10th Annual Bay Area Tap Festival & Rhythm Exchange

Sun–Sun, Aug 16–23 Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave.) Celebrate the uniquely American art form of tap dancing in this festival featuring instructional workshop classes,... Read More

Performances

War Horse

Aug 3–Sep 9 Curran Theatre (445 Geary St.) At the outbreak of World War I, Joey, a young boy’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France, where heR... Read More

Performances

Sweeney Todd

Thu–Sun, thru Aug 11 Eureka Theatre (215 Jackson St.) With murder, mayhem, and meat pies, this musical tells the twisted tale of Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who retu... Read More

Arts & Culture

Barbara Chesnut: Sculpture

Daily, Aug 17–23, 1–9 p.m. Reception, Aug 18, 6–9 p.m. Live Worms Gallery (1345 Grant Ave.) This collection of stone sculpture, including Carrara marble, represen... Read More

Arts & Culture

SFAI 26th Annual Art Criticism Conference 

Friday, Aug 17, 7 p.m.  San Francisco Art Institute (800 Chestnut St.) Discover the historical and contemporary practice of writing about art in its many poetic and professional ... Read More

Arts & Culture

Photography Exhibit Artist Reception: Russian Notes 

Thursday, Aug 2, 6–10 p.m.  World Affairs Council (312 Sutter St.) Andrei Riskin, a documentary photographer whose work is on exhibit at the World Affairs Council through S... Read More

Arts & Culture

David Shrigley: Brain Activity

Thu–Sun, thru Sep 23 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Amateurish, crude drawings, hand-crafted sculptures made of unusual materials, and installations characterized by incongr... Read More

Arts & Culture

Sin & Redemption

Tue–Sat thru Aug 23, 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Fort Mason Center More than 24 artists working in painting, sculpture, installation, and photography expl... Read More

Arts & Culture

Contemporary Painting 1960 to Present

Mon–Tue & Thu–Sun, thru Aug 12 SFMOMA This exhibition of works from the SFMOMA collection explores the richness, diversity, and continuing vitality of painting ove... Read More

Galas & Benefits

8th Annual Flower Power Luncheon

Wednesday, Aug 8, 11 a.m. Sir Francis Drake Hotel Benefiting the Salvation Army’s Back-2-School distribution program, this luncheon event features renowned floral designer Pi... Read More

Galas & Benefits

Help Is on the Way XVIII

Sunday, Aug 5, 7:30 p.m. Green Room, Herbst Theatre Join the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation at this elegant evening of receptions, live entertainment and a dessert party to raise f... Read More

Community Corner

Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement

Tuesday, Aug 7, 6 p.m. S.F. Main Library Cristina Collazo from the U.S. Dept. of Labor helps take the mystery out of retirement planning. Free. 415-557-4400, www.sfpl.org ... Read More

Community Corner

CPR Certification

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5–8:30 p.m. Sports Basement Presidio (610 Old Mason St.) Learn how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and chokin... Read More

Major Events

Stern Grove Festival

Sundays, thru Aug 23, 2 p.m. Stern Grove (19th Ave. & Sloat Blvd.) A summer tradition, this festival celebrates community, nature and the arts with performances by Ozomatli, A... Read More

Major Events

America’s Cup World Series

Tue–Sun, Aug 21–26 S.F. Bay In the first of the four races for the America’s Cup, teams will continue to hone their skills on the physically challenging AC45 wing... Read More

Events