Tag: San Francisco

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Annual Star Chefs & Vintners Gala in San Francisco raises record-breaking $1.2 million

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco today announced that with the help of Northern California's illustrious superstars of food and wine, they raised a record-breaking $1.2 million at its 23rd Annual Star Chefs & Vintners Gala, which took place Sunday night at Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion. The...
Tony Bennett and kd lang, 2010 Black & White Ball

SF Bay Area: In the Wake (Berkeley), Genghis Kan (Tech Museum), Black & White Ball, Little Shop (Los Altos)

Once again, the shows and events are-a-happening across the San Francisco Bay Area. There is plenty of choice, and something for all ages too. Remember what Oscar Wilde once said, "The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art...
Christina Augello is pirate queen Grace O’Malley in A Most Notorious Woman July 23-Aug 14, EXIT Theatre, SF. Photo: Laurie Gallant

A Most Notorious Woman coming to EXIT Theatre this summer

EXIT Theatre, San Francisco’s downtown indie home for new and alternative performance, has announced that A Most Notorious Woman by Irish playwright Maggie Cronin is coming to the stage this summer. The one-woman show features Christina Augello as the Irish pirate queen Grace O’Malley. Augello is the Artistic Director...
SSC On Location Peter Pan San Francisco

Stark Insider On Location: Peter Pan in San Francisco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lOKs5UjjoI A re-imaged edition of Peter Pan opened recently in San Francisco. The impressive, technology-laden production boasts a ground-breaking three-sixty-degree projection screen that makes for some astonishing visuals. Sure to entertain young and old alike, the show has transformed the Ferry Park along the Embarcadero into a fun-filled village. Giant whirly popsicles, a...
San Francisco Fine Art Fair

SF Fine Art Fair inaugurates a new decade

This weekend, San Francisco will welcome the city's first international Fine Art Fair in nearly a decade. This first edition of the SF Fine Art Fair, taking place May 21st - May 23rd at Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion, will feature approximately 70 internationally renowned galleries, displaying over $300 million...

Star Chefs and Vintners Gala: Celebrating culinary talent, sublime wines and generosity

Sunday evening at San Francisco's Fort Mason Festival Pavilion was all glitz and glamor as a fleet of the finest chefs and vintners in the area gathered to put on a fantasy of culinary delights. It was a celebration to commemorate the importance of Meals on Wheels (MOWSF) to the...
Liss Fain Dance

Liss Fain Dance to present ‘How it Ends’ and ‘Speak of Familiar Things’

Contemporary dance company Liss Fain Dance announced that it will present two World Premieres both inspired by literary works, for its Home Season 2010. Director Liss Fain was drawn to Per Petterson’s Out Stealing Horses for How it Ends; and she selected the title for the other work Speak...
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San Francisco Zen Center presents ‘The Accidents of our Materials’ with sculptors Arthur Ganson & Elizabeth King

The San Francisco Zen Center has announced that they will present The Accidents of Our Materials with sculptors Arthur Ganson and Elizabeth King. The presentation will explore the concepts of gesture, intention, and empathy as Ganson and King present their work and engage the audience in conversation. Using materials...
The cast of GIANT BONES, based on stories by author Peter S. Beagle.

Theater Review: ‘Giant Bones’ intrigues, challenges San Francisco audience

The world premiere of director/playwright Stuart Bousel's Giant Bones, a clever assimilation of four stories by author Peter S. Beagle, opened over the weekend at EXIT Theatre in San Francisco. It's an intriguing and challenging piece that once again demonstrates the power of small, black-box theater. In the tech world,...
Behind-the-scenes at Star Chefs and Vintners Gala

Star Chefs and Vintners Gala: San Francisco photo of the day

Last night the city of San Francisco came out for the annual Star Chefs and Vintners Gala in support of Meals on Wheels. The event benefits the service which delivers hope to homebound seniors who would not otherwise have access to nutritional meals. The Fort Mason pavilion was transformed into a foodie and...