Sometimes the reasons for experiencing a work of art can seem a bit random. But there's nothing wrong with that.I was in Los Angeles and at a loose end last night. Of the thousands of cultur…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 09:47PMPeople have been talking about how much they like the new Woody Allen flick, Midnight in Paris.I think people seeing the film in San Francisco are going to appreciate Allen's movie about the…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 05:35PMI spent the afternoon at Stanford University yesterday observing 20 of this year's Knight Journalism Fellows deliver short presentations on their visions for the future of journalism.As some…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 12:34PMWhat does a choral conductor do -- or indeed the music director of any ensemble do -- if he or she feels frustrated at the standard of the amateur chorus he or she is leading?Should she (OK,…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 01:25PMIt's amazing how one's work can sometimes get co-opted by people who have such a strong point of view about something that it makes them blind to the actual words they read on the page.This …
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 03:39PMSome brief thoughts on this latest and diverse weekend of culture-vulturing in the Bay Area...1. Campo Santo presents Denis Johnson's "Nobody Move": Intersection for the Arts recently decamp…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 01:43PMI'm impressed by Twitter's attempt to reach out to local arts organizations here in the Bay Area.The San Francisco-based social media company invited a bunch of arts marketers and media type…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 02:46PMSan Francisco is entering a veritable Summer of Stein with two major exhibitions devoted to Gertrude Stein and a slew of performances, salons and related events.Earlier today, I managed to c…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 07:16PMKink.com, an Internet porn company and the current owner of The Armory, a historic weaponry in the Mission District of San Francisco which was decommissioned in 1973, recently started giving…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 12:37PMI don't suppose that there are many conservatory composition students out there who manage to entice music ensembles from outside of their immediate collegiate community to perform at their …
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 12:56PMI spent most of yesterday at a symposium at Stanford University all about career prospects within the tech industry for students graduating with humanities Ph.Ds from American academic insti…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 02:50PMPeter Griggs, a performance artist in San Francisco, is doing a one-man show about a gay man in the world of boxing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:30PMSF Playhouse is a small, young company in downtown San Francisco, with big ambitions and a good start on achieving them.
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