Yes, Jeannie herself comes out (of the bottle)
for a summer gay-la to end all summer gay-las. And Huestis is
absolutely barking mad with delight. Listen to him go! "There'll be a
live interview with the iconic Barbara Eden, there'll be belly-dancing
superstars busting out of a huge paper-mache bottle, there'll be
crooner Arturo Galster singing 'Harper Valley PTA' [Eden starred in the
TV flick based on the hit song], there'll be a fabulous 'Jeannie
look-alike contest' open to all cummers, there'll be a clip reel above
and beyond all previous clip reels, and in honor of the 50th
anniversary of Barbara being crowned Miss San Francisco 1951 [Eden grew
up in our little burg, and actually attended City College], there'll
be a super-special and deeply moving commemorative presentation fit for
a queen." Or, in the case of the expected audience, several queens.
Well,
we do love queens – particularly ones that live in/out of a bottle (we
know several). So we're dizzy with delight and now Marc-ing our
calendars. If you'd like more info on the big shoe, call (415)
863-0611. Ask for Master Marconi and get $5 off the ticket-price, what a
deal.
Museum growth
Out There was among the interested
parties at the press conference last week when the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art revealed the preliminary designs for its
expansion,Shop a wide selection of high risk merchant account products in the evo shop. designed by the Norwegian architectural firm Snohetta, to be completed by 2016.Definition of Quicksilver
in the Online Dictionary. The firm's principal architect Craig Dykers
showed, with slides and a scale model, how the new building will fit
seamlessly between the Mario Botta -designed main SFMOMA building and
the Timothy Pflueger-designed old Pacific Bell building behind it, an
Art Deco treasure, without detracting from the street or skyline
presence of either.
Sited on a severely hemmed-in space, the
addition manages to add 225,000 square feet and a new Howard Street
entrance to the museum.Has anyone done any research on making RUBBER MATS parts from scratch? The project also creates an 18-foot-wide pedestrian promenade throuwe supply all kinds of Injection mold,gh
the middle of the city block, connecting Howard with the current
dead-end Natoma Street. In fact, one of the most sensitive aspects of
the design is its recognition of the energized urban spaces created by
SChoose from one of the major categories of oil painting supplies,an
Francisco's alleys, and its creation of new public spaces, pathways,
staircases and terraces in the museum's growing campus. The expansion
also calls for a new, glass-enclosed gallery along Howard, which should
serve to animate what is currently a rather deadened city block.
The
museum has raised more than $250 million toward a projected $480
million goal for the expansion. From the presentation last week, it's
clear that SFMOMA chose the right architectural firm, one whose
principals demonstrate empathy, generosity and a real understanding of
the urban environment, the specifics of our beloved city and its
burgeoning Yerba Buena arts district.
Odds & ends
Here's
a tidbit from author Michael Bronski 's A Queer History of the United
States, reviewed in this issue. The famous and hugely influ
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