A & E

A & E

Has public art become endangered?

By Sharon Anderson

The Scream sold at Sotheby’s on May 2, 2012 for $120 million, the highest amount received for any auctioned piece in the history of art. Early estimates predicted that this 1... Read More
Ghirardelli Square, site of the annual Uncorked! Festival photo: The intrepid traveler / fLickr
A & E

Uncorked! Festival Pitches in to save the bay

By John Zipperer

There are two non-intuitive ideas that have transformed Bay Area life, and we’re grateful for it. The first was the idea, decades ago, to produce wine here. Don’t the F... Read More
Watercolor of the mansion at 2020 Jackson photo: courtesy San Francisco Decorator Showcase
A & E

Pacific Heights mansion transformed for 35th San Francisco Decorator Showcase

The historic mansion at 2020 Jackson has been wonderfully updated and redesigned for the 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase beginning its month-long run April 29. Designed by Ju... Read More
Eileen’s model, imperfect family photo: certainty films
A & E

Kathleen Turner in a Catholic suburban housewife’s uneasy comedy of errors

By

Kathleen Turner is an American treasure. When she made Serial Mom for John Waters, we knew that Turner was shedding the ingenue, the damsel-in-distress roles. She takes it further ... Read More
The San Francisco Symphony photo: bill swerbeniski
A & E

San Francisco Symphony celebrates 100 years with a remembrance of 1906 quake

By

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony will take audiences down Memory Lane — though few are alive to remember — to showcase music from San Francisco̵... Read More
From Buddha to Tina Fey: Best-sellers and staff favorites from the good people at Books Inc.
The Best of Books

What people are reading

Flying off the shelf
By sandy mullin

Books Inc. hardcover fiction best-seller list 1. 50 SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James 2. BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey 3. HOUSE AT TYNEFORD, by Natasha Solomons 4. CONCIERGE CONFIDENTIAL, b... Read More
Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, 336 pages, Knopf Doubleday, $25.95
Book Notes

‘Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail’ by Cheryl Strayed

Finding herself on the trail
By Sharon Anderson

“What if I forgave myself?” I thought. “What if I forgave myself even though I’d done something I shouldn’t have?” – Cheryl Strayed Cheryl Strayed... Read More
The Golden Gate Bridge from the south side photo: Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. www.goldengate.org
A & E

The Living Bridge – Anniversary Events

May is full of things to do, see, and hear to celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary
By John Zipperer

Three quarters of a century can change a lot, but they can also hide a lot, adding a gloss of fame and affection for what was a very controversial project. That’s the case fo... Read More
Venture capitalist Ron Conway has left a dazzling trail of internet-age business successes. photo: Courtesy Ron Conway
A & E

Ron Conway honored with Commonwealth Club’s Distinguished Citizen Award

Angel investor Ron Conway’s investments include everything from Google to PayPal, so he has made a lot of other investors a lot of money. But Conway is also known for philan... Read More
John Spencer Stanhope, Love and the Maiden, 1877, tempera, gold paint and gold leaf on canvas. photo: FAMSF
A & E

The Cult of Beauty exhibition wows at the Palace of Legion of Honor

By

This is the first major exhibition that explores what the British Avant-Garde was doing to rattle the restraints of the Victorian Age from 1860–1900. The Palace of Legion of ... Read More
The Dave Scott Quartet: Dave Scott, trumpet; Scott Foster, guitar; Daniel Fabricant, bass; and Surya Patri, drums photo: courtesy Calvary Presbyterian Church
A & E

The David Scott Quartet jazzes up the liturgy at Calvary Presbyterian Church

By

Calvary Presbyterian has always offered new musical ideas to its congregation over the years under the guidance of music director Alden Gilchrist. Last year he celebrated 60 years ... Read More
A previous closing night of the San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre. photo: Tommy Lau, courtesy of San Francisco Film Society
A & E

55th San Francisco International Film Festival rolls out 11 new features

By

The competition is fierce this year at the International Film Festival, held primarily at the Sundance Kabuki Theater in Japantown. Eleven new films are in contention for the $15,0... Read More
Woolgathering, by Patti Smith, 80 pages, New Directions, $18.95
Book Notes

‘Woolgathering’ by Patti Smith enjoys a second life

By Sharon Anderson

Is this a fairy tale? Are the stories true? These were the questions Patti Smith had to answer when Woolgathering was first published in 1992. New Directions recently published an ... Read More
A & E, Features

Remembering Helen Frankenthaler

By Sharon Anderson

Whatever the medium, there is the difficulty, challenge, fascination and often-productive clumsiness of learning a new method: the wonderful puzzles and problems of translating wit... Read More
A & E, Features

Tommy Emmanuel, CPG (certified guitar player)

Inspiring Australian virtuoso shares his love of music with awestruck audience
By Glenn Gullmes

Eric Clapton called Tommy Emmanuel the best guitarist he’d ever seen. Given Emmanuel’s spectacular sold-out 2012 concert tour kickoff at the Palace of Fine Arts on Vale... Read More


Download the Current Issue: November 2024

Follow Us

© Marina Times

↵Back to Top