7 days ago- 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.”
14 days ago- If you’re a fan of “MacGyver” — you know, the extremely resourceful secret agent who could work wonders with just about any ordinary household item like, say, a paper clip, a stick of gum and a shoelace — then the Maker Faire is the place to be this weekend.
19 days ago- It’s not every day that the opportunity to step into the meaty role of Johnny Utah, the former college football star turned surf narc played to perfection by Keanu Reeves in the absurd 1991 action-adventure flick “Point Break,” presents itself.
35 days ago- It’s hard to tell when inspiration will strike, but for Lisa Christensen, co-creator of Wide Blue Yonder Dance Company, the seeds for “What Made Us This Way?” — one of three aerial dance pieces featured in the production “Tender Ground” — arose while at the acupuncturist.
41 days ago- Brian Wetzel isn’t afraid to surrender. The creator of “Side by Side: A Journey With Depression” wears a necklace with the word on it as a reminder of the turning point in his life when he made the conscious decision to surrender to depression and start his life anew.
49 days ago- The Bay Area’s legacy of activism, particularly politically-charged work by female artists, comes to the forefront in “The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics.”
84 days ago- Ready, get set, borp! Bumperboy, the adorable portal roving comic creation from Debbie Huey, pops — or should we say, borps — into town this weekend when the 22nd installment of WonderCon, the comic book and pop-culture convention, returns to San Francisco.
97 days ago- Even with extra time on her hands, don’t expect Janeane Garofalo to seize the day or anything. The sardonic stand-up comedian and actress — she recently lent her voice to the animated feature “Ratatouille” and joined the cast of TV’s “24” — will be the first to declare she’s lazy.