Riedel’s Eleventh Generation’s Leader Maximilian Riedel stands in the middle of a pasture in Austria, laughing as he sweeps the phone’s camera past the cow just five feet away. The refreshingly gregarious…
Profiles
An insightful conversation with the Stanford neuroscientist and bestselling author For centuries, as astronomers gazed up into the night sky to understand the vastness of our universe. From Ptolemy to Copernicus to…
On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, Salesforce presented Dreamfest, a benefit concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals held in conjunction with its annual Dreamforce conference, at Chase Center in San Francisco. Grammy award-winning…
On September 8th, San Francisco Opera inaugurated its second century with Opera Ball: The Elixir of Opera. Co-chaired by Francesca Gutierrez Amann and Sue Graham Johnston, the celebration began at San Francisco’s…
Meet Rose Crelli, a talented local violinist with an incredible backstory.
In Discussion With the Co-Chairs of San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala, Amy Christodoulo and Julie Liegl At the 2022 San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala, current chairs Amy Christodoulo (left), past volunteer…
On New Year’s Eve in 1961, the candlelit, plush red Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill was the place to be. Yet none of the “well-dressed crowd at the…
Hi Barbie! On July 23rd, Stephanie Block hosted the most unbelievable Barbie-themed 50th birthday party. Event planner, Robert Fountain, transformed Villa Fontaine into the Barbie Dreamhouse; two painstakingly perfect, divinely detailed floors of…
Discovering the mechanisms of senescence While cracking the code on why we age is an ambitious and encompassing endeavor, cracking the glass ceiling of science, especially for a woman, is probably just…
Fulfilling Robin’s Wish The iconic house on Steiner and Broadway in San Francisco draws lively crowds of tourists. Fragrant roses line its edges and blooming wisteria climbs to the corners of the…
Creating Equity and Opportunity for Women Julie Castro Abrams is a gender and racial justice activist who has spent the majority of her career working to build great women-owned companies and economic…
Inspiring Charitable Giving From the Heart For those of us attending charity events around the San Francisco Bay Area, a fundraiser is always memorable when the affable Liam Mayclem steps forward as…
Connecting People Through Live Music SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline is responsible for creating one of San Francisco’s most prized cultural institutions: attracting talent and producing hundreds of shows…
Haute Living – Gordon Getty article & Interview – by Lisa Delan Gordon Getty speaks with the voice of a 5-year old. That is to say, his exuberant expression of self, creative…
“Creative flow is shown to have the highest impact on long-term mental health, more than even mindfulness or optimism.” Have you ever felt an emptiness within that couldn’t be filled? Have you…
If These Grapevines Could Talk “It was 50 years ago when I first stepped foot on this fertile soil, and Napa Valley was a very different place,” Tor Kenward recalls. “There were…
An un-beet-able experience like no other … I had the utmost pleasure to dine at Berber, the multi-sensory restaurant in San Francisco and the brainchild of three incredible individuals who share a…
With a list of accolades as long as some novels, it’s hard to fathom where Abraham Verghese finds the time to write bestselling books. For one, his titles include MD, MACP, professor,…
Meet Godavari Ghosh, Director of Operations, Dress for Success San Francisco Photos by Drew Altizer Growing up in India where women face oppression in everyday life, Godavari Ghosh realized at a very…