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Orchestral music out in the sunshine The notions of “concerts” and “concert halls” are so inextricably linked, at least in the world of orchestral music, that it can sometimes seem like an act of daring to take the festivities outdoors. To celebrate the state and U.S. park system, Director Laurie Cohen is leading the orchestra in a series of free concerts in three Bay Area parks: The all-American program features orchestral music by Florence Price and Edward MacDowell, as well as the more familiar strains of Barber and Copland.

Memorial Day Transit schedules and other services Monday. Banks, financial institutions Closed Post offices Closed, no mail delivery. BART Sunday schedule Muni Sunday schedule ... Читать дальше...

Sometime in the next five days, before the calendar reaches June, Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner could take a significant step in his recovery from a sprained left shoulder — play catch. Bumgarner probably will play catch on this homestand, manager Bruce Bochy said Friday. Bochy made it clear Bumgarner would play “normal catch” on flat ground. “Ride horses, go dirt-bike riding,” Bochy joked, sparking laughter among the reporters gathered around him. Ron Kroichick is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Donald Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports. Ambassador Sergei Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that Kushner, then President-elect Trump’s son-in-law and confidant... Читать дальше...

Here are a couple of early morsels in the comedy, which is now in a Town Hall Theatre production: “Really, now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.” Or, “Philanthropy seems to me to have become simply the refuge of people who wish to annoy their fellow-creatures.” Under Susan Covey’s direction, the show stars DC Scarpelli as the consummate dandy Lord Goring, Amanda Leigh as the flirtatious Mabel and Dennis Markam as Sir Robert Chiltern, an admired politician... Читать дальше...

Fincher was raised in the Bay Area, and the Zodiac case mesmerized him as a child — one can see his breakthrough film, “Seven,” as an early manifestation of that fascination. Fincher insisted upon shooting in as many actual locations germane to the case as possible, including The Chronicle newsroom, where the Zodiac killer sent letters. For its 10th anniversary, Landmark’s Clay Theatre is screening it as part of its midnight series, meaning you’ll be leaving the theater at about 2:45 a.m., just blocks from one of the killings.

Do you think of hotel rooms as having spacious, old-school desks, the kind that invite long hours of working? Schlappig has complained online about the disappearance of those desks, something a fellow business traveler, Yahoo sports columnist Dan Wetzel, noted in a Twitter post in 2015 meant to mobilize his “fellow desk-loving Marriott patrons.” Sometimes, Schlappig said, “there’s not even a functional work space, like a table and a comfortable rolling chair, with proper space to put your laptop.” [...] Millennials ... Читать дальше...

ODC presents daring new works at festival The Walking Distance Festival at ODC has a lot to offer in two weekends, including new works by FACT/SF and the Foundry. The Foundry, under the direction of Alex Ketley, will present the multimedia “Deep South,” the last piece in a trilogy about what dance and performance mean to people from the rural United States. On both Saturdays of the festival, which begins Friday, June 2, and runs through June 10, Zaccho Dance Theatre, under the tutelage of choreographer Joanna Haigood... Читать дальше...

It’s hard to imagine there hasn’t always been an aloha festival in the Bay Area, — or a gala to honor the people who share the essence of Hawai‘i with our region year round — so it’s somehow fitting that these two signature events of the Pacific Islander community will intertwine next week in San

Nearly half of Americans admitted to being unable to park their car in their garage, according to an online survey of more than 1,000 people by SpareFoot, an Austin, Texas, online broker for storage and moving companies. “So many garages have become black holes, the modern-day equivalent of the elephant burial ground,” said Peter Walsh, a professional organizer and consultant for SpareFoot. Things you don’t want to deal with get tossed in the garage, and very quickly garages become unusable, which... Читать дальше...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials on Friday posthumously honored more than a dozen members of a largely Alaska Native citizen militia who protected the U.S. territory from the threat of Japanese invasion during World War II, bringing closure to their families for a service that went unrecognized for decades. Gov. Bill Walker and state veterans affairs officials presented Army discharge papers to the relatives of 16 deceased members of the Alaska Territorial Guard during a ceremony ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Читать дальше...

Venture capitalist spends time browsing Nextdoor Silicon Valley venture capitalist Bill Gurley who, along with his partners at Benchmark, was an early investor in companies such as Instagram, Uber, Stitch Fix and Snap, spent a recent afternoon scrolling through the neighborhood social network, Nextdoor, studying the ways people use the service. Gurley is an active member in the Nextdoor neighborhood of Atherton, where he lives. Being a lead means he had to help establish the group there by inviting people to join. Читать дальше...

Union Street Music Festival offers 2 days of free live music The annual Union Street Festival gets revamped as the — wait for it — Union Street Music Festival, with a renewed emphasis on music in its 41st year. Set to take place on Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4, the long-running San Francisco street fair that takes place on the retail corridor between Gough and Fillmore is going to pump up the volume with a slew of free live music by local acts such as Jinx Jones & the KingTones, the Grand Nationals, the Midnight Nasties, and others.

The best tablets money can buy The Surface Pro 4 fits a larger screen with a higher resolution into a slightly slimmer body than last year’s model. The pen and keyboard cover are also improved, and this is one of the first mobile systems that includes Intel’s latest processors. Microsoft still refuses to include the Type Cover keyboard with the tablet, forcing a separate purchase. The bottom line: A host of small refinements cements the Surface Pro 4’s position as the best-in-class Windows tablet ... Читать дальше...

MSNBC president Phil Griffin has renewed his contract amid surging ratings, TheWrap has learned. For the week ending on May 19, MSNBC beat Fox News and CNN in weekday primetime among both total viewers and the key news demo for the first time ever.

California is expected to receive the largest chunk of a $33 million settlement against Johnson & Johnson after a lawsuit filed by 43 states alleged the company endangered consumers by flouting quality control standards for popular over-the-counter medicines, including Tylenol and St. Joseph Aspirin. Forty-two other states joined in the suit, but California’s $2.3 million share of the settlement is the largest of any state, although final agreement is subject to court approval, according to Becerra. Читать дальше...

A man stabbed to death in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights Park on Thursday was a 33-year-old city resident, officials said Friday. Giovanny Alvarez, who was stabbed multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene, was identified by the city medical examiner’s office. San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen, whose District Nine includes Bernal Heights Park, said Thursday that she and police officials will hold a community meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center to discuss public safety concerns in the community. Читать дальше...

The 42-year-old singer-songwriter is on tour in support of his 16th studio album, “Prisoner,” which arrives in the aftermath of his divorce from singer-actress Mandy Moore. The downbeat songs, such as “Do You Still Love Me” and “Haunted House,” are mired in self-reflection and self-pity, but on tour Adams is a gregarious host. Playing extended sets that reach back into the farthest corners of his career, he liberally dishes out beloved covers and rarities alongside classics from his breakthrough... Читать дальше...

NAIROBI, Kenya — James Njoroge, an Uber driver in Nairobi, earns barely $5 at the end of a grueling 10-hour workday ferrying customers through snarled traffic across the Kenyan capital. “We’ve been working for them so much, but now they’re slashing us,” he said recently, slowing down his Toyota, a 7-year-old model, hardly brand-new but newer than the cars expected to be part of the fleet for the coming service, UberGo. Uber has quickly expanded across parts of Africa, where it is seen by those signing up as drivers ... Читать дальше...

“Goodfellas”: One of director Martin Scorsese’s best films. 6:45 p.m. Castro Theatre, S.F. www.castrotheatre.com San Francisco Symphony: Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik leads the orchestra in music by Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach. 8 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfsymphony.org Pop-Up Magazine: This magazine qua live performance features short stories from writers, filmmakers, radio producers and artists... Читать дальше...

The leak was reported shortly after 2 p.m. on North Wolfe Road, near the western edge of Apple’s 850,000-square-foot corporate headquarters, according to Santa Clara County fire officials. A one-inch gas line was ruptured by a construction crew, and firefighters evacuated one building and set up a perimeter until a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. crew was able to come and cap the leak, said Battalion Chief Mike Krisman. Nicknamed the “Spaceship Campus” because of its resemblance to a flying saucer... Читать дальше...

Part of the failure is a lack of communication, which is why most states celebrate “529 Day” on May 29 to try to raise awareness about this college savings option. Families can put after-tax income in a college savings plan that then grows tax-free. Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Montana and Pennsylvania also offer state income tax deductions for money put into a 529 savings plan. Savings in a 529 also count against families when they apply for financial aid, and there are tax penalties if the money is not used to pay for college expenses. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a California school district not to take any additional disciplinary action against four students over their responses to racist Instagram posts. U.S. District Judge James Donato on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the district from imposing any additional discipline against the students.

Kik app will offer digital currency amid bitcoin boom Messaging app Kik Interactive is the latest and potentially most well-established company to delve into a quirky new form of fundraising — creating its own digital currency. Interest in coin offerings is high, thanks to surging prices of bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Kik, which has raised about $120 million (in real money) from investors including Tencent Holdings, could serve to add a layer of legitimacy to the process. Growth has been tough in the past few years... Читать дальше...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Getting new customers involved in more interactive experiences is going to be a big part of the future for casinos in the United States and around the world, participants in a major gambling conference predicted last week. Casino executives, digital experts and payment processors at the conference in Atlantic City agreed that casinos need to offer new experiences that directly involve the next generation. A prime opportunity for growth is the expansion of payment processing for online gambling... Читать дальше...