Review: Sex and the City 2 goes to the desert
–By Julia Dodge It was a ladies night out, with gaggles of middle-aged, overly-blonde-and-glittered women flooding theaters for the highly-anticipated Sex and the City 2. A few Carries, a couple Charlottes, and LOTS of Samanthas, the theatrical bachelorette party was underway with flying popcorn, rows of cupholders containing brashly-mixed cosmos, and echoes of “woo-hoo’s!” throughout the theater [...]
MATCHA: The Shanghai Dress
Title: MATCHA: The Shanghai DressLocation: The Asian Art MuseumLink out: Click hereDescription: Inspired by the stylish, sophisticated form-fitting qipao dress created in Shanghai during the 1920s, this MATCHA showcases the work of Shanghai qipao designer and entrepenuer Jane Zhu. This event will showcase several of her contemporary qipao designs and give a talk on the [...]
NEW! Amelia’s Layouts: Making VonEtte pretty, one PDF at a time
Download them. Print them. Fold them into an oragami swan. Thanks to Amelia Avalos, design extraordinaire, VonEtte’s features are looking better than ever with these new colorful, magazine-style feature layouts! Click here for “The Mark of the Woman: These chicks can hurt you pretty” in all its glory! Click here for “Tie One On” –how [...]
The Action Design: San Francisco’s half of Tsunami Bomb
Tsunami Bomb, the Petaluma-based pop punk band, enjoyed an impressive run about five years ago, opening for the Vandals and the Bouncing Souls on a world tour. But in 2005, just as the wave was about to peak, the band split so abruptly it’s like they vanished into thin air. Feeling that there was more to give [...]
Emily Jane White: The Poetic “Victorian American”
Like a modern-day Nico, Emily Jane White’s voice, deep and somber, sounds like it’s from a faraway land. However, this mod-haired folk singer is a California native, born and raised in the Mendacino seaside town of Fort Bragg, the influential factor for her second album, “Victorian American.” Another one for “Team California”. Sweet. If you think this is just [...]
Audra Mae
Title: Audra Mae Location: Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco Link out: Click here Description: The guitarist/singer tours for her debut album “The Happiest Lamb” just out May 17. Show 8 p.m., $10. Start Time: Date: 2010-06-07
Capsule Festival: San Francisco Couture
Title: Capsule Festival: San Francisco CoutureLocation: Octavia and Hayes Streets, San FranciscoLink out: Click hereDescription: 130 independent men’s, women’s, and kids clothing and accessories designers, paper makers, glass designers, and other assorted fantasmigorica. 11am-6pmDate: 2010-05-23
Check out VonEtte Magazine! (test)
May 18, 2010 by Vonette
Filed under Newsletters
We’ve been working hard, and it shows… Welcome to www.vonette.com! Check out our first issue, featuring “awesome women doing awesome things in the Bay Area and beyond.” Find out more about local women tattoo artists, get into the head of Oakland native and singer-songwriter extraordinaire Vanessa Beggs of Vanessa and Her Many Moons, meet [...]
A Night of Wine and Fashion
Title: A Night of Wine and FashionLocation: The Grand Hyatt Hotel-Union SquareLink out: Click hereDescription: Combining the luxury of fashion and wine, this event features five fashion shows, designer clothing booths and gourmet appetizers. Start Time: 06:30Date: 2010-06-05End Time: 10:00
The Buzzcocks with the Dollyrots
Title: The Buzzcocks with the DollyrotsLocation: The Uptown, OaklandLink out: Click hereDescription: Punk-rock pioneers The Buzzcocks perform with the Dollyrots. $35Start Time: 08:30Date: 2010-06-04