Calendar

January 2012

  • Saturday 1/28
    BEYOND BALLET: Smuin Ballet 2012 Gala
    Honorary Chairs, Jennifer and Mike Krukow along with Gala Co-Chairs Athena and John Konstin and Chris and Ed Schweitzer cordially invite you to join us to celebrate Beyond Ballet: Smuin Ballet's 2012 Gala 6:30p.m. Cocktails & Silent Auction 8p.m. Dinner & Performance Join the artists of the company as we celebrate 18 years of producing and presenting world class ballet! Tickets available now: https://tickets.smuinballet.org/TheatreManager/1/login&performance=1307
    Smuin Ballet
    Jennifer & Mike Krukow, Athena & John Konstin, and Chris & Ed Schweitze
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
    Smuin Ballet
    Tickets available here: https://tickets.smuinballet.org/TheatreManager/1/login&performance=1307

February 2012

  • Saturday 2/4
    Wine & Wishes
    Focusing on the best talents the culinary world has to offer while celebrating and supporting the powerful impact that a magical wish has on a child, Wine and Wishes highlights extraordinary chefs and winemakers, and provides culinary enthusiasts with an exceptional experience. The evening is divided into two events: Gourmet Food & Wine Tasting 5:00 - 7:30 pm, with over 60 tasting stations featuring Michelin chefs and coveted wineries. Winemaker Dinner 7:30 - 11:00 pm, an elegant dinner with each course masterfully prepared by award-winning executive chefs.
    Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation
    5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
    City View at Metreon
    $150 (tasting) or $350 (winemaker dinner)
  • Sunday 2/12
    Zootellectuals
    Zootellectuals is The San Francisco Zoo Auxiliary, a women's organization committed to raising funds and awareness for the Zoo and its education and conservation programs, hosted Zoo-tellectuals: An Evening of Discovery and Intellectual Stimulation. Guests enjoyed an exclusive and intimate show and autograph signing with Jack Hanna.
    SF Zoo
    Stasia Reisfield, Chair
    3:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    San Francisco Zoo
    Stasia Reisfield
    see website
  • Tuesday 2/14
    Valentine’s Day Eternity Ball
    Valentine’s Day Eternity Ball, San Francisco’s first annual black-tie gala that gives everyone, not just couples, a wonderful reason to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Whether married, divorced, engaged, or single – the Eternity Ball has something for all to enjoy. Part of proceeds from the Eternity Ball will benefit the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Eternity Ball is an outsized wedding reception designed to give people of all stripes something new, fun and different to do for Valentine’s Day. Selix Formalwear, the official tuxedo sponsor, is providing a courtesy tuxedo rental with each ticket purchase. The attire for the evening is black-tie, and wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses are strongly encouraged. TICKETS: Tickets for the Eternity Ball start at $150 per person, all inclusive of Zu Vodka cocktails, dinner prepared by Chef James Aptakin, winner of the Food Network Catering Challenge, floating truffles for desert designed by Chef Ian Kleinman of The Inventing Room as well as a certificate for a free pair of Keren Creation's earrings (with the purchase of a $150 custom necklace) and a tuxedo rental courtesy of Selix Formalwear. The evening will be emceed by comedian Jeff Applebaum and dance tunes will be spun by DJ "Freestyle" Franco with more live entertainment to be announced later. A special wedding package is available for couples wanting to get married on Valentine’s Day or renew their vows. For $500, San Francisco wedding officiate Cynthia Gregory will perform ceremonies in a private chapel at the event. The package includes the ceremony, a tuxedo rental courtesy of Selix Formalwear and two tickets to the Eternity Ball. Wedding parties and groups of up to ten friends can rent a private VIP suite, which includes ten tickets to the event, premiere views of all the action along with dinner, desert, bottle service and take-aways. The VIP Suites are $3,000. Tickets are available online now at EternityBall.com
    Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation
    6:30 PM -
    Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavlion - 38 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123
    Tickets available at http://www.eternityball.com/tickets.php

March 2012

  • Friday 3/9
    YMCA of San Francisco’s inaugural “Y for Youth Luncheon”
    To ensure that all Bay Area youth have the opportunity to build healthy and productive lives, the YMCA of San Francisco invites corporate, philanthropic and civic leaders to the inaugural Y For Youth Luncheon. Nearly 400 individuals will convene that day to support the Y’s youth development programming. Guests will enjoy a lively program emceed by San Francisco Giants announcer and host of 98.1 KISS FM’s “Morning’s with Renel” Renel Brooks-Moon. In addition, keynote speaker, Bill Neukom, Chairman Emeritus of the San Francisco Giants, will share his personal experience of the Y’s impact on youth. The YMCA is the nation’s leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. For nearly 160 years, the YMCA of San Francisco has provided solutions to the unique challenges confronting Bay Area communities. Through 14 branch locations and over 120 program sites, the Y’s programs have a lasting positive impact on the lives of tens of thousands of youth every year. From swim classes and recreation programs, to after school enrichment and environmental education, to mentoring and job readiness, the YMCA of San Francisco provides age-appropriate resources that every young person needs. WHEN: Friday, March 9, 2011, 11a.m. – 1:30p.m. 11am: VIP Reception in Giants Club House 12pm: Seated Luncheon & Stage Program 1:30pm: End of Luncheon WHERE: AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco WHO: Emcee: Renel Brooks-Moon, voice of the San Francisco Giants and host of 98.1 KISS FM’s “Morning’s with Renel” Keynote speaker: San Francisco Giants Chairman Emeritus Bill Neukom Chuck Collins, President and CEO of the YMCA of San Francisco Corporate, philanthropic and civic leaders TICKETS: $500 per person, VIP Patron $1,000; Table Sponsors: $5,000 to $50,000 INFO: vbaker@ymcasf.org www.ymcasf.org/yforyouth (415) 281.6780
    The YMCA of San Francisco
    11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
    AT&T Park
    YMCA
    $500 per person, VIP Patron $1,000; Table Sponsors: $5,000 to $50,000

April 2012

  • Tuesday 4/24
    The San Francisco Conservatory of Music's 2012 Gala
    Our 2012 Gala honors President Colin Murdoch on his 20th Anniversary!
    Academic and scholarship programs at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
    Marie-Jose Baum and Kent Baum, co-chairs
    5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
    Christian Mills
    $1000 - $35,000
  • Tuesday 4/24
    2012 Conservatory Gala Salutes Colin Murdoch with Star-Studded Lineup
    The San Francisco Conservatory of Music will salute Colin Murdoch on his 20th anniversary as Conservatory president at its annual gala on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. Alumnus Robin Sutherland, ’75, principal keyboardist of the San Francisco Symphony, serves as Master of Ceremonies for an extraordinary evening of tributes and appearances, featuring musical luminaries from Murdoch’s many years of service to the Conservatory. Cellist Bonnie Hampton, a longtime Conservatory faculty member and co-founder of its pioneering chamber music degree program, returns to play for Murdoch after herself being honored at the Conservatory’s silver anniversary chamber music celebration last November. Also performing will be alumnus, pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane, music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and former artistic director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, while Conservatory Piano Faculty Chair Mack McCray will offer a humorous nod to Murdoch’s legacy. Rounding out the performance roster is legendary opera star Frederica von Stade. An abiding friend of the Conservatory, which keeps a faculty voice chair in her name, von Stade holds an honorary doctorate and is a member of the Conservatory’s Advisory Board. The Conservatory Gala is set for Tuesday, April 24, 2012, from 5:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, in San Francisco. Longtime Conservatory Trustee Kent Baum and his wife Marie-José Baum will serve as co-chairs of the event, with catering by McCalls, Catering and Events and décor by J. Riccardo Benavides of Ideas. Individual tickets range from $1,000 to $3,500 and may be purchased by calling (415) 503-6291.
    The San Francisco Conservatory of Music
    5:30 PM -
    San Francisco Conservatory of Music. 50 Oak Street. San Francisco
    (415) 503-6291
  • Thursday 4/26
    Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco's 5th Blueprints & Blue Jeans Gala
    Please join us on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel for Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco’s 5th Blueprints and Blue Jeans Gala. The Blueprints & Blue Jeans Gala will support Habitat Greater San Francisco’s goal to build 400 new homes, for hard working, low income families by 2020. Since 2000, the Gala has raised over $1 million to build hope and homes throughout San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo Counties. Through the Habitat for Humanity program, hardworking families are able to build the foundation necessary for a sustainable financial future, through affordable homeownership. Offering a hand up, not a hand out, each Partner Family contributes 500 hours of “sweat equity” toward the construction of their own home. Working along side volunteers from across the Bay Area, the Habitat model builds communities and homes. In 20 years, Habitat Greater San Francisco has built more than 160 homes throughout San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties, and engages over 6,000 volunteers each year.
    Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    Westin St. Fracis Hotel 335 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
    Arti Sharma, Events Coordinator
    Individual: $250 and sponsorship opportunities available