15 Feb 2018
What's New in San Francisco - February/March 2018

San Francisco Travel Association

February 15, 2018 - The latest edition of "What's New in San Francisco" is now available at What's New February/March 2018.  In this monthly roundup from San Francisco Travel, you will find:

 

SAN FRANCISCO NEWS

  • United Passengers Get 30% Discount on San Francisco Gifts at Visitor Information Center
  • New Home for San Francisco's “Heart of Moscone” Celebrated with Photo Contest
  • Save the Redwoods League Makes It Easy to Plan a Trip with New Online Tool
  • Muir Woods Parking and Shuttle Reservations Launched Jan. 16, 2018
  • Tickets on Sale Now for Rugby World Cup Sevens Coming July 20-22, 2018
  • Northern California Wine Country Is Open for Business After Wildfires

CULINARY NEWS

  • March 4, 2018 - Cochon555 Chef Competition at AT&T Park
  • March 11, 2018 - San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
  • March 18, 2018 - Presidio Picnic Returns
  • New Owners Bring New Life to The Grotto at Fisherman's Wharf
  • Napa Valley Wine Train Announces Two Partnerships and Wins Large Business of the Year Award
  • Pesce e Riso Blends Italian and Japanese in North Beach
  • Giovanni Italian Specialties Opens in North Beach
  • Capo's Collaborates with The Speakeasy

ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES NEWS

  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Joins the San Francisco CityPASS Program
  • Alcatraz Alumni in Speakers Series at Parc 55 Hotel
  • “Exclusion: The Presidio's Role in World War II Japanese American Incarceration,” Extended at Presidio Officers' Club Through Spring 2019
  • San Francisco Recreation and Parks' Randall Museum Opens After $9 million Renovation

ARTS & CULTURE NEWS

  • Through Feb. 25, 2018 - New Conservatory Theatre Center presents World Premiere of “Still at Risk”
  • Through March 11 – Bay Area Children's Theatre Presents “Teddy Bears' Picnic”
  • March 8-Sept.3, 2018 – “Make Believe: The World of Glen Keane” at the Walt Disney Family Museum
  • March 9-31 – Bay Area Children's Theatre Presents “Beautiful Oops!”
  • March 2-April 1, 2018 – “It's Only a Play” at New Conservatory Theatre Center
  • March 15-July 8, 2017 – “The Art of Rube Goldberg” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM)
  • April 24-May 20, 2018 – The Go-Go's “Head Over Heels” Musical Debuts at The Curran
  • Through May 28, 2018 “Casanova: The Seduction of Europe” at the Legion of Honor

HOTEL NEWS

  • New Lodge at Presidio Now Taking Reservations for Summer
  • InterContinental Mark Hopkins Named San Francisco Green Business

 

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO)

  • SFO Served an All-Time Record 55.8 Million Passengers in 2017
  • SFO is the First US Airport Approved to Use FEMA's Public Alert System
  • Airport Receives Highest Environmental Honor in the State of California
  • Alaska Airlines Unveils New Heart Sculpture in Terminal 2 of San Francisco International Airport

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