Events in San Francisco

Wow, I can't believe we are in our 5th year of this pre-valentine's day party. Whether you are in love, unsure of your love, or looking for love, this party is the just for you!! We are changing things up this year and instead of raffling off dates, we will have a fun little game going on throughout the night where you will "UNLOCK YOUR VALENTINE." Directions:

http://www.dandarcy.com/unlockyourvalentine.pdf

No special attire needed, but if you can, follow the color guidelines below....
IF YOU WEAR:
Red and/or Pink = Looking for love
Black = Taken and just having fun
Red/Pink/Black Stripes = Unsure of your love
Neon = Taken, but looking to add more love

Cupid's Den will be at Dragon Bar,and will have drink specials and the whole bit.
$10 Cover and proceeds will benefit BayKids, a nonprofit multimedia organization focused on serving disabled and under privileged children in the Bay Area. (www.baykids.org). I have been throwing this party every year to just get fun friends together to *potentially* find a last minute valentine, so whether you need one or not...come on out and celebrate fun and love with your friends.

Can't wait to party in the new year with everyone!

Break out your tights and Xmas spirit, guys dress up as elves and gals dress up as any Xmas themed character. We transform Gravity into the North Pole with SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES from Santa Claus and an actual elf from the North Pole. Professional pictures can be taken with Santa and Buddy the Elf. A party thrown with Dan Darcy, Ryan Wilson, Rob Frye, Chad Thompson, and Tommy Sem-X, all proceeds go to BayKids (www.baykids.org) and My Two Front Teeth (www.mytwofrontteeth.org). We raised a great amount of money for both charities sponsoring 65 children with Christmas presents and donating to the mission of BayKids. Pictures from this year's party are located here: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=7303858&k=54F6ZWS4TWVMZGCCVJ2YW

The Fifth Annual Elf Party - 12.14.07

To see the invite for this year please click here: http://madeit.com/82/elfparty2007

Mr. Smith's Third Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Party  - 11.15.07

Mr. Smith, Max Young, The Staff at Mr. Smith's,
and special Co-hosts 
Dan Darcy, Allen Romero, David Friedberg, Vishal Gurbuxani, 
and the ladies of Women of Taste, 
invite you to join them for the 
Mr. Smith's Third Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Party

Story and Details

AT ONE MINUTE PAST MIDNIGHT on the third Thursday of each November, from little villages and towns like Roman?he-Thorins,

over a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France to Paris for immediate shipment to all parts of the world. Banners

proclaim the good news: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arriv? (The New Beaujolais has arrived!) One of the most frivolous and animated rituals in the wine world

has begun. By the time it is over nearly half of the region's total annual production will be distributed and drunk around the world. It has become a worldwide

race to be the first to serve to this new wine of the harvest. In doing so, it has been carried by motorcycle, balloon, truck, helicopter, Concorde jet, elephant,

runners and rickshaws to get it to its final destination. Just weeks before this wine was a cluster of grapes in a growers vineyard. But by an expeditious

harvest, a rapid fermentation, and a speedy bottling, all is ready at the midnight hour.?/font>

Pictures here: http://smackerama.smugmug.com/gallery/3840073/1/222131398

BayKids - Real Kids, Reel Moments 9.29.07

A benefit at Broadway Studios to celebrate BayKids' ten years of service. GravyBoat rocked the house all night as this black tie affair raised over $25,000 for children in the Bay Area. BayKids has been serving the San Francisco Bay Area community since 1997. In partnership with local hospitals such as UCSF, Lucille Packard in Palo Alto and Children's Hospital in Oakland, BayKids provides children a creative outlet through the art of filmmaking. For more information please go to http://www.baykids.org.

To see picture please go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72157602333419638/

Old Bro's and Gold Diggin' Ho's! 7.27.07

Dan, Jesse, and Ryan are retiring as kickball co-presidents after 3 glorious seasons. They will be missed as they have put on multiple kickball games, flip cup tournaments, costume contests, end of season open-bar parties and are responsible for many fun Thursday nights. They also finally achieved their dream of an All-Star break and all-star game! What better way to go out than having a retirement party!?! (of course it's just another reason to party).

An event at Gravity from 7-11 on Friday, no cover, and a chance for all of us to get together and have fun.

Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72157601089676698/
HERE IS THE CATCH
Guys- dress up as old men...we are talking cane's, walkers, grey hair and your best sweaters.
Gals- dress up in your best outfit to gain the rich, old man of your dreams!

3rd Annual I Choo-Choo Choose You! 2.8.07

A benefit at Gravity to celebrate love in the Marina! This Pre-Valentine's Day bash was a blast with over 500+ in attendance throughout the night. We raffled 4 guys and 4 gals for drink dates that proved to be so much fun. All proceeds are donated to BayKids (http://www.baykids.org).

The Fourth Annual Elf Party 12.8.06

Break out your tights and Xmas spirit, guys dress up as elves and gals dress up as any Xmas themed character. A party thrown with Ryan Wilson, Rob Frye, and Tommy Sem-X, all proceeds go to BayKids (www.baykids.org) and My Two Front Teeth (www.mytwofrontteeth.org). We raised a great amount of money for both charities. Pictures from the party are located here: http://flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72157594415493748/

Back 2 School Mixer! 8.24.06

We all went Back 2 School on this Thursday night! With the beginning of the school season upon us, we all wanted to re-live our glory days of school! Think Trapper Keeper's, Peachee's, cheerleaders, jocks, band geeks, pocket protector's (for some of us) and lunch pails...guys and gals all came dressed up and ready for school! Pics are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72157594251230448/

End of Season Flip Cup Tournament! 6.24.06

The End of Season party is where it all counts. 16 teams of 6+ folks plus many spectators showed up for an all you can drink sunny day of outdoor flip cup at Fort Mason Center. Everyone had a blast, from what they remember of it. Pics are here:

http://www.ovahere.com/photos/gallerydetail.aspx?ID=1789

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72157594178199341/

Congrats to the winners:

1.) Thanks for the toothy b----- Kimmy Gibbler

2.) Team Ole

3.) Slippery when Wet

Socially Lubricating You! 4.6.06

Guest bartending at Gravity with Carolyn Burbach to benefit Rotaplast (http://www.rotaplast.org/)! We raised over $400 in bar tips!! Everyone had a blast being socially lubricated. Pics are located here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72057594103772881/

2nd Annual I Choo-Choo Choose You! 2.9.06

A benefit at Gravity to celebrate love in the Marina! This Pre-Valentine's Day bash was a blast with over 500+ in attendance throughout the night. We raffled 3 guys and 3 gals for drink dates that proved to be so much fun. All proceeds were donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Pics were taken by ovahere.com and are located here: http://www.ovahere.com/photos/gallerydetail.aspx?id=1524

The Third Annual Elf Party 12.9.05

Break out your tights and Xmas spirit, guys dress up as elves and gals dress up as any Xmas themed character. A party thrown with Ryan Wilson, Rob Frye, and Tommy Sem-X, all proceeds went to underprivileged kids for Xmas at My Two Front Teeth. We even had a visit from Buddy the elf from the North Pole! For organization details or additional donations, please visit www.mytwofrontteeth.org. Last year almost 4,000 wishes were granted for underprivileged kids?nd this year, The Elf Party was proud to donate to help their cause. Pictures are located here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72057594068338448/

We All Kick Ass (WAKA) Party 11.11.05

Another end of season kickball party at Dragon Bar. All you can drink proves to be a messy night for kickball! Thrown with David Zetzer and the board, we partied the night away. All proceeds from the door benefitted the National Parks and Recreation Association (NRPA) Hurricane Relief Fund. Specifically it went to a program to rebuild parks, playgrounds, community centers, athletic fields and athletic centers. It will also go to funding youth and adult sport leagues in those areas most affected by the hurricanes. Pictures here: http://www.ovahere.com/photos/gallerydetail.aspx?id=1418

Flashback to the 90's at Dolce 9.15.05

A Crawl SF event where I guest bartended with Trenor Askew and Alison Vigil at Dolce. It was a fun night where we reminisced about the 90's with all our attire and music on! The net portion of the proceeds went to Habitat for Humanity to help build homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Pictures here: http://www.ovahere.com/photos/gallerydetail.aspx?id=1285

Sayonara WAKA! 7.8.05

The end of season kickball party for the WAKA Golden Gate Thursday night league. In conjunction with the rest of the exec board, Brad Gyger, John Mowat, Brooke Farrand, David Zetzer, Kirk Pedersen, and Mo Smith, we threw an all you can drink bash at Dragon Bar. All net proceeds benefitted the San Francisco Park and Recreation Department? youth program. Unfortunately, no pics. Everyone blacked out.

Warm Up. Get Down 5.12.05

A party thrown with Payal Dalal at Gravity, all net proceeds went to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Lab at Stanford University in memory of Leslie Hotson (Stanford '04 and Tridelta). To learn more about Leslie's brave fight with Cystic Fibrosis, please visit http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2004/mayjun/features/hotson.html

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. The median age of survival for a person with CF is in the mid 30s. As more advances have been made in the treatment of CF, the number of adults with CF has steadily grown. Pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72057594079356113/

I Choo-Choo Choose You! 2.10.05

A benefit at Gravity thrown with Pranav Ramanathan, Annie Swartz, and Colleen Mickey. This Pre-Valentine's Day Party was a blast with over 500+ in attendance throughout the night. We raffled 3 guys and 3 gals for drink dates that proved to be so much fun. All proceeds were donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72057594079360689/

Trailer Trash Bash at Butter 8.5.04

A night of cousin-love, Pabst Blue Ribbon, tater-tots and much more at the best trailer trash bar in SF...Butter. Kim Cazinha, Karl Gaztambide and I were guest bartenders at this event. All proceeds were donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandarcy/sets/72057594079413411/