Review: S.F. Symphony’s guest conductor lights up Davies
Oct 27, 2023 · The memorable San Francisco Symphony debut in January of conductor Elim Chan suggested the arrival of a promising podium talent, one who combines lithe physical command with a wealth of artistic resources.. Chan returned to Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday, Oct. 26, and immediately — like, within the first two minutes of her program — made it abundantly clear that that earlier showing was ...
Review: Familial dysfunction soars in ‘Cult of Love’ - Datebook
Feb 2, 2024 · Johnny answers with the mordant last word. Steven Winn is a freelance writer. “Cult of Love”: Comedy by Leslye Headland. Directed by Trip Cullman. Through March 3. $22.50-$134. Berkeley Repertory Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St., Berkeley. 510-747-2949 www.berkeleyrep.org. Most families dread the holiday season.
‘Fashioning San Francisco’ is a dazzling tribute to haute hometown ...
Jan 20, 2024 · Indeed, for followers of the Chronicle’s decades of society coverage, the names of donors and lenders will likely ring a few Tiffany bells. San Francisco-born New York social personality Nan Kempner; early Galliano client and backer Dodie Rosekrans; Jeanne Magnin of the Magnin department stores; International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame member Denise Hale; interior designer and ...
Review: 'The Bohemians,' about Dorothea Lange's early years, is ...
Mar 29, 2021 · In Jasmin Darznik’s “The Bohemians,” a young Dorothea Lange arrives friendless and broke in 1918 to a city that is still trying to figure out how to rebuild after the 1906 earthquake. To read this book today is an unsettling reminder of just how much history repeats itself. San Franciscans of the 1910s live in fear of a pandemic (the ...
Shakira adds S.F. show to revamped tour days after canceling …
Oct 21, 2024 · Shakira has added a San Francisco date to her recently rescheduled North American tour, accommodating high demand among fans.. The Grammy-winning singer is scheduled to kick off her “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” tour on May 13, in Charlotte, N.C., passing through Toronto, Boston and Orlando before wrapping up …
Oakland Symphony, Living Jazz join forces in bright new era for …
Oct 14, 2024 · Lyz Luke, Living Jazz’s executive director, is determined to change that, starting with “Inextinguishable Oakland,” a concert in collaboration with the Oakland Symphony, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18, at the Paramount Theatre. “We’ve got 40 years of history, but a lot of what we do is so insular, like Jazz Camp West at La Honda ...
Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide
Our favorite recipes from the new San Francisco Chronicle cookbook. By Chronicle Staff. A Halloween horror: Bay Area restaurants fear they could run out of pizza tonight. Datebook is the San Francisco Chronicle’s guide to arts & entertainment in the Bay Area, combining award-winning news with a curated events calendar.
San Francisco Pride Parade 2022: What to know about city’s
Jun 1, 2022 · The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Celebration — its official name — is a festival and parade that has taken place every year in the city for five decades. The June event is a rainbow-colored valentine to the LGBTQ community and its allies. LGBTQ Pride 2022 events from S.F. Bay Area arts organizations.
Review: Berkeley Symphony celebrates end of its 50th season with ...
Jun 13, 2022 · The idea was slated for a 2020 performance as part of the Beethoven 250th anniversary celebrations, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic it only got its live premiere last year. Smith’s new poem got its first local hearing on Sunday, June 12, as part of the final concert of the Berkeley Symphony’s 50th season.
‘That broke me’: Pharrell Williams opens up about hit song ‘Happy’
Oct 15, 2024 · And that broke me.”. Pharrell Williams holds a Lego figure from his new animated biopic “Piece by Piece” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9. Though “Happy” wasn’t an instant success, it has sold more than 13.9 million copies since its release, making it one of the best-selling songs in history.