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Sample Sale Shopping: Furniture & Clothing

DECORATE
Designer Furniture Sample Sale
What: Top local designers, including Kendall Wilkinson Design & Home, Rue de Grenelle, Martha Angus Inc., and Antique & Art Exchange, offer furniture and accessories at up to 70 percent off.
Why: Deck your walls (and floors).
When: Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: San Francisco Design Center, 101 Henry Adams St., at Alameda St., atrium of the Galleria bldg. (415-409-2299).

STYLIZE
Fabulous Fashionista Sample Sale
What: More than 2,000 dresses, tops, and more at up to 70 percent off from BCBG and Ella Moss.
Why: Stand under my Ella, Ella, Ella.
When: Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd., at Buchanan St., bldg. d, Fleet rm. (415-345-7500).

Source: Daily Candy

Bits & Pieces (11.07.09)

DRINK
Barrel Tasting (SF)
Sure, you could go on a chauffeured tour of the region’s vineyards, but you don’t even have to leave town now that quirky, beloved Bonny Doon Vineyard recently opened its Tasting Room & Cellar Door Cafe. There, culinary superstar Charlie Parker of Manresa and Ubuntu turns out seasonally driven, local tasting menus. Or pop into the cozy counter at downtown’s Soif Wine Bar & Merchants to sample local faves and French varietals. (source: daily candy)

SHOP / LIVE
Icons of Design (source: daily candy)
What: A designer showcase at Millennium Tower’s luxurious (and usually not open to the public) 52nd-floor Grand Residences, featuring more than 25 local design superstars. Proceeds benefit a different local charity each weekend.
Why: Ain’t life grand?
When: Weekends thru Nov. 22. Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: 301 Mission St., at Fremont St. (415-593-1700).
(daily candy)

SEX IT UP
Get Your Motor Running (source: daily candy)
Postpartum Sex Q&A with Sexologist Logan Levkoff
Discussing the birds and the bees with your kids is a nightmare. But it’s even worse when your own urges vanish. It’s a tough (and hardly talked-about) topic. We turned to sexologist and sexuality educator Logan Levkoff for some answers.
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Last week: Macy's Passport...in case you missed it

I missed it this year, but a bunch of other people didn't. Take a look. Click the links for photos, and view the videos below.

Ed Jay Photos  |  7x7 Magazine  |  SF Sentinel  |  SF Unzipped

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SF Symphony opening brings out celebrities and major Bay Area donors

The Bay Area's celebrities and philanthropists alike came out for the opening of the San Francisco Symphony season Wednesday evening at Davies Symphony Hall. Pictured left, Pamela Joyner wearing an Angel Sanchez gown, nominated by Chronicle readers as one of the top 5 dresses at the Symphony Gala -  September 9, 2009, in San Francisco, Calif. Per the Chronicle, Joyner remarked, "I do not wear black, generally, to events. They're too festive to do that." Other attendees included George and Charlotte Shultz (right). Photos: Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle.
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