North Beach - Coit Tower Walking Tour

Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 2:00pm
Admission: $35 per person
Location: 4th Floor Meeting Room

Liz Vasile, Director of Genius Loci Tours and licensed SF tour guide, will lead a walking tour titled Serious Mischief: Artists and Activism in North Beach. Visit the haunts and inspirations of major cultural figures, from the first Bohemians of the 1860s, to the activist literati of the 1930s, the Beats of the post WWII era — and the poets, painters, and others who contributed to social and political movements that have shaped our national consciousness to the present day. This tour culminates with a visit to the Coit Tower murals which illustrate the powerful messages of public art during the New Deal.

A 2 hour, 2 mile tour on mostly flat terrain includes clipper card for bus transport, closed circuit wireless listening devices, and refreshments at Café Trieste after the tour.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
To register and pay for tour go to brownpapertickets.com/event/260438, see geniuslocitours.com, or call (415) 509-4543.

Elizabeth Vasile, Ph.D., is a professional tour developer and guide, and founder/director of Genius Loci, a San Francisco-based small business offering cultural history tours for the sophisticated, curious traveler. A geographer and ethnographic researcher by education, Liz uses the cultural landscape as the space from which to learn and teach history, interpret social phenomena, and experience the essence of what makes each place unique.

Liz works in English, Spanish, and French. Her San Francisco walking tours include “Bohemians, Beats, and Beyond,” which traces the roots, sites, and major figures in San Francisco’s various countercultural arts movements. Her cultural tours on a variety of themes are offered for public and private groups.