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Save the Redwoods League–Natural Sciences Guild
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Dr. Bill Libby, director of Save the Redwoods League, will bring us up to date on the efforts to save the remaining coast redwoods. We will begin at the museum’s exhibit “Future of Sequoias: Sustaining Parklands in the 21st Century” and proceed to Redwood Regional Park to walk among the second-growth trees. Easy hike on flat ground (2-3 hours). Contact Marilyn Rhodes (510/531-0348).
Legion of Honor: Tiffany, Lalique, and Faberge–Art Guild
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
We’ll visit the Tiffany, Lalique, and Faberge exhibit at the Legion of Honor and the contemporary art glass windows by Mark Adams at Temple Emanu-el, the Tiffany mosaics at the Oakland Presbyterian Church, and the extraordinary Frank C. Havens house in Piedmont, designed by Bernard Maybeck with interior decor by Tiffany and Lockwood de Forest. Contact Ruth Hussey (925/837-6643) or Rita Dougherty (510/841-0928).
Oakland Museum of California: Squeak Carnwath Exhibition–Art Guild Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Curator Karen Tsujimoto will be our guide as we visit the survey of Squeak Carnwath’s work at the Oakland Museum of California, followed by a visit to Squeak's printmaking studio, and a private collection. Contact Evans Wyro (925/254-5295) or Judy Wood (925/254-7047).
A Day at the Races: Golden Gate Fields- History Guild
June 12, 2009
This is your chance to join us as we partake in the thrill and excitement of viewing thoroughbred horses round the track at Golden Gate Fields. The Sales Manager will meet us when we arrive in the late morning and give us a short tour and history of GGF. Then we will head for our reserved seats in the Turf Club where we will have lunch prior to the beginning of the races. Contact Mary Lou Ciranni (510/345-9031).
Ceramics Stars—Art Guild
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Ceramics will star at the SF Museum of Craft and Folk Art, exhibiting work of the world-famous Warren MacKenzie, Then on to the Berkeley studio of his student Sandy Simon and her husband, sculptor Robert Brady. Contact Connie Rosenquist (510-558-0423) or Jean Kalbach (925-283-4227).
Haines Annex Gallery–Art Guild
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Grand Dames gallerist Cheryl Haines will meet us at her new space, Haines Annex Gallery, where she is able to exhibit larger works than in her Geary Street gallery. We’ll visit the SOMA studio of painter Amy Ellingson, who exhibits with Cheryl Haines; and then see the acclaimed public sculpture at the UCSF campus in Mission Bay. Contact Arlene Garfinkle (510/547-5907) or Lori Nelson (510/482-5513).
A Visit to King Tut- History Guild
July 30, 2009
The Boy King returns to San Francisco in the new exhibit, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, opening at the de Young on June 27. We will have an early morning arrival at the museum and will have ample time to view this exhibit, plus others at the de Young. After lunch we will be visiting another museum, not yet determined. Contact Mary Lou Ciranni (650/345-9031) or Helen Tryon (510/834-2964).
Maybeck and More- History Guild
August 12, 2009
We will spend the morning walking with Gary Holloway through Maybeck country in North Berkeley—from the famous Rose Walk to the Temple of the Wings. After lunch we'll travel by bus, finding treasures in our own backyard in Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, and Richmond. Contact Helen Tryon (510/834-2964) or Dorothy Farman (510/841-5264)
A Sweep of History- History Guild
September 17, 2009
Take a look behind the scenes at the Old San Francisco Mint — known as the Granite Lady — before it opens to the public as the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Following lunch, we’ll visit the Society of California Pioneers for its special exhibit Incompletely Visible: the Legacy of the Bay Area Missions. Contact Marilyn Couch (510/524-7836).
A Day at the Academy- History Guild
September 24, 2009
The new California Academy of Sciences is so spectacular that we will be spending the entire day there, touring the museum on our own. It is the world's greenest museum, a single structure with multiple venues: an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a four-story rain forest. Lunch will be on your own at one of the Academy's restaurants. Contact Mary Lou Ciranni (650/345-9031).
Marine Mammal Center and Hawk Hill–Natural Sciences Guild
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Join us for a trip to the newly opened Marine Mammal Center in Marin County and then visit to Hawk Hill to watch migrating raptors soaring above the Golden Gate Bridge. Contact Nancy Dutcher (510/653-6018)
The Napa Valley Deja Vue- History Guild
October 29, 2009
The Napa Valley continues to provide new and interesting venues for our enjoyment. We will visit the recently opened medieval Tuscan-like Castello di Amorosa winery and the St. Helena Olive Oil Company of Rutherford. Lunch will be at Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena. Contact Kay MacFarland (510/758-6643) or Mary Lou Ciranni (650/345-9031).
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