Tuesday, April 25, 2006

San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2006 April 28th

2006 Events and Opportunities
San Francisco Decorator Showcase History

Since 1977, the annual San Francisco Decorator Showcase has benefited San Francisco University High School’s Financial Aid Program. Thanks to the generosity of the patrons and the participation of designers, students, parents, faculty trustees, alumni, friends and visitors to the Showcase, this event allows SFUHS to offer financial aid to nearly 20% of its students. Since 1977, more than $8 million has been raised in tuition assistance. The 2005 San Francisco Showcase raised $525,000. For more information about contributing to the SFUHS Financial Aid Program, please contact Elizabeth Leep at (415).447-3117.

Showcase Sponsors
Decorator Showcase Sponsors receive a listing in the program guide and an invitation to the exclusive Sponsors Preview Gala at the San Francisco Showcase home on Thursday, April 28. Sponsorship begins at $500. Contact Elizabeth Leep, Director of Decorator Showcase (415) 447-3117 or by email about sponsorship opportunities.
Opening Night, San Francisco
Friday, April 28
Tickets: $150 per person
A sneak preview of the San Francisco Decorator Showcase! Enjoy cocktails with the designers at the San Francisco Showcase home.

Group Bookings
The San Francisco Decorator Showcase welcomes groups and tours though prior arrangement. The Showcase is a fun and glamorous look at one of the most beautiful homes in San Francisco and a chance to see the work of the most talented designers on the West Coast.


If your organization is interested in a Group Booking please contact: Cristina Rudden, Showcase Assistant.
(415) 447-3137 email


Evening Rental of the House
Each year, the San Francisco Decorator Showcase makes the house available for private and corporate events. As a stunning backdrop for any party, this event venue provides a unique opportunity for cocktail parties and receptions for your organization.


For available dates and rates for Evening Rentals please contact: Elizabeth Leep, Director of Decorator Showcase
(415) 447-3117 email


Showcase Program Book Advertising
Advertising in the San Francisco Decorator Showcase Program is an excellent way to reach an upscale clientele. Over 20,000 people receive a copy of the San Francisco Decorator Showcase program book each year, providing advertisers with high impact exposure while simultaneously supporting educational excellence. The published program book is full-color, perfect bound, and printed on gloss 80# stock, with a laminated four-color cover. This program book has a shelf life of five to ten years, serving as a Showcase guide as well as a permanent reference for suppliers.


If you are interested in advertising in the program book, please contact us for information about rates and deadlines:
Edward Phillips, Development Assistant
(415) 447-3115 email


Silent Auction
The Silent Auction at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase presents fine wines, travel destinations, excellent meals, art, antiques, and much, much more from hundreds of generous individuals and corporations. Over 20,000 discriminating visitors view the Showcase each year, and we invite you to join in a collective of individuals, restaurants, shops, and design specialists who donate to the Silent Auction. It is a wonderful way to extend your market and support a worthy educational goal.


If you are interested in donating to the Silent Auction, please contact: Cristina Rudden, Showcase Assistant

(415) 447-3137 email

http://www.sfuhs.org/showcase/history.shtml

San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2006 April 28th

2006 Events and Opportunities

Decorator Showcase History




Since 1977, the annual San Francisco Decorator Showcase has benefited San Francisco University High School’s Financial Aid Program. Thanks to the generosity of the patrons and the participation of designers, students, parents, faculty trustees, alumni, friends and visitors to the Showcase, this event allows SFUHS to offer financial aid to nearly 20% of its students. Since 1977, more than $8 million has been raised in tuition assistance. The 2005 Showcase raised $525,000. For more information about contributing to the SFUHS Financial Aid Program, please contact Elizabeth Leep at (415).447-3117.



Showcase Sponsors
Decorator Showcase Sponsors receive a listing in the program guide and an invitation to the exclusive Sponsors Preview Gala at the Showcase home on Thursday, April 28. Sponsorship begins at $500. Contact Elizabeth Leep, Director of Decorator Showcase (415) 447-3117 or by email about sponsorship opportunities.


Opening Night
Friday, April 28
Tickets: $150 per person
A sneak preview of the San Francisco Decorator Showcase! Enjoy cocktails with the designers at the Showcase home.


Group Bookings
The San Francisco Decorator Showcase welcomes groups and tours though prior arrangement. The Showcase is a fun and glamorous look at one of the most beautiful homes in San Francisco and a chance to see the work of the most talented designers on the West Coast.


If your organization is interested in a Group Booking please contact: Cristina Rudden, Showcase Assistant.
(415) 447-3137 email


Evening Rental of the House
Each year, the San Francisco Decorator Showcase makes the house available for private and corporate events. As a stunning backdrop for any party, this event venue provides a unique opportunity for cocktail parties and receptions for your organization.


For available dates and rates for Evening Rentals please contact: Elizabeth Leep, Director of Decorator Showcase
(415) 447-3117 email


Showcase Program Book Advertising
Advertising in the San Francisco Decorator Showcase Program is an excellent way to reach an upscale clientele. Over 20,000 people receive a copy of the San Francisco Decorator Showcase program book each year, providing advertisers with high impact exposure while simultaneously supporting educational excellence. The published program book is full-color, perfect bound, and printed on gloss 80# stock, with a laminated four-color cover. This program book has a shelf life of five to ten years, serving as a Showcase guide as well as a permanent reference for suppliers.


If you are interested in advertising in the program book, please contact us for information about rates and deadlines:
Edward Phillips, Development Assistant
(415) 447-3115 email


Silent Auction
The Silent Auction at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase presents fine wines, travel destinations, excellent meals, art, antiques, and much, much more from hundreds of generous individuals and corporations. Over 20,000 discriminating visitors view the Showcase each year, and we invite you to join in a collective of individuals, restaurants, shops, and design specialists who donate to the Silent Auction. It is a wonderful way to extend your market and support a worthy educational goal.


If you are interested in donating to the Silent Auction, please contact: Cristina Rudden, Showcase Assistant

(415) 447-3137 email

http://www.sfuhs.org/showcase/history.shtml

Friday, April 21, 2006

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

Now closing May 28!Arizona-based photographer Mark Klett (b.1952) has been photographing the American West for over 25 years. He directed the Rephotography Survey Project in the late 1970s, which located and rephotographed the sites of images made by William Henry Jackson, Timothy O’Sullivan, and other photographers surveying the West in the late 19th century. For the Dislocations project, which is also the subject of a book co-published by the Fine Arts Museums and UC Press, Klett chose to recreate historic photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the centennial of which is April 18, 2006. Over the past two years, Klett has been collecting 1906 images from the Legion of Honor’s Genthe archive, the Bancroft Library, and various web-based archives, resulting in the selection of 85 geographical sites. His fieldwork in recreating the historic shots covered the entire city of San Francisco, from Union Square to the Presidio, South of Market to the Marina Green, and Mission Dolores to Cow Hollow. The results are approximately 75 paired photographs depicting the city then and now, each showing that the two spaces and times are related. In Klett’s words, “The photographs are more than a reminder of the power of nature or a warning to arrogance in the face of it. I also think they are a way to contemplate how we understand time and our relationship to the past.”This exhibition identifies the Fine Arts Museums as a member of the 1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance, an organization formed to help coordinate efforts and activities between organizations in Northern California that are planning to commemorate the earthquake. The book, produced by UC Press, includes a foreword by Fine Arts Museums Director Harry S. Parker III, and essays by Rebecca Solnit and Philip Fradkin.1906 Earthquake Centennial AllianceThe exhibition After the Ruins identifies the Fine Arts Museums as a member of the 1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance, an organization of approximately 150 entities that includes museums, libraries, historical societies, parks, and academic research groups, as well as representatives from a broad range of sectors that include science, health, education, public policy, print and broadcast media, and business. The Alliance was formed to coordinate efforts and activities among organizations in Northern California that are planning events and presentations to commemorate the earthquake.

This show is intriquing and engaging. The before and after pictures are captivating, haunting and tell a story.
For those of us who had family in the earthquake, it actually is a bit heart wrenching. My favorite image is the barn at Point Reyes that moved 15 feet and the image of the crack in the earth.

Legion of Honor
Photography exhibit
San Francisco, California

Friday, April 14, 2006

International Arts and Crafts Show at the DeYoung Musuem

International Arts and Crafts

International Arts and Crafts: William Morris to Frank Lloyd WrightThis major exhibition is the first to explore the Arts and Crafts movement from a truly international perspective. It traces the development of the movement from its flourishing in Britain in the 1880s to its interpretation and development in America, continental Europe, and Japan. The Arts and Crafts movement was arguably one of the most far reaching and influential design movements of modern times. It laid the foundations for international approaches to design and lifestyle in the 20th century through new attitudes toward work, design and home. Until now, no exhibition has brought together Arts and Crafts from around the world, and none has included Japan.

The show is currently running.
18 March - 18 June 2006
http://www.deyoungmuseum.org/
Fine Arts Musuems of San Francisco

Admission and TicketsTicket prices for International Arts and Crafts: William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright: Adults $15, Seniors (65 and older, with ID) $12, Youth 13-17 $11, Children 12 and under are free. Special exhibition tickets include general admission to the museum. The last special exhibition tickets are sold one hour prior to the museum’s closing.

Fine Arts Museums Members are always admitted FREE.

Reserve tickets to the de Young by ordering online. Advance purchase tickets can be picked up at the museum by swiping the credit card used to purchase the tickets at one of the de Young's self-service ticket kiosks.Tickets may also be purchased at the door, at one of the museum’s self-service ticket kiosks, or by calling 1.866.912.6326.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

100th Anniversary of SF 1906 Earthquake Centennial Aliance, Calender of Events

April 18, 2006 will mark the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake and fire, a seminal event in the scientific study of earthquakes as well as in the cultural and social history of California. The upcoming 100th anniversary provides a unique opportunity to increase public awareness of seismic hazard and promote earthquake preparedness and mitigation. Explore the ways in which this major natural disaster affected the personal lives, culture, economy and development of Northern California. Visit:

http://1906centennial.org/ for more information, historical pictures, and preventive information learned from the past.

Calendar of Events: All Events
http://1906centennial.org/activities/calendar/
All Events
Dedications, Ceremonies & Memorials
Exhibits & Shows
Live Performances
Outdoor Activities
Public Lectures, Open Houses & Tours
Publications & Books
TV Shows, Films, Music & Radio
Uncategorized
Web Resources
Workshops & Conferences

San Francisco Bay Area as defined by

The San Francisco Bay Area, referred to locally as the Bay Area, is a geographically diverse metropolitan area that surrounds San Francisco Bay in northern California. Home to more than seven million people, it is composed of cities, towns, villages, military bases, airports, and associated regional, state, and national parks sprawled over nine counties and connected by a massive network of roads, highways, railroads, and commuter rail.
Because San Francisco was until recently the largest city in the region (it was surpassed by San Jose over 15 years ago in the 1990 census) and remains the traditional and cultural center, the region is identified with the city of San Francisco proper. However, San Francisco is neither dominant within the region in population (it is home to only 11% of the Bay Area's people) nor does it form a clear urban center to the Bay Area. Many residents now consider San Jose to be the dominant region of the Bay Area. This differs from more typical metropolitan areas that have a single urban center surrounded by dependent suburbs. The Bay Area is atypical in that its population is distributed across several regional urban and suburban centers. Due to the distributed and diverse nature of the region, it is referred to simply as the Bay Area (without reference to any specific city) by its residents; the fully qualified name is mostly used by outsiders and in formal and legal contexts.
Ultimately, the metropolitan area comprising the city of San Francisco together with Oakland and San Jose is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, after New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C.-Baltimore.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area

San Francisco Basic Information

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and the US Census Bureau

Government
City-County
San Francisco
Mayor: Gavin Newsom (to Jan. 2008)
Geographical characteristics
Area Total 600.7 km²
Land 121.0 km²
Water 479.7 km²
Population Total (2004) 744,230
Metro area 7,533,384
Density 6212.25/km²
Coordinates 37°46′0″ N122°26′0″ W
Elevation 19.2 m
Time zonePacific Standard Time Zone (UTC-8)
Summer (DST) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

2000 census population (rank): 776,733 (13); % change: 7.3; Male: 394,828 (50.8%); Female: 381,905 (49.2%); White: 385,728 (49.7%); Black: 60,515 (7.8%); American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,458 (0.4%); Asian: 239,565 (30.8%); Other race: 50,368 (6.5%); Two or more races: 33,255 (4.3%); Hispanic/Latino: 109,504 (14.1%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 85.5%; 65 and over: 13.7%; Median age: 36.5.
2004 population estimate (rank): 744,230 (14)
See additional census data
Land area: 47 sq mi. (122 sq km);
Alt.: Highest, 925 ft.; lowest, sea level
Avg. daily temp.: Jan., 51.1° F; July, 59.1° F
Churches: 540 of all denominations;
City-owned parks and squares: 200+;
Radio stations: 29;
Television stations: 10
Civilian Labor Force (PMSA) March 2005: 923,5001;
Unemployed: 43,0001,
Percent: 4.71;
Per capita personal income (MSA) 2002: $46,9582
Chamber of Commerce: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 235 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94104

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