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Sep 03 2010

Labor Day Weekend 2010 Events In San Francisco

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As a San Francisco Event Planner Silvia Oppenheim will not be in San Francisco for LaborWeekend 2010.  Le Concierge SF was invited to the gorgeous Lake Natoma Inn to see the property and stay the weekend!  If you do live in the San Francisco Bay Area, or are visiting, here are some great ideas for the weekend!

Through Sept. 26, 2010 (Weekends Only and Labor Day)
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
Parade Grounds, The Presidio, 415-558-0888 or 800-978-PLAY (7529) outside 415 area code, www.sfshakes.org.
Shakespeare in the Park will present Two Gentlemen of Verona, Sept. 4-26, 2010 on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays and Labor Day at 2:30 p.m. at the parade grounds at the Presidio of San Francisco. Shakespeare’s tale of Valentine and Proteus, the gentlemen in question, and their romantic entanglements is a zany comic caper with some ‘60s music tossed in for more fun. One of the major free Shakespeare programs in the U.S., Free Shakespeare in the Park began in 1983 and is in its 28th season.

Sept. 2-5, 2010
7th ANNUAL BERNAL HEIGHTS OUTDOOR CINEMA
Cortland Avenue, Bernal Heights, www.bhoutdoorcine.org
Showcasing the work of local filmmakers, the Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema series offers films, music and more. The opening night and preview party on Thursday, Sept. 2, includes a great night of 3-D film, shorts, classical music and a cappella singing. Films will be shown at multiple venues on Friday, Sept. 3 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. for the annual Film Crawl on Cortland. Saturday, it’s outdoor cinema from the hill in Bernal Heights Park, where Folsom Street meets Bernal Heights Boulevard. Seasoned viewers recommend blankets, cushions and low-backed chairs to have a comfortable view of the screen and city lights. The closing night, Sunday, Sept. 5, at Precita Park is part block party, part picnic, part street food buffet with Bernal Heights neighbors, friends and partners all gathered to celebrate the end of the cinema fest.

Sept. 4, 2010
GOURMET WALKS
Departs from Justin Herman Plaza (near U.S. flagpole), foot of Market Street, 415-312-1119, www.gourmetwalks.com
On Saturday, Sept. 4, Gourmet Walks is offering its last “Celebrity Chocolate Tour” with Chuck Siegel of San Francisco-based Charles Chocolates. Siegel will accompany the group on a downtown circuit, adding his personal insights and experience as participants taste a variety of chocolate; tour price is $49 per person and includes generous samples from seven different chocolate boutiques. Tour begins at 2 p.m.

Sept. 4-5, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO ZOO: WILD SUMMER OVERNIGHT
One Zoo Rd., 415-753-7080, www.sfzoo.org
A deluxe family overnight at the zoo includes meetings with keepers, guided tours, outdoor camping and a hot breakfast. Children 6 years old and up; ages 6-18 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost ranges from $80 per person (if registering five or more) for San Francisco Zoo Society members to $100 per person. Pre-registration, which closes on Sept. 1, 2010, is required.

Sept. 5, 2010
TANGO IN THE SQUARE
Main Stage, Union Square, Powell and Geary Streets, 415-477-2610 www.jewelssf.org
As part of the ongoing Jewels in the Square entertainment series on the main stage of Union Square, enjoy free introductory lessons in milonga, tango and vals (tango waltz). Open dance floor and performances are 2-4 p.m.

Sept. 5-6, 2010
GOLDEN GATE PARK BAND
Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, 510-530-0814, www.goldengateparkband.org
Pack a picnic for Sunday’s celebration of Spanish music and dance at 1 p.m. with El Grupo de Espana. A special Labor Day concert celebrating the American worker is also planned for Monday at 1 p.m.

Sept. 3, 2010
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK:
FREE CONCERT WITH THE TUBES FEATURING FEE WAYBILL
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz, 831-423-5590, www.beachboardwalk.com/concerts
The Tubes featuring Fee Waybill will play the last free beach concert of the summer. The Tubes emerged on the San Francisco music scene in 1969 and in the early ‘80s released the hit classic, “She’s a Beauty.” The group will perform two concerts at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Sept. 4-5, 2010
145TH ANNUAL SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GATHERING & GAMES
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, 925-447-9463, www.thescottishgames.com
Eight countries and 18 states will be represented when the world’s top Heavy Event athletes contest the world title for caber and weight-for-height events. The Western U.S. Open Championship Highland Dancing will draw to dancers in various classes. Six stages of traditional Scottish and Celtic Rock music; a Children’s Glen; Five-a-Side soccer tournament; whisky tasting, and a variety of British and American food and drink will be part of the festivities.

Sept. 4-6, 2010
SAUSALITO ART FESTIVAL
Marinship Park, near U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito Waterfront, 415-331-3757 (recorded information), www.sausalitoartfestival.org
The open-air event features more than 20,000 museum-quality original works of art by 275 artists including paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, fiber art, fine glass, woodwork, 2- and 3-D mixed media and photography. More than 32,000 fine arts lovers flock to Sausalito each year to enjoy entertainment, activities for the family, gourmet food, premium beers and fine wines – all in a “postcard perfect setting.” The Blue & Gold Fleet also offers cruise packages, including admission to festival; for details call 415-705-5555 or visit www.blueandgoldfleet.com. Golden Gate Transit offers bus and ferry service; for more information call 415-455-2000 or visit www.goldengate.org. Admission is $20 adults, $15 ages 62 and over, $5 ages 6-12, free under 6 and $30 for three-day weekend pass.

Sept. 5-6, 2010
29th ANNUAL HARVEST WINE CELEBRATION
Multiple Livermore Valley Wineries and Robertson Park, Livermore, 925-447-9463,
www.lvwine.org
More than 40 wineries will take part in the celebration benefiting the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association. Attendees will enjoy complimentary wine tasting, music, food and art vendors, vineyard tours and winemaking seminars. Admission ranges from $10-65 (based on whether a one- or two-day ticket is purchased in advance or at the door). Non-wine drinking tickets are $10.

If you are in need of a San Francisco Event Planning Company, call us today, 415-602-6652.  Whether Labor Day, Thanksgiving or any other Federal Holiday in America, we will help you get the most out of your weekend!

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Sep 02 2010

Le Concierge SF Wants You at This Old Bag: The Power of the Purse

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On October 15, 2010, Breast Cancer Emergency Fund (BCEF) and Presenting Sponsor Kaiser Permanente will host This Old Bag: The Power of the Purse at St. Regis San Francisco, 125 3rd St. Over 400 guests will enjoy appetizers and cocktails while admiring and bidding on a myriad of handbags donated by fashion designers, celebrities, couture and vintage boutiques and San Francisco’s leading philanthropists. A live auction will showcase the most valuable and coveted bags paired with other exciting items like travel packages, shopping sprees and more

This Old Bag_Save the Date!

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!

This Old Bag is successful because we receive a wide assortment of fabulous handbags from generous donors.

That’s where you come in!

We encourage individuals and celebrities to donate handbags from personal collections or to purchase new bags to donate. Retail stores and boutiques are invited to donate from their popular handbag lines. Couture and vintage bags, in mint condition, are especially coveted by our donors. This Old Bag: The Power of the Purse is a wonderful opportunity to clean out your closet, empty your shelves, or go shopping while helping low-income people battling breast cancer.

And remember, 100% of the proceeds from ticket and purse auction sales goes directly to our clients.  Would you like to donate a bag?

DOWNLOAD HANDBAG DONOR FORM

 

The This Old Bag event has always been the most elegant and fun of events, another reason it will be again, take a look at the list of Bag Donors to date for 2010!

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Sep 01 2010

Make Sure That When The Kids Go Back To School Everyone Is Organized

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This looks to be a small series of back to school ideas for parents, families and kids at heart a-like!  But let’s start with the basics, so you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and sometimes wonder what it would be like to have professional organizer help at home?  

Le Concierge SF receives a number of calls from existing and prospective clients with a frequent question, "is it possible to keep my life and at the same time help our children be organizedkeys_325 at home and school?"  For most of our clients we have not only been able to physically organize homes, but we have also had the opportunity work with parents on how they can be effective  in helping their children be efficient with homework, healthy snacks, communication and more.  Le Concierge SF founder Silvia Oppenheim is certified in early child development and art therapy.  We have not only helped parents organize the room, but we have helped parents  understand how to better communicate with their children.   Now, a few tips to help you get ready for back-to-school:
 

Make a To-Do List

Write out simple checklists for every member of the family with the top five tasks that need to be completed during his or her morning routine (i.e. brush teeth, bring hair clips and brush to Mom, etc.). Hang this list on the bathroom doorknob (a central location, since everyone visits the bathroom daily)."

Organize Your Entryway

Create an area in your entryway (nearest the door you use most often) for everyday life accessories (keys, cell phone and charger, bills to be mailed, etc.). An over-the-door clear foyer_325 plastic shoe holder makes a perfect storage spot for these items. (Use lower pockets for small children so they can get their own belongings.)"

Get Ready the Night Before

Prepare what you can the evening before, i.e. set the table for breakfast, choose outfits to wear the next day and fill the coffee maker in the evening."

"Dedicate spots in your kitchen for activities such as a coffee/tea station where you have a few mugs, sugar, spoons and tea bags or a cereal station with cereal, spoons, bowls and napkins. No more opening and closing multiple cabinets to complete a single task."

Keep Track of Important Paperwork

Place one large clip per child on the front of the fridge. Have the children place important papers on the clip so that Mom can sign or review them. Once she’s done, she can put them back on the clip or right into the child’s backpack."

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Develop a daily routine of bringing in the mail and standing over the shredder while you sort it. Shred the junk and place bills in the same location each time. Replace old catalogs with the new ones and recycle old magazines (read or unread) when the new one arrives

Plan Ahead for Meals

Whenever possible make breakfast ahead of time. Making pancakes on a Sunday? Make extra and freeze them for a busy morning."

Stay tuned for our next in the series where you can read about some great healthy snack ideas for your kids when they come home from school!  Or if you would like to talk to us about a project in your home give us a call, 415-602-6652!

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Aug 31 2010

Getting The Boxes To Qatar – No This Is Not A Movie Title!

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One of the benefits of working at Le Concierge SF is that you just never know what requests you will get.  Recently a concierge service in Amsterdam called us in San Francisco and said "we have boxes in Vegas, can you get them moved to Qatar?"  From packing, to shipping and making sure they got there safely, the journey across the world was a success.  It got us thinking, what other crazy requests come out of Vegas - it did not take much research to find some funny stories (as well as similar ones to those Silvia Oppenheim heard at the Ritz Carlton).   Just keep in mind the moral of this story, if you are in need of concierge services in San Francisco, no task is to small and no project is took big for Le Concierge SF!  Check out these morsels of goodness:

  • Where else but in Las Vegas would a concierge desk have a guest request a bathtub full of goat’s milk (the hotel didn’t comply) and another call for a stuffed gorilla to surprise the guest’s beloved? 
     
  • One new mother was planning a business trip to Vegas and expressed dismay to her husband about leaving the couple’s infant. The concerned spouse phoned the concierge and asked the desk to print an e-mailed picture of the baby, have it framed and place it by the mom’s bedside, to surprise her. The mother was elated.
     
  • At the Hard Rock, where the hip and trendy gravitate, more bizarre requests have crossed the desk, including a request for Oompa Loompas at a party. Yes, they managed to find actors to do this. No, it wasn’t anything dirty.
     
  • Another strange and memorable request: One guy called and ordered a mariachi band to follow him around the casino all night while he gambled.

If you can imagine it,  concierges have probably heard it. Most hotels handle an average of 300 calls a day.   Here are some common tasks that concierges routinely perform. Note that some requests, such as charging a cellphone, may include a fee.

  • Arrange gifts.
  • Find a doctor.
  • Charge your cellphone.
  • Find a minister.
  • Arrange for a bodyguard.
  • Hire a limo.
  • Charter a private jet.
  • Reserve front-row seats at shows.
  • Repair shoes.
  • Find a tuxedo.
  • Arrange a tour.
  • Plan birthday parties.
  • Map out a hike.

If you wish you had 25 hours in a day, call Le Concierge SF today, 415-602-6652.

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Aug 26 2010

Feel Good Customer Testimonial: Creating A New Home For A Family

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Le Concierge SF recently recieved a testimonial from a client who reached out to us with a big project including professional organizing, personal shopping, hiring and managing vendors just to name a few! The result, a happy elderly woman who came home to a nice nest.

LeConcierge SF (Silvia) was an enormous help in getting my mother’s home organized for her return home after a lengthy stay in the hospital.  I had no time or energy to buy supplies, manage cleaners and other workers, organize rooms or put things in order, so when a friend recommended Le Concierge SF to me I felt very relieved.  Silvia got the job done on a tight schedule and exuded professionalism, practical and aesthetic sensibilities, and genuine warmth.  

After meeting with her only one time, I was able to delegate several tasks via email and she went above and beyond in being able to follow through without me needing to micromanage.  She did everything from picking up dry cleaning, hanging drapery, shopping for groceries and medical supplies, organizing rooms, and scheduling/overseeing various workers like housecleaners, window washers, and utilities services.  Her attention to detail and ability to take direction very well helped me to completely de-stress. 

Also, the many personal touches she added (like planting flowers in the kitchen window-box) gave my mother a lot of happiness when she finally returned to her home.  I strongly recommend Le Concierge SF for organizing and personal assistant services.  Silvia will make your life easier and take care of the details and jobs so that you can take care of yourself.

If you are looking for a personal assistant in San Francisco, call Le Concierge SF today!

 

 

 

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