San Francisco Symphony’s Black and White Ball

I LOVED it. Had a great time. A little expensive, but if you can afford it… TOTALLY worth it.

My husband, niece, and I attended the 2012 Black and White Ball. I have two words to describe it: IT STUNK!
My husband and I have attended the B&W Ball the last 4 times. Each time the price progressively goes up and as of this year price is the highest ever and the event performance was even less. From Tony Bennett now to Paul Simon, really?
I hate to even mention the food if that’s what that was, horrible taste and cheaping-​out on the patrons is all it was. Who could possibly have dreamed up that awful tasting (or tasteless) Asian food and hot links. Yes I said, «hot links» with onion and relish while in a ball gown! That food was just insulting. Drinking on an empty stomach is not good so I tried chicken on a skewer, 2 bites and then it was all fat and I had to toss it out. Oh yeah, and then there was those frozen then heated spring roll things that each of us took 1 bite and threw it out too. Seriously this food was for a circus and I believe they are even serving better dishes these days. The desserts passed as desserts can but comparing it to the last event this was a huge difference — I can’t believe they served frozen thawed cream puffs. That is the crappy stuff you get at cheap brunch.
Now for the entertainment, Cyndi Lopper? Why? They didn’t have enough pull to get a local band like Huey Lewis? For the ticket price they could have gotten all head liners at each venue! And then there was Super Diamond (or whatever they were calling themselves, I call them terrible!) that singer has had too much smoke and alcohol or both, he has no vocals left, what an insult to Neal Diamond. The Drifters rocked but why only them?
There is no control over the weather, but why not have the Ball during autumn when San Francisco has the weather to allow ladies in strapless dresses run around and show their gowns off? So far, every year I’ve been to this event it has been a freezing experience and unpleasant weather.
Now let’s look at the web site and local news stations (I’m sure because of Davies press releases) they were pumping up the «Platinum Celebration». I don’t get that at all, because I didn’t experience anything at the event about this. I thought that it would have made the Ball even better not worse. And let’s not forget that GRAND MIDNIGHT SURPRISE, what surprise? Every year its confetti. How surprising is that?
The ONLY thing good about this year’s event was the Blue Angel Vodka. That stuff is terrific and yet not one of the bartenders had any knowledge of this product or company when asked. It’s a local company and nobody was giving it kudos! If you research the vodka you will find that the maker has a special process so that it doesn’t cause hangovers!
We are so disappointed and feel ripped-​off after paying for clothes, transportation to/​from the East Bay, your outrageous ticket prices for 3 people, not to mention tips and miscellaneous costs only to have bad food, bad entertainment, and bad weather to boot. Don’t get me wrong, we don’t mind paying if it’s worth it.
We will not be attending this event in the future and will tell all of our friends and family what a rip-​off it has become. We could reconsider otherwise if we see that they confess to such poor performance and tell how it will improve the next time. We will keep an eye on the event progress for next time but it’s going to take a lot of convincing. I know we are not the only ones feeling this way. Hope they get it right.
Regretfully Disappointed

Two words: MY BIRTHDAY.
Can you believe that this year, the B&W Ball threw the party of the year for lil’ ol’ me?! I couldn’t believe it either.
With that said, this is one fabulous PARTY. Especially if you had tickets to the full Symphonix bash that started at 6pm with cocktails and dinner inside of City Hall, then continued with a most fabulous lineup including Paul Simon, Wallflowers, then Cyndi Lauper on the main stage. The evening ended with… um…drinks and dancing to some old school DJ rocking Stevie Wonder.
A six block sea of fabulocity and fun!

Who eagerly waits 10 years to re-​attend a prom-​ish like event. Well if you are anything like Neil R., then you did just that. Every year i wanted to attend, something came up and I was not able to.
2012 Black and White Ball was different. I finally went down to the box office, purchased 2 tickets. And off to the races we went.
Event:
I didn’t know SF Symphony would host a Black Tie event outside. On the streets. But bravely enough, they did and the turn out was great, with live performances from Cyndi Lauper and other music legends, open «street dance floors, countless supply of wine, cocktails, sodas, gourmet food stations that extended what seemed like for blocks. They had salmon, rice, chicken, beef, desserts, chips and salsa and whole lotta stuff that I didn’t get to try since I was full!
It was a bit windy and cold but with all the heat lamps, and limitless cocktails, people found ways to keep warm and amazing it was! Great group of classy ‘young at heart’ people to dance the night away. Even the moon was cooperating, gleaming upon the event.
Dance/​Music:
We must have danced in at least 4 different rooms. 3 on the inside of the lit up building and 1 in front of the outside stage. Inside rooms were obviously far warmer than the ones outside, but all were FUN! Music ranging from early 80’s to late 90’s to even Latin and salsa. Loved the diverse taste in music. Filled with live performers and dancers, it really added «funk» to the event. DJ’s are ok, but nothing beats live performance. ;)
Parking:
Its San Francisco, that should sum it up. If attending, know this, they close off the streets (a few blocks) few hour prior to the event, so the already difficult parking in SF gets even MORE difficult. *Sad Face.* Sooo, leave early, find a parking around Van Ness parking garages. I paid $ 15.00 from 9p — 1a. Not bad!
Tip:
Arrive early. Walk around and visit all the rooms. Visit all photo booths as there are several. Come sort of hungry. Enjoy all the foods and drinks. Bring a jacket/​coat, the city by the Bay does get cold. Make sure the one you come with is FUN and then actually HAVE fun.
Overall:
This will not be my last Black and White Ball. I think I am hooked and I shall return!
SYOY!

As we got out of our limo, a huge gust of wind blew up our skirts! But what blew us away more than the incredible cold wind, were the massive stages and endless food and drink kiosks lining the walk from the street to the ball. HUGE! We hadn’t eaten dinner because we figured we wanted to enjoy the foods at the ball. We raced indoors as quickly as possible due the the hurricane, lol. But shortly we were rewarded with a grand staircase and dozens of people taking photos of each other in long ball gowns. I especially liked the white dresses, they seemed to stand out more than the sea of black. I wore black and felt a little incognito. Next year I will wear white white, not cream or beige, white. Not too crowded and no long lines to mention. SUCH A VALUE! Sushi and champaign as much as you could handle, incredible musicians, and a dance floor with seating all around for soothing the feet. My girlfriends and I have only one criticism and that is the music was geared towards an older crowd. Neil Diamond cover band for instance, was great, but to dance to? We found ourselves swinging our arms instead of wiggling our butts! We wanted to get down and funky! I am glad I went with a couple girls however it would be great with just my boyfriend or a huge group of people as well. We had never been to the ball and really didn’t know what to expect. But it ended up a great girls night out!

My wife has always mentioned that she would love to go to the B&W Ball … and when I heard that Paul Simon was the main headliner this year, I knew that this was the year I had to take her (she’s a big Paul Simon fan).
The tickets this year started at $ 250pp, for admission to the party only. To see the symphony and Paul Simon, tickets could be had for $ 300, and for the last row of the 1^st Tier, I paid $ 375 each (with a $ 10 just-​because-​they-​can fee). (I don’t even want to know how much the people paid to get access to the VIP-​sections!)
We found parking surprisingly easily at the Performing Arts Garage (
), just down the street from Davies Symphony Hall. Picked up our tickets at Will Call, and then mingled/​people-​watched as we enjoyed a few glasses of complimentary libations (aka open bar!!).
The symphony was great, and then Paul Simon and his band came on stage and played a few songs *with* the symphony, and then the symphony left and let Paul Simon do his thing. I can hardly believe that he’s 70 years old now, but he still sounded like Paul Simon! Too bad he didn’t play «You Can Call Me Al» though…
After the concert, we were set loose on the streets of San Francisco! The Wallflowers were performing on the stage in the middle of Van Ness while we again partook in the open bar (there were numerous bar-​tables stocked with wines, beers, vodka, and soda). There were also several food-​tents set up serving things like pulled pork sliders, taquitos, sushi, and even char siu baos! I tried to partake in as much of the free food and drink as I could, considering the cost of my ticket! As it was getting chilly outside, we made our way towards one of the tents, again stopped by another bar-​table, and we happened across another stage just as Janelle Monáe came on.
Ms. Monáe’s set was awesome; she put on a great show, and had a really cool band. She was super-​high-​energy and her performance of Nancy Sinatra’s «You Only Live Twice» for her encore was amazing! At this point, we noticed the fully-​stocked dessert tables, and waiters were circulating with delicious bonbons. OMG!
We made our way back out to Van Ness and caught Cyndi Lauper’s performance on the main stage… it was fun, and everyone sang along with her, but she’s looking really old.
After a twenty minute delay, the «midnight surprise» descended upon the main stage area, consisting of fake cable cars driving down Van Ness with Crazy-​Crab dancers to some more live music while confetti rained down from the rooftops. It was capped off by laser lights and fireworks in celebration of the Symphony’s 100 years. They turned things over to a DJ who kept the dancing going with a pretty standard party mix until the wee hours of the morning.
A few friends originally wanted to go with us, but bailed out because they couldn’t find dates… it was their loss! It’s not really a «ball» like in Cinderella or something, with all that romantic fancy-​dancing and such… it was simply more like going to concerts and drinking while being dressed to the nines. It was fancy, but not stuffy. They would have had a good time with or without dates.
All in all, a fun and memorable night!

Black and White 2012!!!
Waited 2 years for this one!
It’s been a long time coming and finally it’s back and it was a great time!
Janelle Monae
Paul Simon
Cyndi Lauper
Drifters
Super Diamond
Fireworks
Drinks
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
2^nd hand marijuana smoke
Meeting new friends
Eating roasted pig foot
etc
There arent quite the words to express the fun I had… it was a great time! Got to dress up in my clown outfit and ran amok among other likewise dressed folk to fantastic beats and nearly as great libations! perhaps the weather was not as great as it could have been but i was alright with that. And if like me, you dont know who Janelle Monae is, all you have to do is youtube her and you’ll find out. She’s like a cross between James Brown and Erykah Badu.
Best of all, I got to spend it with her finally!
;D

To be fair my fiancé and I loved Super Diamond and we were mesmerized by their performance.
It was not what I was hoping for but kind of what I expected. Hot dogs served on paper plates, sweet champagne poured in plastic cups. At a Black Tie event these should be unacceptable and embarrassing.
European tourists rank our bums as the top most irritating things about our City. Our Supervisors pass ridiculous and meaningless international resolutions that make us the butt of jokes in most states and foreign press.
This event to me was something I looked forward to for years, a signature SF event, and after finally finding the right girl to take it was — embarrassing.
I wonder if I went to a black tie event in the back country hills somewhere if they would serve hot dogs and plastic cups? I don’t care either way, the point is I shouldn’t need to ask!
If you want to argue that there is some ordinance that bans glassware for events such as these you have missed the point as that would make it worse not better. If we do have an ordinance it such require glassware not ban it.

Went years back. Friend was able to get some discounted tix, don’t know how this happened but it did. Hubby and I are still wanting to go back an dance the night away. It was one of those special memories that we had.
Looking back on it, the current price for the ball is actually a good deal. This probably has to do with the fact that I now reside in NYC and everything is super expensive here. Food and drinks galore.
Will be going back soon, waiting for my little one to get a little older.

I was here for The St. Petersburg Philharmonic, which is Russia’s oldest symphony orchestra and the standard-​bearer of the country’s rich musical heritage.
Yuri Termirkanov was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestra with a special performance by Alisa Weilerstein, who broke a string on her Cello that night! Poor thing, but she was great. She plays her cello with so much passion.
This was my first Symphony. I have gone with my bf and it was a great experience. It was music that was relaxing to the ears. I have to have at least one night of peaceful music! :O)

Not sure about the food at the main event but the food at the dinner is very good. I went the year of Seal and he did show up very late but I had a nice time getting to know people seated near me. When life hands you lemons…
After the concert, you can walk on Van Ness. It’s closed down and you can dance, eat, and watch fireworks over City Hall (which is beautifully lit). Most importantly the cause is extremely important and worthwhile.

I am still recovering from my first Black and White Ball. In true Mad Hattrix style, I did not have my ensemble until the night of. Whimsical procrastinator — who, me?
Okay — I like to dress a bit… uh, «over the top» and I didn’t want to be just another Baysian Chick wearing a little black dress, and I was still in the midst of getting a second opinion about whether or not my knee needed to be scoped. Perilously high stilettos were absolutely out of the question.
I found a Stella McCartney sleeveless, halter top tuxedo «jump suit» with a plunging neckline that had to be mine. Problem? It was a size 40 and in New York. FedEx — P. S. — I love you!
Afternoon before: several trips back to Bloomingdale’s and some considerable alterations chalked and pinned, I was semi-​confident that I would actually HAVE my couture in time for the main event.
It was decided that my co-​penguin and I should overnight in the city. I chose the Intercontinental for the sake of proximity to my outfit. At the appointed time, I raced over to Bloomies, where they kindly pressed my tuxedo before handing it off to me. I still had to shower, do hair and make up and accessorize, so I didn’t even bother to try it on. I just said a prayer to the Fashion Gods that it would fit.
Sirens? Fire engines? IN FRONT OF MY HOTEL??? All of the guests milling about outside — the smoke detectors had been activated and I was wearing jeans and a ponytail with a garment bag slung over my shoulder. A real Cinder-​what the hell-​a moment.
Finally, I managed to get back up to my room, take a shower and do a Hail Mary Hairdo + 5 Minute Face. The co-​Penguin looked dapper and hip, working a very Reservoir Dogs look.
Shared the house town car with another stunning couple, and hit the ground running.
* Eating en masse in the dark makes me think of Hoovervilles. Even if it’s with a well-​heeled crowd. My communal dumpling nosh was made possible only when a fresh steamer tray was brought out and I could be absolutely certain that I wasn’t going to ingest har gow that had been tickled by 80 other pairs of used chopsticks.
* The Argentinian style steak was tender and delicious. I shuddered with pleasure (not cold) beneath my vintage mink stole.
* The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra really brought it: the dance floor was filled with elegant gala attendees, and I really loved watching the older patrons show the youngsters how it’s done! Wished the acoustics did the orchestra justice… A recurring theme.
I am not a dessert lover, but was impressed with the towers of macaroons, berries, tiramisu, chocolates and other sweets that were offered. After watching a man touch an entire bunch of grapes before plucking a few for his platter, I knew I wasn’t going to eat any fruit unless it was straight from the kitchen. Okay, I did nibble on a carefully selected wedge of Mt. Tam, and a few strawberries, but other than that… no thank you.
We meandered around and caught Tiempo Libre’s hot Latin rhythms… loved the passion of the band, but the venue distorted the music. Still a great show, and bonus: we watched a plasticized and completely inebriated woman have a «No, really — you’re great, but…» fight with someone before passing out in a corner chair. How did she not get cast for the Real Housewives of??? Paging Bravo!
Main stage dancing was fun… Great mix of MJ tribute, old school, hair bands and the here and now. We even ran into car service cohorts and danced together.
I really loved getting dressed up and partying down — such a great way to celebrate and support the SF Symphony. We decided it was time to start looking for a cab when two gents started swinging at each other, and I’d noticed too many women veering, laughing and walking barefoot in the streets.
If not for my carefully chosen shoes and allergy to alcohol, I’d probably have done the same. No. I’m too much of a germaphobe. But at the Black and White, I was, without a doubt [a very happy] dancing fool.

I attended the Black & White Ball for the first time this year and had a great time. I can sincerely say that I can’t wait for 2012. Two years is a long time to wait. It’s such a fabulous event.
Please read my review on the Examiner website:

Prior to 2008… it was a four star… HOWEVER…
2008 was Such a DISAPPOINTMENT… it was mediocre at best… Seal was the main musical event and he was LAAAATEE. Then the food was horrible… the booze ran out early… the white carpeting in the tent had these chocolate droppings which looked like yorkie poopies on the carpet and the dresses on the «fashionistas» were cheapoooohhh.
I am soooOOOOO OVER the whole thing and I heard a rumor that the hip hoppers have a concert at Civic Auditorium 2010 and they are bustin down da gates for the pahhhtteee!
Then City Hall is not being included… what is up with that?
No Mercedes Benz rides around the Civic… just walking around for the three blocks… Boy, has this event been trashed by the economy and the general malaise of the scene.
Safer and richer at another venue for 2010… IMHO.
Hey, I believe in free concerts for children of San Francisco, but RULLY do they have to do it this year with the economy in a questionable state with of all people… Tony Bennet at age what 89?
But please attend and contribute to the cause… I admire your corage and wallet… baby…

The 2008 B&W was a complete and utter bust. Whoever organized that event should be ashamed. Hopefully they were fired and have and moved into a completely different line of work.
Where to begin??? Oh, they ran of ALCOHOL — and completely ran out of vodka within the first hour. Yes, that’s right, an «all you can drink» event ran out of booze. But (and this the best part) they ran out of VODKA first — and they were sponsored by Grey Goose!!! I talked to several bartenders and they were all complaining that didn’t get enough Vodka, and therefore ran out of everything else (gin, tequila, etc.) very quickly as a result. One station I went to only had Malibu to offer.
The set up was awkward, cramped, and not nearly as elegant as it was for the 2006 B&W ball. (Bring THOSE organizers back!)
Seal was 1 hr late to his gig. He said on stage that no one informed him that there would be a massive traffic jam getting to the event! He had to walk… Um, kinda seems like the friggin organizers job to me.
There wasn’t nearly the same selection of bands as before. What gives?
The food was no where to be found. And if there was, it was cold, and crappy. Oh, and vegetarian options? Forget it! There were none. Unbelievable. How many vegetarians are there in San Francisco?
I really, really wanted to see African Bambaada — that was THE artist i wanted to see. We arrive at the time and location of the gig. But guess what? The equipment didn’t arrive on time so they were still setting up. They were running a good 45 – 50 mins late for a gig that only lasts about 1.5 hrs. Not but 20 or so minutes after he finally started playing did they have to shut the music down so that everyone could file outside for the «midnight surprise.» WTF? It’s cold, it’s crowded, and I don’t give a rats ass about the midnight surprise. But it was not a choice. The music was SHUT off and everyone filed out. They would resume following the «major event.»
There were a lot of rumors circulating about what that midnight surprise was actually going to be. We heard it was going to be someone really famous like Fergie. I thought to myself that I would forgive them for shutting down African Bambaada for Fergie. But alas — it was a FRIGGIN MARCHING BAND. Yes, they shut down my man for a marching band. And then we had to suffer through several minutes of speeches where all the key folks involved patted themselves on the back for pulling off «such a great event.» What a joke!
I filed back into the room to hear African Bambaada (which took 30 mins) only to find out that they only had 10 mins left to play. Yep. The B&W ball shuts down at 1 am sharp. Even if the band starts 45 mins late because they didn’t have the equipment set up. Even if they shut it down for a pathetic midnight surprise. Even if they didn’t deliver. They shut the music off and threw us to the streets. It took 1 hr to get a cab home.
Pathetic. I hope they learned from the many, many mistakes.

I attended the San Francisc Symphony’s Black and White Ball this year and loved it.
This year, we decided against the dinner, but had a wonderful dinner at Jardinaire beforehand, which we loved.
After dinner, we went to the Symphony to socialize among friends. The champagne flows throughout the evening. I saw some friends, made some new ones, then the Symphony started.
The music was beautiful. West Side Story was the signature piece. My friend and I all enjoyed it.
After the music ends, the party starts. There are parties, one in a tent and the other at City Hall. I had a lot of fun. The food and drinks flow all night. Lots of dancing and socializing. You should certainly go, as it is a lot of fun.

My first time at the B&W ball although I didn’t get the concert tickets (Seal). Basically was a couple of hundred dollars and I had a decent time.
The Alcohol was flowing (beer, cocktails, wine and champagne) but they did run out of some of the ‘top shelf’ drinks rather early on. And, as another Unilocaler put it, the different bars were inconsistent in what they served. To me it didn’t really matter after a while as I just drank whatever was available.
The food/​appetizers were pretty low grade considering the price of the tickets (mini muffins, hot dog on a stick, etc.)
The event itself was pretty fun. You could walk around the different buildings on Van Ness with different bands playing in various locations with the main stage being on Van Ness (Blues Traveler). Mixed crowd (young/​old), everyone seemed to be having a good time and the fireworks were a nice touch.
I am definitely glad I went but am not too sure if I would attend this regularly.

You know, the Black and White Ball always sounds like so much fun in theory, but I always find myself slightly disappointed after the event is over.
First of all, the ball is best enjoyed when you go with a group of people. Don’t get me wrong– I was in great company with my boyfriend, but theres only so many pictures you can take together and walking around in circles gets slightly boring (not to mention the painful shoe issue). I think it would be more entertaining if we had one other couple to talk to and laugh with-​especially if you’re paying 2 hundo for the ticket.
But, the main thing that ticked me off about the ball was that they ran out of Grey Goose (who sponsored the event) at 11:00pm!!! Can you believe it?!? For 4 hundred dollars, my boyfriend and I felt like we had seriously been shorted. It was RIDICULOUS. Whoever planned that aspect of the ball should be fired. When you’re paying that much money, it is just completely unacceptable to run out of hard alcohol that early on. And, there was only beer and wine available after that-​no other types of hard liquor. Another thing that annoyed me was the inconsistency in what each of the different bars were stocked with. Some bars had champagne, others didn’t…some had beer while others did not. In general, I felt like the bar situation was extremely disorganized and fell short in a major way.
The ball went on hiatus last year because they were «rethinking» it. Well, whoever re-​thought the structure of the ball needs to do some more hard thinking, because the organization and set up was horrible. Definitely not an improvement from 2005. To be honest, I probably will not attend Black and White balls in the future because of the lackluster performance from the event coordination.
However, I did enjoy people watching and the fireworks at midnight were a nice touch. And, I got to spend the evening laughing with my bf, which will be a great memory we will always have together.

Never having gone to the B&W Ball I was unsure exactly what to expect. My hopes were pretty high (and at $ 500/​ticket they should have been) but I refused to let them get out of control. I was in a brand new Armani Tux and my date was in a fabulous gown and looked awesome.
We arrived just after six and went to the War Memorial building for a champagne pre-​party. The crowd got denser over the next hour and the champagne got sparser. By 7:20 they’d stopped serving it altogether. Huh? Damn… we decided to head over to Davies for a drink before the Seal concert. We took the short walk but upon arrival it was clear that half of San Francisco had the same idea. My gal managed to get to the bar for a complimentary glass of white wine that was ghastly. Undrinkable. By this point there was no getting close to the bar. Shut out. Into the hall to get settled.
Our seats were pretty damn perfect. Main orchestra, Row R, dead center. We were primed for the 8pm downbeat. At 8:30 or so it was announced that Seal was running late due to «our famous San Francisco traffic». Gee. Saturday night in SF with Civic Center closed off… ya think there might be traffic? Ya think somebody might have planned for that? Some time after nine the show got started. Seal apologized for being late and made some ingratiating remarks. Very nice fellow. As for the show… excellent, tight band… very good sound (too good actually… the snare was far too consistent and after the show I talked to the mixers and the drummer was triggering some electronic drums). No matter, the sound was great. Seal was «on» and very charismatic. The choice of material was the only letdown. Much of it was rhythmically propulsive (heavy on the kick-​snare on the ²⁄₄) but melodically shy. It wasn’t until near the end of the show that it musically came to life (particularly «The Right Life»). Nonetheless, the crowd was really into it. I also have a prejudice against «sing along, clap along» shows and this was one of those. I was definitely in the minority.
After the how we filtered out to head back to the War Memorial. The logistics here were truly fucked. We were swept along by the crowd in slow motion. It must have taken 25 minutes to make a 3 minute walk. Claustrophobic with a half-​drunken crowd we were always on the verge of being engulfed. We eventually got to the green room for our dinner. Ugh. The food was overcooked. The DJ (spinning the whole night) was choosing good tunes but the sound was unbearable. The only thing I could surmise was that the DJ had severe hearing loss. The sound was screeching and so loud that it was physically painful. I could not sit in the room and eat my dinner. We went out to the balcony and found the sweet spot. Most folks wound up on the balcony where conversation was easy and we got to enjoy the midnight fireworks from a beautiful vantage point. The evening ended up on a lovely note.
A bit later we headed out to our towncar and headed home. This was my last Black and White Ball.
One final note. This is done for a good charitable cause and much of it is done through the work of volunteers. I don’t want to be too hard on folks but this is also touted as being San Francisco’s première social event and as such there are standards that must be met. Therefore I can’t offer charity points in reviewing it.
2 stars.

Date and Time: Every two years May 31, 2008(whenever the last Saturday falls) last attended: May 2005 and the one before that
Company: Husband Michael and all our couple friends
Crowd: Well-​heeled gorgeous, fabulous 20 – 70 somethings decked out in black or white or both (my de rigeur)
Atmoshere: Party, Loud, Fun and Lively
Décor: Extravagant, but fun! B&W balloons and streamers, the works!
Venue: Grandest: party in the streets and Five Venues: City Hall, Davis Symphony Hall, War Memorial, Asian Art Museum and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Top notch performers have included, Blondie (2003), Patti La Belle and Train. Something for everybody! This year is Seal among others!
Service: Polished and Professional
Imbibe: The endless flow of champagne. Veuve Cliqout for us, Cheers!
Devour: Delectable hor’dourves and desserts the crème de la crème
Notes: Transportation is impossible, we walk home in black-​tie!