Arts

Events Calendar: May / June 2022

Listen to the sounds of spring: outdoor music festivals plus baseball, ballet, opera, Broadway shows, and more. At the San Francisco Ballet, the 2022 season marks the farewell of Artistic Director and…

Second Annual Chardonnay Classic in Napa Valley, May 20-22, 2022

Celebratory Weekend to Feature Master Sommeliers, Iconic Wines, Winemakers and Curated Food & Beverage Experiences Benefitting SommFoundation The Meritage Resort & Spa and Vista Collina Resort, along with the Patron Foundation, will host the…

San Francisco Ballet Keeps Us On Our Toes

San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary Fashion show début by designer Rabih Kayrouz  Innovative as ever, one of the world’s leading ballet companies and the first professional ballet company in the United States, proudly…

Haute Living San Francisco Launch Party

Overlooking the palm-lined Embarcadero and the Bay Bridge’s twinkling lights, San Francisco’s Harborview Restaurant & Bar is definitely a room with a view. That made a sparkling setting in which to celebrate…

FOG: Design + Art

After last year’s pandemic-inspired hiatus, FOG Design + Art at Fort Mason roared back to life as a benefit for educational programs at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. New blood…

25 Years of SIFF: Sonoma International Film Festival Is Better Than Ever

Silver anniversary & the silver screen Live and in-person is back…and there’s no better way to appreciate great cinema.  Affectionately known as SIFF, Sonoma International Film Festival marks its Silver Anniversary with…

The City Celebrates Yuan Yuan Tan

On February 13, San Francisco gathered at the Palace Hotel to celebrate principal dancer Yuan Yuan Tan, our city’s most admired ballerina as she marks her 27th year with the San Francisco…

Events Calendar: March / April 2022

San Francisco knows spring has sprung when the magnificent saucer-sized pink, white, and magenta magnolias burst into bloom at San Francisco Botanical Garden. Across the city, a busy social calendar also blossoms…

Yuan Yuan Tan’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

Helgi Tomasson San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer hosts a spectacular evening for Yuan Yuan Tan at the Palace Hotel WHEN: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022, 5:30 PM VIP Reception |…

Gift Guide: Valentine’s Day Love Notes

Stumped on what to wrap up for your one true love? You can’t go wrong if you follow our lead.  Jacob & Co Diamond Chandelier Earrings and Papillon Earrings Based in Geneva…

Symphony And Soul On Dia De Los Muertos

Photos by Christopher M Howard  Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. A singular holiday that asks us to reflect on, and also celebrate, those loved ones who’ve passed. For…

Setting the Barre

One of the world’s most renowned ballet dancers and unofficial prima ballerina assoluta of America’s oldest professional ballet company celebrates over a quarter-century of being “en pointe.”

On the Edge: De Young Museum

The name of the de Young Museum’s new annual fundraiser, On the Edge, was chosen long before the pandemic caused the event, slated for 2020, to be postponed. Prescience? The gala, held…

Conservatory of Music Gala 2021

The William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation’s $46 million gift to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2018 was among the largest donations ever made to an American music school. Three years…

Evening On the Stage: San Francisco Opera Guild

For sheer drama, few philanthropic dinners rival the San Francisco Opera’s Evening on the Stage, held amid the setting of the company’s latest production. This year’s featured garden scenery from Cosi Fan…

Events Calendar: January / February 2022

San Francisco’s most stylish event is the San Francisco Ballet’s Opening Night Gala. From Banksy to Broadway musical hits, the winter cultural calendar is packed with art, music, and dance. And all…

Sonoma Valley as Stage for World-Class Authors

Ginny & David Freeman, Founders of the Sonoma Valley Authors Festival   Long before Sonoma Valley was a mecca for wine and food, the region was home to Jack London, one of the…

Artful Immersion: Heide Betz Shares Her Insights

Gallery owner, professor, art collector, art consultant, art expert, curator, writer, speaker of multiple languages, and beauty, Heide Van Doren Betz might well be called a Renaissance woman—an apt descriptor for an art…