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Aubrey About Town

North Beach Restaurant: Inside A San Francisco Tradition San Francisco is full of history and traditions; from the sourdough bread (it’s the natural yeast in the air, that makes it unique to…

Festival Napa Valley

It promised 10 days of cultural uplift and the 15th Festival Napa Valley delivered. The July event, with performances by world-class artists at winery luncheons and outdoor dinner galas, thrills audiences, and…

For the Love of Animals

Monica Stevens, Co-Founder of Jameson Humane, Napa, Reaching Higher for Animal Welfare and Community On the heels of Jameson Humane’s successful annual summer fundraiser, WineaPAWlooza, we had the chance to speak with…

Aubrey About Town

The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus When I was asked to write about my happenings “about town,” naturally, I had to begin with my favorite San Francisco daytime haunt, the Rotunda at Neiman…

Immersive Van Gogh Opening Night

If you’ve spent time in Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, then you know the Dutch artist’s brush strokes bristle with movement when seen up close. Thanks to a blockbuster exhibit that premiered in…

Hearts in San Francisco

There’s no denying, given the past year’s events, that the staffers of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital have heart. This year’s Hearts in San Francisco virtual fundraiser and art sculpture auction proved…

DAY TO BREATHE – THE RETREAT: SF

Shifting Hearts, Minds and Spirits, One Leader at a Time    Just steps away from San Francisco’s iconic Land’s End Trail and its beautiful labyrinth, the sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge,…

SF Symphony’s Chinese New Year Virtual Celebration

SF SYMPHONY’S CHINESE NEW YEAR VIRTUAL CELEBRATION for the Year of the Ox took place on Saturday, February 20. The Symphony’s annual celebration of the Lunar New Year, now in its twenty-first…

Edible Schoolyards Holiday Party

CHEF ALICE WATERS, FOUNDER OF THE EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD Project, which teaches children the connection between farming and eating, and board member Henrik Jones celebrated the holidays by co-hosting their first-ever online salon/year-end…

The Air We Breathe

Photo courtesy of Mila

Francisco Ballet’s Leap Into The New Year Virtual Benefit

FOR ITS 88TH SEASON OPENER, THE SAN FRANCISCO BALLET’Stheme, Leap Into The New Year, was marvelously prescient. With large gatherings banned for public safety during the pandemic, the event leaped, unrehearsed, into…

State Of Grace

Christine Suppes and Frederic Aranda spotlight the Golden State’s diversity and sublime beauty in their stunning new coffee table book, California Elegance PHOTOS BY FREDERIC ARANDA To say Christine Suppes knows something…

A Conversation With Elizabeth Welborn

Connecting Sustainable Fashion with Luxury and Purpose THINK OF SPRAWLING OPEN GRASSLANDS WHERE LIKEMINDED, friendly faces gather around one widespread table sharing purposeful conversation as generosity overflows. Think of a place where…

San Francisco Fashion Show To Support First Responders

FASHION TOOK TO ELLIS STREET IN NOVEMBER FOR THE CITY’S ONLY RUNWAY SHOW since March, organized by John Konstin of John’s Grill and fashionistas Farah Makras and Sonya Molodetskaya. It was a…

Life 2.0: Investing In Longevity

Five Takeaways for the Future RECENTLY, WE HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF AGEIST references in the news about protecting “Grandpa” and “Grandma,” as if those two words fairly represented the entire…

Redefine Your 2021 Resolutions

This Year Create Inspiring and Achievable Goals NICKY, A 51-YEAR-OLD EVENTS PLANNER, CONTACTED ME to help her follow through on her goal of finding a great life partner. Nicky had had this…