Beyond the Stage. Why Immersive Experiences Create Real Connection What Happens When the Audience Becomes the Experience? Photo by Hiromi Yoshida For years, we worked in theater and events, performing on stage for thousands of people a night, with limited engagement with the audience. We would go home energized and invigorated, yet lonely. Photo by Zoart Photography Then we moved into immersive theater. It was a step closer to being connected with our audience. We engaged wit

Tea in Wonderland. Riding the Fire Horse with Courage and Care There is something truly magical about returning to the energy that shaped you. I was born in 1966, the year of the Fire Horse, and in 2026 that cycle comes around again. This year, our Tea in Wonderland experience at the Gregangelo Museum feels amplified, alive, and fiercely relevant.  I am glad to have survived this tumultuous 60-year cycle with vigor, joy and extraordinary purpose. Over the past five years, I h

Super Bowl LX Weekend in San Francisco: A Local’s Guide to Culture, Art, and City Life Beyond the Game Every time San Francisco wins a NFL Super Bowl, I know before I see the headlines. I’m usually out on the streets skating and suddenly the city explodes with revelers. Cars honking. Strangers hugging. Partygoers singing out of windows. Sometimes people flashing their tits at me and that’s how I know we won. It’s fantastic and joyful and exactly what civic pride is supposed t

A Magical Day: The Gregangelo Museum, Lightscape, and The Great Dickens Christmas Fair San Francisco Holiday Shows light up the season with a spectacular Christmas light show A friend called me out of the blue last week, looking for something fun to do in San Francisco that night. She asked if I was free, I was. She told me the first thing that popped up on ChatGPT’s list was to visit The Gregangelo Museum. I laughed and welcomed her over. Then she said, “Also, there’s a holi