This Sunday night, Bay Area ukulele songstress Erica Dreisbach will be at the Rockit Room to celebrate the release of her first EP, the white hot little. I’ve never actually attended a ukulele concert but after listening to her music… Continue Reading
This Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, Doyle Drive will be closed from 5:30am to 11:30am to continue prep work for the Doyle Drive Replacement Project. Doyle Drive is the portion of Highway 101 that connects the Golden Gate… Continue Reading
A special wine for the boy king? I’ll drink to that! Today, the de Young Museum launches a new sparkling wine, Tut Cuvée, to commemorate their Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition. Tut Cuvée is a limited… Continue Reading
Tonight only, the Balboa Theater hosts Thrillville’s Lucha Beach Party, a mini film festival featuring classic, Mexican monster mash-ups. Thrillville is a Bay Area based cult movie cabaret produced and programmed by local lounge lizard Will “the Thrill” Viharo since… Continue Reading
This Saturday and Sunday the SF County Fair Building will host “Orchids in the Park”, a show and sale put on by San Francisco’s Orchid Society. Stop by for demonstrations on orchid care or to purchase some beautiful plants. Local… Continue Reading
This weekend, Golden Gate Park plays hosts to two free music events that sit at the opposite ends of the audio spectrum. First up on Saturday is Power to the Peaceful 2009, where you’ll join Michael Franti and friends for… Continue Reading
Reader Jill told me today that Bill’s Place, the home of delicious hamburgers, fresh fries and real milkshakes, celebrated their 50th birthday on Sunday. Unlike most hamburger joints, Bill’s Place cuts and grinds their meat daily and cuts their own… Continue Reading
Randi Merzon, a “mom of a theatrical first grader at Lafayette Elementary”, got in touch with me about a new drama class she is starting up for kids here in the Richmond District. If you’ve got a little one with… Continue Reading