Museums & Attractions
- San Francisco’s de Young Museum is presenting a special exhibition from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay, which runs through Sept. 6. The exhibition presents nearly 100 works by the famous masters who called France their home during the mid- to late-19th century. Manet, Monet, Renoir and Sisley are showcased with works dating from the 1860s through 1880s, along with a selection of Degas’ paintings that depict images of the ballet, the racetrack and life in the Belle Epoque. During this time the city’s Legion of Honor museum is presenting a special exhibition that provides context and heightens the understanding of the de Young exhibit. Impressionist Paris: City of Light, on view until Sept. 26, transports museum visitors to 1874 Paris as represented in over 150 prints, drawings, photographs, paintings and illustrated books from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as well as from several private collectors. For more information, call 415.750.3600.
Programs & Packages
- Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino is offering 10 percent off the master bill for groups booking meetings through Dec. 31.The property features more than 50,000 square feet of function space, including the Lakeside Lodge Ballroom, overlooking its private beach. Tahoe Queen, a vintage paddle boat, hosts up to 110 people for floating conferences or trade shows. The Lakeside Pergola and Water Gardens accommodates up to 175 people. For more information, call 775.832.1234.
- Meeting planners, incentive travel specialists and association executives who are considering conducting programs in Mexico can take advantage of the new Grand Meetings Mexico offer that is now available for programs in 2010 and 2011 at three Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) member resorts in Mexico. Available to new programs booked before Oct. 31 for either the new Live Aqua Cancun, Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach in Cancun or the Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos, the program provides a full 10 percent off of the master folio for programs held in 2010, and 5 percent off of the master folio for programs held in 2011. For more information, call 866.303.2544.