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Brighten your calendar with art, movies, and music in and around the Bay. From the California Academy of Sciences after dark to new productions hitting the stage, here are our top art picks.

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Walking Through Women's History In San Francisco

Take a self-guided tour of women's history in San Francisco, through our most famous neighborhoods and past our most beloved icons.

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