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Student artists learn their lines

I came away from the recent Open Studio event at Hunters Point with a large package of sculpted portraits made of wire by Westmoor High School students, and being sold by their teacher, artist Estelle Akamine. She was offering these Calder-like faces - ...

From LEAH GARCHIK, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Estelle (musician),  Jackie Speier,  Cirque du Soleil,  Spike TV,  Kamala Harris

A night the old town won't forget

Chips of color ablaze in Thursday's San Francisco kaleidoscope: Human Rights Watch dinner, a global responsibility; Le Central 35th anniversary fundraiser, jolly old boys cavorting; Chanel store reopening party, fancy stuff on beautiful people; Market ...

From LEAH GARCHIK, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chanel,  Human Rights Watch,  Kamala Harris,  Isabella Rossellini,  Gavin Newsom

The mean shall inherit the Earth (or at least clean up on Jeopardy!)

I have never really understood the point of a sunny disposition. If all those people doing laughing exercises at the behest of their cognitive behavioural therapists opted to simply read the paper instead, the world would be a crankier place – and, in ...

From LEAH MCLAREN, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Christopher Hitchens,  Barbara Ehrenreich

Round Up: Nesting Tables

With the holidays quickly approaching, I've been thinking about all our guests who are bound to be balancing their tiny hors d'oeuvres plates on their knees if we don't come up with a better plan quickly. While researching my options, I've become ...

From LEAH MOSS, Apartment Therapy,  20 Nov 2009

Oakland Museum re-beckoning visitors

The word is "change" - reconfigured building, new galleries, new Web site, new restaurant - and they want to say it loud. The core building, mostly concrete and designed by architect Kevin Roche, remains handsome; it didn't particularly need seismic ...

From LEAH GARCHIK, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Science Foundation,  Sarah Palin,  Lewis Black,  David E. Kelley,  Alice Waters

Going Dark On The Ceiling

• 1., 2. Supon's guestroom is at once both vibrant and peaceful— the unlikely combination reigning throughout Supon's incredible home. The deep gray blue of the ceiling, extended down a few inches onto the wall, casts a blanket of restful color on the ...

From LEAH MOSS, Apartment Therapy,  19 Nov 2009

A sloppy passenger rides in Berkeley

Near her, a woman in a flowing skirt and a head scarf was pumping gas into a beat-up red Subaru, while cooing in a sweet baby-talking sort of voice. "I can tell it's not a child, so I assume it's a dog. Until it goes b-a-a-a." In the back of the ...

From LEAH GARCHIK, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Subaru,  Brewster Kahle,  James Franco,  Sean Penn,  Bob Weir

Beyonce-Gaga: The ladies' single?

this is a day late, EW. huffington post had this up yesterday. slacking? In their defense, they were ALL far too busy devouring that Kris Allen cd yesterday…cause you know IT WAS THE ‘ONLY CD’ THAT APPARENTLY DROPPED YESTERDAY AMONST ONE OF THE BUSIEST ...

From LEAH GREENBLATT, Entertainment Weekly,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Kris Allen,  Bettie Page,  Katy Perry (musician),  Lady GaGa

Sprucing Up Cold Weather Window Boxes

It seems that even the hardiest of late summer blooms are finally facing their fate in Washington. Rather than watching them brown over and sit idle until next spring, we're looking for festive ways to fill our back porch herb boxes in the off season. ...

From LEAH MOSS, Apartment Therapy,  18 Nov 2009

Can a surgeon remove a cedilla?

P.S.: Shortly after Nicola Luisotti was hired as the new musical director of the San Francisco Opera, he was introduced to Bernard Osher, a generous contributor. Osher has many Italian pals, and in addition to the Opera - and many other grateful ...

From LEAH GARCHIK, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Chabon,  Joe Cocker,  Frank Langella

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