12th Annual Presidio Golf Tournament

Friday, Oct. 11, 12:30 p.m. Presidio Golf Course (300 Finley Rd.) Support the Y’s youth programs and receive $100 gift certificate to spend at the pro shop. Includes lunch and a... Read More

Film & Lectures

16th Annual S.F. Greek Film Festival

Daily, Oct. 20–26 Multiple S.F. venues The festival will present 23 feature-length films and shorts by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the globe. $15–$50 (individual f... Read More

Child's Play

YPT: Rumpelstiltskin

Sat.–Sun., Oct. 5–6 Young Performers Theatre (Bldg. C, Fort Mason Center) If only it were true that straw could be spun into gold without consequences. This old fairytale of p... Read More

Sports & Health

A Comprehensive Roadmap to Heart Health

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Harvard-trained physician Akil Palanisamy will share practical tips on what to eat to maintain lifelong cardiov... Read More

Dance

Maurice Hines

Sunday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel (950 Mason St.) In this very personal show, Hines taps audiences through his incredible career in a jazzy song-and-dance ... Read More

Film & Lectures

Governor Jerry Brown & Miriam Pawel

Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Sydney Goldstein Theater (275 Hayes St.) Join Brown and Pawel in conversation with Lara Bazelon about The Browns of California, a history of California a... Read More

Museums & Galleries

A Powerful Force: Working to End Homelessness Through Art

Wed.–Mon. through Jan. 6, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Walt Disney Family Museum (104 Montgomery St.) This fourth annual community access exhibition features original artwork created by you... Read More

Dance

16th Annual S.F. Trolley Dances

Sat.–Sun., Oct. 19–20, 11 a.m.–2:45 p.m. Starts: Int’l Art Museum (1023 Market St.) Ends: Bethany United Methodist Church (1270 Sanchez St.) Enjoy artists and ensembles who... Read More

Dance

Smuin Ballet: Dance Series 1

Sat.–Sun., Sept. 28–29 Thursday, Oct. 3 Sat.–Sun. Oct. 5–6 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center On the bill is James Kudelka’s The Man in Black, set to the music of Johnny ... Read More

Science & Environment

S.F. City Star Party

Sunday, Oct. 6, 7:30–10:30 p.m. Pier 17 (adjacent to the Exploratorium) Join the monthly San Francisco Amateur Astronomers viewing party — SFAA members provide telescopes for y... Read More

Science & Environment

Protecting Wild Salmon Runs of the Pacific Northwest

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Learn about the salmon’s fate and campaign to save critical stronghold rivers, from Japan to the wilds of the ... Read More

Major Events

Fleet Week

Daily, Oct. 6–14 Various S.F. venues Air Show: Fri.–Sun., Oct. 11–13, noon–4 p.m. Featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels, also on the bill are the Navy Leap Frogs, the Patriot ... Read More

Nightlife

S.F. Decompression 2019: Black Top City

Sat.–Sun., Oct. 19–20, 2 p.m.–2 a.m. Potrero Power Station (420 23rd St.) Black Top City is an urban version of Burning Man’s Black Rock City. Enjoy a microcosm of that sto... Read More

Major Events

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 19

Fri.–Sun., Oct. 4–6 Golden Gate Park Over 100 bands and singers including Judy Collins, Emmylou Harris, Bill Frisell, Kronos Quartet’s Music for Change: Pete Seeger @100, Tan... Read More

Major Events

S.F. Symphony Opening Night Gala

Wednesday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m. (dinner), 8 p.m. (concert) Davies Symphony Hall This spectacular celebration of Michael Tilson Thomas’ 25th and final season as music director of the ... Read More

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