"I believe in supporting the very best. Students need the best teachers, and they also need the finest spaces in which to explore and extend their musical potential. I am proud to support this outstanding organisation and to contribute to the life and prospects of its students. I feel so lucky that my late husband Kristian Gerhard's extraordinary business life enables me to make this gift."
We've literally been counting down the final days until the closure of the popular queer nightclub and cabaret venue was scheduled to close down permanently, a closure that was announced way back in July of this year. But now, just six days before that final bow, the Chronicle reports that Oasis will actually be staying open, thanks to a last-second, multi-million-dollar gift from Bay Area arts benefactors.