“Celebrating Our Own” was the theme of the 2010 gala at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, honoring the memory of lifelong supporter Caroline H. “Betty” Hume.

YMCA of San Francisco Honors Dean Henry and the Chinatown YMCA Capital Fundraising Committee at annual Volunteer of the Year celebration.

San Francisco-based French artist Alexis Laurent has embarked on a new endeavor and given his history, extravagant and successful are likely to be the key elements.

More than 200 supporters celebrated Stern Grove Festival’s 73rd Season of admission-free performing arts concerts and education programs at the organization’s 2010 gala in San Francisco’s Sigmund Stern Grove.

The Museum of Performance & Design recently awarded Nancy H. Bechtle its annual San Francisco Arts Medallion for her outstanding leadership in the arts.

More than 350 guests from across the Bay Area recently gathered at the Herbst International Exhibition Hall in the Presidio to enjoy fine food and libations and bid on museum-quality contemporary art in support of the Headlands Center for the Arts.

This year Friends of the Earth, an environmental organization and network of grassroots groups in 77 countries dedicated to championing a more healthy and just world, recently held its signature event, the Green Ball, at 1 Fort Mason in San Francisco.

The buildOn Dinner was recently held for approximately 500 people n the Grand Ballroom at the Westin St. Francis.

The 2010 Merola Spring Benefit was recently held at The Fairmont. The “All Around The Town” theme featured an evening of music and celebration with special guest artists Patricia Racette, Mark Delavan, Mark Morash and the 2010 Adler Fellows.

Jumpstart’s annual Scribbles to Novels event was recently held at the historic Carolands Chateau in Hillsborough, CA.

The X PRIZE Foundation hosted a Who’s Who of international leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and celebrities at Lucasfilm’s Letterman Digital Arts Center for an extraordinary evening of entertainment, intelligence and vision.

As we kick off Summer-in-the-City, some junior locals are enjoying themselves now that school’s out…and they didn’t have to travel at all!

Quince was the setting for one of the prestigious Moët Hennessy & Financial Times Club dinner which was held in San Francisco for the first time this year.

The first international San Francisco Fine Art Fair in nearly a decade opened its doors to the public for three days of art, lectures, and events.

The magnificent old Mint at 5th and Mission recently held an event to feature a preview of the upcoming exhibit “From Earth to 5-Star: the …