et Post St on w rk a Union tg Se Lane M 1000 om Maiden Cosmo 0 Square Union 2 100 Museum er 60 con Post St P y 38 Square of GLBT Cal. 900 History Historical TIX 9x Society Cartoon Contemporary Geary St Theater Museum 38 Jewish 100 38 P District 800 Museum UCB 45 Y Ext P B er San St Center Museum of La ue ba O’Farrell ne na for the Modern H Francisco 19 Glide BART/Muni 38 700 Art a Arts Memorial Visitor 100 Powell St St. Tenderloin Patrick’s Metreon Yerba Station Information Buena P Ellis St Moscone Gardens SF City Center Center College 600 Moscone Westfield P North Center San Eddy St 9x Hallidie South Francisco Moscone 500 Plaza Zeum Centre West 12 Old Turk St t on F 30 400 s S Mint en te Ave Little rd Yerba 45 ev Golden Ga t (Closed)Fift Fo wa ie St Buena Si S h Ho ederal Saigon Hastings 5 ss ur xt n St 300 Je a io h ldg Society of th S College St 49 iss Minn California t MILE Civic of the M Pioneers Muni Metro F Line runs SCENIC State Center Law DRIVE 200 above ground on Market Bldg 5 Federal United Street. Muni Metro J, K, a Bldg 9x Asian L, M, N and T Lines run m Nations a Civic Art 19 ha tin t South underground below Plaza Center Museum Te en S m om Market Street. Plaza of Cle ols Market Main F BART/Muni Federal 9x P Library 47 Building Civic South of 00 Center Market Bill 12 Station 12 Park Fi Graham fth Civic 19 E St ig Auditorium ht 47 19 h ency Se St San 00 al 9x ve 4 Francisco 12 na nt Ni on Mart in s a h m en St nth M St Si n ev St Nato Hwy ie io xt St ss h 00 Hall of iss 80 a Je St 12 M Justice m a ni e Trinity Claude Huntington nto St Grace Cathedral Park Sacrame St California Nob Hill a Line Masonic Pine St Center St 1300 Francis SF Hospital Bush St 800 nto St Sacrame 700 Old Chinatown St Mary’s Wells St P Bank of Fargo California St Mary’s America History 10 Square Barbary Museum Pine St Coast Chinatown Nob Hill 9x Gateway 200 10 Loop Tunnel Stockton Ross Battery St F e Sansom ial Commerc Sproule Fin Dis ery Montgom Belden Mason St Powell St Taylor St Bush St St Stockton P Delta 300 30 45 Kearny St e Grant Av Shannon 300 in Cyril Magn Jones St St 0 20 Hyde St rth St Leavenwo 200 Larkin St 200 300 0 20 500 t in M 0 t 20 rrie Ha ss Ru 0 20 n to ng La ch us Ra 0 20 m lla Ha http://www.fishermanswharf.org http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com http://www.sfdragonboat.com http://www.litquake.org http://www.bridgetobridge.com http://www.sfopenstudios.com http://www.castrostreetfair.org http://www.sfjapantown.org http://www.japantownparking.com http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com

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