Mothers Day in San Francisco is always a very magical day. It is a day when sons and daughters from all over California bring their mothers to San Francisco for a very special, memorable and wonderful day.
To make that process just a little easier, I want to offer a list of special things to see and do in San Francisco this Mothers Day weekend.
1) The Garden Court at the Palace Hotel
This is absolutely the first choice for magnificent breakfasts, dazzling luncheons and amazing brunches prepared by some of San Francisco's finest chefs. They are accompanied by superb and excellent service and all within one of the most elegant and beautiful settings anywhere on Earth. The Garden Court restaurant is spectacular, stunningly beautiful and has a very special place in U.S. History. Because the Garden Court deserves a story by itself, scroll down past this posting to read Mothers Day Grand Holiday Buffet.
2) Kfog's KABOOM!
This year's free fireworks show features an expanded fireworks display synchronized to a World Class Rock soundtrack, starting at around 9pm. The photo above shows last year's Kfog KABOOM. Very impressive fireworks.
When: Saturday, May 12th
Where: Piers 30-32, Embarcadero at Brannan
Hours: 4pm - 10pm. Fireworks begin around 9pm
Cost: $10 to enter Piers 30-32 (Note: the show can be seen well beyond the Piers)
More Info: www.kfog.com/kaboom/
KFOG Main Stage Performances: 4:30 Ozomatli, 5:50 Guster, 7:35 Kenny Wayne Shepherd
3) Jersey Boys
Walk Like a Man! (that's just a song, not a command) along with Big Girls Don't Cry and Sherry are three instantly recognizable songs from Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons. It's a dynamically staged Tony Award-winning Broadway smash hit! Before the show, drop by Lori's Diner for a cheeseburger and a malt to help you slip back into a 1950's state of mind.
When: Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th
Where: Curran Theatre
Hours: Saturday at 2pm, Sunday at 7:30pm
Cost: $30-$90
More Info: You will hear the cast perform a few bars of Sherry and see a brief video description of the play by following this link to Carole Shorenstein Hay's SHN Broadway Reframed
4) Mother on Fire
Sandra Tsing Loh's solo show about a mom's search for a good school for her young children. Cutting edge, heart-warming, penetrating.
When: Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th
Where: The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street near Valencia
Hours: Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 2pm
Cost: $10-$20
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5) Past Perfect
This outrageous new dark comedy from the master of dark views of the American family will be given its World Premiere production at The Rhino. Nicky Silver's Past Perfect tells the story of one gay man’s very strange family on the brink of disaster that still finds time for one more argument. Never has a death in the family been this probing or this hysterically funny.
When: Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13thWhere: Theatre Rhino
Hours: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm
Cost: $15-$25
More Info: http://www.therhino.org/
Theater Rhinoceros is in a class all its own with queer performances from stars like Marga Gomez and the Five Lesbian Brothers and drama by Charles Ludlum. Founded in 1977, Theatre Rhino is willing to try new performers and new types of performances. Like any cutting edge theatre, sometimes it works well and other times it flops. Theatre Rhino is willing to step out onto the edge and that makes them exciting. They are the oldest continuously operating gay and lesbian theatre in the United States.They are also the oldest cutting-edge alternative theater around. Forget that Rice-a-Roni crap, Theatre Rhino is a San Francisco Treat!
6) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin are exquisitely, excruciatingly well-matched as the eternally warring Martha and George of Edward Albee's masterful long night's verbal slugfest into dawn, revealing depths of self-awareness and eerily recognizable dependency over the course of three taut acts in three quick hours. Anthony Page's deservedly celebrated 2005 Broadway revival brings out the full bracing humor and humanity of the play, with superb supporting work by David Furr and Kathleen Early as the out-of-their-depth guests. (R. Hurwitt's review in SF Chronicle) Right now, hands down, this is the best show in town.
When: Saturday, May 12th, Sunday, May 13th
Where: Golden Gate Theatre
Hours: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm.
Cost: $45-$80
More Info: You can see a brief video clip from Tony Award Winner Bill Irwin's and Kathleen Turner's powerful performance. This is a remarkable show and I urge everyone to give this choice your careful consideration! To see the video and learn more, follow this link to Carole Shorenstein Hay's SHN Broadway Reframed.
7) Mama's
The Zagat Guide 2007 says Mama's serves the best breakfast in San Francisco for the price. Every weekend Mama's has a line out the door. It's that popular! Take Mom to breakfast at Mama's and try an omelette. Mama's is one of those absolutely wonderful gems that are always delightful to discover.
When: Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th
Where: 1701 Stockton Street on Washington Square in North Beach
Hours: Open Daily 8am to 3pm - Closed on Mondays
Cost: Omelettes (for example) run from $8.95 to $10.50
More Info: http://www.mamas-sf.com/index.html
Weekend Specials Include such Items as: Dungeness Crab Benedict with fresh Spinach; Shrimp and Avocado Benedict with Grilled Tomatoes; Dungeness Crab Omelette with Avocado and Creme Friche; and Homemade Cranberry Orange Walnut French Toast.
8) San Francisco Symphony
When: Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th
Where: Davies Symphony Hall
Hours: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm
Cost: $25-$144 (for what you get, this is a fantastic bargain!)
More Info: http://www.sfsymphony.org/
Saturday: Also sprach Zarathustra
Aaron Copland revels in Stravinsky-inspired rhythms in this taut, no-nonsense music. Distinguished baritone Thomas Hampson sings the passionate music of Gustav Mahler. And Strauss depicts the very origin of humankind in Also sprach Zarathustra (well known to moviegoers from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey). Strauss’s brilliant symphonic poem is “loosely based” on Nietzsche’s book of the same name. As Strauss himself wrote shortly after the premiere, “I wished to convey by means of music an idea of the development of the human race from its origin, through the various phases of its development, religious and scientific, up to Nietzsche’s idea of the superman.” The Mahler songs will be recorded live for our ongoing Mahler cycle.
Sunday: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1
It is music of grace and elegance, a gift that comes to us from another age, another world, and another climate. No one who loves Tchaikovsky would want to be without this work, which MTT has long championed. Tchaikovsky's first symphony (Op. 13 in G minor) is also known as Winter Daydreams. Note: There will be a pre-concert talk by James Gaffigan at 1pm.
Now ...
scroll down to the next story and read about
the magnificent Garden Court
at the Palace Hotel
It's in a category all by itself
scroll down to the next story and read about
the magnificent Garden Court
at the Palace Hotel
It's in a category all by itself
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