San Francisco Opera Presents Best Arias in The Area 2024 – 2025 Season By Lina Broydo San Francisco Opera’s 102nd season opens its performances season on September 6 with Maestro Eun Sun Kim leading with a weekend of festivities. Opera Ball – ushers in the new season with celebrations at City Hall and the War …
By Lina Broydo Sashaying to the thunderous applause and the awe-spiring wonderment and admiration by the Los Altos Rotary Club’s 250 members and guests, the striking fashionistas Ron, Duanni, Cleri, Donna, Brandon, Sally and yours truly showcased their innovative and eco-chic trash couture created and showcased by the seven talented models themselves in tribute to …
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By Lina Broydo While over 15 millions of spectators are expected to descend on Paris for the Olympics and Paralympic Games just in time for the July 26, 2024 grand opening ceremony, some of us, including the avid sports fan such as I am, who attended in the past a number of Olympic Games in …
By Lina Broydo Swan Lake, Three Preludes, Variations for Two Couples, Solo and 5 Tango’s Perform at Frost Amphitheater at Stanford July 26 & 27 at 7:30pm The stunningly gorgeous ambience of Stanford University’s Frost Amphitheater is a perfectly magical setting to see “Starry Nights” which will feature the Act II of Helgi Tomasson’s brilliant …
By Lina Broydo Happy 4th of July! Head down to the waterfront to enjoy the day! A fireworks display will be launched from two barges on the Bay beginning at 9:30 pm— one located at PIER 39 and another located at Aquatic Park. The neighborhood restaurants, activities, and retail shops in Fisherman’s Wharf will be …
By Lina Broydo “The Mendocino Film Festival put me up at Stanford Inn. The property is absolutely gorgeous and peaceful. Breakfast featured creative vegan food. The Inn is very near the town of Mendocino. A pleasure all round.” – Holly Near, Musician, Singer/Songwriter After traveling all over the globe, I finally came to the conclusion …
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By Lina Broydo Two new friends have joined our small family of magnificent seven on the recent weekend getaway to Half Moon Bay, our favorite destination on California’s picturesque coast. With the new motto of “Don’t Wait to Celebrate” we decided to spend as much time as possible with our children and grandchildren away from …
By Lina Broydo San Francisco, May 28, 2024 – On a sunny Sunday afternoon in San Francisco Disney “Encanto” Live to Film concert with SF Symphony attracted and entertained hundreds of happy families at the sold out to the capacity of the architecturally stunning Davies Symphony Hall. Under the playful and masterful baton of guest …
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By Lina Broydo Symphony San Jose presents: “REMEMBER THE TITANS” June 1 at 7:30 p.m.; June 2 at 2:30 p.m. In the closing program of the 2023/2024 season Symphony San Jose saved the best for last – the three “M”s: Arturo Márquez, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Gustav Mahler! Symphony San Jose’s 2023–2024 season comes to …
By Lina Broydo The Effervescent Yuja Wang Returns to Davies Symphony Hall May 15 at 7:30 p.m. The euphoric excitement and the thrilling magic runs through the entire Davies Symphony Hall as the mighty powerful but miniature in stature Yuja Wang runs with the Olympic championship’s Gold Medal speed through the keys of the Steinway …
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