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Daniel Libeskind strikes again. The edgy architect du jour, who designed a recent addition to the Denver Art Museum, has left his mark on the new Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco: a giant, blue-steel cube atop a re-purposed 1907 power substation. The unusual $47.5-million facility, which is to open today in the city's SoMa district, replaces a smaller downtown space. Inside are three galleries, a spacious lobby, theater, cafe and a shop selling creative Judaica. The main opening exhibit, "In the Beginning," delves into Genesis. (415) 655-7800, www.thecjm.org.
My weightless Van Nuys Valentine? A zero-gravity flight on Saturday
Attention, last-minute Valentine’s Day gift-seekers. For a chance to sweep that special som...
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