“It is an odd thing, but every one who disappears is said to be seen at San Francisco. It must be a delightful
city, and possess all the attractions of the next world.”...Oscar Wilde
From facilitating romantic proposals and planning encore weddings to plotting the perfect picnic and arranging a
sunset cruise around the Bay, the Concierge at the Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa knows no request too large or
detail too small. Every interaction, and plan, is infused with that San Francisco charm.
Read Where Magazine‘s May 2008 article on Huntington Hotel‘s Chief Concierge Cynthia Reid
* For more information, click here or call our Concierge (415) 474-5400.
Upcoming Events
THEATER
Beach Blanket Babylon Ongoing at Club Fugazi
Now in its 36thyear. Steve Silver’s tale of Snow White’s search for her prince in San Francisco.
www.beachblanketbabylon.com
Fiddler on the Roof through Feb. 21st at the Golden Gate Theatre
Harry Fierstein will take on the role in this classic story about the enduring bonds of the family
www.shnsf.com
Teatro Zinzanni Ongoing at Pier 27/29
A 5-course gourmet dinner theater experience under a circus tent, with jugglers, aerial artists & live band.
www.zinzanni.org
Wicked ongoing at the Orpheum Theatre
The untold story of the witches of Oz
www.shnsf.com
CLASSICAL ARTS
San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Tomas - MTT conducts Schubert and Ives Feb. 3rd, 4th , 5th, & 6th
Charles Dutoit conducts Holts’s the Planets Feb. 11th , 12th, & 13th
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Beethoveen’s Eroica Feb. 18th, 19h, & 20th
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Mozart and Bruckner Feb. 24th, 25th & 26th
www.sfsymphony.org
San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House
Opus 19/ The Dreamer Feb. 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th 18th & 20th
Ghosts – Wheeldon World Performance Feb. 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th 18th & 20th
Company B -Feb 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 18th & 20th
Balanchine Masterworks Feb. 11th, 13th, 16th, 17th 19th & 21st
www.sfballet.org
MUSEUMS
Asian Art Museum At the Civic Center
Great Works form the Museum’s Collection
China : 5,000 Years of Tradition and Innovation thru Feb.
Special Exhibition Tour: Shanghai
www.asianart.org
de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
King Tut-Tutankhamun and the Golden Agen of the Pharaohs thru March 28th
Donald Judd and Sol LeWitt: Conceptual Color in Print thru March 7th
Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown thru June 6th
Posing as Art: Photograhs, 19th Century to Now thru April 25th
www.famsf.org
Palace of the Legion of Honor At Lincoln Park
Cartier in America thru April 18th
Highlights of the European Collection thru March 31st
Very Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine thru Augues 15th
Kenneth Patchen: Painted Books and Picture-Poems thru March 21st
www.famsf.org
SFMOMA
The View from Heree thru June 27th
Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection thru May 23rd
Ewan Gibbs: San Francisco thru June 27th
Dispatches from the Archivesthru July 6th
Focus on Artists thru May 23rd
www.sfmoma.org
SPORTS
Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, Oakland
Feb. 6th vs. Oklahoma City
Feb. 8th vs. Dallas
Feb. 10th vs. LA Clippers
Feb. 17th vs. Sacramento Kings
Feb. 19th vs. Utah Jazz
Feb. 21st vs. Atlanta
Feb. 23rd vs. Philadelphia
Feb. 25th vs. Denver
Feb. 27th vs. Detroit
www.warriors.com
San Jose Sharks at the HP Pavilion, San Jose
Feb. 2nd vs. Red Wings
www.sjsharks.com
FAIRS, FESTIVALS & MORE
Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade
Saturday, Feb.27th at 5:15pm
2nd Market Street to Chinatown
Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, exploding firecrackers , and of course the
newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. and her court. A crowd
favorite is the spectacular 201' Golden Dragon ("Gum Lung") It takes a team of over 100 men and women from the martial arts group, White Crane to carry this dragon
throughout the streets of San Francisco.
www.chineseparade.com/calendar
Chinatown Community Street Fair
Saturday, Feb.27th 10am-4:30pm & Sunday, Feb. 28th 9am-5pm
In Chinatown, along Grant Avenue, Jackson Street, and Pacific Avenue. Become immersed in the sights and sounds of Chinatown. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the , February 27th Chinese New Year Parade and is an opportunity for attendees to experience Chinese cultural arts such as lantern and kite making, calligraphy, fine arts demonstrations, folk dance, and puppet shows. Traditional and modern entertainment perform on the main stage throughout both days. Enjoy colorful folk dance from throughout Asia, acrobats, lion dancing, and magic demonstrations. Attendance at the two day fair is about 500,000. Come be a part of all the fun and magic as well as the incredible “Block of Fortune.”
www.sanfranciscochinatown.com
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