Chinese New Year Festival

Various days, Feb. 2–March 3 Various S.F. venues Gung Hay Fat Choy! Celebrate the Year of the Pig with a street fair, flower fair, and more, including the colorful Chinese New Ye... Read More

Affairs of the Heart

8th Annual Valentine Broadside Printing Event

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2–4 p.m. S.F. History Center, S.F. Main Library Come experience letterpress printing on the library’s 1909 Albion hand press and take home a unique keepsake f... Read More

Science & Environment

67th Pacific Orchid Exposition

Fri.–Sun., Feb. 22–24 S.F. County Fair Bldg. (1199 Ninth Ave.) The largest orchid show on the West Coast features thousands of blooms, and offers a diverse variety of orchids f... Read More

Science & Environment

After Dark: Craft

Thursday, Feb. 7, 6–10 p.m. Exploratorium In a world increasingly synthetic, robotic, and removed from human touch, commune with the soul of things made by hand — yours or some... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Gaugin: A Spiritual Journey

Tue.–Sun. through April 7, 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. de Young Museum (50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.) Through paintings, wood carvings, ceramics, this exhibition explores Gauguin’s ... Read More

Major Events

29th Anniversary of the Sea Lions’ Arrival

Saturday, Jan.19, 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. K-Dock, Pier 39 and Sea Lion Center Celebrate with free Sea Lion Encounter Walking Tours given by Aquarium of the Bay naturalists. Tour pa... Read More

Major Events

19th Annual Edwardian Ball & World’s Faire

Faire: Friday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.–2 a.m. Ball: Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.–2 a.m. Regency Ballroom (1300 Van Ness Ave.) This description-defying, high camp, whimsical, and surrealis... Read More

Science & Environment

After Dark: Radioactive

Thursday, Jan. 24., 6–10 p.m. The Exploratorium (Pier 15) Oh, no! Radiation! Learn about unstable atoms, how to master them, and their effects on the human body. $15–$20, 415-5... Read More

Music

Chris Botti

Tue.–Sun., Jan. 8–13 SFJazz (201 Franklin St.) The best-selling melodious jazz trumpeter, who has recorded with Sting, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Yo-Yo Ma, John ... Read More

Potables & Edibles

The Secrets to Food & Wine Pairing

Sunday, Jan. 27, 1–4 p.m. Naked Kitchen (945 Valencia St.) Enjoy wines by Kristie Tacey of Tessier Wines paired with five courses prepared by chef Lamont Perriman with a discussi... Read More

Science & Environment

Can California Go Carbon Neutral?

Thursday, Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Experts ranging from the former president of Shell Oil to the chair of the California Air Resources Board w... Read More

Community Corner

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Monday, Jan. 21 Golden Gate National Park locations Commemorate MLK day in family-friendly events to help grow and restore cherished natural parklands. Registration required; visit... Read More

Music

Esa-Pekka Salonen & the S.F. Symphony

Fri.–Sun., Jan. 18–20 Davies Symphony Hall Be among the first to experience the much-anticipated new director of the symphony in a multifaceted program featuring Sibelius, Stra... Read More

Community Corner

Homeless Point in Time Count

Thursday, Jan. 24 Volunteer training: 7–8 p.m. Street count: 8 p.m.–midnight The Department of Homeless and Supportive Housing (HSH) is looking to recruit at least 500 voluntee... Read More

Child's Play

Breakfast with Enzo

Thursdays & Fridays, 11 a.m.–noon Sports Basement Presidio Drop in for two different sets (10 a.m. and 11 a.m.) of voice, accordion, guitar, banjo, jaw harp, ocarina, percuss... Read More

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