SF: The David Ireland House
June 4, 2026
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SF’s Minnesota Street Gallery
June 4, 2026
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Well worth a visit. Independent art.
College and the Arts 2015 Reprise
April 5, 2015
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It’s really nice to be home after ten days on the road, but the College and the Arts trip with Eli was fantastic. Here are some highlights and pointers from the trip.
Laguna and Los Angeles
school: UC Irvine
hotels: 14 West and Palomar Los Angeles
arts: LACMA
highlight: visiting Bob and Espie in Topanga
special thanks to: Louise Schlegel and Carter Jones
Pacific. #collegeandthearts. @TheUlluh pic.twitter.com/UwugaqmTJS
— Gary McGraw (@cigitalgem) March 28, 2015
Kandinsky
Santa Cruz
school: UC Santa Cruz
hotel: The Paradox
arts: Driving up the California coast on CA-1
highlight: getting sunburned on CA-1
we missed: Brian Chess (who got sick)
Sequoia Trees at UC Santa Cruz
San Francisco
school: UC Berkeley (Cal)
hotel: Palomar San Francisco
arts: The Elias String Quartet
highlight: the berkeley tour with Jonathan
special thanks to: Jacob and Jonathan
The Elias Quartet
Fossils and Bells at Berkeley
Colorado
school: Colorado College (Eli’s favorite by far)
hotel: Garden of the Gods
arts: um, well, grappa?!
highlight: hanging out with Pier and Debra
special thanks to: Pier and Debra for the hospitality
Now THIS is art.
Colorado College and Pike’s Peak
Maine
schools: Bates and Colby
hotel: Maple Hill Farm Inn
arts: Colby College Art Museum
highlight: who knew there could be snow in April?!
View from Maple Hill Farm Inn
The World
North Carolina
schools: Duke and UNC
hotel: the umstead
arts: North Carolina Museum of Art
highlight: Our docent Francesca’s incredible tour
UNC: Football stadium or prison? Hmm.
Francesca
College and the Arts: Elias String Quartet
March 31, 2015
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Monday night in college and the arts land it was Beethoven. We went to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco to hear the Elias String Quartet play three Beethoven Quartets. For more on what this fantastic quartet is doing, also see the beethoven project.
Jacob, Jonathan, and Eli enter a church
St Mark’s Lutheran Church
The Elias Quartet
The music was sublime and moving. Wow. Listen.
Sara Bitlloch, violin
Donald Grant, violin
Martin Saving, viola
Marie Bitlloch, cello
From Beethoven String Quartet in F minor, Opus 95 “Serioso” (3rd movement)
Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135
Allegretto
Vivace
Assai lento, contante e traquillo
Grave, ma non toppo tratto; Allegro
Beethoven String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Opus 131
“@noplasticshower: Time for some beethoven. @theulluh @elias_quartet #collegeandthearts pic.twitter.com/r3Xg7IMvyB”–the hottest show in SF!
— Jacob West (@sfjacob) March 31, 2015
