26th Annual Pi Day

Thu, March 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Exploratorium To honor the never-ending number 3.14159 (and Einstein’s birthday), the museum will serve up π-themed activities, rituals, antics, ... Read More

Science & Environment

Pandemic! A Plan for the Planet

Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theater (275 Hayes St.) Grab your surgical face mask and head to this program in which Nathan Wolfe discusses pandemic control and the secrets o... Read More

Science & Environment

Where’s Rosie? The State of Personal Robotics

Monday, March 10, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) Experts from academia and the robotics industry discuss the challenges to bringing general-use, multipurpose robots to y... Read More

Science & Environment

How to Improve the Condition of Your Soil

Saturday, March 8, 3–4 p.m. Presidio Branch Library (3150 Sacramento St.) Learn about the sustainable ways to care for your plants; the beneficial critters in compost and the man... Read More

Film & Lectures

Simon Schama: Story of the Jews — Finding the Words

Wednesday, March 19, noon Commonwealth Club (595 Market St.) The author, PBS/BBC documentary host, historian, and master storyteller will discuss with journalist Jonathan Curiel hi... Read More

Film & Lectures

CAAMFest

Daily, March 13–23 Various Bay Area locations Starting with How to Fight in Six Inch Heels on its opening night and continuing through South Korean crime thrillers, Asian America... Read More

Film & Lectures

9th Annual Women’s Film Festival

Saturday, March 7 & 29 Brava Theater & The New Parkway The festival will showcase the best short films directed by women to commemorate Women’s History Month. Ticket inf... Read More

Film & Lectures

Lynne Sharon Swartz

Monday, March 3, 7 p.m. Books Inc. (2251 Chestnut St.) The novelist, poet, and essayist discusses her new memoir, This Is Where We Came In: Intimate Glimpses. Free, www.booksinc.... Read More

Nightlife

Yea-Ming, Eternal Drag

Saturday, March 22, 9 p.m. Hemlock Tavern (1131 Polk St.) Hear the solo vision and version of Yea-Ming, the singer-songwriter for San Francisco-based Dreamdate. $6, 415-923-0923, ... Read More

Nightlife

The Humidors (CD Release Party)

Saturday, March 8, 9:30 p.m. Boom Boom Room (1601 Fillmore St.) Join the release party for The Humidors’ debut album, filled with enough funk, vintage R&B, and slow-burn soul... Read More

Nightlife

Service Industry Wednesday

Wednesdays, 9 p.m. The Parlor (2801 Leavenworth St.) Hawaii’an singer-guitarist-keyboardist-percussionist musician Matt Bolton provides live rock and pop covers into the night,... Read More

Performances

Chanticleer: Atlantic Crossing

Fri–Sat, March 21–22, 8 p.m. S.F. Conservatory of Music Collaborating with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and the New Century Chamber Orchestra, this program explores the c... Read More

Performances

Concerts at the Presidio: Songs for an Evening in Spring

Thu–Fri, March 13–14, 7:30 p.m. Golden Gate Club (135 Fisher Loop), the Presidio This concert performance by soprano Rachelle Woolston, mezzo-soprano Lisa van der Ploeg and bar... Read More

Performances

S.F. Playhouse: Bauer

Tue–Thu, March 18–April 19 Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.) This production tells the compelling and controversial tale of a world-renowned artist who was so driven to crea... Read More

Performances

Judy Collins

Saturday, March 15, 8 p.m. The Venetian Room (Fairmont S.F.) You won’t want to miss the Grammy Award-winner, Oscar nominee, activist, and best-selling author singing folk, pop, B... Read More

Events