Annual Holiday Artisan Market

Friday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Asian Art Museum (200 Larkin St.) Get all of your holiday shopping done early at this event featuring one-of-a-kind handmade goods by local maker... Read More

Holiday Happenings

32nd Annual Embarcadero Center Lighting Ceremony & Carnival

Friday, Nov. 22, 4–7 p.m. Embarcadero Center Don’t miss this annual tradition of the dramatic illumination of Embarcadero Center with 17,000 lights. A family-fun carnival (4 p.... Read More

Holiday Happenings

Happier Holidays at Pier 39

Daily, Nov. 26–Jan. 5, 5–10 p.m. Pier 39 See this nightly tree-lighting show synchronized to holiday music that comes to life every half hour on the pier’s 60-foot Christmas ... Read More

Holiday Happenings

30th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Friday, Nov. 29, 6–7:30 p.m. Union Square The 83-foot-plus tree will be illuminated with 33,000 twinkling energy-efficient LED lights and 1,100 shining ornaments throughout the h... Read More

Community Corner

Fisherman’s Wharf Veteran’s Day Parade

Sunday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Jefferson St. (North Point to Leavenworth Sts.) Show your support for all who have served our country in this parade along the wharf. Free. ... Read More

Museums & Galleries

James Tissot: Fashion & Faith

Tue.–Sun. through Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Legion of Honor (Lincoln Park,100 34th Ave.) James Tissot was one of the most celebrated artists of his time, yet less is known ab... Read More

Dance

Rotunda Dance Series: Nava Dance Theatre

Friday, Nov. 8, noon Rotunda, City Hall This bharatanatyam dance company based in San Francisco uses the classical south Indian dance form to explore and understand place, iden... Read More

Film & Lectures

Chris Hughes

Wednesday, Nov. 31, 8 p.m. Sydney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes St.) In conversation with Courtney E. Martin, the co-founder of Facebook believes it’s time to break up the company... Read More

Dance

Dance Mission Theater: ¡Adelante!

Friday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave.) Join Dance Mission Theater in its 20th anniversary celebration of the cultural arts centers’ past and future, featuri... Read More

Science & Environment

After Dark: From the Farm

Thursday, Nov. 14, 6–10 p.m. The Exploratorium From livestock to grapes, come learn some of the science involved in growing the world’s food. Ages 18 and up, $20, 415-528-4444,... Read More

Science & Environment

California Wildfires: Community and Water Supply Protection

Tuesday, Nov. 26, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Learn what a large Bay Area water utility is doing to protect the green and to build a water delivery infrastru... Read More

Music

Chick Corea: From Mozart to Monk

Sunday, Nov. 10 Davies Symphony Hall Multiple Grammy winner Chick Corea, an iconic keyboardist and composer with an eclectic range of styles, performs the music of his piano heroes... Read More

Music

The Brook & The Bluff

Friday, Nov. 8, 9 p.m. Hotel Utah (500 Fourth St.) This Birmingham-born, Nashville-based band has quickly become characterized by its evocative blend of vocal harmony, soulful air,... Read More

Music

Sérgio Mendes

Fri.–Sun., Nov. 29–Dec. 1 S.F. Jazz (201 Franklin St.) Pianist, composer, and triple Grammy winner Sérgio Mendes returns to celebrate the 60th anniversary of bossa nova, the i... Read More

Nightlife

Cobb’s Comedy Showcase

Thursday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Cobb’s Comedy Club (915 Columbus Ave.) San Francisco is known for hatching some of the country’s top comedic talent. Come see a hand-picked line-up of... Read More

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