Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide
WEBBy Elena Kadvany, Caleb Pershan. The easiest way to get into S.F.’s House of Prime Rib without a reservation — plus more insider tips. By Elena Kadvany. Datebook is the San Francisco Chronicle’s guide to arts & entertainment in the Bay Area, combining award-winning news with a curated events calendar.
How Journey survived another lineup change to make its first
WEBJul 28, 2021 · Guitarist Neal Schon — the band’s co-founder and driving force through countless lineup changes, lawsuits and lead singers — told The Chronicle he wasn’t even sure the track was destined to be a Journey song when he started working up the keyboard loops while sheltering in place last year during the early months of …
Fan Expo to launch S.F. comic convention in 2022 - Datebook
WEBApr 29, 2021 · Fan Expo HQ, the biggest comic convention organizer in North America, has committed to hosting the event for five years at Moscone Center. The first edition of Fan Expo San Francisco, which doesn’t have a finalized date, is scheduled for three days at Moscone West in the fall of 2022. It will have capacity for …
Diego Rivera mural finally gets big debut, 80 years later
WEBJun 22, 2021 · On Monday, June 28, the 1,600-square-foot panoramic work will be unveiled and hang for three years in the free Roberts Family Gallery on the ground floor gallery at the museum’s Howard Street entrance. “The Diego Rivera mural was probably the most stellar artwork created at the World War II-era exposition held on Treasure Island,” said Anne Schnoebelen, vice president and historian for ...
Review: Tiny Tim documentary lifts curtain on misunderstood singer
WEBApr 21, 2021 · M“Tiny Tim: King for a Day”: Documentary. Directed by Johan von Sydow. (Not rated. 78 minutes.) Showing Friday-Sunday, April 23-25, and April 30-May 2, at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., in San Rafael. The film will also be available to stream via on May 21, and video on demand Aug. 6.
Zendaya was a shy, quiet child. Bay Area theater showed her
WEBNov 4, 2020 · Before Oakland native Zendaya to win an Emmy Award, for her work on HBO’s “Euphoria,” she was a Bay Area theater kid. When you watch her on “Euphoria,” where she plays a teenage drug addict, you might think you see a prophet or a time traveler. Her eyes seem to see far, far beyond what others on the show can see — …
SF treasure ‘Beach Blanket Babylon’ to close after 45 years
WEBApr 17, 2019 · Club Fugazi, 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd., S.F. 415-421-4222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com. Follow: Lily Janiak Lily Janiak is The San Francisco Chronicle’s theater critic. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LilyJaniak. For 45 years, the team at 'Beach Blanket Babylon' has donned enormous hats and skewered politics….
‘Nash Bridges’ is back on the streets of S.F., and star ... - Datebook
WEBNov 20, 2021 · Yes, “Nash Bridges” is back, two decades after a six-season run on CBS, in a new made-for-TV movie that premieres Saturday, Nov. 27, on USA Network. And no one is happier about that than Johnson, who has a rich history with the city. “I think Willie’s naturally high,” Johnson said, roaring with laughter during a video interview with The Chronicle from his office in Montecito (Santa ...
SFFilm leaders finally feel at home with new offices and in-theater ...
WEBApr 17, 2022 · Chrissy Metz stars in “Stay Awake,” a drama about opioid addiction and recovery that opens the SFFilm Festival on Thursday, April 21, at the Castro Theatre. Photo: SFFilm. Fairbanks said she can’t wait until opening night. “I think it’s going to be super celebratory,” she said.
Review: Laci Peterson murder case explored in new Netflix, …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Scott Peterson, left, says he his affair with Amber Frey came from “a lack of self-esteem.”. Frey, right, appears in the Netflix three-part docuseries “American Murder: Laci Peterson.”. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix. Still, his appearances in Peacock’s “Face to Face” are fascinating. But unlike “Face to Face,” which practically ...