Exhibits preview :: Burgeoning art before the blockbusters
During this brief lull between the wind-up of winter museum shows and the launch of summer blockbuster attractions like the Fisher Collection unveiling at SFMOMA in late June, there's an assortment of interesting, idiosyncratic gallery shows to tickle the palette. Here's a small and by no means comprehensive sample itinerary for the adventurously inclined.
Symphonic Overtures With K.D. Lang
Who does not love k.d. lang? Who has not melted (or made out) to the velvety smooth tones of her seductive alto voice? Who would argue with Tony Bennett, who dubbed her "the best singer of her generation?" I know I wouldn't. Which is why I'll be front and center as lang and Bennett headline San Francisco Symphony's 2010 Black & White Ball at Davies Symphony Hall on Saturday night.
The gay-inclusive spirit of the Contemporary Jewish Museum
Some people talk about diversity. Some people implement it. To my knowledge, San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) has yet to issue press releases about celebrating diversity or being inclusive. Instead, quietly and without fanfare, the museum's small but stately building on Mission between 3rd & 4th Streets in downtown San Francisco has established itself as a place that's open and welcoming to all.
Hot Greeks
If you can't top it, at least you can complement it. Which also becomes a compliment to the complemented.
Peter Pan
Much of the fuss surrounding the tented Peter Pan production at the Embarcadero is the 360-degree screen that surrounds the audience. The CGI projections can give dips and swerves as Peter and his cohorts fly from London to Neverland, and that, to be sure, can be dizzily exciting. But mostly this new adaptation of the J.M. Barrie classic takes place on the stage floor, mostly earthbound in fact and occasionally in metaphor, while the super-sized screen often shows what is basically static, albeit pretty, wallpaper.
Round and Round The Garden
Alan Ayckbourn wrote The Norman Conquests as a simultaneously occurring trilogy, in which characters who exited one area of a country home entered into the action of a related play. Of course, you had to see three separate plays to appreciate the construction's intricate ingenuity - a big investment for both the presenting theater and an audience - but a recent Broadway revival was well received, and Berkeley's Shotgun Players will be doing the full trilogy later this summer.
Jane Warner, patrol special officer, dies
San Francisco Patrol Special Police Officer Jane Ellen Warner, who was known as "Officer Jane" around the Castro, Mission, and Noe Valley neighborhoods, died Saturday, May 8 after a yearlong battle against ovarian cancer. She was 53.
Castro ready to celebrate Milk Day
The city's Castro District is ready to celebrate the first Harvey Milk Day in honor of its former self-proclaimed "Mayor of Castro Street." The celebrations begin with several breakfasts Saturday, May 22 - on what would have been Milk's 80th birthday - and culminate with a special screening of the Oscar-winning documentary on the celebrated gay politician's life and a special tea dance fundraiser Sunday night.
Mixed views of SFGH HIV treatment policy
In the wake of last month's policy change by San Francisco health officials to now recommend treatment for all people diagnosed with HIV regardless of CD4 T-cell count, the conversation continued last week with differing views expressed at a community forum.
Political Notebook: Judicial candidates tout their resumes
With little to no experience presiding over court cases, most of the candidates in the two contested races for seats on the San Francisco Superior Court are left touting their resumes and life experiences as for why voters should elect them to be a judge.
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