by Contessa Abono
Barry Zito
Irene Feiks, a sculptor who has traveled throughout the country and dedicated her life to her passion of sculpting clay, is set to open a new gallery of her work from the last decade and more.
Opening reception will be held on Jan. 31, at 7 to 9p.m. and will be located at the Consolation General of Mexico on 532 Folsom Street San Francisco.
Please R.S.V.P. at 415.354.1721.
SF State celebrates Homecoming games
The annual homecoming basketball game will be held Feb. 8th when the SF State Gators will host the Chico State Wildcats.
As part of homecoming, the SF State Alumni Association is hosting a pre- and post-game receptions at “The Pub” located in the Cesar Chavez Student Center on the SF State campus.
Game times are 5: 30p.m. for the women’s game and 7:30p.m. for the men’s game.
Reception will be at 6p.m. and immediately following the men’s game.
Admission to both games and reception is free for SF State Alumni Association members with RSVP, $5 for non-association members with RSVP and $10 for the reception at the door.
To RSVP and pay online click Homecoming.
For more information, please contact Ella Chichester at ella@sfsu.edu or call 415-405-3648.
Giants 2008 winter FanFest set for Feb. 9
Bruce Bochy
The KNBR 680/Giants Winter FanFest presented by the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau will take place at AT&T Park on Feb. 9, from 10-3 p.m. Admission to the FanFest and parking in Giants Lot A is free.
This year’s FanFest at AT&T Park will feature the KNBR live broadcast stage at homeplate, which will provide more fans the opportunity to watch the broadcast from any Lower Box or Club Level seat in the ballpark.
The broadcast will also be carried live on the highdefinition scoreboard in centerfi eld as well as on themultitude of HD fl at panel screens located throughout the ballpark.
Matt Cain
Fans will have greater access to the ballpark than in the past, with the opportunity to go “behind the scenes” with self-guided tours of both the Giants and Visitors clubhouses, batting cages, dugouts and press box.
There will be two levels of interactive games and activities, a Kids Zone and access to the fi eld’s warning track.
Giants manager, Bruce Bochy, and many of his players and coaches, including the newest Giant, Aaron Rowand, and teammates Barry Zito, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Dave Roberts, Brian Wilson, Kevin Frandsen and Dan Ortmeier are scheduled to sign autographs, pose for photos and participate in Q&A sessions throughout FanFest.
In addition, Giants broadcasters will be in attendance along with all of the KNBR 680 radio personalities.
The Giants and KNBR will also welcome a number of Giants alumni to FanFest as the season-long celebration begins to commemorate the Giants 50th Anniversary in San Francisco.
Giants six-game packages for the 2008 season will be on sale, which include tickets to the Dodger’s and A’s series and select Fireworks nights, along with season tickets and group tickets. Giants individual game tickets will go on sale March 8.
Comedian Mimi Gonzalez spreads laughs around Valentines
Tim Lincecum
InnerRising Productions Presents Comedian Mimi Gonzalez, “I Used To Be So Hot” A Special Valentine’s Comedy Event Feb. 14 through Feb. 16. Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia St. San Francisco. All shows will be fi lmed for a live feature length concert film.
Mimi is said to take her audience on a drive by snapshot of one queer comic’s tour of the American psyche.
Mimi González grew up as the only female of seven children from a Cuban psychiatrist father who married ten times. She loves to joke about her family and is said to have a warm LatinAmerican humor.
More information at www.mimigonzalez.com.
