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Tasting Wine: Notable spring wine from Germany
- Last week, I recommended great wines from Spain perfect for late spring. This week, we are off to Germany.
Theatre Rhino, Stone honored
- One of The City’s most creative animals is about to bask in the spotlight. Theatre Rhinoceros, which has ushered in thought-provoking LGBT-related works since it stormed onto the scene 30 years ago, will receive a special recognition at the 19th annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards on Saturday.
Review: Shakespeare’s ‘Night’s Dream’ goes on wild ride
- An extraordinary Indian version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” onstage at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre might just be the most fun you’ll ever have not quite understanding Shakespeare.
- An extraordinary Indian version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” onstage at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre might just be the most fun you’ll ever have not quite understanding Shakespeare.
Music Notes: Peninsula Symphony goes with Romantic composers
- The Peninsula Symphony performs works by great Romantic composers Felix Mendelssohn and Gustav Mahler in concerts next week.
Free concerts set in Redwood City
- Free summer concerts, sponsored by Redwood City in alliance with civic and private organizations, will be under way soon. Here’s the schedule of events. For details, visit www.redwoodcityevents.com.
Theatre Rhino, Stone honored with GLAAD awards
- One of The City’s most creative animals is about to bask in the spotlight. Theatre Rhinoceros, which has ushered in thought-provoking LGBT-related works since it stormed onto the scene 30 years ago, will receive a special recognition at the 19th annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards on Saturday.
- One of The City’s most creative animals is about to bask in the spotlight. Theatre Rhinoceros, which has ushered in thought-provoking LGBT-related works since it stormed onto the scene 30 years ago, will receive a special recognition at the 19th annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards on Saturday.
Free concerts set to rock Redwood City this season
- Free summer concerts, sponsored by Redwood City in alliance with civic and private organizations, will be under way soon. Here’s the schedule of events. For details, visit www.redwoodcityevents.com.
- Free summer concerts, sponsored by Redwood City in alliance with civic and private organizations, will be under way soon. Here’s the schedule of events. For details, visit www.redwoodcityevents.com.
Review: ‘Rambow’ goes where the action is
- Two 11-year-olds make a film together, sealing their friendship with blood and producing carnage with ketchup, in “Son of Rambow,” a rough-and-ready action flick within a slice-of-boyhood comedy set on a memory wave of 1980s movie joy. Cute but contrived, the film contains vitality and likability to spare, but it doesn’t have the impact or the originality necessary to achieve the indie-gem status it seeks.
- Two 11-year-olds make a film together, sealing their friendship with blood and producing carnage with ketchup, in “Son of Rambow,” a rough-and-ready action flick within a slice-of-boyhood comedy set on a memory wave of 1980s movie joy. Cute but contrived, the film contains vitality and likability to spare, but it doesn’t have the impact or the originality necessary to achieve the indie-gem status it seeks.
Review: Stealing a disturbing ‘Memory’
- Watching first-time director Gil Kofman’s “The Memory Thief” is a singularly disquieting experience, but isn’t that the point?
- Watching first-time director Gil Kofman’s “The Memory Thief” is a singularly disquieting experience, but isn’t that the point?
Slack key revisionist Makana has a 'Different Game'
- Makana has been called the youngest living master of Hawaiian slack-key guitar, but he’s also taken the genre one step further by pioneering his own style of contemporary world rock, which he calls “slack rock.”
- Makana has been called the youngest living master of Hawaiian slack-key guitar, but he’s also taken the genre one step further by pioneering his own style of contemporary world rock, which he calls “slack rock.”
Review: Ashford & Simpson -- don't miss the real thing
- To hear some old-school soul like only the pros can do, check out Ashford & Simpson at the Rrazz Room.
- To hear some old-school soul like only the pros can do, check out Ashford & Simpson at the Rrazz Room.
From cleaning products to standup
- Her name may not be instantly recognizable, but as soon as you hear Diane Amos utter the phrase, “that’s the power of Pine-Sol, baby!” it’s clear who she is — the “Pine-Sol Lady.”
- Her name may not be instantly recognizable, but as soon as you hear Diane Amos utter the phrase, “that’s the power of Pine-Sol, baby!” it’s clear who she is — the “Pine-Sol Lady.”
Take Mom out to the ballgame at AT&T Park
- Why do dads get to eat prime rib on their special day, and moms end up at a brunch buffet, one of the sorriest excuses for a meal that America has ever invented? Know what Mom would really like on Mother’s Day? She’d like a leisurely afternoon game at San Francisco’s incomparable AT&T Park, where the spunky, underrated Giants play the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
- Why do dads get to eat prime rib on their special day, and moms end up at a brunch buffet, one of the sorriest excuses for a meal that America has ever invented? Know what Mom would really like on Mother’s Day? She’d like a leisurely afternoon game at San Francisco’s incomparable AT&T Park, where the spunky, underrated Giants play the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
Rockers take on mortality
- It may sound corny, but Guy Garvey doesn’t care. The burly frontman for Mancunian prog-rockers Elbow has gotten into the habit of telling everybody how much he loves them at the end of every single conversation.
- It may sound corny, but Guy Garvey doesn’t care. The burly frontman for Mancunian prog-rockers Elbow has gotten into the habit of telling everybody how much he loves them at the end of every single conversation.
Alicia Keys finds big success — as she is
- It seemed as if Alicia Keys’ current tour would be derailed, when the Grammy Award-winning singer canceled shows last month in Pittsburgh and Cleveland because her vocal cords were swollen.
- It seemed as if Alicia Keys’ current tour would be derailed, when the Grammy Award-winning singer canceled shows last month in Pittsburgh and Cleveland because her vocal cords were swollen.
Group wants to put night life in the spotlight
- San Francisco may have a reputation for rolling out the night life, but the industry is struggling, according to the sponsors of a November ballot initiative aimed at keeping events and clubs from becoming extinct.
- San Francisco may have a reputation for rolling out the night life, but the industry is struggling, according to the sponsors of a November ballot initiative aimed at keeping events and clubs from becoming extinct.
Jazz is alive in The City
- “Tuesday is my favorite night of the week,” says Adam Theis, the ringleader of Realistic Orchestra, a 20-piece band that gets together the first Tuesday of every month at Bruno’s in the Mission.
- “Tuesday is my favorite night of the week,” says Adam Theis, the ringleader of Realistic Orchestra, a 20-piece band that gets together the first Tuesday of every month at Bruno’s in the Mission.
‘Swan Lake’ on deck for S.F. Ballet
- San Francisco Ballet announces its 76th season today, a lineup including a new “Swan Lake,” works by Mark Morris and a reprise of six dances featured in this year’s New Works Festival.
- San Francisco Ballet announces its 76th season today, a lineup including a new “Swan Lake,” works by Mark Morris and a reprise of six dances featured in this year’s New Works Festival.