Live Music Tuesdays

Tuesdays, 8 p.m.–1 a.m. The Parlor (2801 Leavenworth) Get your live music fix, including an extended acoustic guitar performance by Paul Hayward. No cover charge, 415-775-5110, ... Read More

Performances

S.F. Contemporary Music Players: Sweet Thunder Festival of Electro-Acoustic Music

Thu–Sun, April 24–27 Fort Mason Center Featuring some of the nation’s leading interpreters of contemporary music, additional performers include the International Contemporary... Read More

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Rufus Wainright

Sat–Sun, April 19–20, 8 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts Theater Referred to by Elton John as “the greatest songwriter on the planet,” come hear one of the great male vocalists and... Read More

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Yoshiki Classical

Monday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall Japanese rock-star icon Yoshiki plays solo piano with a string quartet accompaniment, combining the musicianship of a classically... Read More

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S.F. Conservatory of Music: Postcard from Morocco

Thu–Sun, April 10–13 Concert Hall, S.F. Conservatory of Music (50 Oak St.) A co-production with the Portland Opera, Argento’s opera in one act is set in a train station in an... Read More

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16th Annual Bay Area Dance Week

Daily, April 25–May 4 Various S.F. venues Featuring over 600 free events, BADW provides a grand tour of dance styles, including Argentine tango, classical Indian, jazz, hip hop, ... Read More

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Rotunda Dance Series: Tiruchitrambalam School of Dance

Friday, April 11, noon City Hall This performance features three dances in the classical Indian dance form, Bharatnatyam. Free, 415-920-9181, dancersgroup.org ... Read More

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Danse Lumière: Schubertiade

Friday, April 4, 8 p.m. Salle Pianos (1632-C Market St.) The acclaimed dance company that combines dance with literature performs an updated version of a salon originated by Schube... Read More

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ACT: The Suit

Wed–Sun, April 23–May 8 405 Geary St. Set in Apartheid-era Johannesburg, a wife’s lover leaves behind his suit, and as penance, her husband insists the suit accompany her whe... Read More

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Generation Theatre: The Provoked Wife

Thu–Sun, April 17–May 4 Southside Theater, Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center This classic comedy was written in the 17th century and reflects on marriage, fidelity, women, and romance... Read More

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BATS Improv: Spring Musical

Saturdays thru April, 8 p.m. Bayfront Theater, Bldg. B, Fort Mason Center Inspired by audience suggestions, actors create a full-length musical to warm your heart and fill your bel... Read More

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42nd Street Moon: Parting the Clouds with Sunshine

Wed–Sun, April 2–20 Eureka Theatre (215 Jackson St.) This world premier musical features songs from the 1930s by Rodgers & Hart, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Parker, Oscar Hammer... Read More

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Magic Theatre: Every Five Minutes

Tue–Sun thru April 20 Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center This theatrical odyssey examines the experience of trauma survived but not defeated when a simple homecoming dinner takes a fanta... Read More

Arts & Culture

Designing Home: Jews and Midcentury Modernism

April 24–Oct. 6 Contemporary Jewish Museum (736 Mission St.) From Bauhaus to butterfly roofs in post-World War II residential architecture, this unprecedented exhibition on midce... Read More

Arts & Culture

North Beach First Fridays

Friday, April 4, 6–9 p.m. Various North Beach venues Visit over 20 galleries and other venues in this monthly effort to connect and cultivate an audience to the history, characte... Read More

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