Henry Moore and Liz Cheney at Davies Hall

The Henry Moore sculpture which has graced the corner of Grove and Van Ness since 1980 disappeared this summer, causing some neighborhood consternation, but it has reappeared, looking alarmingly golden.

It is a joy to have Four Piece Reclining Figure 1972–73 back in front of Davies Hall. It's always looked a bit out of place and the wrong scale for the large building, but after forty-plus years it feels like a beloved cultural friend.

Speaking of beloved cultural friends, the San Francisco Symphony is having one of its few periods of rest before opening their year-long 2022-2023 season. I like their new marketing campaign, focusing on individual orchestral musicians, who are the core of what makes the organization great.

The September 23rd opening night gala, involving pre-parties, a show based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with actors and Mendelssohn, and a great after-party may be the best fancy event value in San Francisco. Check out the 2nd tier tickets which gets you into everything (click here).

Continuing to walk around the building yesterday, I ran into the signage above which was attached to the fence on Franklin Street in front of the Symphony parking lot. The blue type spells out "Stands up for Right". Who might have put up such a message is a mystery, but I'm betting on a NeverTrumper from the right-wing San Francisco Association of Realtors across the street.