Lear and Lorre: An Iconic Television Tag Team
They are both undisputed kings of comedy on CBS, with years of number one shows between them. And although Norman Lear and Chuck Lorre came up in the business during different generations, many of their core values are very similar – especially when it comes to making people laugh. Lear and Lorre were interviewed onstage at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills by journalist Pete Hammond June 2 as part of programming by the...
Past Makes Perfect at San Francisco’s Presidio Social Club
You would be hard-pressed to find a more unique setting and a stellar day-into-evening menu than at San Francisco’s Presidio Social Club. The experience starts as you walk up to what is officially known as Building 563, located at the edge of Presidio National Park. The structure was built in 1903 as a barracks and many of the architectural underpinnings remain intact. Yet although the building is authentically vintage, PSC’s menu is...
TV Upfronts Overview: It’s All About the Hamiltons!
It was just last week that the 2016 TV upfronts drew to a close and the music– and the spoofs– of “Hamilton” are still ringing in our ears. The smash hit Broadway show was omnipresent during the week of May 16 with cast members performing at a number of network presentations, including some unexpected ones, like ESPN. Amid all the talk of catering to millennials, who have surpassed baby boomers as the nation’s...
Dinner for a Better New York Serves Up Healthier Living for Underserved Residents
If you ask any of the 225 guests in attendance, the Dinner for a Better New York was not a case of “too many chefs spoil the broth.” Instead, it was a case of the more, the better, for the city of New York and for thousands of its residents who need assistance. The dinner, held May 18, benefited Services for the UnderServed (SUS) and was hosted by three time James Beard-winning chef Andrew Zimmern, who called upon a number of...
The 60s Psychedelic Rock Music Era Comes to Life in Bill Graham Exhibit at CJM
Rock & roll history comes to vivid life in an incredible exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. “Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution” chronicles the life and times of rock’s most influential promoter, a man whose work with legendary bands including the Grateful Dead, The Who, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, The Doors and the Rolling Stones cemented his place in music...
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