On September 18th, ODC Theatre hosted their first annual FREE Industry Night in their B. Way Theater located in San Francisco’s Mission District. The event was designed exclusively for top event vendors, performers and professionals to unleash their creativity, forge connections and gather inspiration for upcoming events. ODC’s Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships, Karii Rurup-Coleman orchestrated and produced the event in order to build community through collaboration and connection, leaving competition to the wayside. ODC Theater opened their doors, promoting their new event rentals program now available for the public (odc.dance/rentals).  All vendors and performers were given complimentary spaces and platforms to show off their talents,…

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On September 18th, the acting Governor of California, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Koulanakis, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, and other officials greeted the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, early Monday morning as he arrived at San Jose Mineta International Airport with a delegation of government representatives.  The Prime Minister was met by Silicon Valley Chief of Protocol Deanna Tryon, and received a red-carpet welcome.  The whirlwind visit to Silicon Valley to meet with high-tech leaders ended later Monday, when the Israeli contingent departed the same airport.

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On September 13th, 2023, Presidio Bay hosted an intimate VIP dinner celebrating the Grand Opening of Menlo Park’s newest live, work, play destination, Springline. The evening brought together the entrepreneurial thinkers and community members that have made Springline what it is today—a thriving, walkable campus complete with hospitality-focused residences, activated office spaces, and destination restaurants located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The al fresco cocktail hour and dinner kicked off a two-week Grand Opening extravaganza that welcomed Springline residents and tenants, Menlo Park locals, friends, family and visitors from around the greater Bay Area for a series of fun-filled events.

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The 28th Annual Stepping Out To Celebrate Life™ Gala, The Beat Goes On, was held September 23, 2023 at Marin Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael.  400 guests helped raise over $425,000 benefiting Bay Area nonprofits that provide direct and emergency services and financial assistance to underserved breast cancer patients. The highlight of the spectacular evening was an inspirational fashion show featuring 27 local models thriving after breast cancer.

Ed Still and Janice Still Julie Ballard and Tom Ballard Lisa Lucero and Deborah Emery Julie Ballard, Lisa Bernardi and Kacy Brod Kristen Bennett Runway

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On Friday, September 22, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony kicked off the Symphony’s 112th season together and Salonen’s fourth season as Music Director, with a celebratory Opening Night Gala. The Gala concert featured Richard Strauss’s Don Juan, Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, and Anders Hillborg’s Rap Notes. Co-chaired by Amy Christodoulo and Julie Liegl, the Opening Night Gala celebrations began with a red-carpet welcome with sparkling wine and light bites for all attendees.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Priscilla Geeslin and Matthew Spivey Amy Christodoulo, Carol Reiley and Julie Liegl Dede Wilsey and Jack Calhoun Etan Fraser and Mary Beth Moxon Maryam Muduroglu and Curt Kirschner Fred Levin and Keith…

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Bay Area society came dressed to the nines to celebrate Edward Winger’s ‘Another Trip Around the Sun Birthday Ball’ in the glamorously decorated Veranda Ballroom at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco.

Guests arrived to a pre-dinner cocktail reception where they noshed on Peking duck spring rolls and ahi tuna poke bites and sipped on festive libations while posing for fun animated flip books from ‘A Flying Camera’ photo booths (that guests took home as a souvenir of the night) and photos were snapped of guest’s with the birthday boy Edward Winger and Aubrey Brewster – who hosted the evening’s jocund fête.

As the doors swung open to the Four Seasons’ Veranda ballroom, partygoers’ breaths were taken away by the the elegantly clad tables set in…

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On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, Salesforce presented Dreamfest, a benefit concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals held in conjunction with its annual Dreamforce conference, at Chase Center in San Francisco. Grammy award-winning band Foo Fighters headlined the event and nearly $6.5 million was raised for the hospitals.

The evening began with a cocktail reception where actor Matthew McConaughey and former Golden State Warrior and UCSF Board Member Andre Iguodala presented the 2023 Colin Powell Medal of Courage Award to 22-year-old UCSF patient Selah Kitchiner. Each year, the hospital awards the special medal to a patient who has demonstrated outstanding courage, empathy and/or leadership during their treatment process.

Other notable attendees…

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WildCare’s 2023 Gala was a brilliant event, and the organization’s most successful Gala ever! It raised nearly $500,000 to help WildCare provide care for injured and orphaned wild animals, and educate and advocate to protect wildlife and our shared environment.  

Held on September 9, 2023 in the Hoytt Theater at the Marin Osher JCC, it was a glamorous evening! The wine was excellent, and the Gala’s gourmet dinner by McCalls delighted guests with a vibrant and completely vegan culinary experience.  

As only happens at a WildCare Gala, guests mingled with WildCare’s Wildlife Ambassador animals, and the event was enhanced by exciting news about the Elevate WildCare capital campaign, a visionary initiative that promises a new facility for the…

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On September 14, 2023, the ICA San Francisco hosted Homecoming: their first annual benefit— a celebration that looked back on their incredible first year and forward to all the exciting things to come! In typical ICA SF fashion, they did things a little differently and with a sense of humor, leaning into a retro back-to-school theme with an evening of spiked punch bowls, nostalgic snacks, dancing, games, art, and fundraising. Thanks to the generous guests, the evening raised over $180,000, helping them to continue encouraging artists to dream big and provide inspirational contemporary arts programming to the Bay Area for free.

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The SCIC Italia Grand Opening Party was an affair that transported guests to the heart of Italian elegance. Held in the historic San Francisco Design Center, the evening was a delightful journey combining art, performance, exquisite Italian design and craftsmanship. Attendees reveled in sumptuous cuisine, specialty cocktails, and breathtaking displays of SCIC’s iconic kitchen and wardrobe creations, making it a night to remember in the annals of Italian luxury.

Tineke Triggs & Colleen Quen Alice Canutti and Shirin Richens Susan Chastain and Willem Racke Parisa O’Connell, Layla Chang, Sia Shi, Chantal Beeler and Danielle Yankovich Tineke Triggs Colleen Quen and Lexie Saine TAGS: DREW ALTIZER, SCIC ITALIA SAN…

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