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ArtSpan Presents SAN FRANCISCO OPEN STUDIOS

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ArtSpan Presents SAN FRANCISCO OPEN STUDIOS

With over 900 artists it is the country’s oldest and largest open studio event

Every weekend October 13 – November 4, 2012, 11am – 6pm

ArtLaunch Opening Event: Wednesday, October 10, 5:30pm – 10pm

www.artspan.org

13 August 2012 — San Francisco comes alive with art this fall as ArtSpan presents its 37th Annual SF Open Studios – the oldest and largest event of its kind in the country. From Dogpatch to Fort Mason, the Mission to Ocean Beach, each weekend features new neighborhoods to explore as more than 900 emerging and established artists open their studios to show and sell their work during the month-long event. It’s an unrivaled opportunity for art patrons, collectors, and admirers to connect one on one with artists, get a glimpse of the working artist’s life, and to find their next true art love.

SF Open Studios is free, self-guided tour which takes place every weekend October 13 – November 4, 2012 from 11am to 6pm. Each weekend features artists in different neighborhoods (please see event schedule below). To assist in planning studio visits, the public is invited to learn about the participating artists at www.artspan.org or by picking up the free SF Open Studios Guide, complete with thumbnail reproductions, contact information, and map locations, available at distribution points throughout San Francisco and at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, during regular gallery hours. While at SOMArts, visitors can enjoy the SF Open Studios Exhibition, featuring select works by many participating artists, on view October 10 – November 4, 2012.

“SF Open Studios absolutely epitomizes the breadth, depth, and diversity of the city itself,” says ArtSpan Executive Director Heather Holt Villyard. “There’s no other event that illuminates the abundance and vibrancy of San Francisco’s arts and culture in the same way.”

SF Open Studios kicks off with ArtLaunch, a special exhibition preview event and fundraising party on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 5:30pm to 10pm. Tickets are $25-$60 and can be purchased by visiting www.artspan.org

About ArtSpan ArtSpan, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, builds a community by connecting the public to visual arts in San Francisco. Through SF Open Studios, youth and adult education, and art-centric events, ArtSpan creates a platform for artists to thrive, fostering a Bay Area that values the arts.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
2012 SF Open Studios Weekend Dates:

Weekend 1: October 13 & 14, 11am – 6pm 

Fort Mason, Marina, Pacific Heights, Russian Hill, North Beach, Ocean Beach, Sunset, Richmond, Diamond Heights, Buena Vista, Twin Peaks, West Portal, Glen Park, Excelsior, Duboce, Hayes Valley, Haight, Upper Market

Weekend 2: October 20 & 21, 11am – 6pm 

SOMA, Tenderloin, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Bayview

Weekend 3: October 27 & 28, 11am – 6pm 

Mission, Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, Castro

Weekend 4: November 3 & 4, 11am – 6pm 

Hunters Point Shipyard & Islais Creek Studios

SF Open Studios Exhibition
October 10, 2012 – November 4, 2012
Tuesday – Friday, 12pm – 7pm
Saturday, 11am – 5pm
Sunday, 11am – 3pm
SOMArts Cultural Center, Main Gallery, 934 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA Free

ArtLaunch
October 10, 2012, 5:30pm – 10pm
Tickets range $25-$60
Available at www.artspan.org

TV Listing. August 2012

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Ten Percent

TV Listing. August 2012

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Mondays – Fridays, 11:30am & 10:30pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm on Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California.

www.comcasthometown.com

Episode # 150
Monday — Friday, August 6-10, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 11 &smp; 12, 10:30pm

David Perry interviews attorney Fred Hertz about the current state of LGBT rights in Israel. David also speaks with Bishop Otis Charles, the first openly gay bishop in history, about LGBT progress in the Episcopal, and other, denominations.

Episode # 151
Monday — Friday, August 13-17, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 18 & 19, 10:30pm

David Perry speaks with “Top Chef: Just Desserts” winner and gay activist Yigit Pura about reality TV and his new SF bakery Tout Sweet. Perry also discusses mental health issues specific to the LGBT community with clinical psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Holt.

Episode # 152
Monday — Friday, August 20-24, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 25 & 26, 10:30pm

David Perry talks with Gina Gatta, president of the world’s oldest LGBT publishing outlet, the Damron Guide, about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. David also interviews Amity Pierce Buxton, founder of the Straight Spouse network and author of two new books on straight/gay couples and the issues they face.

Episode # 153
Monday — Friday, August 27-31, 11:30 am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, September 1 & 2, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with Clinical Psychologist, Bart Magee, founder and executive director of the Access Institute, advocating for affordable access to mental health services. Perry also interviews Nathan Purkiss, Board Member of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, the oldest such political group in the country. Additionally, Perry speaks with Fred Lopez, board president of the historic Castro Street Fair, founded by Harvey Milk.

Ten Percent is also available 24/7 through the “On Demand” Feature through your Comcast Cable Network. Choose “Get Local” and “Comcast Hometown” to access Ten Percent. Past shows may also be viewed online at www.comcasthometown.com.

Become a fan on Facebook: 10 Percent on Facebook

About 10 Percent

Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast’s regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, continues its commitment to quality original programming with Ten Percent, a weekly interview series that focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues. The half-hour show, created and hosted by long-time San Francisco media professional David Perry, airs on Channel 104, Mondays – Thursdays at 11:30am & 8pm and is available to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. Each episode will then be available online at www.comcasthometown.com as well as on Comcast’s popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view Ten Percent ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the “Get Local” section, then click on “Comcast Hometown.”

“I jokingly call the show ‘Charlie Rose for the LGBT world,” said David Perry, Producer/Host of Ten Percent. “We may be only ten percent of the general population, in round numbers, but our issues are one hundred percent front-and-center in today’s world. Whether it’s the fight for marriage equality or debates about gay clergy or the right to serve openly in uniform, our issues are reflective of the world at large.”

“David has a well-known and unique voice that bridges many communities,” said Jason Holmes, Executive Producer at Comcast Hometown Network. “David’s talents and the launch of Ten Percent further enhance Comcast’s commitment to our communities and Comcast Hometown Network’s compelling, community-based regional programming,”

10 Percent – Listing July 2012

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Ten Percent

TV Listing. July 2012

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Mondays – Fridays, 11:30am & 10:30pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm on Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California.

www.comcasthometown.com

Episode # 145
Monday — Friday, July 2 – 6, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 7 – 8, 10:30pm

David Perry interviews Kevin Carroll, Executive Director of the Hotel Council of San Francisco, about the “Million Dollar Mission” for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. David also speaks with Troy Campbell, Executive Director of Fisherman’s Wharf CBD, about the improvements coming to San Francisco’s waterfront.

Episode # 146
Monday — Friday, July 9 – 13, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 14 – 15, 10:30pm

David Perry speaks with Marc Huestis, producer of Marat/Sade playing at Brava Theatre. David also talks with gay entrepreneur Shane Mayer, founder of the GoGuide app.

Episode # 147
Monday — Friday, July 16 – 20, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 21 – 22, 10:30pm

David Perry talks with Linda Hannawalt, founder of the San Francisco Sewing & Quilting Collaborative. David also interviews Eric Jansen, host of NPR station KALW’s Out in the Bay.

Episode # 148
Monday — Friday, July 23 – 27, 11:30 am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 28 – 29, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with Robert Berry, Academy of Art alum and noted fashion designer. Perry speaks with political insider and San Francisco Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Prozan.

Episode # 149
Monday — Friday, July 30 – August 3, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 3 – 5 10:30pm

David Perry interviews legendary poet, artist and activist Lawrence Ferlinghetti about his new exhibit, Cross Pollination at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and also speaks about his history-making life.

Ten Percent is also available 24/7 through the “On Demand” Feature through your Comcast Cable Network. Choose “Get Local” and “Comcast Hometown” to access Ten Percent. Past shows may also be viewed online at www.comcasthometown.com.

Become a fan on Facebook: 10 Percent on Facebook

About 10 Percent

Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast’s regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, continues its commitment to quality original programming with Ten Percent, a weekly interview series that focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues. The half-hour show, created and hosted by long-time San Francisco media professional David Perry, airs on Channel 104, Mondays – Thursdays at 11:30am & 8pm and is available to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. Each episode will then be available online at www.comcasthometown.com as well as on Comcast’s popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view Ten Percent ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the “Get Local” section, then click on “Comcast Hometown.”

“I jokingly call the show ‘Charlie Rose for the LGBT world,” said David Perry, Producer/Host of Ten Percent. “We may be only ten percent of the general population, in round numbers, but our issues are one hundred percent front-and-center in today’s world. Whether it’s the fight for marriage equality or debates about gay clergy or the right to serve openly in uniform, our issues are reflective of the world at large.”

“David has a well-known and unique voice that bridges many communities,” said Jason Holmes, Executive Producer at Comcast Hometown Network. “David’s talents and the launch of Ten Percent further enhance Comcast’s commitment to our communities and Comcast Hometown Network’s compelling, community-based regional programming,”

GoGuide Teams with SF Pride to Produce First Event Parade App

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GoGuide Teams with SF Pride to Produce First Event Parade App

Gay Entrepreneurs partner with SF International Airport, KAYAK and Rainbow Honor Walk for Historic Tech Collaboration

Media Contacts:
David Perry / (415) 693-0583 / news@davidperry.com
Shane Mayer / (415) 297-2219 / shane@getgoguide.com

www.getgoguide.com/

21 June 2012 — SAN FRANCISCO, CA: San Francisco Pride has teamed up with local, LGBT-founded start-up, GoGuide (www.getgoguide.com/) to produce the first app for San Francisco Pride, June 22 & 23, 2012 in San Francisco. The app is available in both the Apple iTunes and Android app markets by searching “sf pride goguide.”

“GoGuide is proud to present attendees with SF Pride’s first mobile app,” said Shane Mayer, Director of Sales and Marketing and a founder of GoGuide. “The app includes everything you need to know about SF Pride, including the schedule, maps and insider tips, all on your phone.”

SF Pride chose to work with GoGuide to produce this year’s app for a variety of reasons. Most critically, rather than costing Pride, GoGuide’s business model meant that GoGuide paid Pride through a share of app sponsorship dollars. This year’s app sponsors include KAYAK (www.kayak.com) San Francisco Airport (www.flysfo.com) and The Rainbow Honor Walk (www.rainbowhonorwalk.org/)

“We could not be more excited to produce the first official app for SF Pride, the second largest event in all of California,” said Mayer. “We really appreciate Pride’s commitment to supporting a local LGBT run start-up and allowing us to make then a great app and new revenue.”

GoGuide is committed to helping Pride raise $10,000 through app sponsorship. App sponsors get the unique ability to reach Pride attendees through the app, where users will be looking for critical event information.

”We’re proud to pair the #1 travel app with Pride’s official app from GoGuide,” said Robert Birge, Chief Marketing Officer, KAYAK.

“We’re so grateful to GoGuide for helping us spread the word about our international design contest for the Walk,” said David Perry, Rainbow Honor Walk Board President. “This partnership is helping our historic landmark become a reality.”

About SF Pride:

The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee® is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization founded to produce the San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade. SF Pride is dedicated to education, to the commemoration of LGBT heritage and to the celebration of LGBT culture and liberation.

A world leader in the Pride movement, SF Pride is also a grant-giving organization through our Community Partners Program. Since 1997, SF Pride has granted nearly $2 million dollars from proceeds of the Pride Celebration and Parade to local non-profit LGBT organizations and those organizations working on issues related to HIV/AIDS, cancer, homelessness, and animal welfare.

About GoGuide:

GoGuide was founded in 2012 by three gay entrepreneurs. GoGuide produces apps for events for low to no cost. Events make money by using GoGuide as their official app producer. Sponsors reach targeted demographics through app sponsorship and advertising.

Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

Making Fisherman’s Wharf more walkable, bikeable

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Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

Making Fisherman’s Wharf more walkable, bikeable

Fisherman’s Wharf merchants are betting that a remake of the district’s main artery to encourage more walkers and bikers will make it an even bigger draw.

www.visitfishermanswharf.com

San Francisco Business Times – by Eric Young. June 22, 2012

Fisherman’s Wharf merchants are betting that a remake of the district’s main artery to encourage more walkers and bikers will make it an even bigger draw.

A stretch of Jefferson Street between Hyde and Powell streets will undergo a $4 million renovation that will widen sidewalks, add landscaping, redesign intersections and allow for more outdoor seating for eateries.

The project is expected to start in October and finish by July 2013, giving the neighborhood a new feel in time for America’s Cup racing.

The general Fisherman’s Wharf milieu remains the same: a dense mix of seafood restaurants, curio shops, hotels and fish processing facilities.

But the sidewalk changes are designed to make the area more inviting to tourists and locals because it will give them more room to walk and bike. Meanwhile, the narrower streets are meant to send the message to drivers that they should slow down along Jefferson or choose another street altogether.

Overcrowding:

While the design for Fisherman’s Wharf was being discussed, a survey of tourists and natives showed that the top complaint about the area — which attracts about 25,000 people per day — was overcrowding, said Rodney Fong, president of the Fisherman’s Wharf Wax Museum and real estate investor. “It confirmed to us we needed to make pedestrians and bikes a priority.”

The remade Fisherman’s Wharf will recall — but not try to copy — other noted areas where strolling and biking are the main way to get around a shopping/eating district, like Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade or Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road.

“It’s not being done to make it like Disneyland,” said Troy Campbell, executive director of the Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District. It was important to shopkeepers and other longtime residents of the area that Fisherman’s Wharf maintain its character, Campbell said.

“On a busy day, it should feel like an outdoor plaza, an urban living space,” said Neil Hrushowy, project manager in the city’s Planning Department.

The remake will be paid for with money from the Department of Public Works, he said.

Some local merchants said they looked forward to seeing the final product. The urban design firm hired by the city, Gehl Architects from Copenhagen, drew inspiration from big cities around the world.

“What happens (in San Francisco) is we tend to think about what we know and we don’t really think about what has been successful in other cities,” said Tom Creedon, president of Scoma’s restaurant, which has been on Fisherman’s Wharf since the 1960s. “The trend is getting people out of their cars and walking in the streets.”

The changes will come only after some disruption to businesses, city officials said. Construction is scheduled to start after the conclusion of Fleet Week this October.

“Everyone knows that short term pain is long term gain,” said Campbell.

The community benefit district, he said, will keep merchants updated about when construction is slated to start near their business.

Years of discussion:

It took Fisherman’s Wharf many years to get to the point where there was enough support to move ahead with a revamped Jefferson Street.

“It’s been a long time coming,” said Creedon. Several years ago when talks about a reworked street began, “discussions were very heated. It seemed like it might not go anywhere.”

Some factions didn’t want any change. Others could not agree on what design elements should be used.

“There wasn’t consensus from merchant owners and tenants and stakeholders,” said Fong. But a break came a few years ago when Fisherman’s Wharf started the community benefit district, in which property owners pay a special tax to pay for additional services.

The CBD served as a central forum to trade ideas on Jefferson Street, he said. Finally people were able to reach common ground.

Another push came in 2010 after San Francisco won the right to host the 2013 America’s Cup.

“I think the America’s Cup really expedited the process a little more,” said Campbell. When “you’ve got company coming you want your living room cleaned.”

For more information visit www.visitfishermanswharf.com