West Coast Craft Outdoor Market

Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Fort Mason Center Don’t miss over 100 artists and designers offering ceramics, bags, textiles, glass art, jewelry, and much more for sale. Kid... Read More

Arts & Culture

45th Annual Bay Area Playwright’s Festival

Daily, July 29–Aug. 7 Potrero Stage (1695 18th St.) & online Enjoy readings of five new plays by five of the most talented emerging playwrights spotlighting the power of huma... Read More

Dance

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery | Sketch 12: Dear Diary

Fri.–Sat., July 15–16, 7:30 p.m. Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center These three innovative new dance works explore the bittersweet complexity of nostalgia and welcome the choreo... Read More

Museums & Galleries

de Young Museum | Alice Neel: People Come First

Tue.–Sun. through July 10, 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr. This exhibition is the first comprehensive West Coast retrospective of one of the century’s most rad... Read More

Dance

ODC/Dance | Summer Sampler

Thu.–Sat., July 28–30, 7:30 p.m. B.Way Theater (3153 17th St.) Experience renowned company favorites, including Brenda Way’s witty reflection on unrestrained self interest in... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Contemporary Jewish Museum | The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited

Thu.–Sun. through Aug. 14, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. 736 Mission St. This exhibition celebrates the legacy of Jim Henson, and features more than 150 objects drawn from the beloved worlds ... Read More

Museums & Galleries

MOAD | Elegies: Still Lifes in Contemporary Art

Wed.–Sun. through Aug. 21 685 Mission St. This thematic group exhibition presents two parallel narratives: one is an art historical examination of still lifes and the other is ho... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Legion of Honor Museum | Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy

Tue.–Sun. 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. through Sept. 5 100 34th Ave., Lincoln Park This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary designs of Guo Pei — hailed as China’s first cout... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Asian Art Museum | Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision

Tue.–Sun., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. & Thursday 1–8 p.m. 200 Larkin St. This exhibition invites you into S.F.-born Villa’s spectacular, visually magical worlds of feathers and ph... Read More

Film & Lectures

Annual S.F. Frozen Film Festival

Wed.–Sun., July 13–17 On demand Taking its name from the city’s chilly summers, Movie Make Magazine named this festival one of the top 25 coolest in the world. Focusing on th... Read More

Just for Fun

North Beach Walking Tour

Saturday, July 9, 10, & 17, 10 a.m. Meet: Saints Peter and Paul Church steps (666 Filbert St.) Explore where food, culture, colorful history, and unexpected views all intersect... Read More

Film & Lectures

42nd Annual S.F. Jewish Film Festival

Daily, July 21–Aug. 7 Castro Theatre, various Bay Area venues, & online The largest and longest-running festival of its kind presents films, events, and conversations that ex... Read More

Sports & Health

S.F. Giants vs. Chicago Cubs

Thu.–Sun., July 28– Even though they haven’t been rivals in quite some time, Giants fans will be looking to better the spring training meet up. First baseman Will Clark’s n... Read More

Potables & Edibles

California Dreamin’ Cheese & Wine Class

Thursday, July 7, 6 p.m. The Cheese School of S.F. (Ghirardelli Square) Learn about the rich history of California dairy farming and cheesemaking while tasting some of the most inc... Read More

Music

Merola Opera: A Celebration of American Song

Saturday, July 9, 3 p.m. S.F. Conservatory Music Hall (50 Oak St.) This joyous tribute to music from the Great American Songbook and beyond features treasured tunes from the past c... Read More

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