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Amelia Lang
Amelia has traveled around the world backpacking, photographing, drawing, and attempting to learn various languages. After a long hiatus in Portland, Oregon, New Zealand, Spain, and Africa, she…
Amelia has traveled around the world backpacking, photographing, drawing, and attempting to learn various languages. After a long hiatus in Portland, Oregon, New Zealand, Spain, and Africa, she recently returned to her roots in San Francisco. She couldn’t find a city she liked more. Barcelona came close, Berlin and Tokyo were up there too, but as corny as it may sound, she left her heart in San Francisco. Amelia balances her love for both the rural coastline just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and the stimulation of city life. She graduated from University where she studied history and fine art. She comes from a family of artists and can’t help but indulge her own creative impulses. She looks forward to graduate school in design and art history, hopefully somewhere abroad. Although she knows she will always succumb to her gypsy spirit, for now she is happy nesting in San Francisco.
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Bay Area......Now
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a centrally located, all-encompassing arts and culture organization that should not be missed. Especially now that Bay Area Now 5 is open. Head over to our cultural headquarters and check out the scene. Curators Kate Eilersten and Berin Golonu spent months organizing this exhibition. After extensive studio visits, a group of artists were selected that were equally inspiring, diverse in medium and relentlessly creative. Although the tickets are a bit steep, the show is worth visiting as it attempts to highlight not just up-and-coming artists in the Bay Area, but also expose the community and culture that is reflected in the work of these talented artists. You may learn a lot about this place, just by visiting a collection of work that attempts to visually depict it.
After you have seen what the Bay Area is all about NOW, check out the carousel at Yerba Buena Gardens. Also know as THE San Francisco merry-go-round. Although it may not be the most avant-garde attraction, there is something beautiful and delightful about sitting on a horse and riding around in circles, over and over again and again. Built in 1906, this historic ride provides a lovely opportunity to listen to that melancholic melody. They are open every day from 11-6pm.