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In Honor of Indigenous People’s Day, Rainbow Honor Walk Honors We’wha In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, the Rainbow Honor Walk celebrates the life and legacy of We’wha (c. 1849–1896), a remarkable Zuni artist, spiritual leader, cultural ambassador, and one of the most historically significant Two-Spirit figures in Native American history. Born around 1849 in what is now New Mexico, We’wha was a lhamana, a traditionally re…

National Coming Out Day Profile: Bob Crewe “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” one of the most enduring pop standards of the 20th century, was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and became a defining hit for Frankie Valli. BMI later ranked it No. 5 on its list of the Top 100 Songs of the Century, citing more than six million radio and television airplays. Crewe, the brilliant songwriter-producer behind many of the Four Seasons’ greatest hits as…

Media Contact: David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com Fleet Fest returns to Fisherman’s Wharf  Tomorrow and Sunday, October 10–11 Music, food, classic cars and family activities  welcome locals and visitors to the waterfront Two-day celebration beside the SkyStar Wheel  highlights San Francisco Fleet Week 9 October 2026 – San Francisco, CA:  “Give us one year, and if there is a city more hosp…

Today, on the anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the life and legacy of Rainbow Honor Walk honoree Fereydoun Farrokhzad (October 7, 1936 – August 4, 1992). An Iranian singer, actor, poet, writer, humanitarian, and pioneering television and radio personality, Farrokhzad became one of Iran’s most recognizable entertainers through his enormously popular variety program Mikhak-e Noghrei (The Silver Carnation), which helped introduce a generat…

media contact: David Pery / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com “A Balcony on the World” returns to the big screen  October 24 at San Francisco’s Marina Theatre Documentary reveals the art, architecture and public vision behind the Aquatic Park Bathhouse 6 October 2026 – San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, in partnership with San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, will present a screen…

For immediate release · October 3, 2026 · Updated October 4, 2026 The Building Where the Ramones, Blondie and the Dead Kennedys Played Turns Its Lights Back ON A free sidewalk countdown on October 15 celebrates the restored BROADWAY sign and the next chapter for Mabuhay Gardens: live performance, art and a place to create together. Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 6–9 p.m. 435 Broadway, N…

MEDIA CONTACT David Perry & Associates, Inc. David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com Boo2Bullying Brings Fourth Annual “Kick Bullying to the Curb” Wellness Festival to Palm Springs October 10 Free family event combines youth wellness resources, live entertainment, family attractions, student recognition and a celebrity kickball game at Palm Springs Power Stadium Festival: 4-8 p.m.  |  Celebrity Kickball Game: 6…

Today in Upon This Rock History: Pope Clement VII dies at the Vatican in Rome, born Giulio di Medici (26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534). A major figure in David Eugene Perry’s award winning mystery thriller “Upon This Rock”, Clement’s papacy was momentous and tumultuous, including a stay in Orvieto at the heart of Perry’s mystery — and the heart of the Protestant Reformation and England’s many-wived Henry VIII. “An elegant, twisty thriller” (Ar…