Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival

Fri.–Sun., Aug. 12–14 Dance Mission Theatre (3316 24th St.) This festival highlights the important contributions of deaf and hard of hearing artists, and features performers fr... Read More

Performances

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Tue.–Sun., Aug. 19–Sept. 18 SHN Orpheum Theatre (1192 Market St.) Don’t miss the inspiring true tory of King’s rise to stardom to become one of the most successful solo act... Read More

Performances

BATS: Summer Improv Festival

Fri.–Sat., Aug. 5–6, 8 p.m. Bayfront Theatre, Bldg. B, Fort Mason Center In this popular yearly Theatresports Grudge Match, S.F. and L.A. (Aug. 5) for the Improv Cup; Spontaneo... Read More

Performances

S.F. Playhouse: City of Angels

Tue.–Sun. through Sept. 17 450 Post St. (Kensington Park Hotel) In 1940s Los Angeles, a struggling screenwriter attempts to pen his film noir masterpiece while his on-page creati... Read More

Performances

3rd Annual Desi Comedy Fest

Daily, Aug. 1–12 Various Northern California Venues This 11-day festival will feature 50 South Asian comedians from nine countries. Opening and closing nights in San Francisco. $... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Wild West: Plains to the Pacific

Tue.–Sun. through Sept. 11 Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park See more than 170 paintings, prints, historical objects, and other works the trace our shifting sense of the country’s ... Read More

Museums & Galleries

The Campaign for Art: Modern and Contemporary

Daily through Sept. 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (9 p.m. Thursdays) SFMOMA (151 Third St.) This exhibition highlights contributions from the museum’s Campaign for Art and features works ... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Bruce Davidson: Gifts to the Collection

Tue.–Sunday through Sept. 11 deYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park This exhibition of one of the most influential photographers of the last half century. presents a selection of 42 ph... Read More

Arts & Culture

Festa Coloniale Italiana

Saturday, Aug. 20, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Stockton Street (btw. Union & Filbert) The S.F. Italian Athletic Club Foundation invites you to celebrate the rich Italian and Italian-Ameri... Read More

Arts & Culture

23rd Annual Pistahan Festival & Parade

Festival: Sat.–Sun., Aug. 13–14, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Yerba Buena Gardens Parade: Saturday, Aug. 13, 11 a.m. Civic Center to Yerba Buena Gardens The largest celebration of Filipino... Read More

Arts & Culture

43rd Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair

Sat–Sun, Aug. 6–7, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Japantown and Japan Center Enjoy food, artisan crafts, local musical and cultural performances while celebrating and learning about the Asia... Read More

Arts & Culture

American Craft Council Show

Fri.–Sun., Aug. 5–7 Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Featuring more than 230 of the best contemporary jewelry, clothing, furniture, and home decor artists from across the c... Read More

Galas & Benefits

Help is on the Way XXII

Sunday, Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Herbst Theater Join the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation at this elegant evening of receptions, live entertainment featuring both Bay Area and internationa... Read More

Galas & Benefits

7th Annual Glide Legacy Gala

Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.–midnight The Regency Ballroom (1300 Van Ness Ave.) The evening will benefit Glide’s programs and honor “architects of change who embody Glide’s va... Read More

Galas & Benefits

12th Annual Flower Power Luncheon

Wednesday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Sir Francis Drake Hotel Benefiting the Salvation Army’s Back-to-School and after-school programs, this luncheon event features renowned flo... Read More

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