The 181 Fremont Residences’ art gallery in the sky, Gallery 181, hosted a fantastic celebration of the artwork of Bay Area native Tyler Willis on October 22. Over a hundred supporters and…
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While Santa Fe features a number of high-end, boutique hotels within the heart of the city’s historic center, it’s La Fonda on the Plaza that delivers authenticity with personalized luxury. La Fonda…
San Francisco’s Root Division, a visual arts non-profit, supports a community network of arts education, exhibitions and artist studios. This year, the organization held its 23rd Annual Art Auction to benefit its…
On October 24, the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) opened its doors to 650+ guests to launch its new location Downtown in The Cube. The Cube, a historic building…
In celebration of the musical giant’s 80th birthday, Pentatone Music, in association with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, has released GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas, a collection spanning more…
The Weapons of Light Foundation hosted its first annual gala at Martin Lawrence Galleries in Downtown San Francisco on October 19. Weapons of Light is a new foundation launched by San Francisco…
Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) proudly celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Notkin Family Breast Cancer Recovery Program with its first-ever Comedy and Cocktails event on October 9, raising $650,000 to…
This year, the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) honored four cinema legends—Julie Dash (USA), Dr. John Kani, OIS, OBE (South Africa), Souleymane Cissé (Mali), and Richard Mofe-Damijo (Nigeria)—at its opening and…
The opening gala of the 2024 San Francisco Fall Show kicked off the four-day antiques and design show on October 16, at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture’s Festival Pavilion. This…
The SuperNatural Halloween celebration was back at The California Academy of Sciences on October 26, where over 2000 guests donned their costumes and had a ghostly good time trick-or-treating through the world’s…
DECEMBER Dec. 1 – 24A.C.T. | A Christmas Carol Photo: Kevin Berne This cornerstone of the A.C.T. repertoire is a holiday tradition for Bay Area families. Charles Dickens’ classic features a large…
Our festive holiday season delivers beloved traditions. For 80 years, the Nutcracker ballet has charmed audiences since its American debut in San Francisco. Handel’s oratorio Messiah is a stunning, large-scale production featuring…
In the final days of summer, beginning on September 12, the Flower Piano event and concert series once again transformed San Francisco Botanical Garden into the city’s own alfresco concert hall. Over…
The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), presented by the California Film Institute (CAFILM), is a significant San Francisco Bay Area cultural event founded by Mark Fishkin in 1977. The festival has gained…
To celebrate the opening of its 102nd season, the San Francisco Opera treated guests to an on-theme Opera Ball that paid homage to this year’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Un Ballo…
Dreamfest is an evening concert that raises money for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. Some say that Dreamfest is a night of inspiration and rock ‘n’ roll that combines star power, heartwarming moments, and electrifying…
The San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA) hosted its 2024 Gala + Auction on September 21. The gorgeous event was staged both inside the museum and outside on the Circle of Palms…
The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) welcomed fans and supporters to the Phoenix Hotel on September 26 for its “only in San Francisco” fundraiser, the annual Pool Toss. The Pool Toss sees…
It was a star-studded party the lucky guests won’t soon forget, as Glenn Close welcomed supporters–and some of her best celebrity friends–to a fundraiser for her mental health nonprofit Bring Change to…
The Human Needs Project (HNP) celebrated its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, October 2 at Fort Mason in San Francisco, raising critical funds to support its work in Kibera. Kibera is a division…