California Coastal Cleanup Day 30th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m.–noon Various coastal locations Pitch in and lend a hand throughout the Golden Gate National Parks and help keep our parks, neighborhoods and shorelines... Read More

Science & Environment

Deepak Chopra & Rinaldo Brutoco: Changing Energy, Changing Consciousness

Monday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m. Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Fossil fuels and nuclear plants? Renewable energy? Chopra and Brutoco believe that changing consciousness about energy i... Read More

Film & Lectures

San Francisco Irish Film Festival

Daily, Sept. 18–20 Delancey Street Theater (600 Embarcadero) This three-day celebration of Irish films ranges from the opening night screening of Good Vibrations (the punk godfat... Read More

Film & Lectures

MadCat 13 Women’s Film Festival

Daily, Sept. 16–early October, 8:30 p.m. El Rio (3158 Mission St.) Catch the latest avant-garde videos and films in this edgy showcase of female creators from around the world. 2... Read More

Nightlife

Super Diamond

Saturday, Sept. 27, 9 p.m. Bimbo’s 365 Club (1025 Columbus Ave.) Come hear 30 years of Neil Diamond interpretations. $22, bimbos365club.com ... Read More

Nightlife

Son Lux

Saturday, Sept. 20, 9 p.m. The Independent (628 Divisadero St.) Catch this inveterate collaborator as he prepares to release his latest recording. $12–$14, 415-771-1421, theindep... Read More

Nightlife

Kabul Dreams and Rana Mansour & Karmandan

Sunday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. Yoshi’s (1330 Fillmore St.) Get an earful of this post-Taliban Afghan rock music group, joined by Iranian-American Rana Mansour and the Karmandan. $3... Read More

Performances

Yatra: Masters of Kathak and Flamenco

Sat–Sun, Sept. 27–28 Palace of Fine Arts Theater This highly anticipated collaboration between kathak icon Pandit Chitresh Das and flamenco star Antonio Hidalgo Paz will take a... Read More

Performances

21st Annual Dancing Poetry Festival

Saturday, Sept. 20, noon–4 p.m. Florence Gould Theater, Palace of the Legion of Honor This festival is a showcase for prize-winning poetry and visual art partnered with inspired ... Read More

Performances

Noontime Concerts: Bertamo Baroque Trio

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 12:30 p.m. Old St. Mary’s Cathedral (660 California St.) Hear Works by Telemann, Bach and other 17th and 18th century composers. Free, 415-777-3211, noonti... Read More

Performances

39th Annual S.F. Standup Comedy Competition

Saturday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m. S.F. Jewish Community Center Laugh until it hurts as the best new comedic talent from across the country hits the stage in the preliminary round of head-... Read More

Performances

10th Annual S.F. Improv Fest

Eureka Theatre (215 Jackson St.) Daily, Sept. 10–20 Don’t miss a lineup of longtime favorites and new acts from around the country. $20–$30, 415-788-7469, theeurekatheatr... Read More

Arts & Culture

Natural Expressions

Tue–Sun thru Nov. 23, noon–4 p.m. Museo Italo Americano (Bldg. C, Fort Mason Center) View paintings and sculpture by Alberto Cristini, photography by Vincent Galassi, and stain... Read More

Arts & Culture

7th Annual Beat Museum Poetry Festival

Sat-Sun, Sept. 27–28 Beat Museum (540 Broadway St.) This celebration of poetry, art and music seeks to promote social, environmental, and political change. Free, 415-399-9626, ke... Read More

Arts & Culture

Festa Coloniale Italiana

Saturday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Stockton Street (btw. Union & Filbert) The S.F. Italian Athletic Club Foundation invites you to celebrate the rich Italian and Italian-Amer... Read More

Events