Tag: San Francisco
San Francisco Fleet Week 2010 October 7-12, 2010
UPDATE: The benefit performance by Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show has been updated to June 24.
The San Francisco Fleet Week Association announced that San Francisco Fleet Week 2010 will be held October 7-12, 2010. To kick off fundraising efforts for Fleet Week 2010, a special benefit performance of Sandy...
San Francisco Opera banks on ‘The Girl of the Golden West’
When audiences hear one of the characters in Puccini’s 1910 opera La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) hailed as a “Wells Fargo agent” this summer, they may suspect the San Francisco Opera of adding the job description to pander to its season sponsor, but that...
Theater Review: ‘Round and Round the Garden’ over-intellectualizes bawdy
Norman the librarian is one heck of a swinger, baby. The three woman in his life are disgusted by his philandering ways, at least most of the time. But for some mysterious, bullocks-to-the-wind reason find themselves drawn to his sexual, animal instinct and swagger.
It could be his fur hat....
Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco celebrates ten years and the start of ZinZanni Camp
Teatro ZinZanni, set along the historic San Francisco waterfront, provides an escape from the city into a whimsical world of cabaret, acrobatics, and comedy...all accompanied by a five course gourmet feast. I experienced the ZinZanni world at its 10th Anniversary event ("10th anniversary ‘Teatro ZinZanni’ a memorable evening of...
British sex farce ‘Round and Round the Garden’ comes to ACT San Francisco
Only in England, you say? Round and Round the Garden, the third installment of Alan Ayckbourn's acclaimed trilogy The Norman Conquests, opens tomorrow night at the always inventive American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
In this sex farce, librarian Normal "channels his inner Casanova" when he attempts to seduce his...
Intersection for the Arts celebrates 45 years with Anniversary Gala
Intersection for the Arts proudly announced its 45th anniversary gala. The evening's highlights include Intersection's highly anticipated art auction featuring over 70 one-of-a-kind pieces by celebrated artists with highlights including: Binh Danh, Ala Ebtekar, Taraneh Hemami, Deborah Oropallo, Tim Rollins +K.O.S. and Andrew Schoultz. This year, Intersection also introduces...
Theater Review: ‘Slasher’ at SF Playhouse, not off the hook
Slasher goes for the jugular, but comes up short. The Bay Area premiere now playing at SF Playhouse succeeds, though, in spilling blood. Lots of it.
If not perfect, for committed horror fans like myself it's still a welcome treat simply because the subject matter is not given much attention...
Bay Area Theater: Opening nights in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Berkeley
Looking for something to do this weekend? With the nice weather finally approaching, now's the perfect time to head to your favorite local theater house. No, not Avatar my friends, I'm talking about the stage... as in live, heart-pumping theater. There are several new shows opening this weekend up...
Wine Enthusiast ‘Toast of the Town’ San Francisco
One evening out of every year, San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House lights up with 'Toast of the Town', a gala showcasing local and international wines and some of the Bay Area's most popular and hip restaurants. This year was no exception, wines were pouring and tasty gourmet morsels...
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco: An inside look (Video)
"I'm watching my friends age. I'm watching my parents age. I'm watching lots of people age," McCumber tells Loni.
