2008 International Vintage Poster Fair Lets You Decide

This Friday, October 24th, the International Vintage Poster Fair returns to San Francisco with a very timely theme - "Politically Correct? / Politically Incorrect?" An annual event featuring over 10,000 original vetted vintage posters, the IVPF will introduce visitors to a series of provacative, occasionally controversial images, in addition to the ever popular artwork of food and liquor advertisements, travel and transportation, film, and sports.

The 2008 exhibition is slated for the 24th through the 26th at Fort Mason Center, Landmark Building A in the beautiful city by the Bay. A $15 ticket allows entrance all weekend long, and grants guests the opportunity to rediscover the evolution of advertising and propaganda over the past 100 - 200 years.

Posters are for both show and sale, ranging from $200 to $50,000, and are presented by world-class exhibitors from the United States, Canada, China, Israel, and Western Europe.

To the left you'll see a piece by Tomi Ungerer, a famous political poster designer in the 1960s who challenged the idea of power under racial control. At the time, the item was a testament to the civil rights movement and acts of desegregation taking place in the US; named "Black Power / White Power", the poster continues to be a piece of social controversy today, and is indicative of the artwork you'll witness at the International Vintage Poster Fair.

The show opens at 5pm on Friday, and lasts until 9pm; Saturday hours are 10am through 7pm, and Sunday hours are 11am until 6pm.

"Politically Correct? / Politically Incorrect?" You decide.

Frances & Crystal Shawanda at the 2008 Long Beach Harvest Festival

This past weekend, our Principal and the Founder of The Larose Group, LLC had the honor of meeting up-and-coming country artist Crystal Shawanda at the Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show in Long Beach.

Crystal, who was prominently featured and applauded in the September 22nd issue of People Magazine for her new album, "Dawn of a New Day", was one of the premier performers at the event, held October 17th through the 19th.

With her beautiful singing voice and Native American roots, Crystal crosses cultural, musical, and spiritual boundaries, and was a huge part in the success of this year's Long Beach Harvest Festival.

TLG does Opening Weekend at the NCRF

TLG is happy to announce that Opening Weekend at the Northern California Renaissance Faire was as crazy and amazing as ever, from the Knights of Avalon Full Contact Jousting Troupe to the giant turkey legs and mugs of ale.

Above is what happens when you give Frances a sword, joining Hilary and the original privateer, Sir Francis Drake. You can also see Hilary and Tara "wenching" it up at the wildly popular MooNiE and Broon show...

First Post of 2008

Welcome to the first official post from The Larose Group, aka PR Magic. We've decided to create a blog on behalf of our clients for several reasons, the first of which is to keep everyone updated on their many goings-on that occur throughout the year.

It probably seems like we're starting our blog late in the year, though summertime is actually the busiest season for us. Junior Giants baseball, which is the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, starts gearing up as early as March and peaks in July and August. September brings the Northern California Renaissance Faire (opening on the 6th), the Harvest Festival Original Arts & Crafts Shows (seven of which we're proud to represent) and the Dickens House Design Tour. Come October, you'll see the International Vintage Poster Fair and the Dickens House Holiday Shopping Boutique, while November introduces the start of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest competition of American wines in the world.

Needless to say, we are always busy here at The Larose Group. We consider ourselves lucky enough to partner with an amazing group of individuals and organizations, which makes this time of year even more exciting. Many more posts to come, so keep checking back or email us for details that aren't included here.

Thanks for visiting, and we'll see you soon!