First Group of Approved Visitors from China Rides San Francisco’s Blue and Gold

Approved Destination Status (ADS) is nothing to sneeze at when we are talking about more potential tourists from China, ready to bring thei...

Power & Glory Showcases Ming Dynasty’s Many Treasures at Asian Art Museum

Power & Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty is a pioneering exhibition in many respects. It’s the first large scale show solely d...

Slavyanka Sings Her Heart Out in Male Chorus A Cappella Concerts

Slavyanka means a female of Slavic origin, but the name corresponds to a distinguished male chorus in its 30th year of existence, regularly ...

Women Impressionists at Legion of Honor Emerge From Shadows of Sunshine Art

The Impressionists of the late 19th century left their studios for the open air and became obsessed with daylight and freedom. Being ultima...

Gary Bukovnik’s Wild Blooms at Caldwell Snyder Gallery

What is demurely called “Exhibition of Recent Watercolors,” looks more like an illustration to an antique plot of death by flowers, when an ...

“‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore” Closes A.C.T. Season on a Screaming High Note

As the curtain rises for the John Ford’s intense and action-packed, yet rarely performed 1630s play, an angelic cellist (composer/performer ...

Painting Pain: Frida Kahlo at SFMOMA

Frida Kahlo retrospective in celebration of the centennial of her birthday opened at SFMOMA today, offering an unprecedented array of her sm...

All You Need Is Tea, Tea Is All You Need… Iyemon Cha That Is

You say tea, I say chai, and the Japanese say cha, but we all know that it’s good for you, and as long as it’s Iyemon Cha Japanese Green Tea...

Dale Chihuly Brings His Glass Kingdom to the de Young

When Maestro Chihuly asked reporters at the press opening to name only one best room in his exhibit, that was not a fair question. In a gall...

Ask Emma

Q: I have been a widow for more than 10 years. A year ago I met a man who I like very much. He is kind, gentle, and though he never said “I...

American Women by Dionisio Ceballos at Hot Mango Pickle in Palo Alto

Dionisio Ceballos, whose latest body of work is currently on display at Hot Mango Pickle gallery in Palo Alto, was born and educated in Mexi...

Contemporary Jewish Museum Opens New Building Sunday

Designed by Daniel Libeskind , the new Contemporary Jewish Museum building in San Francisco is filled with light, angular lines, and creativ...

Sonia Melnikova Photography Explores Wabi-Sabi Philosophy

San Francisco artist Sonia Melnikova appreciates the city’s foggy summers. Her special brand of photography does not call for sunshine a...