Go Red: On Valentine’s Day at Macy’s in The City, well-heeled San Franciscans stepped out in colorful shoes at Go Red Strut, an event presented by the American Heart Association as part of the group’s mission to help women reduce their heart disease risk.
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Hearts in San Francisco: San Francisco General Hospital Foundation’s seventh public-art fundraising event, featuring iconic heart sculptures created by 14 artists and displayed around The City, took place Thursday at AT&T Park. Proceeds from the annual Heroes & Hearts luncheon — at which some of the hearts were auctioned — and the evening Hearts After Dark cocktail party support vital programs at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
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Arts of Pacific Asia Show preview gala: On Thursday at Fort Mason Center, the Asian Art Museum hosted a preview gala for the 16th annual Arts of Pacific Asia Show, a top destination for collectors, curators and art investors. Proceeds from the party benefited the Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Art and Culture.
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ACT Conservatory Awards: On Jan. 24 at the Westin St. Francis hotel, American Conservatory Theater presented its inaugural awards to honor training-program alumni and pay tribute to major donors. The winners were actresses Annette Bening and Elizabeth Banks, and patrons Geoff Elliott, Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, Frannie Fleishhacker and the late Mort Fleishhacker. The William Randolph Hearst Foundation also was recognized.
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‘Bella Notte’: The San Francisco Ballet opened its 79th season Thursday with a gala performance in the War Memorial Opera House and Italian-themed black-tie fundraising dinners, hosted by the S.F. Ballet Auxiliary, at City Hall. Cocktails and a grand promenade preceded the show; a party, La Dolce Vita, followed. Marie Hurabiell Trader and Carla Wytmar chaired the festivities.
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James C. Hormel book release: San Francisco philanthropist, activist and former U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg James C. Hormel celebrated his new memoir, “Fit to Serve: The Battle to Become the First Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador,” at a December event at the City Club.
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By:
Drew Altizer
01/02/12 7:30 PM
New Year’s Ball 2012: San Francisco’s Clift Hotel was the site of the Justin Roja Presents black-tie event. DJ David Carvalho provided the music; partial proceeds go to Grace’s Kids, a nonprofit working to fund a new hospital in Uganda and supporting other charitable projects in Africa.
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Tipping Point Community Awards: The Bay Area nonprofit on a mission to end poverty honored Aspire Public Schools, Ravenswood Family Health Center and the SFSU Guardian Scholars Program with $50,000 grants at its fifth annual breakfast at the Julia Morgan Ballroom on Dec. 8 in The City. Accepting awards from Tipping Point founder and CEO Daniel Lurie were Xochitl Sanchez-Zarama, Dr. Sonja Lenz Rashid, Luisa Buada and James Willcox.
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‘Gorgeous & Green’: Global Green, a group dedicated to creating a secure and sustainable future, presented its seventh annual San Francisco gala Dec. 6 at Bently Reserve. Singer Michelle Branch performed, a gourmet organic dinner prepared by Michael Mina and Joseph Humphrey was served and an eco-fashion show was on the program. Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Zem Joaquin, Nadine Weil and Amber Marie and Christopher Bently were among the notable hosts.
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Light in the Grove: On Wednesday, the National AIDS Memorial Grove held a fundraiser — the first of its kind — marking its 20th anniversary. Held at the grove in Golden Gate Park, the “evening of remembrance and renewal” honored Pat Christen, former executive director of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and current president and CEO of HopeLab.
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