Tag: San Francisco

Magic Theatre brings a strong season to a close with An Accident, a visceral and emotional story about recovery, memories and, even discovery of the self. Introspective at times, and often seething with cynical humor, the production by playwright Lydia Stryk is uncompromisingly human in its portrayal of a...

I moonlight as a travel photographer and get to publish web pages for a couple of travel oriented web sites. As such as often as I can, I tend to go back to places I've previously visited and written about, to get an update. Today I happened...

Today the Urban Forest Map non-profit project and web site launches. It's quite fascinating for several reasons. First the goal of identifying and logging every tree across the hilly town, while entirely possible, smells of crazy-fun ambition—the type you only find in a free-thinking town like San Francisco.  Second...

This is a trip back in time for those of you who remember "The Rat Pack" allegedly so nicknamed by their 5th member's wife. We had the opportunity on Saturday night to visit "The Sands Hotel" as it was on a similar night in 1940. For just...

This just in from SHN SF. A special engagement of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, produced by NETworks, comes to life in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Theatre August 17-29, 2010 as a part of the 2009-2010 Citibank Best of Broadway series under the direction of Carole Shorenstein...

On May 19th, 2010 Intersection for the Arts will launch new programs and a new satellite gallery, screening room, and event space - called Intersection 5M - in collaboration with partners Hub Bay Area, TechShop, and others. Intersection 5M is the beginning of a radical cross-sector collaboration with entrepreneurs and...

In celebration of its 75th Anniversary, the Marin History Museum is hosting a Victorian-inspired Garden Party at the historic Boyd Gate House. This fun filled event will feature activities dating back to the early 1900’s such as croquet, maypole dances, badminton and springtime arts and crafts. There will be a...

The cast for the U.S. premiere of J M Barrie's beloved story PETER PAN flies into San Francisco landing in a state-of-the-art theatre tent erected especially for this production at Ferry Park on the Embarcadero, opposite the Ferry Building. PETER PAN is the first major theatrical production to...

James Beard Award-winner Nancy Oakes of Boulevard returns for her seventh year to lead one of the most illustrious line-ups of culinary superstars in Northern California as Meals On Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF) hosts its 23rd Annual Star Chefs & Vintners Gala on Sunday, May 16 at Fort...

One of the most wondrous experiences recently was an evening of Circus Finelli ('Theater Review: ‘Circus Finelli’ is David Lynch approved entertainment – Nein!') at the infamous building at 533 Sutter Street in San Francisco. Little did I know each time I walked down the narrow path and up...