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The How Weird Street Faire is an electronic outdoor street music festival held in every month of May in San Francisco. The fest will be held on several blocks of Howard Street and in the SoMa neighborhood. The festival bills itself as a "peace event" that will be featuring art, vendors and multiple stages of music. This is a fundraiser for the World Peace through Technology Organization. Several charities will set up booths with information about various issues such as sustainability. This festival 'How Weird' is claimed to be the first electronic music street festival in North America. And this is the ninth How Weird Street Faire with more than 5,000 people are expected to visit in all kinds of costumes like dinosaurs and stilt walkers in plaids, stripes and floppy hats. People who are visiting the fair are encouraged to act silly and spontaneously perform.
The Olympic torch will make its only North American stop in the city of San Francisco on Wednesday. This torch relay will follow a six mile route, beginning at 1 p.m. at McCovey Cove at AT&T Park, following the Embarcadero, past Fisherman's Wharf, and ending at Justin Herman Plaza. Tibetans and their supporters will be holding a rally on Tuesday at the United Nations Plaza, at Market Street and Hyde Street near the Civic Center BART, to protest the Olympic torch relay and China's recent crackdown on protesting Tibetans in Lhasa. Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu and Actor Richard Gere will be as guest speakers at the rally, which begins at 6 p.m. Police in San Francisco said they are taking special actions to protect the torch, which had to be extinguished thrice in Paris because of protests, before organizers in the French capital decided to cut short the route.
The City of San Francisco will soon boast the greenest buildings in USA. Last week, the local government took a critical step towards agreeing what are probably the toughest environmental construction standards in the country. Companies and families planning to build homes and offices might be required to earn green points by introducing water and energy saving measures or they will risk losing their construction permits.
Now construction is not a sexy area of climate policy, but it is one in which huge gains can be made for relatively at little cost. For example, existing technologies such as solar water heating can cut greenhouse emissions from a building by one-third. Yet authorities regulating the housing booms in places like the American south-west and many cities across China have done very little to promote such measures.
A collaboration between the San Francisco International Gift Fair, Moscone Center's recycling program and Bay Area non-profit 'Under One Roof'; has resulted in 15 pallet loads of donated goodies, valued at $22,000, which is being donated in support of Under One Roof's HIV/AIDS initiatives. 'Under One Roof' staff members and volunteers, supported by the San Francisco International Gift Fair, Moscone Center staffs and contractors had collected materials from exhibiting companies and facilitated delivery to Under One Roof's retail store.
Mark Burns, executive director of Under One Roof said, "We continue to be deeply appreciative of GLM and the San Francisco International Gift Fair vendors who contribute so generously to help us in our mission". "These donations will enable us to increase our support of AIDS organizations throughout the Bay area. The program is a great opportunity for us and an excellent example of a great social enterprise --, the SF Gift Fair and Under One Roof, all working together for mutual benefit."
During the January market, the SF International Gift Fair had partnered with Under One Roof org to host a shopping event for Gift Fair attendees and exhibitors at its Castro Street location, giving participants a 20% discount on all merchandises. "The San Francisco International Gift Fair is proud to partner with and support the work of Under One Roof, and we look forward to continuing this relationship into the future," said Lynn White, show manager.
Now celebrating its 23rd year of inspiring gardeners, the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show is known as the most cutting-edge of the top six garden shows in the world for its stunning garden displays, educational offerings and highest quality gardening products.
Fun activities, inspiring beauty, innovative ideas and products, industry experts and helpful tips for do-it-yourselfers await everyone at one of the world's largest and most celebrated spring garden festivals: The San Francisco Flower & Garden Show which will be held on March 12 to 16 at the historic Cow Palace.
This year's theme is 'Live Beautifully - Live Outdoors!' There's plenty for garden lovers at all levels and ages to do, see and experience - 25 display gardens, 78 free talks and practical workshops led by gardening experts, educational exhibits, an educational and activity area for families, wine and beer garden, live music, as well as shopping for the finest plants, garden art, tools and specialty items.
Come and celebrate the Year of the Rat here at the Garden. The Canadian Chinese Artist's Federation is pleased to present their most beautiful collection of Chinese paintings that celebrate the traditions of Chinese New Year. Chinatown community street fair in San Francisco: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. This fair features lantern and kite making, calligraphy, folk dances and more. There are even some acrobats and lion dancing going on during the day in the city's Chinatown. Chinese New Year's Art Exhibit in Vancouver, Canada: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Feb. 26. This exhibit at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden features a collection of Chinese paintings that celebrate the traditions of the New Year.
The City of San Francisco was one of the best places for lovers to celebrate their Valentine's Day. The city is a great place to kiss and propose. San Francisco is a wonderful place to spend your romantic time to share a drink and chocolates. Places like Fort Point and Cliff House are the best place for the first kiss. So are you planning to propose? Then you should move over to the traditional Ocean Beach or to the Union Square. Places like Stow Lake, Washington Square Park and Wave Organ are the most romantic spots. Other tourist places like Conservatory of Flowers and Alamo Square are great place for a twilight picnic.
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