May 23, 2018 - The latest edition of "What's New in San Francisco" is now available at https://sftravel.box.com/s/h0n5fepg8yltugswj1mjky95anjqvz88 and is coming soon at www.sftravel.com/media.

In this monthly roundup from San Francisco Travel, you will find:

SAN FRANCISCO NEWS

• Rugby World Cup Sevens Make U.S. Debut July 20-22, 2018
• Top Block of Mason St. on Nob Hill Becomes Tony Bennett Way

CULINARY NEWS

• San Francisco Restaurants Take Top Honors in James Beard Foundation Awards
• Cento Osteria Opens South of Market
• Presidio Twilight Returns on Thursdays with Street Food Delights Under National Park Stars
• 15-16, 2018 – Fourth Annual SF Cheese Fest

ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES NEWS

• “Alcatraz – The Breakout” Escape Room Debuts at Madame Tussauds San Francisco
• June 16-17, 2018 - The 64th Annual North Beach Festival in San Francisco's Famed Little Italy
• Through Oct. 2018 – Westfield San Francisco Centre Hosts “Into The Clouds” Art Installation by Fine Art Collaborative Duo FriendsWithYou

ARTS & CULTURE NEWS

• SHN Season Brings the Magic of Broadway to San Francisco
• Curran Brings New Show and Innovative Conversations
• May 26-Sept. 3, 2018: “Inflatable: Expanding Works of Art” at the Exploratorium
• June 1-3, 2018 – Comedy Central Presents “Clusterfest”
• June 17-Aug. 19, 2018 - Stern Grove Festival 81st Season
• Through Oct. 28, 2018 – “René Magritte: The Fifth Season” at SFMOMA
• June 30-Sept. 30, 2018: “Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters” at the Legion of Honor
• 30, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019: “Veiled Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress, from the Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
• 22, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019” “Contemporary Muslim Fashions” at the De Young Museum
• Through July 29, 2018: “Divine Bodies” at the Asian Art Museum
• Through Jan. 7, 2019 – “Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation” at the Walt Disney Family Museum

HOTEL NEWS

• Lodge at the Presidio Opens June 28, 2018 in San Francisco's National Park

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO) NEWS

• Icelandair Increases Service from San Francisco
• Through Jan. 5, 2019 - “A Legacy of Pride: Gilbert Baker and the 40th Anniversary of the Rainbow Flag” at SFO

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