David Boies and Theodore Olson: The Case for Marriage Equality

Thursday, June 26, 6 p.m. Fairmont Hotel (950 Mason St.) On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark gay marriage ruling, the two lawyers who argued the ... Read More

Film & Lectures

Frameline38

Daily, June 19–29 Castro Theatre & other Bay Area venues Kicking off with the documentary The Case Against 8 and featuring a lineup of international LGBT films, the 38th Fram... Read More

Nightlife

Chum

Saturday, June 28, 9:30 p.m. Boom Boom Room (1601 Fillmore St.) Chum is a Phish tribute band (get it?), and they’ll bring their (or Phish’s) music to San Francisco. $12... Read More

Nightlife

Chivalry Club

Sat–Sun, June 21–22 The Dark Room Theater (2263 Mission St.) Audrey Rufe, Alex Choi, and a cast of — well, six others take on modern life armed only with their wit and some t... Read More

Nightlife

NightLife LIVE

Thursday, June 12 California Academy of Sciences Music and art mix in this monthly series of the Cal Academy’s NightLife programs. This month, hear live music by Small Black ... Read More

Performances

S.F. Guzheng Music Society: 32nd Annual Concert

Saturday, June 14, 1:30 p.m. S.F. Conservatory of Music (50 Oak St.) Pipa master Lui Pui-yuen and guzheng master Weishan Liu are joined by other pipa, guzheng and guqin performers ... Read More

Performances

Ultra World X-tet: Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky

Friday, June 13, 8 p.m. Old First Church (1751 Sacramento St.) Don’t miss this exciting cross-cultural experience combining jazz, world, experimental, and contemporary concer... Read More

Performances

32nd Annual S.F. Jazz Festival

Daily, June 11–22 Various S.F. venues See over 44 shows of legendary performers and up-and-coming artists referred to as “the preeminent event of its kind in the United Sta... Read More

Performances

Pocket Opera: The Pearl Fishers

Sunday, June 8, 2 p.m. Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor Bizet’s opera tells the story of two friends who fall in love with a beautiful but seemingly inaccessible young... Read More

Performances

Ballet Flamenco

Sunday/Saturday, June 1, 7, 22, & 29, 6:30 p.m. Peña Pachamama (1630 Powell St.) Join Carolina Lugo, her daughter Carolé Acuña, and their company of musicians and dancers fo... Read More

Arts & Culture

We Players: Macbeth

Thu–Sun, June 10–29 Fort Point Multiple performance trajectories wind through the dark stone corridors, narrow passageways, expansive brick casemates, and inner chambers as Mac... Read More

Arts & Culture

ACT: The Orphan of Zhao

Tue–Sun, June 4–29 American Conservatory Theatre (415 Geary St.) This reinvention of a classic Chinese legend with roots in the fourth century BCE is often described as the Chi... Read More

Arts & Culture

Poetic Tuesday

Tuesday, June 17, 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Jessie Square, Yerba Buena Gardens Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians shar... Read More

Arts & Culture

17th Annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Sunday, June 15, noon–3 p.m. Yerba Buena Gardens This family-friendly event showcases the best in Native American art, music and culture and features artist vendors, picnic oppor... Read More

Arts & Culture

64th Annual SF Juneteenth Festival

Saturday, June 14, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Fillmore Street (btw. Post & Turk) This celebration honors African-American heritage by commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipat... Read More

Events