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Field Notes: Fairy Rings, Waterfalls, SF Library Map, and New East Bay All-Ages Music Venue

Finding Bay Area waterfalls and undisturbed mushroom rings, a self-guided tour of SF libraries, and a cavalcade of custards in San Jose. Plus, a new all-ages club in Richmond, the best view via SF’s public-private open spaces, and how artist Morisot was more than Manet’s muse.

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Field Notes: Recology AIR 35th, Aquatic Park Doc, Rodin with Pipe Organ, and Teen Chase Film

In this week’s Field Notes: a live pipe organ at Legion of Honor, stone legacy in Mill Valley, Recology’s Artist in Residence exhibit, and an Aquatic Park doc. Also: Amy Tan with Christian Cooper, teen film 'The Jar', and Sacramento’s music archive.

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After Legion of Honor ‘Cake Picnic’ Sells Out Instantly, Renegade Cake Picnics to Pop Up All Over Town Saturday

There was plenty of finger-pointing when Saturday’s Legion of Honor Cake Picnic sold out the instant tickets went on sale, but now those fingers can run through the frosting at a number of rival cake picnics happening at the same time Saturday.

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Saturday Links: Amy Tan's Personal Archives Added To U.C. Berkeley's Bancroft Library Collection

ESPN announcer misidentifies Golden Gate Bridge; education park ranger writes heartfelt message after sudden firing; California ranks third in the country to be single.

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90-Year-Old Greek Statue at Legion of Honor Vandalized, Pieces Missing

One of San Francisco's oldest statues — a marbled Greek sculpture at Legion of Honor — was found without several parts this week, sparking calls for the return of the missing pieces by curators.

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The Legion of Honor Readies for May 7 Reopening

San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum is set to reopen next month, on May 7, with two new exhibits — one of which celebrates the culture of food and drink in Pompeii, which the museum's director says was “kind of the Sonoma Valley of ancient Rome.”

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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Welcomes Bay Area Artists To Submit Works for 125th Anniversary Show

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is welcoming submissions from creatives across all nine Bay Area counties for its upcoming exhibit, “The de Young Open,” with chosen pieces being included as part of the de Young Museum’s 125th-anniversary showcase later this year.

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Tourist Mowed Down By Car While Trying to Thwart A Break-In Of His Own Car

A trip to the Legion of Honor went from bad to worse Tuesday afternoon, as a 46-year-old man noticed his car being broken into, and was promptly run down by the thieves’ getaway vehicle.

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Legion Of Honor, de Young Museums Hike Adult Ticket Prices By 50%

While a move approved yesterday to increase ticket prices by 50 percent at two premiere San Francisco museums might be seen as something of an art heist, the de Young Museum and Legion

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Photo Du Jour: Legion Dancers

Photo by Gerard Livernois.

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Beleaguered Fine Arts Museums Finally Get New Director

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which are made up of the de Young and Legion of Honor museums, have finally appointed a new director. The museums have been operating without a

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Mona Lisa In Golden Gate Park? San Francisco Art Museums Sign Deal With The Louvre

Art-seeking tourists can cancel their tickets to Paris now that The Louvre and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have struck a deal to allow for open sharing and collaborative exhibitions

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Cinema Supper Club at the Legion of Honor Closes Tonight

Normally, you'd be able to get a reservation for dinner as well, but that might be tough to do at this late date. However, you should be able to nosh on

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Come to the Cinema Supper Club at the Legion of Honor Museum

The whole concept of is that you can get some food, check out some art and then watch a related film to cap off the evening. Is this a viable alternative to strapping