On Saturday Feb. 12, Dust Bowl Faeries takes to The Foundry’s black box theater stage with a “Gothic Valentines Cabaret,” haunting romantic circus carnival songs mixed with candid, offbeat humor
January 31 @ 11:00 am - 12:45 pm Free
Klezmer accordionist Jeanette Lewicki performs an array of sing-along, clap-along and dance-along songs that are upbeat with comical lyrics. Presented by KlezCalifornia and Chochmat HaLev. Donation suggested. Free, advance registration required.Event Website
Honors & Awards
Sheri Greenawald
Sheri Greenawald has been awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal in recognition of years of service. She made her debut with S.F. Opera in 1978 and went on to play a number of leading roles in the company. Since 2002, Greenawald, who is retiring this month, has been the S.F. Opera Center director and the S.F.-based Merola Opera program artistic director. “On Sunday, Nov. 11, 1978, a house debut was made by a young Marzelline in ‘Fidelio,’” Matthew Shilvock, the opera’s general director, said in a press release. “On that day a journey began that would encompass many roles on the War Memorial stage and a 20-year tenure leading two of the greatest opera training programs in the world. I wonder what that young Marzelline, Sheri Greenawald, would have said at that time if you had told her that 42 years later she would have made one of the most indelible impacts in the history of this Company.” The San Francisco Opera Medal is awarded “in r