 The de Young Museum’s blockbuster Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit is free all weekend; the lines will be huge when the box office opens at 9 a.m. to distribute the free tickets. The de Young’s permanent collection is also free. When: Sat. & Sun., 2/20-21, 8:30am-4pm; Age 3+; Free. Programming Schedule: 9:30 am–5 pm Hands-on art making for all ages in Piazzoni Murals Room 11:30 am–3 pm Fortune Teller and Tarot Reader in Wilsey Court 11 am–5 pm Dj spinning Arabic and Egyptian beats in Wilsey Court 11 am–5 pm Mummy Movie Festival in Koret Auditorium noon – 5 pm Sword dancers and belly dancers roving throughout the ground floor Over 100 units will participate in the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade. A San Francisco tradition since just after the Gold Rush, the parade continues to delight and entertain the many hundreds of thousands of people that come to watch it on the street or tune in to watch it on television on KTVU Fox 2 or KTSF Channel 26, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, exploding firecrackers , and of course the newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. and her court. A crowd favorite is the spectacular 201' Golden Dragon ("Gum Lung") It takes a team of over 100 men and women from the martial arts group, White Crane to carry this dragon throughout the streets of San Francisco. This year's Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade promises to warm your heart and electrify your senses, come rain or shine. More info here :http://www.chineseparade.com  |  ArchivesJanuary 2012 CategoriesAll More Solar Panel information |
