Tag: San Francisco

"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything."

What is Rand’s plan to convince people to vote for an openly corporate candidate? Can Theater BAM! survive without corporate money, or should they stifle their ideals in the name of reality and live to fight another day? Is it possible to sell out just a “little bit”? And what the heck is “2012 - The Musical!” anyway?

Not having drunk the blue kool-aid, I was ready to dismiss it as a techno version of Gallagher watermelon-smashing. Little did I know that this was merely one step in the BMG experience as the group slowly built the tension.

Schwab's work is easily recognized by his signature use of large, flat areas of color, dramatic perspectives and bold, graphic images of archetypal human forms.

Three-flight afternoon “pop-up” tea event to debut at the Burritt Room in San Francisco on June 25.

The program also includes Tan Dun's Ghost Opera. Since its west coast premiere at YBCA in 1995, the work has been performed around the world in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and the Beijing Concert Hall.

Over fifty wineries, including some of Napa and Sonoma's finest, will be pouring at the event. Stark Insider recommendations: Etude, Michael Mondavi Family Estate, St. Clement, Flora Spring, and Stags' Leap Winery.

The week of celebrations include an opening gala to be filmed by PBS, a centennial exhibition at the San Francisco Public Library and an all-star concert that pays tribute to the Bay Area’s non-profit and social service organizations.

The eagerly awaited 2012 McLaren MP4-12C English sports car, touted by the industry as a competitor to the high-performance category ruled by Ferrari and Lamborghini, was unveiled at the show and drew a steady crowd of on-lookers.

This performance highlighted the strengths of this very special group and brought home the point that they need to be included in any conversation about classical music in the Bay Area.