Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2024 i SHOWBIZ Magazine

EAST MEETS WEST Born to a Filipina mother and a Canadian father, Sean is a unique fusion of Asian traditional values and Western cando pragmatism. As far as he can remember, Sean has always been athletic as a youngster growing up in Vancouver. Filled with boundless energy and youthful exuberance, he was into rugby, basketball, and track and field, and while his whole family loves sports, he is the only one who became a professional athlete. Up until high school, Sean would regularly shuttle back and forth between Manila and Canada to spend summers with his grandparents in Makati. “My grandfather is my all-time hero,” Sean lovingly and proudly adds. “We played pick-up in the park, and I always remember it as being super fun and competitive. I didn’t know…

Julie Hauptmann, a native of the Philippines, now resides in Orange County, California, where she and her family embrace coastal living near the beach. Julie is enthusiastic about exploring the great outdoors, often spending her leisure time walking along the shore, capturing the beauty of nature through photography, and hosting guests. Married to a wonderful man for 15 years, Julie is a versatile professional, excelling as an entrepreneur in accounting and real estate investment. She also expresses her creativity as a digital content creator and founder of Jule_Cali, in the realms of luxury fashion and travel, boasting a following of over 100,000 on lnstagram. Julie’s creative work has earned her recognition, including features in Sun UK magazine and Yahoo Finance, as one of the top inspiring women in 2020. Julie…

January 18, 2024 Exhibition supporters and special guests were invited to the de Young museum on Thursday, January 18th for a special preview of Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, followed by an intimate dinner in Wilsey Court hosted by Denise Littlefield Sobel in honor of Christine Suppes and the generous donation of her extensive collection including many pieces of Haute Couture to the Museums’ permanent costume collection. Remarks were given by Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO, and Laura Camerlengo, Curator in Charge of Costume and Textile Arts, while guests savored a multi-course dinner by McCalls Catering & Events, with wines expertly paired to each course provided by Rodney Strong Vineyards and McBride Sisters Wine Company. Presented exclusively at the de Young, Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of…

“One thing that was a little difficult for me growing up was the school I went to. I was one of the few Hispanics growing up in my classes. I didn’t really notice that until I got older, when I felt a little bit different than other people. But it didn’t click on me until I entered, I would say, middle school or high school. And then that’s when I realized I was different.” If Moreno wasn’t going to figure out for herself that she was one of the few Hispanic kids in her school, she had teasing classmates who made sure she’d be well aware. “People around me were saying really racist things, but they were mainly covered up as jokes. I was thinking, ‘Oh, I don’t know how…

@makeupbygina888 Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Gina Faucher is a celebrity makeup artist with a true desire to enhance the beauty of her clientele. She was originally born in Manila, Philippines, and came to the US at an early age. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Mount St. Mary’s University and spent the early part of her career as a Human Resource Director for a large corporation. Though very successful in her career, she has always had the desire for the fashion and beauty industry which led her to ultimately pursue an entrepreneurial career as a makeup artist. With the support of her husband and family, she made the decision to make a major transition and change the trajectory of her career to pursue…

January 24, 2024 A dazzling evening of world-class dance and glamour, the 2024 Gala was an unforgettable celebration of the arts on Wednesday, January 24 at 5pm at the War Memorial Opera House and San Francisco City Hall. SAN FRANCISCO BALLET was proud to usher in a new repertory season with the highly anticipated 2024 Opening Night Gala, Pandora: Curiosity Unveiled. A dazzling evening of world-class dance and glamour, the 2024 Gala was an unforgettable celebration of the arts on Wednesday, January 24 at 5pm at the War Memorial Opera House and San Francisco City Hall. This year’s event drew inspiration from the forthcoming world premiere of Mere Mortals, from renowned choreographer Aszure Barton and electronic music composer Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd). SF Ballet was honored to welcome the…

Among the annual San Francisco traditions—festive Gala Openings for Opera, Symphony, Ballet, Museum Exhibitions, and stunning Arts Fairs—are celebrations of birthdays. Lots of them, of course, on a much smaller level, but they are not less important aspects of our city’s culture and social fabric. Friendships are renewed, and admiration is expressed with a myriad of toasts, laughter, and good will. It is all about appreciating friendship and spreading good will. What’s not to like? For Joel Goodrich’s birthday, Heide Betz and Mark Calvano hosted a group of mutual friends to lunch at Neiman Marcus’ Rotunda, the A-list must-go-to restaurant for the lunching crowd. The festive table was expertly set to include several courses of fine dining and libations. Champagne flowed, and laughter filled the room. The stunning flower arrangements…

Muse: MARGARITAREYES - @maragara Photographer @andresreinafotografo Makeup: @raven.art.raven Guest designer @camilodiazmoda Margarita Reyes is without a doubt one of the great actresses in Colombia today, the beautiful actress has been a participant in great productions such as “El cartel de los sapos, Entreshadows, La Madame, La bella Ceci y el Imprudente, La Gloria de Lucho, Merlina, Everyone wants with Marilyn” among others. For us it is a great honor to have in this special edition a woman who has managed to get to where she is thanks to her love for acting. What does it mean to you to be an actress? It is everything, it is my method of life, it is what I am, what fills me, it is what I live, what I eat, from what was…

@houseofracanelli Roberto Racanelli, creator of House of Racanelli, is the new hot and upcoming couture designer of America. Having been born in Montreal, Canada, he is a French Canadian who was brought up in a world of fashion. Stemming from an Italian background, his Italian grandmothers were seamstresses, and his grandfathers were in the textile industry. At the age of four, he was drawing dresses and pretty girls, as he was greatly inspired by the couture catalogs of his very stylish and eccentric aunt, Juliette Trolio, who has a dressmaking supply boutique in Montreal called Boutique RIX RAX that has now become an institution for Montreal fashion. His sister, Elysia Racanelli, a Montreal-based doctor, has been his muse since childhood. His first dresses were held together by bows and knots until…

Stephanie Block’s Block & White Ball was epic! The New Year’s Eve Eve gala was the culminating fiftieth birthday party, the grand finale of a celebratory milestone year that began with her astounding Barbie-themed party in July 2023. Working with Robert Fountain of Robert Fountain International, again, the two have been throwing staggering theme parties to remember for twenty years. The Block & White Ball at the Conservatory at One Sansome was Stephanie’s ode to Busby Berkeley, complete with a 17-piece big band playing the American Songbook all night, show-stopping dancers from Las Vegas, a fifteen-foot champagne tower, a wading pool with a pair of live swans and an afterparty at Holbrook House. To close the event, Stephanie surprised guests with a costume change, a custom dance number, a feathered…