Between Frames: The Magic Behind Stop Motion Animation

Wed.–Mon. thru April 28, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Walt Disney Family Museum (104 Montgomery St.) Audiences of yesterday fell in love with stop-motion animation thanks to th... Read More

Performances

Solstice

Sunday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church (2325 Union St.) This charismatic, award-winning female a cappella ensemble enthralls audiences with its lively and ecl... Read More

Performances

Salon at the Rex: Guitarist John Mendle

Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m. Hotel Rex (562 Sutter St.) This young composer/performer’s instrument is the 11-string archguitar, a hybrid of baroque lutes and modern guitars ... Read More

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Grease

Thu–Sun, Jan. 17–20 Randall Museum Musical Theatre Works presents Grease with Bay Area students, grades 3–12, who have participated in a five-month training progr... Read More

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Gregg Allman

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Named by Rolling Stone as one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time,” the legendary blues-rock singer-songwriter-gui... Read More

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New Century Chamber Orchestra National Tour Kick Off

Sunday, Jan. 13, 4 p.m. Herbst Theatre Celebrate the ensemble’s most extensive national tour to date with a program featuring Strauss’s Metamorphosen inspired by the an... Read More

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S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival Auditions

Sat–Sun, Jan. 12–13 & 19–20 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley & YBCA Representing dance traditions from around the world, Northern California dance companies w... Read More

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Dance Rush

Fri–Sun, Jan. 11–13 & 18–20 Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Inspired by the film August Rush, the story of a an orphaned child who channels his parents’ ex... Read More

Performances

MTT with Rene Fleming

Thu–Sun, Jan. 10–13 Davies Symphony Hall This program of Dubussy features America’ regal soprano. $34–$150, 415-864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org ... Read More

Arts & Culture

Sit-Down Readers’ Theatre Presents Virginia Woolf’s Flush

Saturday, Jan. 5, 2 p.m. North Beach Branch Library (2000 Mason St.) Drop in to listen or read from Virginia Woolf’s Flush, an imaginative biography of Elizabeth Barrett Brow... Read More

Arts & Culture

40th Anniversary of Wimmen’s Comix 1972–2012

Daily thru Thursday, Feb. 7; times vary Art, Music & Recreation Center, S.F. Main Library This comic art show showcases Wimmen’s Comix, an anthology of comics by women,... Read More

Arts & Culture

6th Annual Holiday Group Exhibit

Daily thru Tuesday, Feb. 3 Paul Mahder Gallery (3378 Sacramento St.) View over 20 artists in a variety of media in this annual show. 415-474-7707, www.paulmahdergallery.com ... Read More

Arts & Culture

Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy

Tue–Sun thru Jan. 13, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Asian Art Museum Long considered the most sublime art form in China, calligraphy is like a carefully choreographed with calligraphe... Read More

Galas & Benefits

12th Annual Émigré Community Gala

Saturday, Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m. Westin St. Francis Hotel Benefiting the Jewish Family and Children’s Services, this elegant evening will include a wine reception, a special prog... Read More

Galas & Benefits

13th Annual Edwardian Ball & Faire 2013

Fri–Sat, Jan. 18–19, 8 p.m.–2 p.m. Regency Ballroom (1300 Van Ness Ave.) Enjoy two nights of turn-of-the-century, costumed revelry in an Edward Gorey-inspired ven... Read More

Events