June 23, 2017 — The June/July edition of “What's New in San Francisco” is now available.  Highlights include:

SUMMER OF LOVE NEWS

• June 21-Oct. 21, 2017 – “Illumination” Celebrates Summer of Love 50th at the Conservatory of Flowers
• Summer of Love Hotel Packages

SAN FRANCISCO NEWS

• S. News & World Report Names San Francisco To List of “Best Places to Visit in the U.S.A.”
• San Francisco Named Top Three City in Trust for Public Lands Newest Park Ratings
• Tickets on Sale July 20. 2017 for Rugby World Cup Sevens Coming July 20-22, 2018

FOOD & DRINK NEWS

• Eat Drink SF Returns Aug. 24-27, 2017
• Through Aug. 4, 2017 - Summer Classes, Tastings and Demos at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia
• 16, 2017 - Third Annual SF Cheese Fest
• See Authentic Asian Dumplings Made from Scratch at the New Dumpling Time
• Cliff House's Famous Secret Recipe Bloody Mary Mix Available for Purchase Throughout California

ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES NEWS

• July 1-2, 2017 – Fillmore Jazz Festival Commemorates the Summer of Love
• July 13, 2017 – 54th Annual Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest at Union Square
• 19, 2017 – Festival of the Sea on Hyde Street Pier at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
• 5-12, 2017 - Aquarium of the Bay Shares the Summer of Love…of the Ocean
• Through Aug. 31, 2017- Big Wildflower Season Expected at San Francisco Botanical Garden 
• Through Sept. 30, 2017 – Free Live Music Series at The Yard
• PIER 39's 39-Week 39th Anniversary Celebration Continues with Weekly Events
• The California Academy of Sciences becomes first major museum to commit to Paris Accords
• Aquarium of the Bay Receives Prestigious Smithsonian Affiliate Status
• 1886 Square-Rigger Balclutha Closed for Three-Month Drydock Visit, Reopening Fall 2017
• Parts of Alcatraz Closed for Restoration in 2017

HOTEL NEWS

• Six New Hotels in 2017

ARTS & CULTURE NEWS

• Free Admission for Active Duty Military and Their Families Through Labor Day at the Chinese Historical Society of America

Openings

• June 17-Sept. 4, 2017 – A Fantastical World Made of Cardboard, “Welcome to WildCard” at the Exploratorium
• June 23-Oct. 1, 2017 – “Flower Power” at the Asian Art Museum
• June 24-Sept. 24, 2017 - “Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade” at the Legion of Honor
• June 24–Oct. 9, 2017 – “Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed” and the as SFMOMA
• June 24, 2017 – “Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out” at the Curran
• June 29-Aug. 20, 2017 - Sophie Calle “Missing” at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
• July 8-16, 2017 - San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
• July 13-24, 2017 - Sunset Piano brings “Flower Piano” back to SF Botanical Garden This Summer
• July 15, 2017 - The Asian Art Museum Celebrates Summer of Love with Record-Breaking LOTUS LIVE
• July 15–Sept. 17, 2017 – “2017 SECA Art Award”
• July 15–Nov. 26, 2017 – “Noguchi's Playscapes”
• July 20–Oct. 22, 2017 – “Archie Rand: The 613” at The Contemporary Jewish Museum
• July 20, 2017–Jan. 9, 2018 – “In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art: Allison Smith and Christina Zetterlund “
• July 20, 2017–Jan.7, 2018 – “Kutiman: offgrid offline” at The Contemporary Jewish Museum
• July 15, 2017–Jan. 1, 2018 – “Soundtracks”
• July 29, 2017 – James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt at AT&T Park
• 6, 2017 – 15th Annual Jerry Day Celebrates Jerry Garcia
• 13, 2017 - Lady Gaga in Concert at AT&T Park
• 15, 17, 22 and 24, 2017 – Taylor Mac's Groundbreaking Performance Art Concert “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music”
• 28, 2017-Jan. 28, 2018 – “Jewish Folktales Retold: Artist as Maggid” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
• 21-22, 2017 - 14th Annual San Francisco Trolley Dances
• 28, 2017 – Yerba Buena Center for the Arts YBCA 100 Summit

Continuing

• Through Aug. 27, 2017 – Three Exhibitions at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
  • “Todd Gray: My Life in the Bush with MJ and Iggy”
  • “The Ease of Fiction”
  • “Love or Confusion: Jimi Hendrix in 1967”
• Through Sept. 3, 2017 – “Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
• Through Sept. 4, 2017 – “The Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin” Exhibition to Open at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
• Through Oct. 4, 2017 “Deja View: The Art of Andreas Deja” at the Walt Disney Family Museum
• Through Dec. 31, 2017 – Rodin Centenary at the Legion of Honor
• Through Jan. 8, 20918 – “Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle” at the Walt Disney Family Museum
• Through March, 2018 – “Exclusion: The Presidio's Role in World War II Japanese American” at the Presidio Officers' Club

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO)

• Construction Underway for New Grand Hyatt Hotel at SFO, Scheduled to Open July 2019
• Pre-Security Mural “When Pink Elephants Fly” Brings Joy to SFO Terminal 1 During Construction

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