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The world knows that NBA champion Stephen Curry is a helluva basketball player but not everyone knows what a great golfer he is. More people will find out when he, his superstar teammate Andre Iguodala and rock star chef Thomas Keller play in the Johnny Miller Pro-Am during the week of the Frys.com Open next week at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa.

Shanti Project's Compassion is Universal, one of our favorite fall events in San Francisco, is just around the corner. The 41st anniversary benefit dinner takes place Oct. 14, 2015 at the Palace Hotel and promises to be as spectacular as ever with philanthropist Bahya Oumlil-Murad chairing once again and actor and human rights advocate Omar Sharif Jr. hosting.

Tim Cook received the Visibility Award, an accolade given to high-profile LGBT individuals whom the group believes make for positive role models.

The fourth season of Weill Hall at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center got off to a bang on Oct. 3 when famed pianist Lang Lang showed why the New York Times calls him "the hottest artist on the classical music planet." The Chinese pianist, who is as much a joy to watch play as he is to listen to, put on a masterful concert—his third time performing at the venue—that garnered several standing ovations and whetted the appetite for the next day's presentation of 101 Pianists featuring Lang Lang and 100 local piano students.

Whether your favorite John Travolta character is Tony Manero ("Saturday Night Live") Danny Zuko ("Grease"), Gov. Jack Stanton ("Primary Colors") or Vincent Vega ("Pulp Fiction"), we know you'll be excited to learn that that the two-time Oscar nominee will be among the stars honored at the fifth annual Napa Valley Film Festival, which takes place Nov. 11-15, 2015 in beautiful Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.

What lies beyond the Four Seasons’ curved glass visage that glistens over Highway 101 in Palo Alto, CA? The hotel, built in 2006 at the rear of a large business park off of University Avenue, offers more than meets the eye. In addition to exceptional service for which the brand is known, the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto, as it is officially called, boasts a small but luxe rooftop pool, a world-class spa, a destination restaurant, and—after recent décor and tech refurbishments—sleek and sophisticated guest and meeting rooms.

Shhh, we've got a secret we want to share with you. We know you love Lake Tahoe in the summer and winter, but fall is an equally ah-mazing time to visit as well. There is no better place to stay than The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, which offers a slew of autumn offerings and activities, beginning with this weekend's annual Epicurean Weekend.

Production for the highly-anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama Sully starring Tom Hanks, with Oscar winner Clint Eastwood directing the film, has began.

Patek Philippe collectors were treated to an exclusive look at the dazzling 2015 Patek Philippe Basel collection of timepieces at a private dinner for 80 enthusiasts at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco, where renderings for the Shreve & Co.'s new Union Square store opening in 2016 were also displayed for the first time.

Planning a wine tasting trip to Sonoma? You have to visit one — or all — of these five luxurious wineries.

Enjoy sausages, pretzels, traditional German costumes and music at these events around the Bay.

The reinvigorated menu created by new executive chef Jeff Banker makes Bluestem Brasserie in San Francisco a must-dine destination.