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Double stuffed In its Berkeley premiere, a new concerto sounded rewarding but overextended

New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with thoughts on Samuel Adams, Gustavo Gimeno, and "Noises Off."

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Donate to Support a safe new beginning for the Wang-Dougall Family., organized by Alyson Granaderos To know Jen & Siobhán is to understand that selfless acts of … Alyson Granaderos needs your support for Support a safe new beginning for the Wang-Dougall Family.

Jen and Siobhán are exactly the kind of people this country should protect and exalt. That they’re being chased out instead is a disgrace. If you can spare a few bucks to help them in their flight to safety please do. gofund.me/d0a40c4e8

And in New York!

Composed by Alex Weiser and conducted by David Bloom. Well worth seeing!

Celebrating the joy of climate solutions with music – interview with Gabriella Smith Composer Gabriella Smith on her home ground in Seattle. © Erik Petersen Among the composers of our time, Gabriella Smith is one of those special musical voices, whose intricate sounding realms bear…

Ahead of the 🇫🇮 premieres of her Breathing Forests (2021/2023) and Tumblebird Contrails (2014), an interview with Gabriella Smith.
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Daily #Cocktail Series

WHIRLYBIRD
1½ oz. Jamaican rum (Hamilton Pot Still Black)
¾ oz. St. George Bruto Americano
¾ oz. pineapple gum syrup
2 dashes lime bitters

A stirred Jungle Bird created by Brendan Dorr at Pink Flamingo (Baltimore, MD). I’m already team Bruto Americano (sorry, Campari), so…

Asking your local Virginia ABC store to stock an item like this is the BEST way to help us get it approved for general listing.

The product numbers for Virginia ABC:

53639 - Catoctin Creek AppleJack 750mL - $22.99
53640 - Catoctin Creek AppleJack 1L - $24.99

Thanks!

It’s been a week since Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes. Still haven’t descended! #newmusicbayarea

Recording an album has so many steps/ tasks including adding extra hurdy gurdy! @dylanmattingly.bsky.social

Duo B - Garden of Memory at Chapel Of The Chimes.

Lulu and the bird ensemble - Garden of Memory at Chapel Of The Chimes.

These are scary times, but Happy Summer Solstice. We went to the wonderful Garden of Memory experimental & international music festival at the Chapel of the Chimes.

Daily #Cocktail Series

GENOVESE MARTINI
1½ oz. gin (St. George Botanivore)
1 oz. white vermouth
½ oz. Basil Eau De Vie (St. George Aqua Perfecta)

Recipe found on St. George Spirits’ website. This is basically a basil martini with all flavor, no fluff. It’s a savory sipper that I’ll be making on…

Sold out again. Even sooner.

I’ve seen tiny clips- can’t wait for the album!!!!

Fewer than 500 tickets remain.

We ‘re down to the last 500 or so tickets. Will be sold out a week from now. Check out the list of this year’s performers at www.gardenofmemory.com. 131 musicians in all

¾ of the tickets are sold. Less than 750 left. Check out our new website for links to this year’s performers. Over 132 musicians- 47 ensembles. Www.gardenofmemory.com

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BEACH HOUSE GIMLET
1¼ oz. gin
¾ oz. St. George Green Chile vodka
¾ oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. simple syrup
1 tsp. banana liqueur
1 dash absinthe

Created in 2020 by Shannon Ponche for Death & Co. It balances bright citrus and subtle heat with a tropical twist. The absinthe…

Don’t forget to buy tickets for June 21 before they sell out. I figure you’ve got about 2 weeks to procrastinate. Www.gardenofmemory.com

25% of the tickets sold in 2 days. Don’t dawdle getting yours!

Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes, June 21, 2025 The annual Walk-Through Concert - Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes returns again to celebrate the summer solstice.

I got the ticket site for Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes up and running yesterday. People are clearly remembering it sold out last year and the year before! www.eventbrite.com/e/garden-of-...

Garden of Memory Visit the post for more.

Garden of Memory has a new website thanks to the help of @rogerrohrbach.bsky.social
And tickets are on sale! gardenofmemory.com

Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes, June 21, 2025 The annual Walk-Through Concert - Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes returns again to celebrate the summer solstice.

The ticket page for Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes 6/21 in Oakland is now live. Don’t wait till they’re sold out. A terrific lineup this year! www.eventbrite.com/e/garden-of-...

Centering Patrons at the San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony says it wants to connect audiences and artists. Does it?

A meditation on the language in the Lumon-esque new website the San Francisco Symphony management has made, what it might mean to actually listen to patrons' voices during a time of crisis, and a cameo from Seth Milchick 🙏

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Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 680 contr @cocktailchron.bsky.social

St. George Spirits

distillery based in Alameda, California. Founded in 1982 by the German-born distiller Jörg Rupf, in addition to its commercial releases, maintains an active and esoteric experimental program
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S.F. Symphony’s next season has a gaping hole — and it underscores the institution’s crisis Esa-Pekka Salonen’s departure from the San Francisco Symphony has left no one with responsibility for artistic planning — and it shows.

"Without someone at the helm making choices, you end up with the kind of bland and shapeless season the Symphony just unveiled."

I returned to my old stomping grounds at the SF Chronicle today with some dyspeptic thoughts on the SF Symphony's 2025-26 season. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen....

Have heard from multiple small distillers that there is likely to be lasting damage to the Canadian market from this. Distributors in Canada are expecting this to last for some time, even after tariffs are removed.