Thursday, August 17, 2023

United Nations Plaza Fountain - A Troubled Life

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  source: "Question Man - What is a San Francisco Eyesore?" San Francisco Chronicle January 14, 1980 The fountain at the United Na...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

United Nations Plaza Fountain - A Troubled Birth

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Fulton and Market, Aug 1964 . Source: Open SF History Earlier entry: United Nations Plaza Fountain Introduction (June 22, 2023) The United...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

The Top Circulating Books in Art, Music & Recreation Center, 2022-2023

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster, 2022). Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner (Alfred A. Knopf,...
Thursday, June 22, 2023

United Nations Plaza Fountain Introduction

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Lawrence Halprin (1916-2009) was a legendary creative figure who lived and worked in the Bay Area. He was first and foremost a landscape arc...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Make Music Day June 21, 2023

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Last year for Make Music Day 2022 , the San Francisco Public Library featured a trio of San Francisco Symphony musicians -- cellist Amos Yan...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Local Talent at the San Francisco Opera: Amerigo Frediani

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Amerigo Frediani (image source: San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection ) Amerigo Frediani was another local artist who performed man...
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Local Talent at the San Francisco Opera - Albert Gillette

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Like Flossita Badger, Albert Gillette (Albert J. Gillette, Jr.) was a local vocalist who helped fill out the cast during the early days of t...