At the Four Seasons Hotel and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, over 200 guests, including artistic director Helgi Tomasson, board of trustees member Dick Barker and executive director Glenn McCoy, attended the San Francisco Ballet student showcase.
Recently, the San Francisco Symphony Opening Gala Committee and event chairman Karen Jung hosted a gala launch party at the Weinstein Gallery in Union Square.
And in San Francisco, more than 650 guests attended the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s annual Hope Gala at the Fairmont, raising $2.4 million for research. Guest John Lasseter offered a surprise live auction item of a voice-over role for a child in his next animated movie, Toy Story 2, which sold for $200,000.
In San Anselmo it was the grand opening of Green Fusion Design Center’s new gallery space on Greenfield Avenue; the center offer’s high-end , co-friendly options for a healthy home.
The dress code was denim at Habitat for Humanity’s recent Blueprints & Blue Jeans gala. Guests tested their skill in construction contests, sipped on blue martinis and bid on silent auction items all to support the group’s efforts to build homes in San Francisco and Marin.
It was a sell-out event for the Community Institute for Psychotherapy. More than 230 guests enjoyed musical entertainment from guitarist Barry Finnerty, vocalist Barry Washington, the Redwood Wind Quartet and guitarist Christopher Hanford. Proceeds generated from the event will provide services for those in need of counseling and psychotherapy who would otherwise be unable to […]
Across the bridge To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation was reaping the awards of past events, as they handed out $384,000 to 19 Bay Area nonprofits from funds raised in 2006. The money will be used to support women, men and their families in their journey with breast cancer and continue to support underserved communities […]
At Frey Norris Gallery, Fred Levin and Nancy Livingston, chairs of the Film Society Awards Night Gala invited members of the host committee and friends of the San Francisco Film Society to a cocktail reception in celebration of the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival. The evening included a surprise announcement from Raham Leggat, Executive […]
At Neiman Marcus, clients were treated to a private Emanuel Ungaro fashion show where they also met new creative director Peter Dundas. Following the event Asim and Isha Abdullah, who purchased Ungaro from the Ferragamo family, held an after-party at their San Francisco home.
