When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, it’s a good core workout. If you’re sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More
Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More
December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
Nothing caps off a nice day at the beach like a mouthful of sand — especially if the grit in your teeth is the reward for the grit required to splay flat-out on your stomach, for the prize of a plastic disc in your hand, and all the glory that comes along with it.
The conscience of the Ferry Building, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) has been getting urbanites to know where their food comes from since 1994.
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
The Clarion Music Center is one of those tiny storefronts in Chinatown that you can pass by every day without noticing. But if you've recently bought a Tibetan singing bowl or an Australian didgeridoo, you're likely quite familiar with this…
Smack dab in the center of Asia is a tiny nation called Tuva, an ancient Siberian republic so obscure (at least from our ethnocentric perspective) that no dictionary exists to translate its language into English. This little place has given…
Mali, the largest country in West Africa, reached its pinnacle of power in the 14th century, when it dominated the trans-Saharan gold trade and its fabled city of Timbuktu became a hub of wealth and culture. Today, 40 years after…
Like Madonna and Cher, he goes by a single name -- a fitting tribute to the No. 1 children's singer/songwriter of all time. Raffi, an Armenian-Canadian born in Egypt as Raffi Cavoukian, revolutionized the kiddie genre with his 1976 debut…
Gertrude Stein, who spent the 1880s living in Oakland as a child, revisited her old neighborhood decades later, and, finding everything changed, remarked innocently, "There's no there there." It's a soundbite from which the city has never entirely recovered, and…
Has Shakespeare been done to death? Apparently not yet. But in spite of the continuing mounting and re-mounting of the Bard's plays, there remain precious few juicy acting opportunities in the works for women. Along comes Woman's Will, a San…
After a three-year absence, the world's foremost Shakespearean troupe returns to San Francisco this week with The Taming of the Shrew. The Royal Shakespeare Company, founded in the Bard's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, opened the show in England last October before…
Each June, a unique cultural event returns to the Palace of Fine Arts for a three-weekend, nine-performance run that embraces virtually every ethnic group found in Northern California. This year, Friday through Sunday from June 9 to June 25, the…
If there's a single toy that appeals equally to both children and adults, it's the electric train. Infants are fascinated by their first glimpse of tracks circling the Christmas tree, and older folks while away thousands of retirement hours creating…
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
