Published: November, 2006
Photo by Scott Hargis

Published: January, 2012 Houdini’s Art and Magic on Display The Contemporary Jewish Museum is presenting the first major exhibition to examine Houdini’s life, legend and enduring cultural influence. Houdini: Art and Magic includes more than 160 objects including magic apparatus, historic photographs, dramatic art nouveau-era posters, theater ephemera and archival and silent films that allow […]
By Bobby Winston Published: March, 2012 In February 2, a grand soiree celebrated the career of Will Travis upon his retirement from his post as executive director of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. Retiring state bureaucrats usually don’t get red-carpet shindigs taking up the entire second floor of the Ferry Building and […]
Published: February, 2003 Jack’s Bistro is located in the center of Jack London Square in Oakland, California, adjacent to the Waterfront Plaza Hotel. Almost every table has a view of either the Square or waterway activity. There is a patio for dining outside, weather permitting. Diners are entertained most nights with music from the piano […]