Arts and Culture This Week

May 9-Nov. 3

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

At the Walt Disney Family Museum, May is all about Alice and her adventures ...

Children

June 21-23, 28-30

Brighter than Blight

Brighter than Blight

Brighter than Blight is a public art installation by Oakland-based artist Is...

Galleries

June 23

City Lights’ 60th Birthday Party

City Lights’ 60th Birthday Party

Kicking off a yearlong celebration of the cultural landmark and its crucial ...

Literary Arts

June 21

Dmitri Matheny Group

Dmitri Matheny Group

The lyrical jazz flugelhornist, a melody-loving protégé of the late Art Farm...

Music

May 3, June 7 & July 5

Roller Disco Party

Roller Disco Party

A monthly blast of a first-Friday fundraiser for IndieFest and the Californi...

Festivals

June 20-30

Frameline 37

Frameline 37

Of the 240 films on tap this year for the world’s largest LGBT film festival...

Film/Video

June 1-Oct. 13

Impressionists on the Water

Impressionists on the Water

Pleasure boating and the seaside as subjects for artistic contemplation is t...

Museums

June 21

Marga Gomez: Pride Baby

Marga Gomez: Pride Baby

Voted best comedian in 2012 by the Bay Guardian, SF Weekly and Bay Area Repo...

More for Less

June 22-July 20

So You Can Hear Me

So You Can Hear Me

At 23, native New Yorker Safiya Martinez, part-African-American, part Puerto...

Theater

June 21-23

Here and Now Dance Collective

Here and Now Dance Collective

Combine dance, games and charitable giving and you have Here and Now Dance C...

Dance
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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

SFMOMA expansion

9 Reasons Why You Should Go to SFMOMA This Weekend

They are closing the doors on June 2nd to start the expansion. Here are nine reasons to go to the SFMOMA this weekend for one last time....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

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