24th Annual Art Inspiring Hope Gala: Under the Big Top

Saturday, March 30, 5 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Don your tuxedo or circus attire to support Camp Okizu, a summer program for Bay Area children with cancer and their... Read More

Theater

EXIT: Some Enchanted Evening

Fri.–Sun., March 8–23 Exit Stage Left (156 Eddy St.) Enjoy three playful one-acts by contemporary playwright Don Nigro. Take a stroll through the enchanted woods in The Garden... Read More

Arts & Culture

31st Russian Festival

Sat.–Sun., March 2–3, 5:30–9:30 p.m. Russian Center of S.F. (2450 Sutter St.) Unique to San Francisco, this event includes all things Russian: live entertainment; authentic s... Read More

Arts & Culture

16th Annual Crossroads Irish-American Festival

Various days March 3–30 Various Bay Area venues This literary, musical, and cultural event invites the public to come together around inspired, creative, and relevant events rega... Read More

Arts & Culture

Culture for Community: Culture for Women

Thursday, March 21, 10:30–9 p.m. Various Yerba Buena locations Participate in a full day of special events, activities, museum and gallery hopping, and special pricing at partici... Read More

Dance

Mark Foehringer Dance Project: Like an Ox on the Roof and Other Dances

Fri.–Sat., March 22–23, 8 p.m. Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center This premiere consists of three new works and a restaged piece inspired by classical music compositions by Brit... Read More

Science & Environment

Insane Mode: Tesla’s Wild Ride

Tuesday, Mar. 12, 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Hamish McKenzie and Katie Fehrenbacher discuss the role of Tesla in challenging the staid automobile market ... Read More

Music

Elaine Elias

Thu.–Sun., March 7–10 S.F. Jazz (201 Franklin St.) The superlative pianist and São Paulo-born evocative singer, who combines the melodicism of Brazil with the harmonic sophist... Read More

Music

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Sunday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Invited to perform with the Berlin Philharmonic at only 13 years old, the four-time Grammy Award-winning violinist has floored the ... Read More

Music

Fire and Grace

Sunday, March 10, 7 p.m. Swedenborgian Church (2107 Lyon St.) Violinist Edwin Huizinga and folk guitarist William Coulter weave the sophistication of J. S. Bach with the circuitous... Read More

Theater

S.F. Playhouse: Yoga Play

Tue.–Sun., March 12–April 20 450 Post St. Yoga apparel giant Jojomon is hit with a terrible scandal that sends them into freefall. Desperate to recover their earnings and reput... Read More

Nightlife

Delta Wires

Saturday, Mar. 16, 7 & 9:30 p.m. Biscuits & Blues (401 Mason St.) Hear Delta Wires, a powerful harmonica and horns band dedicated to modern blues, while paying tribute to t... Read More

Music

Chita Rivera

Fri.–Sun., March 22–24 Feinstein’s at the Nikko (222 Mason St.) One of the most nominated performers in Tony Award history, you won’t want to miss this theatrical icon rec... Read More

Theater

Curran: The Jungle

Tue.–Sun., March 26–May 19 445 Geary St. After taking London and New York by storm, this play explores the short-lived, self-governing society that emerged within a sprawling ... Read More

Nightlife

Shawn James

Friday, Mar. 22, 8 p.m. Milk Bar (1840 Haight St.) Shawn James will perform in support of his upcoming album, The Dark & The Light, which will be released this month. This is h... Read More

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