Film Director Luis Valdez on Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)
"The AIDS epidemic," said Luis Valdez, "and the attitude towards so many artistic people - that whole celebration of life again, in the face of death, attained in San Francisco especially a Day of the Dead flavor. Some of the celebrations I have read ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Day of the Dead at San Francisco Symphony
"Remember what the Day of the Dead means," he told us recently. "This is when you weed the graveyard, when you bring out all the favorite things of the dead. In Mexico, you have these offerings at altars, which are anchors of the tradition in a lot of ...www.sfcv.org
Day of the Dead: A new way to celebrate
A short video describing the Day of the Dead Celebration in San Francisco, CA. This video was created in 2009 by the Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts Department at the San Francisco State University.www.voxxi.com
Phan Gets Jazzy, Day of The Dead Drinking
COMING ATTRACTIONS - New York chef/Bay Area expat Jonathan Waxman curates and hosts a four-course Fall Harvest Dinner ($45) at the new Rosa Mexicano (30 Mission), home of the "skinny margaritas," from 6:30-9:30 p.m.sf.eater.com
Day Of The Dead 2012: Colorful Scenes Mark Holiday Celebrations
Following the 16th century Spanish invasion of Mexico, the holiday merged with All Soul's Day, but nevertheless retained its indigenous rituals, adds SF Weekly. The Day of the Dead, which starts October 31 at midnight, revolves around reunions between ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Eye-openers: Day of the Dead, albacore butchery, and Thanksgiving craziness ...
Where to pick up those sugar skulls and pan de muerto for Day of the Dead next week. [Bay Area Bites]; Wendy MacNaughton butchers a whole albacore, complete with illustrations.insidescoopsf.sfgate.com
Kirk Hammett's Day of the Dead book launch
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett may be the only rock star to have ever given an interview wearing fangs, and if so, there was a reason.www.sfgate.com
Police helicopter crashes in Atlanta, 2 dead
This is a difficult day for the APD family and it is a reminder of their bravery and the sacrifices made by our officers every day." The helicopter carrying the two police searchers crashed in the city's northwestern reaches. Campos told The Associated ...www.sfgate.com
Flowers, ritual, horse race mark Day of the Dead
The combined celebration known in many places as the Day of the Dead is a particularly colorful and macabre festival in Mexico that harks back to the Aztecs but has become part of Roman Catholic traditions.www.sfgate.com
Wine a star at Napa Valley Film Festival
Not to be missed is Cumming in "Any Day Now," a melodrama in which he plays a late 1970s drag performer and singer in West Hollywood who forms a family with a new love, Garret Dillahunt's shy assistant district attorney, and a foster child with Down ...www.sfgate.com
How Is The White House Like The Opera House?
11 hero and decorated U.S. Army veteran Rick Rescorla, who is credited with saving nearly 2700 lives that day, though not his own.www.npr.org
Levinson's research boosts 'The Bay'
"I was asked to do a documentary about the Chesapeake Bay, because it's 40 percent dead," he recalls. "As I began to ... "One day I suddenly thought, 'Oh, wait a minute. What happens if I tell ... Hugh Hart is a San Francisco Chronicle correspondent. E ...www.sfgate.com
'Snicket' author's fortunate career
he'll write the final draft of a novel for adults about a group of people who steal a boat in San Francisco Bay and try to become modern-day pirates - the Errol Flynn kind, not the Somalia kind. And he's working on a commissioned musical for London's ...www.sfgate.com
Your Best Photos of the Week
... journalists and wine buyers in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Credit: Tablas Creek Vineyards. Redwood City: A boy's face was painted in celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in Redwood City on Friday. Credit: Maria ...millbrae.patch.com
Coyote Attacks Chihuahua, Owner Saves Pet With Newspaper
... trailer home were 154 reptiles, including cobras, vipers and Gila monsters. About 100 of the animals were dead and frozen, according to the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.www.huffingtonpost.com
Romney, Obama converge on Iowa in late scramble for votes
With the race in a dead heat nationally, both candidates touched down briefly in Dubuque, a Mississippi River city of 58,000 people, as they sprinted across the country in a bid to secure any possible advantage before Election Day. In an airport rally ...sfluxe.com
'SNL': Host Louis C.K. Pens Heartfelt Message to Fans From Backstage
"There are kids in the studio every day, because members of the crew and staff had to bring them to work," he wrote. "Many people are sharing lodging.sfluxe.com
Mission fest marks Dia de los Muertos
While most of San Francisco was still decked out in orange and black to honor the World Series champion Giants, Garfield Square in the Mission District was awash with vibrant colors Friday in preparation for the evening's Dia de los Muertos celebration ...www.sfgate.com
Huckleberries: In storm's aftermath, it's the little things
"Back then, they'd be on a three-day looting binge! ... Former Vandal Mike Iupati, a 2010 first-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers, has developed into one of the best offensive guards in the National Football League. ... Among the hazards on ...www.spokesman.com
Tigers enjoyed a banner year, even after critics declared them dead
Baseball was locked in the middle of the September stretch - the very best time of the season - when the two ghouls sat on their TV perches and declared the Tigers dead. "They're panicking," John Kruk told the large audience of ... It had just been ...www.detroitnews.com
Sunday, November 4, 2012
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