Friday, October 26, 2012

montague mountain inn & St. Mark s Lutheran Church This 1894 pink brick church is a mix of Gothic and Romanesque styles. A





(415) 441 3004 Open noon 3pm Sat & Wed, 11am 4pm Sun Adm *Grace Cathedral Executed in the medieval French Gothic style, echoing in particular Notre Dame in Paris, yet accomplished using steel- reinforced concrete. It is the third largest Episcopal church in the US (see pp24 5).

San Francisco s Top 10op 57 Orpheum not great, but the beautiful 1930s building is decorated with eight enormous Beaux-Arts murals montague mountain inn that were executed for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition. d Veterans Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Ave Map Q1 (415) 392-4400 &Orpheum Originally a vaudeville house and then a movie theater, this is the historic spot where Hair was given its first West Coast perforrr mance some three decades ago known locally as the New York version of what happened here in San Francisco. The theater, decorated in 1920s Moorish taste, now mostly stages Broadway shows. d 1192 Market St Map R2 (415) 551-2000 www.shnsf.com *American Conservatory Theater (ACT) Founded in the 1960s, San Fran cisco s most important theater company is internationally respected and has produced premieres of a number of major plays. At the heart of ACT is one of the most acclaimed actor- training institutions in the nation former students include Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Winona Ryder. d Geary Theater, 415 Geary St Map P3 (415) 749-2228 (Magic montague mountain inn Theater In the 1970s, none other than Sam Shepard was the resident playwright of the Magic, and its stage has seen perforrr mances by the likes of Sean Penn and Nick Nolte. It specializes in bringing new plays to light, usually by up-and- coming Americans. It also offers raw play readings of as yet unstaged works. d Fort Mason Center, Bldg D Map F1 (415) 441-8822 )Beach Blanket Babylon High camp and high head dresses, along with jolly good singing by the veteran ensemble cast make this one of the joys of the city. It s been zinging the heartstrings of lovers of San Francisco for more than a quarter of a century and shows no signs of flagging. The excuse for all this frivolity is the sending up of various notables, most of whom well deserve the good-natured ribbing. d Club Fugazi, 678 Green St Map L4 (415) 421-4222 San Francisco s Top 10op 57 Orpheum not great, but the beautiful montague mountain inn 1930s building is decorated with eight enormous Beaux-Arts murals that were executed for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition. d Veterans Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Ave Map Q1 (415) 392-4400 &Orpheum montague mountain inn Originally a vaudeville house and then a movie theater, this is the historic spot where Hair was given its first West Coast perforrr mance some three decades ago known locally as the New York version of what happened here in San Francisco. The theater, decorated in 1920s Moorish taste, now mostly stages Broadway shows. d 1192 Market St Map R2 (415) 551-2000 www.shnsf.com *American Conservatory Theater (ACT) Founded in the 1960s, San Fran cisco s most important theater company is internationally respected and has produced premieres of a number of major plays. At the heart of ACT is one of the most acclaimed actor- training montague mountain inn institutions in the nation former students include Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Winona Ryder. d Geary Theater, 415 Geary St Map P3 (415) 749-2228 (Magic Theater In the 1970s, none other than Sam Shepard was the resident playwright of the Magic, and its stage has seen perforrr montague mountain inn mances by the likes of Sean Penn and Nick Nolte. montague mountain inn It specializes in bringing new plays to light, usually by up-and- coming Americans. It also offers raw play readings of as yet unstaged works. d Fort Mason Center, Bldg D Map F1 (415) 441-8822 )Beach Blanket Babylon High camp and high head dresses, along with jolly good singing by the veteran ensemble cast make this one of the joys of the city. It s been zinging the heartstrings of lovers of San Francisco for more than a quarter of a century and shows no signs of flagging. The excuse for all this frivolity is the sending up of various notables, most of whom well deserve the good-natured ribbing. d Club Fugazi, 678 Green St Map L4 (415) 421-4222

Designed with the expense-account traveler in mind, this place has thought of every sort of business amenity, including two phone lines and a high-speed Internet connection in each room. d 757 Market St Map P4

& St. Mark s Lutheran Church This 1894 pink brick church is a mix of Gothic and Romanesque styles. After the 1906 earthquake (see p37), it served as a first aid station and shelter. montague mountain inn d 1111 O Farrell St Map P1 (415) 928-7770 Services: 9am & 11am Sun Free www.sfmarkssf. org

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