Lynette Majer

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Give ’til it hurts

By Michael Snyder

O.K., who’s the one who gets the Star Wars-themed bear mugs? Photo: Jill Wellington/Pixabay... Read More
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Celebrate the holidays with the S.F. Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

By Lynette Majer

Nothing says the holidays quite like the San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker. Although the company has a long history with Tchaikovsky’s ballet, staging the first American full-... Read More
Paul Gordon’s “Sierra Echo,” (2021) appears in “The deYoung Open.” Image: courtesy of the artist
Art World

Bay Area artists featured in community art exhibition

By Lynette Majer

“The de Young Open,” which debuted in 2020, has returned to the museum this fall. The juried exhibition features the work of Bay Area artists and “aspires to magnify the voi... Read More
Ridwell picks up hard-to-recycle items not accepted by Recology for reuse and repurpose.
News Briefs

Ridwell fills the Recology gap

By Lynette Majer

For years I have doggedly sorted my recycling with focused determination (with a world in such disarray, this is one thing I can control, right?) My scads of rubber bands, paper c... Read More
Disney studio artist, concept art, Tramp and Lady in Lady and the Tramp (1955), reproduction of original. PHOTO: Courtesy of the Walt Disney Animation Research Library, © Disney.
A & E

Walt Disney Family Museum’s ‘Disney Cats & Dogs’

By Lynette Majer

Generations of kids have grown up with Disney’s animated animals from Mickey’s sidekick Pluto, to Bambi, to Remy to Nemo and Dori and others, but the current exhibition at the... Read More
Pavarotti performing at Opera in the Park at the Music Concourse Bandshell, Golden Gate Park, 1970s. PHOTO: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera Archive
A & E

Celebrating opera and its Italian history in San Francisco

By Lynette Majer

Bravo — Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy” is now open at the Museo Italo Americano in Fort Mason through Oct. 22. The museo has partnered with the... Read More
Irmandade: The Shape of Water in Pindorama. PHOTO: SMAC Gallery; Lhola Amira
Art World

‘Lhola Amira: Facing the Future’

FAMSF launches new contemporary African art program
By Lynette Majer

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco has begun a new program — the first of its kind — to interpret the museum’s permanent collection of African art through the lens of co... Read More
Left to right: Diego Rivera’s Tehuanas in the Market, 1935. Photo: McNay Art Museum; Diego Rivera’s Retrato de Lupe Marín (Portrait of Lupe Marín), 1938. Photo: NPL - DeA Picture Library / Bridgeman Images; images courtesy SFMOMA
Art World

‘Diego Rivera’s America’ comes to SFOMA

By Lynette Majer

Diego Rivera is well represented in San Francisco. His short stint here (1930–31) left the city with three massive murals, including those painted by his proteges inside Coit To... Read More
Left to Right: Detail of Barack Obama by Kehinde Wile; Detail of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama by Amy Sherald. Photo: Courtesy Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Art World

The Obamas come to San Francisco

By Lynette Majer

When the Obama por-traits were unveiled in February 2018 at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, they attracted record-breaking crowds and made internation... Read More
Sarah Van Patten and Joseph Walsh in Marston's Mrs. Robinson. Photo: COURTESY San Francisco Ballet
Art World

A notable season for S.F. Ballet

By Lynette Majer

It’s not only a big month for the San Francisco Ballet, but 2022 is an important year. The month begins with Program 1 (Feb. 1–12), which includes, after a two-year postponeme... Read More
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Wine World

Sparkling Rosés for holiday celebrations

By Lynette Majer

I’m not a huge fan of Rosé in general, which is a little too hyped and most are just not to my taste — but I’m an unabashed cheerleader for sparkling Rosé. Why? Well, visu... Read More
Hansuke Yamamoto in Helgi Tomasson's Nutcracker. Photo: Erik Tomasson - COURTESY S.F. BALLET
Arts & Culture

S.F. Ballet returns to the stage with the ‘Nutcracker’

By Lynette Majer

Nothing says the holidays quite like the San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker. This year’s production is particularly special because it marks the ballet’s return to the stage ... Read More
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Wine World

A mixed bag of wine

By Lynette Majer

Few will dispute it’s been one mixed-up world for the last 18 months. In the immortal words of Roseanne Roseannadanna, “If it’s not one thing, it’s another,” whether it ... Read More
Eric A. Lewis and the company of the North American Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar open Oct. 13 at the Golden Gate Theatre.Photo: Matthew Murphy
Art World

Fall Arts season slowly returns

By Lynette Majer

Finally, the San Francisco arts world we once knew seems to be coming back to life.  This month the city welcomes the return of October favorites Fleet Week, Outside Lands, Li... Read More
Wine World

Cheers to Mom: Wines to celebrate her day

By Lynette Majer

This year is worth a special celebration for Mom because many of us weren’t able to see her last year. So if she loves her wine, be sure to check out these to toast her on her d... Read More

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