For the Ferry Commute: SF Ballet’s Streaming
Helgi Tomasson’s full-length ballet Romeo & Julietis available worldwide and streaming this week. In this performance, Mathilde Froustey and Carlo Di Lanno take on the title … Read more
Books & Film
Ferry Riders Take Note: Dante’s Inferno is Good Reading During Our Plague
While Bay Area ferry riders wait for scheduled service to finally return, we suggest that you take a look at Dante’s Inferno for some perspective … Read more
The BookSellers Documentary is Compelling Plague Distraction
“The Booksellers” is a documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device, an object that … Read more
Leland Stanford Bio a Study in Disruption
“Disruption” goes back further than Steve Jobs in Silicon Valley. To hear author Roland de Wolk tell it, staid Stanford University has a dark and … Read more
Magic Theatre Produces “Far Apart Art” Podcasts
Magic Theatre (Artistic Director Loretta Greco and Interim Managing Director Kevin Nelson) is now producing a new Monday-through-Friday daily podcast series, “Far Apart,” in response … Read more
Seductive Read for COVID-19: Journey Round My Room
Journey Round My Room, published by San Francisco’s Arion Press, is a travelogue by Xavier de Maistre. This edition, with photographs by Ross Anderson, is … Read more
While COVID-19 Blanks Most Sports…Get Thee to the Track
OK. Thanks to the virus, basketball, baseball, and scores of other sports arenas are dark. But thoroughbred horse racing remains vibrant. No, you cannot attend … Read more
Cocktails with a Twist May Bring Some Relief for Shelter-in-Place
COVID-19 episode making you nervous, tense, and out of sorts? The pandemic shutdown of all our bars and nightclubs has motivated many of us to … Read more
Advice for Ferry Riders: “Tiny Beautiful Things” is a Destination
As noted in an earlier post, this play promised to rock the house…the San Francisco Playhouse, that is. Having finally seen the work, we can … Read more
Attention Ferry Fashionistas: SF Ballet Stages Rabih Kayrouz Runway Show
While gangplanks are more familiar to ferry riders, than runways, we suggest that the fashion-conscious among you check out the San Francisco Ballet’s 2020 Auxiliary Fashion … Read more