Kelly E. Carter

New York Times bestselling author Kelly E. Carter is as versatile as she is peripatetic and a lover of the luxe life. She's covered sports, entertainment, fashion, travel, and fine dining and cocktail trends throughout her award-winning career. The jetsetter has globetrotted to more than 40 countries and territories on six continents. In 2014, Kelly won a prestigious Lowell Thomas Award for her tail-all travel guide, The Dog Lover's Guide to Travel, a National Geographic guidebook featuring 75 great destinations in the U.S. and Canada to vacation with a dog. Previously, Kelly teamed up with tennis phenom Venus Williams to co-author the NYT bestseller Come to Win. The Los Angeles native lived in Italy and New York before settling down in San Francisco, where she keeps her finger on the pulse of the hautest happenings and humans in the Bay Area.

Posts by Kelly E. Carter

Huey Lewis And The News Bring Power Of Love To SF Bay Area LymeAid Gala

Huey Lewis and the News–and Jane Seymour–brought the power of love to the fight for a cure for Lyme disease when the philanthropic rockers donated their performance at the third annual LymeAid gala.

Louis Vuitton Strengthens Ties With The America’s Cup

Louis Vuitton’s longest standing partnership is one that over the years, has become synonymous with daring endeavors and a quest for excellence. Today, Louis Vuitton is renewing its commitment to the America’s Cup by becoming the title partner of the America’s Cup World Series, the America’s Cup Qualifiers and Challenger Playoffs as well as the presenting partner of the 35th America’s Cup Match.

Rock Out With No Doubt, Robert Plant, Snoop Dogg, Imagine Dragons & More At Napa’s BottleRock

If you’re headed to downtown Napa from May 29-31 for BottleRock Napa Valley 2015, hopefully you used Memorial Day weekend to relax. This three-day festival, now in its third year, promises to be action-packed with music by top touring artists, including Imagine Dragons, Robert Plant, No Doubt and Snoop Dogg, on five different stages, master sommeliers, celebrity chefs, craft brewers and professional athletes.

SF Fashionistas Celebrate Christian Louboutin’s One Year Anniversary

It’s already been a year since Christian Louboutin opened his haute boutique on Maiden Lane in San Francisco. To mark the anniversary, Amanda Bradford hosted a one-year anniversary party on May 20 at the store whose owner is known for the red-soled shoes he designs for men and women.

San Francisco Symphony Goes On a Musical Adventure

San Francisco Bay Area philanthropists recently joined the San Francisco League of the San Francisco Symphony for An Evening of Musical Adventures. The eventful night of food, friendship and music highlighted musicians from the San Francisco Symphony’s highly acclaimed Adventures in Music (AIM) program, providing music ensembles from the classical, Latin and Jazz worlds.

SF Summer Opera 2015 Promises To Heat Up June & July

San Francisco Opera’s Summer 2015 Season, which opens June 7 with The Trojans (Les Troyens), the monumental and epic French grand opera by Hector Berlioz, and runs through July 5. Continuing what has become a beloved Bay Area tradition, San Francisco Opera also returns to AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, for a free live simulcast of The Marriage of Figaro on Friday, July 3.

SF: Sierra Club Celebrates 2nd Annual Trail Blazers Ball

Leaders from the political, green tech, and arts and entertainment communities gathered on May 21 in San Francisco to celebrate the Sierra Club at the second annual Trail Blazers Ball, the environmental group’s annual gala.

9 Questions With New Goose & Gander Chef Howard Ko

Goose & Gander chef de cuisine Howard Ko brings innovative dishes to the St. Helena restaurant menu after arriving from The Restaurant at Meadowood.

SF Bay Area Movers & Shakers Turn Out For Common Sense Media Awards

Bay Area movers and shakers recently gathered at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco for the Common Sense Media Awards, which honor the innovative media creators, educators, policy makers and visionaries who are transforming the way kids learn, grow and thrive in a 24/7 digitally-connected world.

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