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Hockney Presented With “Gold Medal” Following SFO’s Turandot

December 12, 2017December 12, 2017
Photo Credit: ©Drew Altizer Photography

San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock presented British artist David Hockney with the Company’s highest honor, the San Francisco Opera Medal, following a matinee … Read more

Categories Events, Interviews, Music

North By Northwest Screening Kicks Off SFS Film Series

November 25, 2017

The San Francisco Symphony’s (SFS) popular Film Series continues in the 2017–18 season with the Orchestra performing the live accompaniment to five iconic films projected on a … Read more

Categories Books & Film, Music

Kip Cranna Plays Unique Role as SFO Dramaturg

May 10, 2019October 29, 2017

As noted elsewhere on our site, San Francisco Opera’s dramaturg Kip Cranna will help educate audiences this season with a series of pre-performance lectures. In … Read more

Categories Interviews, Music Tags Opera

Bay Area Cabaret Brings “Glam” to the Venetian Room

October 21, 2017
“A Swingin’ Little Christmas"

Bay Area Cabaret, now in its 14th season of presenting world-renowned Broadway, pop and jazz vocalists, has a full lineup booked talent coming to the … Read more

Categories Events, Music

Wide Range of Talent Comes to SFJAZZ

October 21, 2017

As we note in our interview with Randall Kline, SFJAZZ presents more than 350 concerts a year to more than 150,000 fans. Here are a … Read more

Categories Music

Girls of the Golden West Primer

May 10, 2019October 13, 2017

While Thanksgiving remains the quintessential native saga for most Americans, here in California we have a distinctly different perspective. This should be highly evident when … Read more

Categories Events, Interviews, Music Tags Opera

San Francisco Opera: Dressing the Part

October 2, 2017

Many Bay Area ferry riders celebrate Holloween every October with great spirit, fanfare…and wild costumes. In a salute to professional master of “dressing the part,” … Read more

Categories Interviews, Music

Fräulein Alert: SF Symphony’s Oktoberfest Was Night to Remember

October 7, 2017September 22, 2017
Photo Credit: Brandon Patoc

  The San Francisco Symphony presented its first-ever Oktoberfest on Tuesday, October 3 at Davies Symphony Hall. Chaired by Libby Leffler Hoaglin with Priscilla B. … Read more

Categories Events, Music

Going to the Races? Dig Hardiman

October 21, 2017September 2, 2017

David Hardiman senior can be seen (and heard) shortly before each race at Golden Gate Fields. Besides his “call to the post,” the legendary trumpet … Read more

Categories Music

KDFC’s Dianne Nicolini Brightens Our Commute

August 2, 2017July 14, 2017

Ferry commuters get an early start on listening to KDFC on weekday mornings. We especially enjoy the “Blind Date” history quiz posed by Hoyt Smith … Read more

Categories Interviews, Music
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