ENJOY SAN FRANCISCO IN ALL ITS VARIETY

Diverse Destinations is 10 self-guided itineraries, in print and online, to immerse visitors in San Francisco’s culture, rich ethnic heritages and world-class arts: Art to Architecture, City on the Edge, East Is West, Jazz and Blues, Jewish Heritage, Natural Wonders, Pride, Raíces: Latino Roots, Soul in the City, and Tour de Force.

Diverse Destinations is funded by the Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund and the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The itinerary series is updated periodically, but because entry information may change, phone ahead before venturing out. All telephone area codes are 415 unless noted.

For calendar information and local expert recommendations on all San Francisco’s arts and cultural activities visit www.sfArts.org

• Diverse Destinations
  www.destinationsf.com
• Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund
  www.sfgfta.org
• San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau www.OnlyinSanFrancisco.org
  

PHOTO CREDITS

Art to Architecture

• Transamerica buildings, old facing new, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• “Cupid’s Span,” Embarcadero, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Keith Haring’s “Three Dancing Figures,” Moscone Center,
  photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Federal Building, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• View across Yerba Buena Gardens and John Roloff’s sculpture,
  “Green Glass Ship,” to Museum of Modern Art,
  photo by Lenny Limjoco

City on the Edge

• Ben Fong-Torres, photo by Dan Dion
• Michelle Tea, photo by Elisa Shea
• Bearded ladies Amelia Mae Paradise and Sarah Paradise at CounterPULSE Photo by Irena Solomon
• Alissa Mortenson in Medea Knows Best by Alissa Mortenson and
  Claytie Mason at EXIT Theatre, photo by Rob Gruhl
• Farley's neighborhood café and gallery, photo by Ralph A. Wilson
• The ESP Project, Intersection for the Arts' resident dance/theater company, photo by Sean Riley

East Is West

• Palabuniyan Kulintang at Pistahan, Filipino American Arts’ annual festival, photo by Dana Davis
• Chinatown roofscapes, S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureau
  photo by Carol simowitz
• Stylers Art Gallery, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Shige Antiques in Japantown, photo by Dennis Taniguchi
• S.F. Taiko Dojo showroom in Japantown, photo by Dennis Taniguchi
• Heart of the City Farmers Market, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Balinese masked dance performance at the Asian Art Museum,
  photo Asian Art Museum
• Lily Cai Chinese Dance, “Begin from Here”, photo by Marty Sohl

Jazz & Blues

• Jack Walroth, right, and the Blues Power Band at The Saloon, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Corby Yates at Biscuits & Blues, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Kim Nalley and the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra at Jazz at Pearl’s, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Vinyl at Pier 23, photo by John Burks
• Jazz pianist Terry Disley at Shanghai 1930, photo by Janet Johlgren
• Jackie Payne and Steve Edmondson Blues Band at Rasselas Jazz Club, photo by Lenny Limjoco

Jewish Heritage

• Courtyard of Temple Emanu-El, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Haas-Lilienthal House, S.F. Convention & Visitors Bureau
  photo by Helen Chang
• 1906 Levi Strauss Factory, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• George Segal’s “Holocaust Memorial” in Lincoln Park,
  photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Traveling Jewish Theatre’s 2007 production of Death of a Salesman, photo by Ken Friedman
• Architect Daniel Libeskind’s Contemporary Jewish Museum,
  photo by Lenny Limjoco

Natural Wonders

• Rainforest at the Academy, photo by Tim Griffith
• Miles of pristine shoreline at Crissy Field, photo by Marjorie Beggs
• Dutch windmill, Golden Gate Park, photo by Garret Burdick
• Camera Obscura at Ocean Beach, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• California wildflowers, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, photo by Glen McLeod
• Peacock struts its stuff, San Francisco Zoo, photo by Lenny Limjoco

Pride

• San Francisco 2007 Pride Celebration, photo by Jane Cleland
• Twin Peaks Bar, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• S.F. LGBT Community Center, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Women’s Building mural, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center at the Main Library,
  photo by Lenny Limjoco
• F-Line restored historic streetcar on Market Street,
  photo by Peter Ehrlich
• Rainbow flag above Harvey Milk Plaza, photo by Lenny Limjoco

Raíces/Latino Roots

• Loco Bloco at 2007 Carnaval, photo by Tiffany Eng
• Balmy Alley mural, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Mural on Women’s Building, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Romeo Osorio in his Piñata Art Studio and Gallery,
  photo by Lenny Limjoco
• La Palma Mexicatessan, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Mission Dolores, photo by Lenny Limjoco

Soul in the City

• Singer Wayne Harris, 2006 AfroSolo Arts Festival,
  photo by Weidong Yang
• Metal shadow-caster, Revere Shafter platform,
  photo by Perretti & Park Pictures
• Carrie Mae Weems' self-portrait
• Jackie Payne and Steve Edmondson Blues Band at Rasselas Jazz Club, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• David Westley Skillman and Soraya Kinsey, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, photo by Peter Chanthanakone

Tour de Force

• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, photo by Lenny Limjoco
• Planetarium and coral reef, Academy of Sciences, photo by Tim Griffith
• F-Line restored historic streetcar on Market Street, photo by Peter Ehrlich
• Nyland Blake’s “Constellation” in the Main Library, photo by S.F. Arts Commission
• Ferry Building, now an upscale marketplace, with Jean Dubuffet sculpture, “LaChiffoniere,” on right, photo by Lenny Limjoco
  

WEBSITE CREDITS

• Text: Marjorie Beggs and Geoffrey Link, San Francisco Study Center
• Print Design: Lenny Limjoco, San Francisco Study Center
• Web Design: Darren Campeau

©2008 Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund

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