Date: Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Location: Ruby Skye, San Francisco
Time: 7pm-11pm

Event Description:
Clients, local businesses, media, and readers will be invited to a private party on Thursday, May 17 and treated to an evening of food, drinks, and live entertainment.

Attendance: 1000+

Best of San Francisco Issue:
The winners will be featured in SF Weekly’s biggest issue of the year, on May 16, 2012, and will be honored at the event. Each recipient will receive an award to display at their place of business.

Sponsorship Levels:
Presenting Sponsor • Major Sponsor • Vendor • Participant

Sponsorship opportunities include all/some of the following:

• Logo placement on all print ads
• Logo placement on online banner ads
• Logo placement on online splashpage/microsite
• Logo placement on all event fliers
• Mention in all press releases
• Mention in online postings
• Mention in email blasts
• Mention in radio spots
• Opportunity to sample product onsite to a desirable demographic
• Logo inclusion on monitor reel onsite
• Banner presence inside venue
• Invitations for staff, suppliers, clients
• 6 ft sponsor table onsite
• Product donation is required for all beverage sponsors (one ounce per attendee)

 

SF Weekly Best of San Francisco® 2012 Event overview:

Thursday May 17, 7pm-11pm

Best of San Francisco® is one of SF Weekly’s most popular special issues of the year and precedes a new and exciting event! We celebrated this blockbuster issue and all the winners at our Best of San Francisco® 2011 Party on May 19, 2011 at Ruby Skye in San Francisco. Guests experienced a night that included music, dancing, cutting edge performances, hosted bar and elegant culinary offerings.

* Hosted bar and light buffet (7p-8p)
* The beer, wine & spirits for the hosted bar and sampling will be donated by sponsors, cash bar for anything else, after the 2 hour hosted bar special pricing will be negotiated for sponsored product to offset price feature
* Guestlist (comped) about 400
* General Admission tickets will go on sale March 28th with the following ticket structure:

• 3/28/12 - 4/12/12 $12
• 4/13/12 - 4/26/12 $15
• 4/27/12 - 5/16/12 $20
• $40 tickets sold at the door

Entertainment:

• DJ's
• Live band
  
• Performers (Live artists, body paintings, aerialists, etc.)
  
• Ambient Entertainment (for example):

- Haute Hair Salon featuring up-do's and make-up consultations