Arts and Culture This Week

May 25

City Ballet School

City Ballet School

SF’s own City Ballet School presents its 10th spring showcase. Highlights fr...

Dance

May 1-26

Union Square Live Festival

Union Square Live Festival

The former Jewels in the Square festival presents a tasty mix of day & night...

Festivals

UNTIL June 22

Andy Vogt

Andy Vogt

Vogt transforms cast off wood into sublimely beautiful sculptures—the shadow...

Galleries

June 28 & 29

Circus Bella

Circus Bella

Circus Bella’s latest show, “Shine,” celebrates the brilliance of the human ...

Children

May 24

Live at 851: The Squat

Live at 851: The Squat

Janey Smith’s reading series is in an abandoned apartment without electricit...

Literary Arts

UNTIL Jul. 7

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak

Marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of “Where the Wild Things Ar...

Museums

June 12 & 13

Mark Morris

Mark Morris

As part of the Ojai North! music and dance festival he’s directing, the inim...

Music

Apr. 4-May 25

The Art of Baseball

The Art of Baseball

For the 16th consecutive Spring, George Krevsky Gallery fills its gallery wi...

More for Less

Opens May 17

Something in the Air

Something in the Air

French writer/director Olivier Assayas’s semi-autobiographical film returns ...

Film/Video

May 30-June 12

An IVF Living Art Piece

An IVF Living Art Piece

Actor and innovative performance artist Marilee Talkington will go through t...

Theater
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Arts & Culture Itineraries

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The Classicist

Featuring Elana Altman, San Francisco Ballet Soloist
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The Greenie

Featuring Michael Pollan, best-selling author and James Beard award recipient
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The Trendsetter

Featuring Traci Des Jardin, Chef and Owner of Jardiniere, Americaʼs Top Chef Contestant
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The Bohemian

Featuring Larry Harvey, Founder, Burning Man
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The Eccentric

Featuring Jack Dorsey, co-Founder, Twitter
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The Entrepreneur

Featuring Craig Newmark, Founder, craiglist.org
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The Artist

Featuring Sanjay Patel, Artist and Pixar Animator
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Editor's Picks

artMRKT

Have Yourself an Art Weekend

Three distinctly different art events conveniently happening in one weekend. Why choose? Experience all three hosted in distinctly different and iconic SF landmarks doubling as venues for contemporary art. ...more

Christian Marclay’s 24-Hour Masterpiece: The Clock

Christian Marclay’s 24-Hour Masterpiece: The Clock

Running through June 2, SFMOMA will be showcasing The Clock, Christian Marclay’s internationally revered cinematic classic....more

Frameline Returns, June 20-30

Frameline Returns, June 20-30

This year, June 20-30, multiple movie theaters across San Francisco welcome back Frameline — The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival....more

ArtPadSF

ArtPadSF Returns for a Third Year

May 16th marks the third annual ArtPadSF event which happens at the Phoenix Hotel. The iconic Tenderloin hotel has a lot to offer (including the amazing bar and restaurant Chambers Eat+Drink and, wait for it, a pool. Yes, a pool....more

Explore the New Home of the Exploratorium

Explore the New Home of the Exploratorium

The Exploratorium is now open at Pier 15 at the heart of our beloved San Francisco waterfront...more

Museum of Craft and Design Opening

Museum of Craft + Design Reopens in Dogpatch

Reopening Saturday, April 6th, the Museum of Craft and Design is ready to showcase their new museum space in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco...more

Human Odyssey at California Academy of Sciences

Human Odyssey — Now Open

Did you know that humans almost went extinct 90,000 to 70,000 years ago? Learn about that close call, and the milestones which dot our species’ evolutionary history as you explore the origins of humanity....more

Intersection of sports and arts score points for San Francisco

Artistic endeavors of the San Francisco 49ers, Giants, Golden State Warriors and America’s Cup Races...more

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