Come Fly With Me
Private curator's tour of the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum at SFO and the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library.
A behind-the-scenes look at the aviation museum--an architectural adaptation of the Airport's 1930's passenger lobby--plus library and archive collections with museum and library staff.
The collection focuses on air transport with an emphasis on the West Coast and the Pacific region.
Top your day off with a $100 gift certificate to Grill & Vine in Millbrae, CA.
- Located in the International Terminal, it is an architectural adaptation of the Airport's 1930s passenger lobby. The collection focuses on air transport with an emphasis on the West Coast and the Pacific region.
- Current Exhibition: Circling the Globe: Around-the-World Flights and Airline Service
- Circling the Globe presents a varied collection of aircraft models, airline promotional items, and commemorative objects that represent the legacy of flying around the world.
Tour will last a minimum of one hour and is restricted to a maximum of 8 people. Will take place on a weekday (Monday-Friday) between the hours of 10:00AM and 3:00PM at a date and time that is mutually agreeable. Must be redeemed before March 15, 2015. Airport garage parking provided.
Value: Priceless
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Inside the Mind of Mark Twain
You and as many as five (5) guests will get an exclusive look at the private papers and vault of personal effects of one of America's greatest authors, Mark Twain.
While touring with the Project Director, Dave Duer, enjoy lunch at the historic, Julia Morgan-designed Faculty Club on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
Walk away with a souvenir copy of the legendary Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2, signed by all of the editors.
To be scheduled during Library hours, Monday-Friday; subject to Library staff and editor availability.
Value: Priceless
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Georgia O'Keefe and Lake George
Six VIP tickets to Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keefe and Lake George at the de Young Museum.
All-access passes to this exclusive West Coast presentation
A copy of Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keefe and Lake George.
Founded in 1895 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum has bees an integral part of the cultural fabric of the city and a cherished destination for millions of residents and visitors to the region for over 100 years.
Georgia O'Keefe exhibit runs through May 11, 2014.
Value: $390.00
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Your Own Private BAM/PFA
VIP access to the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive with nine of your favorite art lovers.
Your tour guide will be BAM/PFA Chief Curator and Director of Programs and Collections, Lucinda Barnes.
One of the largest and most comprehensive university art museums in the United States, the BAM/PFA's distinguished collections are characterized by artistic excellence and innovation, intellectual exploration, and social commentary.
Round out your artful experience with $150 to spend on the innovative Northern California cuisine and cocktails of Gather.
Tour capacity is ten people.
Value: $2,650.00
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di Rosa Art Alive
Four tickets for a group tour of di Rosa, located on 217 scenic acres in the Carneros region of the Napa Valley, including three separate galleries, a sculpture park, a 35-acre lake, and wildlife preserve.
Considered the most significant holding of Bay Area are in the world, di Rosa houses approximately 2,000 works of art by 800 regional artists working from the 1960s to the present.
Tour provides extended guided viewing in the Gatehouse, Main Gallery, Historic Residence, Courtyard, and North Lawn.
Your Napa Valley excursion is perfectly paired with a $100 voucher for nearby Domaine Carneros Winery and a tour and tasting for four at Judd's Hill Winery--plus a bottle of 2005 Judd's Hill Estate Cabernet.
- Tickets for up to 4 people to join a group tour
- Estimated value: $60
- Expires: 3/15/15
- Guided tours are a wonderful way to learn more about di Rosa and its important collection of Northern California art, and offer plenty of time to enjoy the art collection and expansive grounds.
- Tour provides extended guided viewing in the Gatehouse, Main Gallery, Historic Residence, Courtyard, and North Lawn.
Wine Tasting for Four People and a bottle of 2005 Judd's Hill Estate Cabernet to be picked up during your winery visit.
Value: $335.00
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Oakland Museum, Family Style
Take home a one-year family membership to the Oakland Museum of California, including unlimited free admission for two adults and their children or grandchildren under 18, invitations to member previews and events, and much more.
The collections at the OMC comprise more than 1.8 million objects including seminal art works, historical artifacts, ethnographic objects, natural specimens, and photography, and our programs explore and reveal the factors that shape California character and identity, from its extraordinary natural landscapes, to successive waves of migration, to its unique culture of creativity and innovation.
Feed your are-whetted appetite with a $50 gift certificate to the museum cafe.
Private docent-led tour of the new Natural History gallery.
Some restrictions apply.
Value: $350.00
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Go For Baroque
Two full 2014-2015 season subscriptions to see Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform in San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, or one of its other Bay Are performance locations.
Attend a private subscribers' reception in October and a meet & greet with Music Director Nicholas McGegan.
Take home a CD of highlights from the 2012-2013 season.
Now in its 30th season, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra is dedicated to historically informed performances of Baroque, Classical, and early-Romantic music on original instruments.
The orchestra has its own professional chorus, the Philharmonia Chorale, Philharmonia Baroque has been named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America.
- Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has been dedicated to historically-informed performance of Baroque, Classical and early-Romantic music on original instruments since its inception in 1981. Under Music Director Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque has been named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America.
- The Orchestra performs an annual subscription series in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is regularly heard on tour in the United States and internationally. The Orchestra has its own professional chorus, the Philharmonia Chorale, directed by Bruce Lamott, and welcomes talented guest artists such as mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, countertenor David Daniels, conductor Jordi Savall, fortepianist Emmanuel Ax, conductor Masaaki Suzuki, and violinist Rachel Podger.
Value: $768.00
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A Fortunate Literary Luncheon
A literary lunch with Joseph di Prisco (All For Now), Robert Mailer Anderson (Boonville), Jonathan Moscone, and Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events).
Your own version of the Algonquin Round Table will take place at a fittingly storied location, Le Central, San Francisco's oldest French Bistro.
Value: Priceless
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Berkeley Theater Trio
Two tickets to the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre's partially announced 2014/2015 season.
Dinner for two at the imaginative, locally-focused Revival, in the heart of Berkeley's art district.
Enjoy Four (4) tickets to any performance at the intimate, award-winning Aurora Theatre, plus four drink vouchers.
Four tickets to cutting-edge theater by Shotgun Players at the Ashby Stage.
$100 to downtown Berkeley's Build where you can build your own artisanal pizza and sip cocktails from the East Bay Express's "Best New Bar" of 2013.
Value: $685.00
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