A special benefit "Idea House '98 Tour" will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., meeting at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria Building lobby at 101 Henry Adams St.

Sponsored by the UCSF Hospitals Auxiliary of UCSF Stanford Health Care, this tour will feature three Bay Area homes, including one with a high-tech home theatre. This year's tour will include well-known homes such as Napa Valley Lane, Silicon Valley Drive and Berkeley Hills Road. "Idea House" is designed to spark one's imagination and showcase fine furnishings, fabrics, lighting, and art.

The tour will be followed by a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception for international artists Aris Lee and Alexander Usvitsky from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Kai-Yee Woo & Associates Gallery showroom and Design Studio at the San Francisco Design Center, Showplace Building, 2 Henry Adams St., Suite 322.

Lee, an abstract artist from Hong Kong, expresses the nature of human beings and the human body in his sculptures. His art has been exhibited at major museums in Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Germany. Lee is the recipient of numerous international awards, including Sculptor of the Year Award in Hong Kong.

Usvitsky, a professional architect and abstract artist, is known for the unique painting technique he developed while living in the former USSR. His paintings exhibit surreal landscapes and haunting architectural structures.

Proceeds will benefit the 1998-99 Patients Amenities Projects Fund. This fund provides stuffed animals, videos, and educational games for children who are hospitalized, pagers for parents who have children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and artwork for patient rooms. The Auxiliary is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support patient care by making life more comfortable for patients and their families.

Tickets for the event are $50. For more information and to RSVP, call 415/437-3850.

by Lordelyn P. del Rosario

1st appeared 3/03/98

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