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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Here’s what they’re doing up in Marin County – they’re selling the Pinups for Purpose calendar in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Now, mark your calendar for this:
“The 2010 Pinups for Purpose Calendar launch event takes place on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Martin Lawrence Gallery, 366 Geary Street, SF from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.”
Here are the deets:
“The 2010 Pinups for Purpose Calendar featuring Bay Area breast cancer survivors is the culmination of the vision of Jeanette Vonier, the San Rafael-based creative force behind Elegant Images Photography. Specializing in fine art portraiture of families, individuals and romantic boudoir, Vonier conceived the idea of featuring breast-cancer survivors in a playful and elegant photographic style inspired by the pinup imagery of Gil Elvgren and the internationally renowned illustrator, Alberto Vargas.
“The portrayal of these courageous women and one man, all breast cancer survivors, posing with humor–and a touch of sexiness–harkens back to a more innocent and gentle time in our American history, the Forties and Fifties. The execution of the calendar project took a year to complete, and its purpose is to raise funds to benefit Bay Area Breast Cancer Charities. The 2010 Pinups for Purpose Calendar launch event takes place on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Martin Lawrence Gallery, 366 Geary Street, SF from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Entrance fee is the price of the calendar!”
More deets, after the jump.
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
More than 2700 walkers raised more than $6 million this weekend in the 7th Annual San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
Sign up by tonight for the 2010 walk and save $20 off the registration fee.
Here’s a team in Golden Gate Park. Click to expand:
And here’s the finish line at Speedway Meadow, the place where the 2009 Golden Gate Renaissance Faire won’t happen this year. Check the photos.
Each walker raised at least $1800 in donations from friends. If they didn’t come up with all the dough, then they committed to pay the remainder from their own credit cards. Thusly:
“If you have not yet met your donation minimum you may choose the deferred commitment option to guarantee the minimum donation amount. A deferred commitment is your promise to fundraise for two months after the event in order to meet your minimum of $1,800.”
(That’s a lot of commitment.)
Speaking of which, check out the Yelp ratings – five stars each from the eleven committed alpha females of course, but only three stars from the sole dude, who points out a little history of the event involving Dan Pallotta and Pallotta Teamworks:
“Litigation lasted until 2005, w/ Avon being awarded $19,525,639.00 of it’s $20 million counterclaim. The court determined that Pollatta had lost money running some of the AIDS Rides & used the profitable Breast Cancer Walk money to pay for losses. A few days after the news the company abruptly laid off its entire staff nationwide & closed the doors.”
Hmmm. Rumors, accusations, and finger-pointing abounded when people found out how much of the money raised was being used to pay Pallotta Teamworks for organizing events all over the country. Of course, Mr. Pallotta defended his thesis about how ya gotta spend money to make money, or something like that. Regardless, there was a backlash against Pallotta and his Lexus and his large HQ, and so, Pallotta Teamworks ain’t putting on the show no mo. Anyway…
Congratulations to all the walkers! See you next year!
More deets after the jump.
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
The Richmond San Rafael Bridge, famous for still not a having a bike lane after 52 years, has its fair share of islands, including:
Red Rock (is it still for sale?),
East Brother Island (famous for its bed and breakfast and a memorable visit from Danielle Steel and John Traina back in 1992),
And various other Brothers and Sisters
It’s hard to keep these rocks straight, inn’t?
Click to expand:
Tags: Bay, bed and breakfast, bridge, Contra Costa, county, east brother, island, light, light station, marin, point, red rock, richmond, San Francisco, san pablo, san rafael
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
It’s the Marin County Civic Center as designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Check it:
Portions of the science fiction films THX 1138 (1969) and Gattaca (1997) were shot on location in the Marin Center. In addition, the buildings (especially those in the fairgrounds) served as a direct inspiration to those of the planet Naboo in the Star Wars films.
This building is perhaps best known these days as the location of one of the offices of Senator Carole Migden. Here’s what it looks like from above.
As seen from the the 101 freeway from the north. Click to expand.
“The long horizontal buildings gracefully link the crowns of three separate hills. The circular theme is evident throughout the complex. Materials throughout the Civic Center are simple. Floors are custom-colored composition tile. Walkways and stairs are terrazzo, and partitions are sheet rock. The barrel-arched roof is of pre-cast concrete. The roof is a blue that blends with the sky. Walls are sand beige. Basic construction is pre-cast, pre-stressed floor systems with combined steel and concrete vertical supports. Exterior balconies run down the outsides of both buildings. The decorative arches create a sense of rhythm, and are made of cement stucco on metal laths.
“Gold spheres outline the entire interior and exterior rooflines. They create the effect of rhythmic unity and exemplify the Oriental influence Wright displayed in his work. They have been likened to raindrops and called, by some, a string of pearls.
Tags: civic center, fairgrounds, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gattaca, geroge lucas, marin, Marin Center, Marin County, Martian Embassy, Naboo, san rafael, star wars, THX 1138
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
This is your chance to own beautiful Red Rock Island, now listed for just $22 million by Santa Rosa’s Steven Higbee. Imagine owning your own private Alcatraz! Per the shill:
…the ONLY privately held island in the San Francisco Bay….out of the fog belt just south of the San Rafael/ Richmond Bridge…six acres, 175 feet high…views spectacular…just eight miles to Fisherman’s Wharf…
If you lived here, you’d be home by now
You want. Make an offer why not? You’d only have to sell 38,000 shares at current valuations. Then you’d be a part of history and NPR would want to put you on the FM radio too.
What’s in it for you? Well, you could try to develop it. Might be a bit of a hassle dealing with three different counties but think of all the manganese you’d be able to sell after you’re done leveling the island with dynamite or something. You’d make big bucks.
Plus, they’ll probably even throw in the island’s home page to sweeten the deal. The website has all the photos you’d want of your new home.
Perché no?
Tags: $22 million, bridge, casino, cosat guard, David Glickman, develop, google, island, manganese, northernmost, private, real estate, red rock, red rock island, richmond, San Francisco, san rafael, Santa Rosa, Steven Higbee, wharf
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Check out what local attorney and former Newsweek cover boy John Corcoran saw on the streets of Marin County the other day: a Golden Gate Transit bus supporting both Carole Migden and Mark Leno for the same office.
Perhaps the other candidate, Joe Nation, could buy the ad space on the right side of this bus?
The election is just a month away - things are only just getting started…
Attorney and Political Consultant John Corcoran using a BlackBerry 8100
Tags: 3rd, ad, bus, california, carol, Carole, Democrat, democratic, district, golden gate, joe nation, marin, mark leno, migden, San Francisco, san rafael, Sonoma., third, transit
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