September 6: Juma Ventures' 6th annual Field of Dreams at AT&T park, San Francisco

September 7: The San Francisco Symphony hosts its 99th Season Opening Night Gala concert, San Francisco, http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=42414

September 7 - 8: "West Coast Cool" with Cheryl Bentyne and Mark Winkler, The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco,  www.therrazzroom.com

September 10 - 12: Michael Franti presents the 12th Annual Power to the Peaceful Festival, free!, at The Fillmore and Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, info: http://www.powertothepeaceful.org/

September 10: San Francisco Opera Guild and the Opera Association together host "Opera Ball 2010," San Francisco, http://sfopera.com/p/?mID=279

September 10: San Francisco Opera's BRAVO! CLUB hosts its 19th annual Opening Night Gala, San Francisco, http://sfopera.com/

September 11: The Village Well, a nonprofit family resource center, presents a Royal Tea with Miss Jean,
http://www.tvwsf.org/

September 15: San Francisco Parks Trust and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department host "Party for the Parks" at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, http://www.partyfortheparks.org/

September 15: SFMOMA celebrates the Fisher Collection http:www.sfmoma.org/

September 16: The third annual "SF 20th Century Modernism Show & Sale" benefiting SFMOMA at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco,  http://www.dolphinfairs.com/sanfranciscomodernism

September 21: The Foundation of City College of San Francisco Auxiliary hosts its 6th annual "Basic Skills Luncheon" at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

September 23: The premiere of the exhibition of the life and work of Maria Callas at the Opening Gala for the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco

September 24: The annual Macy's Passport HIV/AIDS foundations fundraiser at the Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, Tickets

September 25: National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy presents Heroes & Horses, A Jewels & Jeans Gala, Woodside, CA, http://www.nceft.org/

October 2010

October 2: 19th Annual Alta Bates Summit Foundation Celebrity Tennis Classic and "Casino Royale" Gala featuring Marina Navratilova and Gigi Fernandez, to benefit Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Center, Berkeley Tennis Club and Clairmont Resort and Spa.  Contact (510) 204-1667 for tickets and info

October 2: The Palo Alto Black and White Ball. A Masked Ball Gala benefiting the Palo Alto community and local schools, organized by the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation, Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto. http://thepaloaltoblackandwhiteball.org/event/

October 7: The Bay Area Arthritis Auxiliary presents its annual luncheon and fashion show featuring a runway presentation by San Francisco fashion designer, Colleen Quen, The Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=102595

October 9: Diablo Regional Arts Association celebrates the Lesher Center for the Art's 20th anniversary with the annual On Broadway Gala, Walnut Creek,
http://draa.org/DRAA/events_onbroadway.html

October 9: Lighthouse Community Charter School's Annual Benefit Gala, Black, White & Light All Over, Historic Rotunda Building, Oakland, CA, http://www.lighthousecharter.org/support/annualgala.html

October 14: Alonzo King LINES Ballet Premiere and Benefit Gala, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, http://www.linesballet.org/lines/sfseason/fall2010gala.html 

October 15: San Francisco Performances celebrates 31 years as the city's pre-eminent presenter of music and dance with a performance from composer/pianist Jake Heggie and soprano Talise Trevigne, Mark Hopkins Hotel, call (415) 677-0236

October 17: Heart of Silicon Valley's Private Concert with The English Beat to benefit Full Circle Fund, Portola Valley, CA, http://hosv.org/events.shtml

October 30: An evening with HRH Princess Michael of Kent at The Village Well's Fall Gala, "Motherhood & Monarchy," The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, http://www.tvwsf.org/