Travel Haiku - San Francisco Jazz Festival Poem by john tiong chunghoo

San Francisco Jazz Festival
we ready a blues for McCain
and a celebratory Jazz for Obama

Immerse yourself in San Francisco's thriving and diverse music scene. The San Francisco Jazz Festival, which continues through November 9th, features a wide array of performances, from jazz great Dave Brubeck and soul pioneer Maceo Parker to DJ Spooky, who, appropriately, will perform on Halloween. For something more traditional, head to the War Memorial Opera House for the San Francisco Opera's performance of La Bohème. If you've got the whole family in tow, attend a matinee of The Elixir of Love for Families, a condensed, two-hour version of the comedic opera, set in the nearby Napa Valley and sung in English.