This year the Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC) introduced “Holiday Heroes” to the Bay Area by moving its annual “Halloween Heroes” event during the holiday season.

We recently toured Joy Bianchi’s amazing treasure trove of vintage couture in San Francisco, which is maintained in support of Helpers of the Mentally Retarded.

Maria Manetti Farrow recently opened up her Russian Hill co-op to welcome Boucheron and some of the city’s most passionate connoisseurs of fine living in celebrating the San Francisco Opera.

Ralph Rucci showed a sublime collection inspired by The Tale of Genji in New York on Friday. The Spring 2010 showing was attended by some of San Francisco best dressed.

Edition by Banana Republic was recently launched in San Francisco, with one of the most anticipated store openings in recent memory. It left a great first impression of the new retail concept!

Juicy Couture Union Square showed its wild side when it hosted a cocktail party to launch the San Francisco Zoo’s annual fundraiser ZooFest for Kids! 2009.

Designer Lisa Alexander recently previewed the new fall collection of Spike & Annie, her fantastically successful children’s line, at the beautiful home of friend Lindsay Bolton. The San Francisco-based entrepreneur and community activist donated a percentage of sales from the evening to Pets Unlimited.

A three-minute trailer of the upcoming documentary film “California State of Mind – The Legacy of Pat Brown,” about one of California’s most important governors, premiered at a recent party in San Francisco.

Beringer Vineyard recently hosted an elegant black-tie dinner celebrating the complete restoration of the landmark Rhine House in St. Helena.

The restoration included conservation of all 40 original 19th century stained glass panels, the preservation of hand-stenciled paintwork and the restoration of hand-carved woodwork and wall paneling. Rich with elegance, history and romance, it echoes the legacy of Beringer Vineyards.

Hosts Cathy and Fred Beringer, winemakers Laurie Hook and Ed Sbragia, Heidi and Caley Castelein, Kendall and Gardner Robinson, as well as Shirley and Tom Von Karl, welcomed 100 VIPs.

We recently had the pleasure of watching a preview of the documentary that Jennifer Siebel Newsom is producing and co-directing, entitled “Women and Power.”

Because Cartier has a rich history in supporting the film arts, they decided to help support the project by hosting a private cocktail party (with co-hosts Gavin Newsom, Regina Kulik Scully & Kimberlee Acquaro) at their beautiful Post Street store in San Francisco, where the preview was shown.

See Drew Altizer’s photos from the glamorous gala celebrating the opening of the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the de Young. Among those included: Danielle Steel, Pamela Joyner, Tatiana Sorokko, Vanessa Getty, Susan Gutfreund, Denise Hale, Lynn Wyatt, Gelila Puck, and many more.

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