San Francisco Ballet 2011, theatrical distributor IndieNetFilms arranged for additional screenings throughout the U.S. and Canada. In December 2011, the U.S. premiere of John Neumeier's "The Little Mermaid", performed by San Francisco Ballet, was broadcast nationally on PBS's "Great Performances: Dance in America", and also internationally. DVDs of the "Nutcracker" and "The Little Mermaid" performances were released in 2008 and 2011, respectively. CD recordings of the complete score of "Nutcracker" and Shinji Eshima's "RAkU" were released in 2010 and 2012, respectively. The company has garnered numerous accolades and awards. In 2005, San Francisco Ballet won its first Laurence Olivier Award, in the category
Ferries of San Francisco Bay Ferries of San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay in California has been served by ferries of all types for over 150 years. John Reed established a sailboat ferry service in 1826. Although the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge led to the decline in the importance of most ferries, some are still in use today for both commuters and tourists. One of the earliest ferry routes ran between San Francisco and Oakland on what was called the "creek route". The name derived from the Oakland landing site located at the foot of Broadway where