Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum

Thursday, May 22, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Leonard Susskind — one of the founders of string theory — and data engineer Art Friedman provide a toolkit for n... Read More

Nightlife

Greasetraps (and Sure Fire Soul Ensemble)

Saturday, May 17, 9:30 p.m. Boom Boom Room (1601 Fillmore St.) Get set for a night of heavy, instrumental soul music and the deep funk of Greasetraps. $12–$15, 415-673-8000, boom... Read More

Nightlife

Future Rock

Saturday, May 17, 9 p.m. The Independent (628 Divisadero St.) If Future Rock could turn on the hipsters of their hometown Chicago, see what they can do when they bring their electr... Read More

Nightlife

Kim Nalley

Saturday–Sunday, May 10–11, 7 p.m. Feinstein’s at the Nikko (222 Mason St.) Nalley, one of the world’s great jazz and blues vocalists, will show off her amazing ran... Read More

Performances

SF Popfest 2014

Thu–Sun, May 22–25, 9:30 p.m. Various S.F. venues Enjoy 19 bands featuring several from S.F. and Northern California as well as Australia, Canada and England. Festival pass $45... Read More

Performances

Sarah Bush Dance Project: Rocked By Women

Fri–Sun, May 30–June 1 Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th St.) Performed through vignettes showing the strength of sisterhood, this contemporary dance company shares a powerful s... Read More

Performances

3rd Annual Walking Distance Dance Festival

Fri–Sat, May 30–31, 3, 4, 6, 7:30, & 9 p.m. ODC Theater (3153 17th St.) This fringe-style festival features samplings of contemporary dance from around the nation and is ce... Read More

Performances

S.F. Playhouse: Seminar

Tue–Sun thru June 14 Kensington Hotel (450 Post St.) Four aspiring novelists pay $50,000 for a 10-week private writing class with the legendary Leonard in this Broadway comedy ab... Read More

Performances

Best of PlayGround 18

Tue–Sat, May 8–25 Thick House (1695 18th St.) This festival features six fully produced 10-minute plays/musicals selected from the 36 works developed as part of the group’... Read More

Performances

Shelton Theater: Dracula

May 1–31, Thu–Sat, 8 p.m. 533 Sutter St. This new adaptation of one of the most iconic monsters of all time focuses on the perspective of his victims. $30–$35, 800-838-3006, ... Read More

Arts & Culture

21st Annual Artists’ Warehouse Sale

Preview: Wednesday, May 7, 6–9 p.m. Sale: Thu–Sun, May 8–1, noon SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Bldg. A, Fort Mason Center This highly anticipated event features works up to 75 perc... Read More

Arts & Culture

36th Annual Carnaval San Francisco

Sat–Sun, May 24–25, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Harrison St. (between 16th & 24th) Experience global cuisine, international music, dance, arts, crafts, and other fun activities and en... Read More

Arts & Culture

10th Annual Hill Physicians Asian Heritage Street Celebration

Saturday, May 17, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Larkin St. (Grove to Ellis) A showcase of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, this celebration is the largest gathering of Asians in the cou... Read More

Arts & Culture

Jessye Norman

Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theatre (225 Hayes St.) Hear the author of Stand Up Straight and Sing! in conversation with S.F. Symphony director Michael Tilson Thomas. $27, 415... Read More

Arts & Culture

Museums and the Fight for Social Justice

Thursday, May 8, 5:30–7:30 p.m. McLaren Conf. Cntr., USF (2130 Fulton St.) Seattle-based social activist and leading museum innovator Ron Chew will speak about his many years as ... Read More

Events