Exploratorium: After Dark Online: Hacking the Human Genome

Thursday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m. Livestream Discover what we can and can’t learn from our DNA, balancing an optimistic perspective on biotechnology with an honest exploration of its eth... Read More

Film & Lectures

Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

Ongoing Online This film is based on the Chinese dissident’s 2014 installation on Alcatraz that focused on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated. $12 (50 percent of proceeds be... Read More

Film & Lectures

John Lewis: Good Trouble

Ongoing Online This film premiered at the beginning of last month, and seems even more poignant now with the civil rights’ leader’s recent death. $12, (50 percent of proceeds b... Read More

Potables & Edibles

Lobsterfest 2020

Saturday, Aug. 15 Hess Collection Winery (4411 Redwood Rd., Napa) Enjoy steaming lobster, prawns, corn-on-the-cob, and more paired with Hess wines. $150, 707-320-9221, hesscollecti... Read More

Music

S.F. Jazz: Fridays at Five

Fridays (ongoing), 5 p.m. Livestream Stream John Santos’s 60 Birthday Celebration (Aug. 7), Bokanté (Aug. 14), Dianne Reeves (Aug. 21), and a Wayne Shorter Celebration (Aug. 28)... Read More

Music

Stern Grove: Best of the Fest

Sundays through Aug. 16, 4:30 p.m. Channel 5 (KPIX-TV) & Channel 44/Cable 12 (KBCW-TV) Online & YouTube (extended version), 5 p.m. This series of video playlists features... Read More

Science & Environment

Climate Change Through an Artist’s Eyes with Alonzo King

Thursday, Aug. 6, 4–6 p.m. Livestream Join a conversation hosted by Climate One about art, beauty, and humanity in the age of climate disruption with Alonzo King (Lines Ballet), ... Read More

Music

S.F. Symphony: Currents

Thursday, Aug. 6 & 20 & Sept. 3 Online This video and companion podcast series explores the intersections between classical music and Chinese, jazz, Mexican, and hip-hop mu... Read More

Major Events

S.F. Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Various days, March 6–15 S.F. Ballet (War Memorial Opera House) George Balanchine’s first full-length ballet, this Shakespearean favorite returns triumphantly to San Francisco ... Read More

Major Events

American Tulip Day

Saturday, March 7, 1–4:30 p.m. Union Square The public is invited to enjoy over 100,000 tulips on display and to pick their very own bunch. Free, flowerbulbday.com E-mail: cale... Read More

Major Events

14th Annual S.F. International Chocolate Salon

Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. S.F. County Fair Building Indulge in chocolatey concoctions from dozens of chocolatiers, attend demos and presentations, chef and author tal... Read More

Community Corner

Wonder Women of S.F. Walking Tour

Saturday, March 7, 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Washington Square, NE corner Walk almost two miles through North Beach to honor the many women who have contributed to San Francisco’s lega... Read More

Galas & Benefits

Evening of Wishes: Wishes in Bloom

Friday, March 6, 6:30–10 p.m. Ritz-Carlton (600 Stockton St.) Join Make-a-Wish Foundation’s spring gala and create an opportunity for every eligible child to experience the... Read More

Community Corner

Sunday Streets: Mission

Sunday, March 8, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Valencia St. (Duboce to 26th) Come celebrate the kickoff of the 2020 season and experience the car-free stretch designed to get you out and active... Read More

Major Events

74th Annual Macy’s Flower Show

Daily, March 22–April 5, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Macy’s Union Square In this year’s theme, Voyage to Oceanum: A Sea of Inspiration, visitors will embark on an exciting under-the-oc... Read More

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