PERFORMANCES
Marin Headland
Sometimes on Sunday around noon

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For over a decade, I traveled to Construction 129 to sing each weekend
(Read Sunset Magazine's travel article)
(See San Francisco Chronicle Article and photos).

Golden Gate Bridge Viewed from Marin Headlands

Providing one of the most spectacular views in the Bay Area, this World War II coastal defense facility has a tunnel with an 8-second natural acoustic reverberation.
Ravens in Moonlight is recorded in this tunnel.

Directions to Construction 129
From San Francisco, take Route 101 across the Golden Gate Bridge. Take the first exit (Alexander Avenue) and stay left at the stop sign. Go under Route 101, heading back toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Just before entering Route 101, take the only road to the right. Continue uphill (staying left at the fork) to the top of the Headlands.

Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, is located at Marina Blvd. and Lyon St.
(at the Exploratorium)

The Rotunda Is Now Open!
On Tuesday, August 18, 1999, a moderate earthquake centered in Bolinas, California damaged the inner facade of the rotunda. Fortunately, no one was injured when a chunk of concrete crashed to the floor. 

On July 21, 2001, repairs to the rotunda were completed. See the San Francisco Examiner Ex Files (Arts and Entertainment section) for a interview and photos.

A mesh safety net now hangs under the ceiling to protect visitors from possible falling debris. This has dramatically altered the harmonic reverberation inside the rotunda, however the sound quality of the Sound Column (inside one of the support columns) is intact. I sometimes sing in the Sound Column on Saturday afternoons.

Inner Runes, her first album is recorded live inside the Sound Column, a wedge-shaped 64-feet tall room. Located inside a Palace of Fine Arts rotunda support column, this unique space is used by the Exploratorium to demonstrate sound wave interference patterns.