Liam's List

  Greetings chums,

Another weekend of fun and frivolity looms. Among the highlights: the musical South Pacific, small plates and small bottles at San Francisco's Ritz-Carlton, Alice@97.3's FREE concert in the park and the leather street party, Folsom Street Fair.  And please watch the Eye On The Bay's Disney Family Museum Special on Monday at 7pm on CBS5.

Have a fantastic, music-filled weekend.
Cheers, Liam

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1 - LEATHER FEST
Folsom Street Fair
Folsom Street, San Francisco
Sunday Noon to 5pm
Come one, come all to the world's biggest leather street fair. This is about more than leather, it's about fun and fundraising. Much of the money made at beer stands and from an entry donation will go to community groups serving those with HIV and AIDS. See you there.
folsomstreetfair.org

2 - MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Ian Shrive - National Parks: Our American Landscape
Saturday 2pm - Borders Union Square
400 Post Street, San Francisco
Sunday 2pm - Borders San Rafael
588 Francisco Blvd.
One of the world most celebrated and renowned photographers is making a stop in the Bay Area. His book National Parks Our American Landscape is a celebration of America's National Parks. With every page turn, a breathtakingly beautiful photograph, each one telling a story about America's most prized treasures. 
ianshive.wordpress.com

3 - FREE:ROCK IN THE PARK
Alice Now and Zen
Sharon Meadow
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Sunday Noon to 5pm
Head to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for an afternoon of free music in the park: Dashboard Confessional, Howie Day and Train.  Bring some pals and a blanket. 
radioalice.com

4 - OZ POP
Kylie Minogue
Fox Theatre
1907 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Wednesday 8pm and Thursday 8pm
The pint-sized Princess of Pop comes to Oakland to kick off her first American Tour. This pop diva has been making fans crazy with her disco anthems and happy house floor fillers since the 80s. She is a tour de force who gives even Madge and Britney a run for their money. See her for two nights only this coming week! "Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na" see, I can't get her songs out of my head. 
kylie.com/tourdates

5 - MUST-SEE TV
Eye on The Bay - Disney Special
Monday 7pm
CBS 5 - KPIX
This coming Monday, "Eye On The Bay" gets an exclusive sneak-peek of "The Walt Disney Family Museum," which opens to the public on Friday, October 1. Included in the half-hour special are rare movies and images not seen outside the Disney family.  My pal and fellow correspondent Dave Stoelke produced, researched and wrote this TV special. For a while I thought he was working on a rewrite of War and Peace!!  Congrats Dave.
cbs5.com/eyeonthebay

6 - RAISE THE CURTAIN 
South Pacific
Golden Gate Theatre
1 Taylor Street, San Francisco
Now playing
The sounds of the Pacific come to the Golden Gate Theatre in a new musical production. Set on a tropical Island during World War II, the story follows two couples and how their realities are altered in the midst of war. Enjoy familiar songs: "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" and "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" and many more.The show is sensational with a cast that hits all the right notes and knocks every song out of the park, or rather through the theatre roof! Log on to the web site and grab a $25 ticket the day of performance. 
shnsf.com/shows/southpacific

7 - BAYCATION
Oceano Hotel and Spa
Pillar Point, Princeton-By-The-Sea (Near Half Moon Bay)
Highway 1
There is a little coastal hamlet that is less than an hour's drive from almost anywhere in the Bay Area. It is perfect for a day trip or overnight stay - Pillar Point. It's nested off Highway 1 a few miles north of Half Moon Bay. This little harbor village boasts restaurants, shops, a hotel or two and an inviting waterfront bursting with natural wildlife and sealife. While here: lunch at the The Princeton Fish Company and devour their fish and chips. Have dinner at Crab Landing and try their signature cocktails and killer calamari. Rest your head for the night at Oceano Hotel and Spa. 
oceanohalfmoonbay.com

8 - HOT TICKET
Michael Jackson's - "This Is It"
On sale Sunday
The wait is almost over for MJ fans who want tickets for the movie about the final weeks of the King of Pop's life, as he prepared for his world tour. The movie will show footage from show rehearsals and will include candid conversations with the pop star from the rehearsal stage. The movie opens across America on October 28th but you can get advance tickets this Sunday. 
thisisit-movie.com

9 - EAT SMALL PLATES HERE
Lobby Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton
600 Stockton Street, San Francisco
Tuesday to Saturday 6 - 9.30pm
There is a little secret and I want to share it with you, there is a dining spot in San Francisco where you can wine and dine like a king for a fraction of the usual cost. The Ritz in San Francisco is now offering Chef Ron Siegel's small bites and small bottles in the Lobby Lounge: chilled oysters that melt like honey on your tongue, tuna tartare that is terrifically tasty, and seared foie gras that is sensational to say the least. My favorite: the 64-degree quail egg with caviar and croutons. It arrives at the table on a plastic-covered glass bowl filled with cedar smoke - heaven.  All plates are under $10. Accompany your small plates with a small bottle of regional wine from $18. 
ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/SanFrancisco/Dining/Default.htm

10 - HAPPY HOUR
E & O Trading Company
314 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Monday-Friday, 3-6 pm
There are 101 good reasons to venture to E & O Trading company for happy hour. Let's start with the new Executive Chef in the kitchen: Chef Arnold Wong, a great chef who knows how to make tummies happy. And happy hour here is very much about the food: small plates that are in many ways a tease for the full menu; imperial duck rolls, mango ribs, mushroom satay. Delicious offerings and each for just $2. Every day a new cocktail is presented such as the Pomegranate margarita or the Thai basil martini. The happiest of happy hours. You will not be disappointed here.
eotrading.com

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