73 days ago - Among the many traditions of a San Francisco summer — sweaters, street fairs, Bay to Breakers — is the Help Is On the Way gala AIDS benefit produced by the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation. The evening combines a concert with pre- and post-show receptions featuring wine, samplings from top restaurants and a silent auction of showbiz memorabilia, travel and entertainment packages.
230 days ago - To those accustomed to tiny, tony rooms with two-drink minimums, presenting the intimate art of cabaret in a 1,000-seat theater may seem oxymoronic, but singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom is unfazed.
291 days ago - With a title that suggests an ill-advised mixture of matzoh balls and mu shu chicken, producer and host Lisa Geduldig opens her 15th annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy this week.
309 days ago - Voluptuous as a sundae topped with a froth of whipped cream, Mary Wilson opened a two-weekend return engagement at San Francisco’s Empire Plush Room Tuesday.
314 days ago - “Don’t you know who I was?” It’s a rhetorical question, delivered with over-the-top hauteur, as if the answer were indeed self-evident in the mane of titian hair, kohl-rimmed eyes and swirl of jewel-encrusted couture.