Tag: San Francisco

Rob Melrose astutely writes that in many ways, The Pelican is "the modern chamber version of Hamlet and Electra – a father murdered by the mother and her lover and the children needing to know where their loyalties lie and what revenge to take."

Chef Crenn joins a prestigious group of two-star winners that includes repeats Baume (Palo Alto), Benu (San Francisco), Coi (San Francisco), Manresa (Los Gatos), and Saison (San Francisco).

Bach’s Prelude in C Major from Book I of the Well Tempered Clavier might be the classical equivalent of Stairway to Heaven.

The two performances take place on Thursday, November 1st at 12:30pm at the Mint Plaza in San Francisco; and Saturday, November 3rd at 1pm at the Great Wall in Oakland.

By the time Andrew Jackson opined “I’m so that guy,” one wished that Romney or Obama had Davaran’s kind of energy.

The two main foci of all three movements of this concerto were: (1) Schiff the soloist; and (2) Schiff and the symphony playing together. While two centers (soloist and orchestra) are the very definition of a concerto, last night the focus was on how gently Schiff the soloist seemed to make room for the orchestra to join him.

Affleck's third directorial outing, following Gone Baby Gone (2007) and the Town (2010), has been well-received by critics and fans. I checked Metacritic and Argo is currently sitting with a strong 84 rating.

This brilliantly colorful and lithe piece packs in everything from stately processional music, insouciant simpering, country dances, quartets and all-out chorale gut-busters.

Watch live footage of SNL alumn Dana Carvey impersonating Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, and -- not gonna do it -- Bush Sr. Filmed at the Dreamforce UCSF benefit in San Francisco.

When in California (or from bubbly sourced anywhere but the province of Champagne, France) you'll be celebrating with sparkling wine.