Summer of Love

08 Sep 2017

1967 was the Summer of Love. Is 2017 the Summer of Hate?

A lot can happen in 50 years. Babies are born. Generations die. People get married, then divorced. Empires fall and revolutions rise — and in the thick fog of San Francisco 50 years feels like 50 million as the flower children of yesterday celebrate the anniversary of the greatest summer of their lives.

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23 Jun 2017

Walking on Flower Petals at the Asian Art Museum

Guests now walk around on flower petals at the Asian Art Museum. Both inside and out, Megan Wilson’s bright summer of love infused flowers decorate the sidewalk, walls, and walkways, so whether you’re rushing to work at the Civic Center, or perusing the new Flower Power exhibit, passersby pause, if only for a second, and smile. That smile seems to be the universal effect of flowers on people no matter their destination.

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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23 May 2017

We wanna send you and a friend to the Monterey Pop 50 Festival!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS FOR A 3 DAY GENERAL ADMISSION PASS   The Monterey International Pop Festival was the first major festival to celebrate the importance of rock and roll. Serving as the festival that marked the beginning of the “Summer of Love”, the Monterey International Pop Festival not only jumpstarted

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17 Apr 2017

GLBT History Museum Recalls Groovy Queer Summer of Love

Icons like Janis Joplin and Allen Ginsberg are fondly recalled in Lavender Tinted Glasses: A Groovy Gay Look At the Summer of Love, now on display through September 27 at the GLBT History Museum on 18th Street in the Castro. Love-ins at Golden Gate Park and tie-died T shirts worn by beautiful

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