San Francisco Voice

As many of my regular readers already know, I spent the last few weeks back in my hometown. It’s always interesting going back home … for all of the reasons that going home as a grown-up means, of course … but also because it gives you such a refreshed perspective on your new home when you return. The first event that I went to after coming back to San Francisco was yesterday’s Capsule Design Festival in Hayes Valley. It was one of several events I’d considered for the weekend, including Lit Crawl and the Noe Valley Farmer’s Market and Festival. …read more

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Memorial Day Weekend in San Francisco means one major thing: Carnaval.  For almost thirty years now, The Mission has come to life on this May weekend with a multi-cultural, multi-event celebration.  There’s food and art, music and dance and general street fair camaraderie throughout the weekend celebrating the various Latin and Caribbean cultures for which the mardi-gras-esque carnaval celebration is known throughout the world.
Location of Carnaval SF:
It happens on Harrison Street from 16th St. – 23rd St.  There will be seven stages along this route with different kinds of entertainment.
Time and dates of Carnaval SF 2007:
May 26th and 27th, 2007 …read more

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San Fran Voice is all about finding great things in this city from great venues for live music to lessons in love learned from the streets of San Francisco.  One of the daily finds in the Bay Area is entertainment.  There’s simply no shortage of art, oddities and experiences in San Francisco.  To reflect that, San Fran Voice has a daily YouTube pick which shows off someone or something related to San Francisco.
Today’s YouTube pick is …  in honor of Carnaval which takes place this weekend, today’s clips are from events of the celebration in past years.
 
 
 

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San Fran Voice is all about finding great things in this city from great venues for live music to lessons in love learned from the streets of San Francisco.  One of the daily finds in the Bay Area is entertainment.  There’s simply no shortage of art, oddities and experiences in San Francisco.  To reflect that, San Fran Voice has a daily YouTube pick which shows off someone or something related to San Francisco.
Today’s YouTube pick is … lots of stuff from previous years of Bay to Breakers which is taking place in the city again today!
 
 
 

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Yeah, sure, technically the ING Bay to Breakers event is a 12 mile race on foot … but this historically San Francisco event has been much more than that since its early days and the fun just keeps on growing.
The History of Bay to Breakers:
It started in 1912 as one of the events designed to rally the city in revitalization after the Great Earthquake.  It was originally run entirely by men, with approximately two hundred participants competing in the first race.  In true San Francisco style, the early 1940’s brought a female-in-drag to the competition.  Today, over 65,000 people will …read more

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San Fran Voice is all about finding great things in this city from great venues for live music to lessons in love learned from the streets of San Francisco.  One of the daily finds in the Bay Area is entertainment.  There’s simply no shortage of art, oddities and experiences in San Francisco.  To reflect that, San Fran Voice has a daily YouTube pick which shows off someone or something related to San Francisco.
Today’s YouTube pick is about Swan’s Oyster Depot, a longtime family restaurant in San Francisco.  Today is the O’Reilley’s Oyster and Beer Festival which has live music and lots …read more

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There isn’t any show that’s part of the Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival that I wouldn’t recommend, so why am I drawing particular attention to this one?  Well, first of all, it’s the last San Francisco show this season for local band We Be The Echo (see their SFV Interview here).  They’re playing with another awesome local band, And A Few To Break, as well as with Bad Dudes, an L.A. band that was described by We Be The Echo as “Nintendo-spazz at its most phenomenal”.  And if that’s not reason enough to go out and catch the show, …read more

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O’Reilly’s is just one of San Francisco’s Irish pubs but it’s the one that really puts its name out there.  On St. Patrick’s Day, the North Beach location puts on a block party that isn’t to be forgotten.  And in May, they celebrate with all day drinking, music and shenanigans at this party on the Fort Mason lawn.
The details:

The festival starts at noon and goes until 7 pm on May 19, 2007.
It costs $15 in advance through www.SnagTickets.com or $19 at the gate on the day of.
There will be food, drinks and raffles galore so plan to have lots of …read more

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It’s that time of year again; every single weekend in San Francisco is going to have at least one event which draws both tourists and locals to one of our many diverse neighborhoods.  From the small street fairs to the specialty food tastings to the holiday activities, people who want something to do will not be lacking for events.  But, as a local, it can get kind of tiresome.  You want to check everything out, but you quickly tire of the constant activity, the crowds and the inflated prices on everything.
There’s something to suit everyone in this city, but these …read more

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The Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival is so much more than just music but there are so many shows associated with the event that you might find it easy to forget everything else it’s got to offer.  The ten-day festival is known for highlighting the work of emerging local musicians and getting them the attention that they deserve but they also support local arts of all kinds with events that include art at The Lab, performance art and a parade at Dolores Park and dance / choreography in the city.
As far as the music goes, there are more than …read more

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