Week to Week Political Roundtable

Monday, April 10, 5:30–7:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (555 Post St.) People are paying attention to politics with a fascination (or dread) like perhaps no other time in the mode... Read More

Nightlife

Toronzo Cannon

Fri.–Sat., April 21–22, 7 p.m. Biscuits & Blues (401 Mason St.) One of Chicago’s most recognized and most popular bluesmen, Toronzo Cannon drives a Chicago Transit Au... Read More

Nightlife

The xx

Sat.–Sun., Apr. 15–16, 8 p.m. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium The London trio celebrates the release of their third album by kicking off their North American tour right here in Sa... Read More

Music

An Evening with David Crosby & Friends

Sunday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. Great American Music Hall (859 O’Farrell St.) Crosby will perform music from his recent solo album Croz and his soon-to-be released album Sky Trai... Read More

Music

Wayne Shorter Quartet

Thu.–Sun., April 27–30 Miner Auditorium, SFJazz Center (201 Franklin St.) Legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter has been called jazz’s most influential composer after Thel... Read More

Music

S.F. Chamber Orchestra: The Lighter Side

Friday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave.) Enjoy chamber music designed to tickle your classical funny bone: composer/musician/satirist Peter Schickele’s ... Read More

Music

Schwabacher Debut Recital Series

Sunday, April 2, 9, & 30 Taube Atrium Theater, Veterans Bldg. (401 Van Ness Ave.) Hear opera’s next generation of stars in this annual series showcasing exemplary artists... Read More

Dance

19th Annual Bay Area Dance Week

Daily, April 21–30 Various S.F. venues Featuring over 700 groups, artists, and organizations, BADW celebrates over 100 dance styles, including Argentine tango, classical Indian, ... Read More

Dance

S.F. Ballet: Swan Lake

Various days through April 12 War Memorial Opera House Don’t miss Helgi Tomasson’s modern ballet with stunning visual effects, crisp storytelling, and virtuosic dance w... Read More

Performances

Magic Theatre: The Baltimore Waltz

Tue.–Sun. through April 16 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center This satire, part heartfelt tribute and part political indictment, takes us on a whirlwind odyssey through Paris, Amsterdam,... Read More

Performances

S.F. Playhouse: Noises Off

Tue.–Sun. through May 13 450 Post St. (in the Kensington Park Hotel) A comedy about putting on a comedy, this rollicking backstage farce about a second-rate theatrical troupe, co... Read More

Performances

ACT: Needles and Opium

Tue.–Sun. through April 23 405 Geary St. Don’t miss these thrilling and heartbreaking stories, elevated by the extraordinary storytelling: jazz legend Miles Davis travels t... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Exclusion: The Presidio’s Role in World War II Japanese American Incarceration

Tue.–Sun., April 1–March 2018, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Heritage Gallery, Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Ave.) This exhibition invites visitors to investigate the personal an... Read More

Museums & Galleries

Matisse/Diebenkorn

Fri.–Tue. through May 29, 10 a.m. SFMOMA (151 Third St.) This exhibition brings together 100 extraordinary paintings and drawings — 40 by Matisse and 60 by Diebenkorn — that ... Read More

Arts & Culture

Startup Art Fair

Fri.–Sun., April 28–29 Hotel Del Sol (3100 Webster St.) This immersive, contemporary art experience showcases works of multiple mediums from a diverse group of 47 independent a... Read More

Events