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The Alliance Française is the official center of French Language and Culture in San Francisco. It is one of 1,085 Alliances that have been established in 138 countries around the world. more
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The American Bookbinders Museum is the only museum of its kind in North America, celebrating and exploring the culture and tools of bookbinding, from its earliest forms to the changes and innovations of the industrial revolution. more
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The Arab Resource and Organizing Center is a grassroots organization working to empower and organize our community towards justice and self-determination for all. AROC members build community power in the Bay Area by participating in leadership devel... more
Located at 18th Street and San Bruno Ave, the garden is a wonderful community resource. more
The Bike Kitchen teaches people of all ages and backgrounds how to repair bicycles. The Bike Kitchen promotes personal development and provides leadership opportunities. Operating as a cooperative shop, we provide affordable ways to acquire and maint... more
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Welcome to the Book Club of California, a non-profit, membership-based organization founded in 1912. The Club supports book making, fine printing, design, typography, illustration, literature, and scholarship through a dynamic series of publications,... more
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The Cannery, located at the foot of Columbus Street, overlooks San Francisco Bay. It was originally built in 1907 and was once the largest peach cannery in the world. Today, The Cannery is a waterfront marketplace featuring lots of charm, unique sho... more
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The Center for Art in Translation (CAT) promotes international literature and translation through the arts, education, and community outreach. CAT is the parent organization of TWO LINES and Poetry Inside Out. CAT evolved out of the internationall... more
For 40 years the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus has lacked a permanent home - until now. The Chorus' new home is a four-floor historic property at 170 Valencia Street, near the Castro neighborhood where it all began. The building houses rehearsal... more
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The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing together its 16,000 members for over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy. Founded in 1903, the Com... more
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The 3.5-acre block where the temporary Transbay Terminal was located has been transformed into a new outdoor community and entertainment destination called The Crossing at East Cut. It opened earlier this month with the aim to bring people together w... more
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The Dogpatch Hub is a community focused gathering place that is free and open to all. We offer programs, meeting spaces, event rentals, and more. more
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Centered between Fisherman's Warf to the north and Oracle Park to the south, the Embarcadero is anchored by the Ferry Building. Business people and office workers coming in from Downtown mix with SF residents and vacationers along the waterfront. The... more
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The Excelsior District is located along Mission Street, east of San Jose Ave, south of Interstate 280 Southern Fwy, west of John McLaren Park, and somewhat north of Geneva Avenue. Neighborhoods within the Excelsior District include the Excelsior Neig... more
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The SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District is a celebration of the love, pride and people power of generations of Filipinos in San Francisco and beyond. more
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The Fillmore was a dance hall operating under various names and managements - The Get Acquainted Society, Ambassador Dance Hall - through the 1930s, and a roller rink through the 1940s. In 1952, local entrepreneur Charles Sullivan began to book some... more
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OPEN FOR LOTS OF THRILLING FUN! Great for parties, get-togethers, office outings, youth groups, fundraisers, church groups and all family fun. Ride the 7D Dark Ride Experience, The Flyer--San Francisco Soaring & Wings Across America, as well as s... more
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The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. The Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits to tools they can use and information they can t... more
Glen Park at Diamond & Chenery has a cute little European Village strip of shops, cafes, and restaurants in Glen Park. BART is right there; as is Glen Park Canyon. In Glen Park, it's easy to get a completely different view of San Francisco. more
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Today's Haight is comprised of a multitude of free thinkers and specialty shops, sprung from the days when the Grateful Dead ruled and hippies took to the streets spreading love and drugs in their wake. Golden Gate Park, designed in 1871 as the city'... more
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The San Francisco Store offers a wide spectrum of merchandise featuring the signature Human Rights Campaign's Equality logo. Our apparel selection includes t-shirt, sweatshirt, jackets and caps. We also offer a wide variety of merchandise including k... more
The Imagine Bus Project envisions a world where historical cycles of isolation and incarceration are broken when youth reach their fullest potential. more
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The Internet Archive is a San Francisco - based nonprofit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/... more
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The Jazz Heritage Center (JHC) is the only permanent cultural and educational complex dedicated to the long history of Jazz in San Francisco and the Fillmore District. Located within the Fillmore Heritage Center in the heart of the historic Fillmore,... more
The Junior League of San Francisco, Inc. (JLSF) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpos... more
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A great place to cut loose with your friends. There's almost always somebody singing.   A karaoke institution.   Perfect for buds, groups and lots of laughs. more
The Norwegian Club is a non-profit, private organization established in 1898 and dedicated to promoting fellowship among the Norwegian-American community in the San Francisco Bay Area. more
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Once a repository for one-third of the nation's gold reserves, the Old Mint embodies the resilient spirit of San Francisco. A distinctive presence in San Francisco, the Old Mint is perfect for a wide variety of corporate and social gatherings such as... more
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The Panhandle is a thin strip of greenery from Divisadero / NoPa - Upper Haight and Golden Gate Park. The park features a running / walking pass, bike trail, basketball court, playground and a few small open fields to lay out, play catch and enjoy t... more
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The Poetry Center presents some 30 public readings, performances and lectures each year, on the San Francisco State University campus and at various off-campus venues, featuring outstanding poets and writers from across the literary spectrum. The Poe... more
The Polish Society of California is one of the oldest civic organizations in San Francisco and among the oldest Polish societies in the United States. more
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The Presidio preserves an astonishingly complex cultural and natural heritage within its 1480 acres. For details, select the "In Depth" link to the right. For thousands of years, the Ohlone Native Americans managed and harvested the natural bounty o... more
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The Roxie is an amazing influence on independent cinema in San Francisco. The Roxie is the place to go for unique movies, classics, film festivals and so much more. Roxie Theater is located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, at 311... more
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Since 1948, The San Francisco Foundation has been firmly committed to serving the people of our region. We are an incubator for community investment, original ideas, and passionate leadership in the Bay Area. As one of the nation’s largest com... more
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The mission of the SF LGBT Center is to connect our diverse community to opportunities, resources and each other to achieve our vision of a stronger, healthier, and more equitable world for LGBT people and our allies. When visitors arrive at the Cent... more
The San Francisco School is like a small town in the big city. The School certainly resembles a quiet village tucked in a corner of a bustling metropolis. Just over the fence from us, folks are rushing hither and yon, the pace of life leaving little... more
We offer Scandinavian cultural and language programs for children and adults. Our core program is a full-time preschool that serves children from ages two to five years old. As many people know, growing up in Scandinavia is much different from growin... more
The Sewing Workshop has been serving San Francisco's arts community for over 20 years. TSW offers classes ranging in subject from beginning sewing to jewelry construction to corsetry to home decoration to dyeing techniques. Please, take a moment to p... more