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San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition at Fort Mason
Today I sipped wine on a dock of the Bay! The San Francisco Chronicle sponsors the largest American Wine Competition in America, held on Feb. 6th with the VIP reception, which I attended, and public wine tasting that followed, on Feb. 18th in the Festival Pavilion of Fort Mason. Hic! While sampling the Best in Class and Gold Medal Winners in the VIP reception this afternoon, an attendee warned me, “You better go down to the tasting floor before the public arrives, as it will be 5000 strong”. He wasn’t kidding. So we did. Sampling wines from multiple AVA’s, (American Viticulture Areas) from Lodi, Sonoma, Russian River, Napa, Glen Ellen, Santa Maria, Petaluma, Temecula, to name a few. Continue reading
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Vintage Show!
Amazing Vintage clothing and jewelry show at the San Francisco Concourse Sat and Sun Sept 17 and 18th. Some of the country’s top vintage store owners and suppliers showed their wares including vintage couture clothing and jewelry. Think names like Schiaparelli and Chanel. From Vintage to Mod- they covered it all! Here is the place to channel Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn… or Kat Von D! We caught pics of San Francisco’s vintage fans and smiles everywhere. Erika picked up vintage jewelry re-purposed by Juniper Tree Vintage on Lakeshore in Oakland whose designer is incredibly talented! Plus an evening scarf bedazzled with sequins.
Afternoon Tea at the Palace Hotel
Sedgwick law firm hosted an absolutely elegant San Francisco Women’s Forum Tea this Thursday. The afternoon began with passed appetizers, bubbly, and San Francisco’s powerful women mingling and networking. After we were all seated and began nibbling on tea sandwiches and scones Regina Leeds spoke about organizing our work lives. She offers a unique week by week, month by month system to streamlining your environment and increase your productivity.
It was a delightful afternoon that we really enjoyed! Thank you Segwicks!!
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Picasso at the De Young Museum
We spent a beautiful San Francisco day at the de Young Museum viewing their extraordinary exhibition of more than 100 masterpieces by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The once-in-a-lifetime exhibition comprises paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints drawn from every phase of the artist’s career. We recommend you check it out, but hurry it is only there until October 21st at which time it will return to Paris’ world-renowned Musee National Picasso.
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Food & Wine Events Around the Bay Area
If you love Food & Wine- then the Bay Area is your personal Mecca! We have compiled a list of our top picks for events, let us know if we forgot your favorite!
2011 Sonoma Valley Crush — Sept. 14-18. Sixteen wineries will participate in this hands-on harvest experience, which features a behind-the-scenes look at what happens during harvest, as well as grape sampling, Crush Pad tours and winemaker lunches and dinners. Tasting passes are $35 per person. Get details at www.heartofsonomavalley.com
Food Truck Frenzy: Part Deux — 5-9 p.m. Sept. 16. Guests are invited to enjoy some of San Francisco’s most spectacular views of the bay and city skyline while sipping award-winning Rock Wall wines and noshing on delicious bites from local, gourmet food truck vendors. 2301 Monarch St., Suite 300, Alameda. $5-$10. www.rockwallwines.com. Continue reading
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A Holiday Shopping Event – Dress for Success San Francisco!
- Maura Kintzer of Yelp if You Need Help – Professional Organizer
- Santa had a couple of helpers
- Gia and the Girls volunteering…our lovely Greeters
Dress for Success truly puts on an elegant show and knows how to entertain us while we loosen our purse strings, bid on the auction items, pick up a few holiday gifts while giving to a good cause.
The Lovely Ms. Rodriguez, having benefited from the programs tutelage, was our guest speaker, letting us all know how DFS helped her define her career goals, spurned her to “get in shape” and has made her want to give back in her own life! Truly inspirational. Continue reading
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Tagged Charitable Causes San Francisco, Dress for Success San Francisco, Erika Burke, Fidn a Realtor, Giving Back in San Francisco, Giving Back this Christmas, Luxury Events, Luxury Real Estate San Francisco, Realtor, San Francisco Charities, San Francisco Luxury Homes, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Realtor
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Real Estate Connect Conference
Inman Connect is one of the most highly regarded real estate technology events, bringing together the biggest names in the real estate and technology industries. It was a great opportunity for us to network with leading edge companies, share ideas and connect with people in the real estate industry. From the keynote presentations by Porter Gale of Virgin America and David Pogue of The New York Times to the in-depth workshops focusing on Internet Marketing and the Paperless Agent we were able to gain a lot of knowledge and leverage the ever changing market.
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Dress for Success San Francisco
Gala and Fashion Show at the City Club of San Francisco
We were thrilled to attend this event to promote Dress for Success San Francisco! The night started off with tastings from San Francisco’s Top Women Chefs and Kettle One martinis! After mingling with other fabulous patrons and scoping out the silent auction goodies (still wish we had won that Bobbie Brown makeup bag) we headed upstairs for the main event.
We heard from many women involved in the Dress for Success San Francisco program and were touched to hear how much the program had affected their lives. Their stories were incredibly uplifting, and they presented themselves with such poise and confidence in themselves.
Erika has experienced first hand what the power of donating clothes to those less fortunate. Just a few months ago Erika gave all of her shirts away to a young lady who was absolutely thrilled and told her that she had changed her life- and that now she felt she had the power to go out and change the world!
This is an event that we will be sure to attend again! We met so many wonderful people, enjoyed a great fashion show and left knowing that we had helped out an amazing cause.
For more information on Dress for Success please visit: http://www.dressforsuccess.org/
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Marin Headlands Center for the Arts Benefit and Auction at Herbst Pavillion
Held on Thursday June 14th 2011, Erika Burke of the Estates Group at Vanguard Properties and her husband Fergal Burke were the esteemeed guests of Marin Healdands Center for the Arts Board member Cynthia Lohr and her husband Sam Lucente.
This well attended event included a silent and live auction of hand picked artworks in all mediums from the center’s resident and aspiring artists.
It was an exciting night with tremendous biding and a true show of support our Bay Area creative collectives.
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Rose and Red Velvet event tonight!
I am hosting a fabulous event tonight to showcase 179 Douglass #2. Come enjoy the San Francisco sunshine in this light filled apartment with outdoor garden while indulging in cupcakes and wine. As the apartment is within walking distance of the Castro and UpperMarket we are hoping you will stop by for a pre dinner beverage and snack! Try not to spoil your appetite, those mission mini cupcakes are addictive!
The price on this unit is newly reduced to $599,900- and won’t last long! 
Champagne and Chocolate
The Estates Group at Vanguard Properties sponsored an event at this gorgeous understated luxury home in the Lake District. See the pics at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=231492&id=1180207741&l=8ddd79f9e4 and then go to the website www.104Funston.com for more information about this property.
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Tagged 104 Funston Ave., Champagne and Chocolate, Erika Burke, Event in San Francisco, Kevin Ho Esq., Kevin K. Ho, Luxury Home for Sale, Luxury in San Francisco, Luxury Property, San Francisco Real Estate, Special Events, The Estates Group, Vanguard Properties
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