 |  Nikki Ritcher |
- Over 250 mayors from around the country visited San Francisco and were treated to over-the-top entertainment during their stay. The opening night private gala was set in the main rotunda of the iconic, Beaux-Arts style San Francisco City Hall, and featured Bay area artists and themes. Highlights were many, but definitely included first-time collaborations between PATTI AUSTIN and the 100-strong SAN FRANCISCO GAY MENS CHORUS for “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”; the legendary KRONOS QUARTET playing a very avant-garde classical version of Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” while renown puppeteer and performance artist BASIL TWIST’s creations danced and cascaded down from the top of the inner dome; JOHN FOGERTY singing “(Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay” in concert for the first time in his storied career, just by himself on acoustic guitar; intimate jazz rooms with the MARCUS SHELBY QUARTET and EDWARD SIMON of the San Francisco Jazz Collective, and the DICK BRIGHT ORCHESTRA keeping the joint jumping from the top of the grand staircase throughout the evening.
The mayors were sent off with a show-stopping version of “San Francisco” by local stage heroes BEACH BLANKET BABYLON, with all the night’s entertainers joining in. A bagpiper then led the mayors outside into a VIP viewing area to see a fantastic laser light show on City Hall’s exterior by Obscura Digital, which depicted the last 100 years in history since City Hall had been rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake.
If the opening night gala wasn’t enough... three more power-packed nights awaited the mayors, including an international food and entertainment night at the incredible Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, with african music stalwarts KOTOJA and the PETE ESCOVEDO Latin Jazz Orchestra providing non-stop global grooves.
All in all, these amazing and diverse Bay area talents provided a singular soundtrack for San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to showcase his city as host to our nations mayors.
Broken Arrow worked with event producer e2k events x entertainment, and provided Talent Selection & Coordination, Booking and Contracting.
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The mayors were sent off with a show-stopping version of “San Francisco” by local stage heroes BEACH BLANKET BABYLON, with all the night’s entertainers joining in. A bagpiper then led the mayors outside into a VIP viewing area to see a fantastic laser light show on City Hall’s exterior by Obscura Digital, which depicted the last 100 years in history since City Hall had been rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake.
If the opening night gala wasn’t enough... three more power-packed nights awaited the mayors, including an international food and entertainment night at the incredible Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, with african music stalwarts KOTOJA and the PETE ESCOVEDO Latin Jazz Orchestra providing non-stop global grooves.
All in all, these amazing and diverse Bay area talents provided a singular soundtrack for San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to showcase his city as host to our nations mayors.
Broken Arrow worked with event producer e2k events x entertainment, and provided Talent Selection & Coordination, Booking and Contracting.
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