Dances for Camera Program Two: Merce by Merce by Paik Part One: Blue Studio: Five Segments

Daily, July 1–30 On demand This tribute to postmodern choreographer Merce Cunningham and 20th-century master Marcel Duchamp continues Nam June Paik’s collaborative impulses and... Read More

Arts & Culture

Poetic Tuesdays: Two Languages/One Community — Artists Against Violence and Hatred

Tuesday, July 13, 12:30–1:30 Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens Yeva Johnson, Michael Warr and Chun Yu share their poetry in solidarity with Asian Americans and African... Read More

Film & Lectures

African Diaspora Film Club: The Neutral Ground

Sunday, July 18, 5–6 p.m. Live stream This film documents the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments, which is subsequently halted by death threat... Read More

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Dance

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest 2021

Saturday, July 10, 31 & Aug. 14, 1–2:30 p.m. Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens Nine local companies will activate and enliven the beloved downtown park with special site-specifi... Read More

Arts & Culture

44th Annual Bay Area Playwright’s Festival

Daily, July 16–25 Online Enjoy readings of five new plays by five of the most talented emerging playwrights telling stories of family, spirituality, self-discovery, healing, and ... Read More

Film & Lectures

Julie K. Brown: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Thursday, July 22, 5 p.m. Live stream Investigative reporter Brown discusses her book Perversion of Justice, which builds on her explosive reporting for the Miami Herald, that help... Read More

Film & Lectures

41st Annual S. F. Jewish Film Festival

Daily, July 22–Aug. 1 Castro Theatre & various Bay Area venues The largest and longest-running festival of its kind, this year’s festival features an experimental musical,... Read More

Nightlife

After Dark: Spark Your Curiosity

Thursday, July 8, 6 p.m. Exploratorium Make glowing, ghostly forms dance at “Plasmatica,” where glass columns with luminous filaments respond to your touch, dance through the n... Read More

Major Events

4th of July Celebration

Sunday, July 4, 9:30 p.m. Pier 39 See San Francisco’s spectacular annual display of fireworks from the pier’s 180-degree view, weather permitting. Free, 415-705-5500, pier39.co... Read More

Theater

S.F. Playhouse: The Song of Summer

Tue.–Sun., July 20–Aug. 14 Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.) and on demand This summer, the earworm everyone is humming belongs to Robbie, but his unexpected pop superstardo... Read More

Nightlife

California Academy of Sciences: NightLife

Thursday, July 8, 15, & 22, 6–10 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Calling all creatures of the night: Explore the nocturnal side of the academy and see what’s reveal... Read More

Major Events

84th Annual Stern Grove Festival

Sundays through Aug. 29, 2 p.m. (doors open at noon) 19th Ave. at Sloat Scheduled for July is the S.F. Symphony (July 4), Thievery Corporation and Dessa (July 11); St. Paul & T... Read More

Community Corner

Bastille Day Celebration

Saturday, July 17, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Embarcadero Plaza Vive la révolution! Celebrate with French food for purchase, live music, a vintage car show, pétanque, a kids’ playground,... Read More

Community Corner

Walkway Weekends

Sat.–Sun. through December, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Chinatown (Grant Ave. btw. California and Washington) Enjoy car-free fun, murals, shops, and outdoor dining in this small-scale, heal... Read More

Community Corner

Presidio Trust Public Board of Directors’ Meeting

Wednesday, July 21, 6–8 p.m. Live stream Join the Presidio Trust for a public meeting of the board of directors for park updates and to share your comments. Free, 415-561-5300, p... Read More

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