barber lounge events

The Barber Lounge Presents
...an evening of libations, lively music and ground-breaking work by talented local artists. Join us for an opportunity to sample the delights of our generous sponsors and get down to the smooth beats of DJ Joseph Lee.

Featured Artists
Micah Crandall-Bear, Leslie Morgan, Julie Marsh, Katerina Connearney, John Haag, Katalina Caliendo, Jim Gleeson, Clare Kuo, Jonathan David Baker, Rebecca Fox, Jaisen Glogowski, Amy Harrity & Meridith Harding, Liza Quinones, Amanda Miller, Kelly Koehler

Sponsors
Blue Angel Vodka, Fritz Underground Winery and Speakeasy Brewery.

The Barber Lounge invites the public to its ever-popular Art Opening Party on Saturday, April 2, 2011 from 7-10 pm. This event is another in a series celebrating emerging artists in various mediums from the Bay Area. The event is expected to have 500 clients, patrons and guests in attendance. This opening is EXTRA special because Barber Lounge is celebrating 4 Years! Spencer on the Go, Fancy French Fare will be parked outside along with Kara's Cupcakes to sell their delectable treats to party-goers.

Featured Artists
Kelly Koehler, Artina Morton, Cecilia Welden, Javier Chalini, Stephen C. Wagner, Greg Nelson, Lee Cline, Eric Cheng, Jamie Luoto, Jonathan Baker, Micah Crandall-Bear, Robert Van Roo, Johnny Botts, Sheridan Costa, Zannah Noe and Larry Zaurus Sechs

Sponsors
Blue Angel Vodka, Speakeasy Brewery, and Lost Canyon Winery. Floral arrangements generously donated by Excel Floral.

Long week? Too much coffee combined with hours of staring at your computer giving you raccoon eyes? Did that last trip to the vending machine create a giant pimple on your chin? Is your stressful job making your skin less than perfect?

Relieve your stress Barber Lounge-style after work this week with good-for-you beverages to rehydrate your beautiful self and an array of free services to reward you for your hard work. Let us pamper you and your co-workers with free chair massages to soothe your aching shoulders, makeup touch-ups to freshen your face, and polish changes to glamify those typed-out hands! Our expert staff will be available to answer any questions you have about how to karate-chop your stress and glow from the inside out! AVEDA skin guru, Stephanie Brown, will be speaking about stress-management techniques and the importance of taking good care of yourself, in addition to delivering expert tips on looking and feeling your best.

Cheers to your health!

Join us all day on December 3rd, 4th, & 5th for our indulgent Holiday Shopping Event, featuring gorgeous new Aveda Gift Sets. Indulge your senses while you explore Aveda's Gifts Bright with Hope, and enjoy complimentary champagne and Socola Chocolates. We'll also be featuring a Pop-Up Shop by Fancy French Cologne, with unique clothes and accessories that are normally only available online.

For these 3 days only, Aveda Pure Privilege members swill receive DOUBLE POINTS on all purchases. If you are not yet an Aveda Pure Privilege member, the Holiday Shopping Event is a great time to sign up - new members will earn TRIPLE POINTS on all purchases made! Call now to pre-book your holiday hair appointment, manicure, facial or massage during our Indulgent Holiday Shopping Event! (or just stop by on December 3rd, 4th or 5th for champagne and chocolate!) Gifts Bright with Hope: Your gift, their future

Aveda's alliance with indigenous people and women artisans in Colombia helps support BETTER FUTURES FOR 400 FAMILIES, and helps PRESERVE 400 RAINFOREST ACRES. Earning money from gathering tagua nuts that naturally fall to the ground, Awa Indians in the foothills of the Andes and Afro-Colombians of the Pacific Coastal rainforest, grow stronger. And help keep 400 rainforest acres standing. Creating accessories from tagua nuts, women artisans - 400 miles away in Bogota - earn income that provides for better health and education choices. In all, 400 families benefit - because you give a limited-edition Gift of Hope set with handcrafted tagua nut accessory inside. Aveda's tagua nut purchase for Holiday 2010 is the largest fair trade, sustainably harvested rainforest product export in Colombia's history* - helping improve lives. When you give an Aveda gift set, you make a difference - with GIFTS BRIGHT WITH HOPE.

The Barber Lounge invites the public to its ever-popular Art Opening Party on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 7-10 pm. This event is another in a series celebrating emerging artists in various mediums from the Bay Area. The event is expected to have 400 clients, patrons and guests in attendance.

"Staying true to supporting the Bay area community, the Barber Lounge regularly rotates art by up and coming local talent on the walls of our loft," says Barber Lounge Owner Greg Griffin. "By hosting Art Parties to raise awareness for these artists, the Barber Lounge has now become an art gallery within a spa and salon."

Featured Artists
Ian Ross, Micah Crandall-Bear, Hilary Williams, Joseph Lambert, Vivian Chen, Tobias Tovera, David Childress, Taylor Wessling, John Kraft, Felipe Rodriguez, Lynne Anderson, Vee Caragay, Elizabeth Williams, Dan Tran, and Crystal Rainwater. Live Art Performance by Ian Ross. Music by DJ Joseph Lee.

Sponsors
Blue Angel Vodka, Firestone Brewery and Barber Cellars Wine.

Please join us on August 14th from 7-10 PM for Fashion Aid! It might be our best party yet...

In Celebration of America's next top designer...Help us send Jonathan David Baker to New York fashion week!

• Featured Designers:
• Bethaney Meuleners
• Sabah Mansoor Husain
• Yuzun Chang
• Stephanie Hoffman
• Rinat Brodach
• and special musical performance by
• Rachel Silva

$20 advance tickets/$25 door tickets. Catering and open bar provided by Three Clicks and Muirwood Kitchens.

San Francisco based clothing line, Chan.nel Karama Ltd., conducted a fashion event like no other in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Barber Lounge July 16th, 2010. LaToya C. Skinner, Designer/Owner of Chan.nel Karama Ltd said "I want to say THANK YOU to the Barber Lounge for opening up your place of business for my event. It was indeed a success and I've been hearing nothing but great things about all aspects of the event. Your team was inventive yet professional and executed all looks with precision. Words can't express how much I am indebted to the Barber Lounge for your hospitality and creative genius. Greg should be proud of the team he has assembled and I would love to work with the Barber Lounge in the future."

Chan.nel Karama Ltd. presented their A/W 2010 Ready-to-Wear collection and Swimwear 2010 with an event called Kre8 (pronounced Create): Pure Imagination. Kre8 draws upon an inventive theatrical theme to construct an experience for the patrons in attendance by providing a viewing of the latest Couture and Ready-To-Wear collections for Chan.nel Karama Ltd. The purpose of this event was to promote creativity and entrepreneurial growth through networking with peers in all genres of creative/media arts and prominent fashion industry professionals.

Partners in this event included (but were not limited to) the Barber Lounge, L. Johnson Event Planning, Chinaka Hoshi Unlimited, thefreshstock.com, Bay Area Makeup Artist Magazine, LuLu's Vintage, Hosting In Heels (event hosts and caterers).

The Barber Lounge recently hosted "An Evening of Luxury" for Dr. Scott Moser's clients. Dr. Moser is one of San Francisco's top plastic and cosmedic surgeons and an expert in procedures including breast augmentations, tummy tucks, liposuction, Botox, face lifts, and other cosmedic surgeries. The Barber Lounge offered special express services for the nearly 200 guests in attendance including express shaves, dry cuts, blowout/mini-styling, chair massage, facial waxing, polish changes and nail buffs. There were also raffle items for several packages/services from the Barber Lounge ranging between $100 and $300 in value and treatments from Dr. Moser ranging between $120 and $1200 value.

The Barber Lounge and City Model Management joined forces to bring San Francisco a brand new event called BuzzOff. The main attraction at this fundraising party were the brave "Buzzees" who pledged to have their heads buzzed live in order to both show solidarity and raise money for the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic (CMCC). Those Buzzees with longer hair donated their locks to Locks of Love, an organization that makes wigs for children with cancer.

CCMC is an Oakland-based complementary clinic that provides alternative medicine treatments for low-income women suffering with breast cancer. The BL staff offered complimentary services.

"Cancer has had such a huge impact in my life and so many people I care about," says Greg Griffin, Owner of the Barber Lounge. "This event is just one way we can support those who are bravely waging the fight of their lives."

Food and beverages were provided by Harmony Cellars Winery, Pretty Smith Winery, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Trumer Pils Brewery and Kombucha Tea Company and Crave Bakery.

"Phenomenal, amazing and epic are only a few of the words to describe my experience in working with the Barber Lounge for 'Taboo'," said Kimberly A. Ross, CEO of 3 Sixty Fashion Group, Designer for K. Antoinette Collection and Creator to Taboo.

This exclusive event was held at, and sponsored by, the Barber Lounge. The evening celebrated San Francisco's best and brightest designers, stylists and photographers. The event featured a Runway Show and Sample Sale with Lingerie & Swimwear Brand and K. Antoinette Collection™, designed by Ross.

Ross continued, "From the creative brainstorming sessions, to the enthusiasm and professionalism of the stylists and makeup artists; everything was flawless and in sync with my production. The hair and makeup took my swimwear and lingerie collection to a level way beyond my expectations. I look forward to many future collaborations with The Barber Lounge."

"The Economics of Art" forum was a benefit show on February 11, 2010, for San Francisco Fashion Week.

Primarily, the runway portion of the event was intended as a trial run for the hairstylists, makeup artists, interns, designers and models who worked tirelessly behind the scenes. The event at The Barber Lounge increased support from the local community and helped San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. to materialize the goals of their projected fashion show production. The organization's mission is to provide an open dialogue, to engage in a forum which discusses ideas about the economics of art. The series is focused on examining how to develop innovative solutions that address the impact of the nation's financial crisis on creative industries. "I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to you all for a successful event," said Owen Geronimo, SFFAMA, Inc's Founder. "I could have not done it without the dedicated team at The Barber Lounge. A MILLION THANKS!"

An evening of music, cocktails, wine and mingling as we celebrated the three year anniversary of the Barber Lounge. Smooth beats by DJ Toph, Barber Cellars pouring wine, Devotion Vodka and Smart Energy drink cocktails kept guests refreshed as they perused our expansive walls, featuring a brand new arrangement of beautiful and groundbreaking work by local artists:

Tracy Hamer Jim Winters John Fitzsimmons Fernando Reyes Ian Ross

Leslie Morgan Larraine Seiden Hillary williams Pernilla Persson Aubrey Ganas

Georgianne Fastaia John Waguespack Crystal Rainwater--Live Try Serino Max Ehrman

When and Where
Saturday March 20, 2010 / 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Barber Lounge, 854 Folsom between 4th and 5th.

Guests enjoyed a 25 minute service of their choice - a dry cut, a chair massage, a facial waxing service, a quick cleanse facial, or a manicure. All proceeds went directly to Haiti Relief to benefit those affected by the earthquake. Clothing and shoes were also brought for donation.

A 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti and decimated buildings and infrastructure across the country. Over $2 billion dollars were raised in six months for Haiti relief, but the reconstruction will take years and organizations in Haiti continue to need funding. If you haven't contr ibuted in a few weeks or months, please consider making another donation through one of the groups found through the link below.