By Lina Broydo Bronfman Plays Beethoven with San Francisco Symphony October 28 at 2 p.m.; October 29 & 30 at 7 p.m. Yefim Bronfman and Esa-Pekka Salonen will enrich your cultural life to the sounds of San Francisco Symphony playing Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3. The concert’s repertoire will also feature the San Francisco Symphony …
By Lina Broydo The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2021 Enshrinement at Oracle Park in San Francisco October 4 at 5 p.m. The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (BASHOF) Class of 2021 Enshrinement is inducting Bruce Bochy, Rickey Henderson, Natalie Coughlin, Bryant Young and Paul Cayard. This class of athletes is one …
By Lina Broydo Play “Golf For Gayle” for a Good Cause September 1, 2021 at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club in San Jose Join Randy Hahn, the experienced award winning broadcaster who provides Bay Area hockey fans with all the play-by-play action for San Jose Sharks games on NBC Sports California, and the Bay Area golf aficionados for …
By Lina Broydo Strike Up the Band as the San Jose Symphony and Opera San Jose Present a Free Concert with Pianist Jon Nakamatsu September 4th at 7 p.m.; September 5th at 5:30 p.m. Celebrate Labor Day weekend the classical way as the San Jose Symphony Orchestra teams up with Opera San Jose in presenting a musical …
By Lina Broydo The Sounds of Music by Haydn, Clyne and Mendelssohn Fill Frost Amphitheater at Stanford July 17 at 7:30 p.m. Stanford Live and San Francisco Symphony will enrich your cultural life in Silicon Valley by a beautiful concert conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. In his second appearance at Frost, Finnish composer and new music director …
By Lina Broydo July: Zoom Showcases Opera in Latin America July 11: The Zarzuela at 1p.m. July 18: Baroque Opera in the New World at 1p.m. July 25: Contemporary Latin Stage Works at 1p.m. San Francisco Opera’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community (DEC) has announced new Opera Aficionado virtual conversations in July centered on Opera in Latin America. …
By Lina Broydo Stars and Stripes Forever with San Francisco Symphony July 4th at 2 p.m. at Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco Join Edwin Outwater as he conducts the SF Symphony in the beautiful setting of the Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco. With Aaron Diehl at the piano this will be a fabulous …
By Lina Broydo “In the Heights” Reaches New Heights for Jon Chu Film’s Premiere on June 11 Nationwide Film Director Jon M. Chu’s Father’s Day present to his Dad Lawrence Chu Sr, the award winning Master Chef and owner of Los Altos based “Chef Chu’s”, one of 10 Best Chinese restaurants in the United States, …
By Lina Broydo Summer is on the Horizon at Filoli Filoli is open every day of the week Summer Nights: May 27 through September 23, 5 pm to 8 pm Historic House Gardens are in full bloom: Roses have arrived with bursts of vibrant color and fragrance. Tree peonies have filled the border of the …
By Lina Broydo Jordan Winery Creates Vital Pollinator Sanctuaries Celebrate Earth Week with Vineyard Hikes on April 22-25 Great news from my favorite winery in Sonoma Valley Wine County Jordan Vineyard & Winery as it announces a multi-year planting program to turn acres of non-native grassland into preserved habitat for vital pollinators, including the at-risk …