Vanessa Labi

Asst. arts editor @SFChronicle @sfc_datebook. Former deputy editor @comstocksmag.

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My feature on Channel 24 is out 👏🏼🎶

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‘The start of something really good’: Channel 24 venue energizes Sacramento arts landscape
https://t.co/XW44V3rQCc

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East Bay’s @ToroyMoi brings a ‘Hole’ lot of guests onstage for @GreekBerkeley show, writes @vanessa_labi
https://t.co/rSMnQAZnRl

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Very cool, coming to the Bay, picking up a paper and seeing @vanessa_labi inside the front of the @SFGate #Datebook.

[Zara Irshad @ZaraRisaIrshad]

Thank you to my editors @SFMarMendoza and @vanessa_labi, my mentor @LilyJaniak and the entire datebook team for being so welcoming. I am thrilled to be joining the @SFC_Datebook team again in the fall as a full time arts and entertainment engagement reporter :)

[Vanessa Labi @vanessa_labi]

"Fast Car" on repeat today 🎶🙌🏼

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Rock star and longtime San Francisco resident Tracy Chapman became the first Black woman to be the sole writer of a song to top the country charts this week
https://t.co/C3cuXugjBY

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My first @SFC_Datebook cover story is about the pioneering Bay Area artist Mike Henderson and his resilience after a fire destroyed many of his groundbreaking protest paintings from the 1960s-70s

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Fire destroyed 20 years of Mike Henderson’s work. But it also turned his art in a new direction https://t.co/vy0gFK1z8P via @SFC_Datebook:

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This looks like such a cool show. The patience and the vision you’ve gotta have for these shots! 📸

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Richard Misrach's "Cargo" photo series captures uncanny symbol of pandemic 📷 Coming up at @FraenkelGallery https://t.co/utf3gSIgyC

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So great to work with David! Can’t wait to see “Frida y Diego” in the underworld!

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This is also the first piece I have put together with new SF Chronicle editor @vanessa_labi, such a thrill to work together on this story. Thank you!

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For the @sfchronicle @SFC_Datebook, I spoke with 4 incredible creatives who are making history at @SFOpera with the Bay Area premiere of #elultimosueño. It's the 1st opera sung in Spanish and the 1st composed by a woman of color in the company's 100 years. https://t.co/3S82ciiYku

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@TonyBravoSF @DarcyDrollinger @peterhartlaub @hknightsf Yess! I was one of those people who was still holding out for her to appear in the AJLT season 1 finale!

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Seeing Lizzo headline #BottleRock Napa Valley as its first Black female headliner was proof the festival has evolved over its 10-year run. But not enough for 2023, writes @SFMarMendoza. https://t.co/fzoJdJZHtg

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We are thrilled and humbled @comstocksmag to get first place honors for General Excellence in our category. Congratulations to my amazing team of @jenniferferges1 @vanessa_labi Ruvi Palafox and Marissa Lewis 🏆

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S.F. named its first-ever drag laureate!👑🙌🏼
“This is a huge honor ... And now, I have a lot of work to do. This is an important position I hope is going to be replicated in other cities and states. I want to mold what the drag laureate is with the help of the community.”

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S.F. makes history with first drag laureate in the country https://t.co/oGQR27iIjb via @SFC_Datebook:

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There’s nothing like the end of humanity to go with your morning coffee. The bearer of such sad tidings is writer-director is Paul Schrader, who spoke to The Chronicle about his latest film “Master Gardener,” and his career probing the ills of society. https://t.co/Tiou0XZ3CU

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Happy to see Fred Greaves’ photo for my @comstocksmag wellness feature win first place for artistic photo! 🧘🏻‍♀️

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Artistic Photo (Weeklies: 11,001 - 25,000)
First: Comstock's Magazine (@comstocksmag)
#Californiajournalismawards
https://t.co/SNoItAxVtN

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Nothing else can or should replace sports memories, but The Chronicle’s arts and entertainment writers, in this time of mourning, decided instead to celebrate what’s still here — and thriving — in “the Town.” https://t.co/PYtyju6PNA

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I wrote about Oakland's own Raphael Saadiq for @sfchronicle's love letter to Oakland arts and culture. 🎶

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The A's may be slipping away from Oakland, but these cultural mainstays are staying put. From #Oaklash to the @OakSym, here are the arts attractions you can count on to keep giving:
https://t.co/eAkvvXkEGj

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Got to peek in at this incredible work-in-progress while @boozehoundcc took chef N'Gina's photo. Can't wait till it opens.

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There's a new chef behind Sacramento landmark Jim-Denny's. Here's how she's moving on from her previous spot, South, and breathing new life into the 89-year-old diner. (By @jenniferferges1 )

https://t.co/kLYlQVxrbB

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Happened to sit next to @sfchronicle’s @emily_hoeven on today’s train ride! Dishing on commuter life and all things Sac/SF.

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Sacramento-founded 1970s female rock group Fanny is on this kickass playlist by @Nattotodd. Can't wait to see their homecoming show in Sac later this month.

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When it comes to your playlists, representation matters, writes @Nattotodd. Here are 13 Asian artists to listen to in celebration of #APAHM 2023: https://t.co/RMiMqwqmmY