Entertainment for San Francisco Bay Area
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Art Galleries
Art
Gallery Listing
San Francisco, CA
Here is a list with several San Francisco area art galleries.
Bars
Holding Co. Bar &
Grill
#2 Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA
(415)986-0797
The Holding Co. Bar & Grill Restaurant features casual dining, American cuisine, full bar, 22 tap beers, microbrews, satellite TV's, patio, happy hour, San Francisco.
Colleges
University of California at
Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Museum and Non-Book Collections at the University of California, Berkeley.
Concerts
San
Francisco Symphony
Grove & Van Ness
San Francisco, CA
(415)864-6000
Season runs February-April under the direction of conductor Herbert Blomstedt. The summer Pops season runs July 7-29.
The Palo
Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO)
Palo Alto, CA
(650)856-3848
We are proud to be celebrating our 30th Anniversary in 1996.
Museums
Art Museum/Pacific Film
Archive
2626 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA
(510)642-0808
The University Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (UAM/PFA) is the principal visual arts center of the University of California at Berkeley.
Asian
Art Museum of San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
(415)668-8921
Permanent collection includes art objects from China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, India, and the Himalayas.
California
Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
(415)750-7145
The only museum in the state that you can visit 365 days-a-year.
Center
for the Arts at Yerba Buena Gardens
701 Mission Street (at Third)
San Francisco, CA
(415)978-2787
A $44 million arts locus built in '93 to reflect Bay Area culture expressed in dance, theater, music. visual arts, and media.
Exploratorium
Palace Of Fine Arts, Lyon St. At Marina Blvd
San Francisco, CA
(415)561-0360
Science taught with interactive exhibits and play.
Golden State Model Railroad Museum
900 Dornan Drive
Richmond, CA
(510)234-4884
Housed at the Golden State Model Railroad Museum are the layouts of the East Bay Model Engineers Society.
Lawrence Hall of Science
University Of California
Berkeley, CA
(510)642-5132
Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) is a unique, dynamic center dedicated to increasing public understanding, and enjoyment, of science.
Museum of Paleontology
Life Sciences Building
Berkeley, CA
(510)642-1821
Many people think paleontology is the study of fossils. In fact, paleontology is much more.
S.F.
Museum of Folk Art
Landmark Building A . Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA
(415)775-0991
Exhibitions of contemporary crafts, American folk art, and traditional ethnic art from home and abroad.
S.F.
Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St. (between Mission and Howard Streets)
San Francisco, CA
(415)357-4000
A spanking new building by Swiss architect Mario Botta houses 15,000 works including pieces by Matisse, Pollock, Arthur Dove, Sigmar Polke, Joseph Beuys, Brice Marden, Bruce Nauman and others.
Tech Museum of Innovation
145 West San Carlos St
San Jose, CA
(408)279-7150
Advanced science conceptual demos and interactive exhibits.
The
Ansel Adams Center for Photography
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
(415)495-7000
A museum dedicated to creative photography, presents fifteen or more exhibitions annually, spanning a variety of artistic approaches.
The Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave. (lower Level)
Berkeley, CA
(510)549-1564
The Hall of Health, cosponsored by Children's Hospital Oakland and Alta Bates Medical Center, is a community health-education museum and science center dedicated to promoting wellness and individual responsibility for health.
The
Jewish Museum San Francisco
121 Steuart Street
San Francisco, CA
(415)543-8880
The Jewish experience explored through all forms of art.
Wells Fargo History
Museum
420 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA
(415)396-2619
Real gold nuggets. Real stagecoaches. Real history. It's all at the five Wells Fargo historical museums.
Newspaper
San Mateo Times
Half Moon Bay, CA
(415)348-4321
This is the San Mateo Times On-Line.
Professional Teams
San Francisco
49ers
San Francisco, CA
1994 Super Bowl Champions
Theater Groups
Shotgun Players
434 36th Street #1
Oakland, CA
(510)655-0813
The Shotgun Players is a recently establish independent theatre company based at the La Val's Subterranean in North Berkeley.
Theme Parks
Marine
World Africa USA
Marine World Parkway
Vallejo, CA
(707)643-6722
From sharks to shellfish and everything in between, the wonders of marine life are yours to discover.
Tours
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco, CA
(415)546-2700
Out in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, the island of Alcatraz is a world unto itself.
Angel Island
San Francisco, CA
(415)897-0715
Take a fascinating journey into the rich military and cultural history of this unique San Francisco Island.