Haute 5 Places in San Francisco to Bring in the New Year: It’s Time to Put on Your Party Pants

Masquerade Ball with the San Francisco Symphony

So when you have treated your belly to delights much better than bowls full of jelly, we suggest hitting the streets to paint the town red. And where better to take on such a task than at the San Francisco Symphony’s Masquerade Ball?  As they themselves have instructed, “we’ll supply the music, the masks, the bubbly,” so all that is left for you to do is show up in your most enviable designer fashions. Operettas, waltzes with costumed dancers, and thrilling visual displays await the guests who choose this venue to welcome 2010. And normally we would not recommend anything that includes descriptions such as “cheery waltzes and polkas,” but knowing the brains behind the idea allows us the to go against our innate haute instincts, particularly when it comes courtesy of Bramwell Tovey, principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A list of “who’s who” in the world of musical entertainment ensue.

The San Francisco Symphony Masquerade Ball at Davies Symphony Hall is located at 201 Van Ness Ave., 415.864.6000