Monday, June 19, 2017

But thy eternal summer shall not fade...

A weekend of celebration, adventures, and many favorite things... :)

Swan's market
Champagne and popcorn
Big Hero 6
Aina
Ocean Beach - Corgi con 
Bath ruins
Tiled Steps - view from the top
Piccolo Forno
North Beach festival - City Lights Bookstore
Bucko: Whaleman
Piccino 
Treasure Island
Inn Kensington 
Grizzly Peak 
Ferry to SF
Ferry building 
Walking the Embarcadero
Fisherman's Wharf
Miette 
Recchiuti
Ferry to Oakland 
Everett & Jones 

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Shows

946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips - the music and the set were fantastic.  
Comedy night at Rooster T Feathers - fun, friends
Love Sick - ambitious, beautiful images 
SF Sketchfest Tribute to Fred Willard, with special guests Christopher Guest, Robert Klein, Laraine Newman and moderator Kevin Pollak - Fred Willard... is just like you'd want him to be. :) 
Dinosaurs of Comedy - pretty good!
Neo futurists - great set of minis :) 
Luzia! - gorgeous show, vip night
Resonance at Pianofight - soulful, fun gathering
Ty Segall - the mosh pit!!  so much energy
Assassins - well performed, could use better tech
Into the Woods - so creative, wonderfully performed
Hamilton (preview night) - great theatre making, great music, wanted more authentic hip hop/rap
Alvin Ailey - beautiful
The Kills - showboat-y but fun, nice use of media
Joshua Cook - unexpected, photogenic, visceral 
The Orwell's - young, fun
Acrosports showcase - Joan was great!  fun and inspiring
Needles and Opium - amazing and innovative imagery/tech, beautiful performances, cerebral, emotional
John - delightful, strange, deep 
ILLUMINATE - destiny arts!  wonderful and important work
The Mass - mosswood, kids, last show...? 
Comedy Banquet - psychedelic science, fascinating 
Nerd Nite - awesome, unexpected
The Encounter - 3d sound, inventive theatre, great storytelling
Urinetown - not done as well as I'd hoped
Battlefield - sleepy night, well directed
Jarrod Spector - magical, dreamy
Dearest Home - beautiful movement, beautiful lighting 
Zoey and The Wind-Up Boy - community, multimedia, great moments, could use some editing
Roman Holiday - well performed, charming
Aerial Artique - Spring showcase, inspiring