“An exhibition full of creativity and illusions that will transport you to a wild, new, exciting world…” where you will find “ferocious, vivacious, vigorous, cute, adorable and touching beings with whom we share the land: The animals.” That does remind me a little of how I would describe a Friday

Ever seen art made by steamroller? Now you can. Welcome to the 9th annual Roadworks festival, where, in short, talented woodcutters and print makers create large linoleum blocks, lay them out on Rhode Island street in Potrero Hill, and drive a 3 ton steamroller over them. And it isn’t just

You’ve seen engraving prints, but have you seen huge prints pressed by a steamroller?   Rik Olson, a living master of wood engraving and illustration by anyone’s standards, told me that a typical wood engraving is about three inches by three inches. For the last nine years, though, he’s been

Fire dancing in the city?!? It’s here and it’s thriving… if you know where to find it. And you are, as of right now, invited to be part of it. If you’re a fire dancer, you can perform in a cool public location and be photographed. If you’re a photographer

Sure, six days a week I’m eating a burrito for dinner. But any other day, I want my food fresh. I like the raw feeling of making something out of real vegetables with the scent of dirt still on them. Getting FREE cooking lessons from the people who literally wrote

Well this looks like all kinds of rad. Outside Lands 2012 is history, but how much do you know about the history of Golden Gate Park, where it happened? For instance, did you know that the entire park used to be all sand dunes? Or that just over 100 years

Summer means travel, and I’ve been doing plenty of it. But this weekend I realized, if I could visit anywhere in the U.S., I’d go to San Francisco. Since I already live here, that means pulling a paperback time machine off the shelf and reading at 88 miles per hour…