Chamber Music S.F.: The Four Seasons of Vivaldi & Piazzolla

Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m. Marines’ Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St.) Tango meets Baroque! Hear 18th-century Venice blended with 20th-century Buenos Aires in this invigorating ... Read More

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17th Annual Bay Area Dance Week

Daily, April 24–May 3 Various S.F. venues Featuring hundreds of events, BADW provides a grand tour of dance styles, including Argentine tango, classical Indian, jazz, hip hop, ba... Read More

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Tue–Sun, April 21–26 Zellerbach Hall (UC Berkeley) Conveying the panorama of American cultural experience through powerful movement and graceful fluidity, the company returns f... Read More

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S.F. Ballet: Shostakovich Trilogy

Various days, April 8–19 War Memorial Opera House Back by popular demand, this groundbreaking tribute to one of Russia’s great composers has been described by the S.F. Chro... Read More

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ACT: Let There be Love

Wed–Sun, April 23–May 8 405 Geary St. This often-humorous family drama follows the story of an aging West Indian immigrant, his lesbian daughter, and Polish caregiver while exp... Read More

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Generation Theatre: Fanny

Thu–Sun, April 16–26 Southside Theater (Bldg. D, Fort Mason Cntr.) The second play in Marcel Pagnol’s celebrated and heart-warming Marseille Trilogy, composed of Marius, ... Read More

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BATS Improv: Improvised Shakespeare

Saturday, April 4, 11, 18, & 25, 8–9:45 p.m. Bayfront Theater (Bldg. B, Fort Mason Cntr.) Starting with a title chosen by the audience, actors spin a completely improvised, c... Read More

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S.F. Playhouse: Stupid F— Bird

Tue–Thu thru May 2 Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.) It’s Chekov’s The Seagull on steroids: Con hates his mother. And Nina, the girl he adores, lusts after his mot... Read More

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Magic Theatre: Sister Play

Wed–Sun thru April 19 & Tuesday, April 7 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center When Lilly, Anna, and her husband, Malcolm, retreat to their late father’s cabin, they expect to rel... Read More

Arts & Culture

SFMOMA Artists’ Gallery Warehouse Sale

Opening reception: Wednesday, April 29, 6–9 p.m. Sale: Thu–Sun, Apr. 30–May 3 Bldg. A, Fort Mason Center Browse through hundreds of original artworks by 300 Bay Area artists ... Read More

Arts & Culture

Exquisite Nature: 20 Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (14th–18th century)

Tue–Sun thru Nov. 1 Asian Art Museum These rarely seen paintings, differing in style and geographical representation, include variations on popular subjects such as landscape, bi... Read More

Arts & Culture

Presidio Poetry Series

Saturday, April 25, 2–3:30 p.m. Presidio Branch Library (3150 Sacramento St.) Enjoy a poetry performance by three iconoclastic and insightful poets. Free, 415-355-2880, sfpl.org ... Read More

Arts & Culture

400 Years of Provocative Shoes

Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m. JCCSF (3200 California St.) Direct from the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition, which The New York Times calls “provocative and profligate, appallin... Read More

Arts & Culture

National Poetry Month

Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. Koret Auditorium, S.F. Main Library Acclaimed authors Joanne Kyger and Bill Berkson read from their new works. A book sale by Reader’s Books foll... Read More

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Celebrating the Beats: Poetry & Jazz

Tuesdays thru April, 6:30–8:30 Top of the Mark Enjoy specialty cocktails and bites alongside a jazz and poetry jam in celebration of the birth of the Beats. Visit website for lin... Read More

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