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    Bouquets to Art 2016 Photos courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

    Bouquets to Art 2016  Photos courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

    More than 125 of the Bay Area’s most innovative and sought after floral designers have returned to the de Young for Bouquets to Art 2016, the annual week-long exhibition in…

    National Poetry Month

    National Poetry Month

    Editor’s Note: April is National Poetry Month, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers and poets themselves all honor this time by celebrating poetry’s vital…

    Defying Racial Stigmas and Embracing True Cultural Identity

    (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts recently taught the nation’s first on-s ite high school LGBT course, according to district officials.…

    Two Cool Guys from Chico

    Two Cool Guys from Chico

    In Jenner last October, Javier and Arthur Leddy were the photographers at Kim and Karen Huckaby’s wedding, which I officiated. I was quite impressed with these two young men. Watching…

    If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Doing Badly

    If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Doing Badly

    Stan has come into therapy to decide whether or not to break up with his boyfriend, Michael. He loves Michael, and feels loved in return, but he’s finding so many…

    WOMEN: New Portraits Annie Leibovitz at Her Intimate, Perceptive Best

    WOMEN: New Portraits  Annie Leibovitz at Her Intimate, Perceptive Best

    Layer upon layer of lush, intimate meaning was evident at Tuesday’s press preview of WOMEN: New Portraits by Annie Leibovitz at The Presidio, which opens to the public tomorrow, March…

    Enormous Vase at de Young Is an Ode to Wine

    Enormous Vase at de Young Is an Ode to Wine

    In front of the de Young sits Poème de la vigne aka “Poem of the vine” (1877–1878, cast in 1882), a monumental bronze vase by Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883) that…

    Gentrification

    (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts recently taught the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. She…

    Poetry in Motion

    Poetry in Motion

    Michele Karlsberg: How does a poem begin for you? Is it with an idea, a form, or an image? Why is poetry important? Michael Broder: A poem usually begins for…

    Hello in There

    Hello in There

    We’re talking about Inside Out Fitness. That means your exercise routine is internally motivated and directed. That means you can feel your body’s desire to move, and it tells you…