Anchor Christmas Ale Vertical Tasting

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 6–7:30 p.m. Anchor Public Taps (495 De Haro St.) Enjoy an educational and entertaining tasting focused on Anchor’s Christmas Ale, which is a different recip... Read More

Just for Fun

Veterans Day USO-Style Dance

Saturday, Nov. 3, 7–10 p.m. Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Ave.) Travel back in time to a USO-style dance at the Officers’ Club in its World War II heyday. Swing to the ... Read More

Child's Play

Meet the Animals

Saturday, Nov. 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2 p.m. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way Venture into the museum’s new live animal exhibit, Wild in California and learn how and where the museum... Read More

Child's Play

Movie Night in the Park: The Lorax

Friday, Nov. 2, 5:30 p.m. Presidio Community YMCA (63 Funston St.) Bring a blanket or cushion and enjoy a food trucks and face painting (5:30 p.m.); cartoon shorts (6:30 p.m.), an... Read More

Sports & Health

Ski & Snowboard Festival

Sat.–Sun., Nov. 3–4, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Pier 35 (1454 Embarcadero) Enjoy complimentary lift tickets (with upgraded admission), beer tasting, ski and board sales, entertainment, e... Read More

Potables & Edibles

S.F. International Tea Festival

Sat.–Sun., Nov. 3–4, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Ferry Building Marketplace Sample fine tea from local and global producers and discover the wonderful world of tea brewing, tasting, and b... Read More

Science & Environment

Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth

Monday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Planetarium Astrophysicist Adam Frank studies the origin and evolution of stars and the evolution of planets. This self-des... Read More

Film & Lectures

16th Annual International South Asian Film Festival

Thursday–Sunday, Nov. 1–4 New People Cinema and Castro Theatre This showcase for films from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Canada, Australia, and the United States focuses on the ... Read More

Dance

41st Annual S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival Auditions

Sat.–Sun., Nov.3–4 & Saturday, Nov. 11 Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Enjoy first-rate performances of 80 dance companies presenting a wide variety of worldwide music and danc... Read More

Dance

Golden Bull

Fri.–Sun., Nov. 2–4 Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th St.) This performance features an all-male, multi-ethnic cast and draws from Pagan rituals and ceremonies to dismantle male... Read More

Dance

With Care

Thu.–Sat., Nov. 1–3, 8–9:30 p.m. ODC Theater (3153 17th St.) This project explores ideas of care and caregiving through music, dance, and spoken word. Conceived as a drama ... Read More

Kenny Barron

Thu.–Sun., Nov. 8–11 S.F. Jazz (201 Franklin St.) Called “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” by the Los Angeles Times, Barron performs four uniquely different conce... Read More

Music

Goo Goo Dolls

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m. The Fillmore The multiplatinum Grammy-nominated band celebrates the 20th anniversary of their iconic album, Dizzy Up The Girl and will perform the record i... Read More

Music

Telegraph Quartet

Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Conservatory of Music (50 Oak St.) The quartet-in-residence performs a program featuring Eastern European modernist composers, including Dvořák, Schulho... Read More

Music

Old First Concerts: Persephone Chamber Ensemble

Sunday, Nov. 4, 4 p.m. Old First Church (1751 Sacramento St.) This recently formed, intergenerational women’s chamber group is dedicated to programming music that highlights the ... Read More

Events