See, Go, Do

Snap Judgments

October 2008

Curtain call As he prepares to step down after a long, glorious run, Robert Cole—the impresario who made the Bay Area a great performing-arts market—wonders where the iPod era will take the highest arts.	Drink like you mean it Long live the timeless dive bars in and around the Tenderloin, where a night out is all about getting back to basics.
Geyserville Where podunk melds with picturesque.	Style, squared Union Square, the city’s fashion retail mecca, outruns the recession—and acquires some youthful cachet in the process.

Don't quit your day job Thanks to new amateur hours, dilettantes can give their dream careers a trial run.	Best of arts, entertainment, & leisure While we spend more time in front of computers than people in other parts of the country, we sure do like our free time. Our favorite theaters, parks, clubs, and more.
Berkeley à la mode New York, Milan, Paris…Berkeley? Set aside all the clichés about tie-dye and “clothing-optional,” and ponder this astonishing development: The University of California, Berkeley—a world-class innovator in many disciplines, but certainly not in fashion—has recently spawned seven of the hottest style makers in American design.	5 cool city nightlife trends 1. Drink like you mean it 2. Night at the museum 3. Punch-drunk love 4. Don't quit your day job 5. Come together (over meat)

Inside See, Go, Do

NIGHT WATCH

Drag's latest disguise

No Streisand impersonators need apply at San Francisco's punk-inflected drag shows.

STREET DETAIL

Home on the range

When Prince Charles wanted to take his wife to ground zero of America's organics industry, he went right to Point Reyes Station.

NIGHT WATCH

Late-night rush

If you’re hot for insider dish, head to the place where restaurant workers wind down after the checks have been paid and the chairs put up.

THE EYE

Plays well with others

Berkeley Rep’s Tony Taccone has helped create some of the most brilliant one-person shows in recent memory. So why does he stay behind the curtain when he should be sharing the applause?