Events Around the Bay
On January 11, 2013, after two years of construction, Stanford Live inaugurated its glorious new home at Bing Concert Hall and launched a new era in the performing arts at Stanford University.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to Perform at Bing Concert Hall at Stanford in Palo Alto
November 7 at 7:30 p.m.
On November 7 Bing Center welcomes the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), one of Israel’s oldest and most influential cultural institutions and a dynamic global community for musicians. Under the leadership of Music Director Lahav Shani, who follows the legendary Zubin Metha as its Conductor and Music Director, IPO continues to dedicate itself to presenting classical works in Israel and around the world. The Bing Concert Hall repertoire features: Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 of Romeo and Juliet, as well as Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. An additional concert has been added at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on November 6, 2022 (sfsymphony.org).
Information 650-724-2464; stanfordticketslive.org
Bing Concert Hall: 327 Lausen Street at Stanford University
La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi Presents the Best Arias in the Area!
November 11 through December 3, 2022
Fame. Power. Fortune. Violetta Valéry has it all as Paris’ most admired courtesan. But never has she allowed herself to experience true love. All that changes when Alfredo, a naive young man enters her Paris salon and offers her a romance full of tenderness and compassion.
But can their love ever be free from the social stigmas of her past? But Violetta’s love was never for sale…. Let’s follow Pretty Yende as Violetta and Jonathan Tetelman as Alfredo as they take us on a love journey of their romance. Music Director and Maestro Conductor Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and chorus in Shawna Lucey’s sumptuous new vision of Verdi’s masterpiece—the first new production of La Traviata built by San Francisco Opera’s own craftspeople since 1987. And I hear the new costumes are being designed as well …I will definitely plan to see it!
Information
415-864-3330
Sfopera.com
War Memorial Opera House
301 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco
Ballet & Wine: San Francisco Ballet Brings Beauty of Dance to Napa Valley
October 29 & 30, 2022
Enjoy the San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary event for a weekend in Napa Valley which will feature an intimate Saturday night dinner at The Napa Valley Reserve and an exclusive performance from San Francisco Ballet School’s trainees at Solage Resort in Calistoga, followed by an elegant luncheon with wine pairings.
This year as SF Ballet embarks on its 90th season and welcomes incoming Artistic Director Tamara Rojo – the first female to hold this role in the company’s history – will focus on some of the groundbreaking female winemakers in California at both events. All proceeds from this event will benefit a wide range of SF Ballet artistic initiatives, including new works, scholarships for San Francisco Ballet School students, and community education programs for thousands of youth, families, and seniors.
Information
sfballet.org
Solage Resort in Calistoga has extended a discount on Calistoga King rooms for October 28 and/or October 29. Please call 866-942-7442 and reference San Francisco Ballet to receive this offer.
Photo courtesy of SF Ballet School
Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 15th Annual Induction Dinner Event at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco
November 13, 2022 at:
5 pm: Cocktails, Hors D’Oeuvres, Fab Silent Auction
6 pm: Induction Dinner and Awards
Enjoy an exciting evening of celebrating famous sports personalities who will join in-person the evening’s festivities and celebrations at their historic induction ceremony into the 15th Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
The 2022 Inductees are: Larry Baer, Robert Braunstein, Will Chapman, Lowell Cohn, Ted Robinson*.
Host: Renel Brooks-Moon; Moderator: Andy Dolich
Presenters: Ira Miller, Barry Tompkins, Dave Flemming, Larry Meyers, Nick Murtha, Champ Pederson, John Steinharter, Joel Swedlove
Congratulations to the 2022 inductees!
The Outreach Program of Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame provides scholarships to deserving high school students-athletes as well as supports the UCSF concussion prevention Initiative.
“The Mensch’ Award is presented annually to the individual, not of Jewish faith, who epitomizes the concept of “TIKKUN OLAM” repairing the world through generosity and charitable service to the community-at-large.
Information
408-242-3339
jshofnc.org/induction
Photos courtesy of JSHOFNC
By Lina Broydo
