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SF Jazz is probably best known for presenting the SF Jazz Festival, one of the great annual music events in the city. But each spring, the non-profit organizes a series of jazz performances, big and small, for its Spring Season. This year, they’re in the midst of putting on over forty shows at venues throughout [...]
Vesuvio Bar, in North Beach, is one of those classic San Francisco spots, a relic of the Beat generation that made this neighborhood such a treasure. Without knowing any of Vesuvio’s history, you’d still think it was a splendid dive. Reasonably priced drinks, friendly staff, a crew of regulars and two levels of seating. But [...]
Now in its 54th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival is the film event in the Bay Area, and possibly even the west coast. Each year, there’s some 100 films, a diverse mix of international, documentary, independent and short films with some star-studded vehicles, award ceremonies, panels and parties sprinkled in. It’s one of [...]
The history of the Fillmore is no secret, and while there are traces of the thriving jazz neighborhood it once was, it ain’t nearly the same. Which is why it was so exciting when Yoshi’s opened up a few years ago in the heart of the old Fillmore. It’s a massive space with a restaurant [...]
The annual Cherry Blossom Festival is one of the great events in San Francisco, a boisterous, extravagant showcase of Japanese culture and traditions, which this year obviously takes on special significance. The Festival runs for the next two weekends, April 9-10 and 16-17, and each day has a non-stop lineup of musical performances, martial arts, [...]
The Marsh, a Breeding Ground for New Performance, is very much part of what makes San Francisco great. It’s a 110-seat theater on the middle of a Valencia Street block, where just about very night of the week there’s a one-person show that’ll make you laugh, gasp, think or just sit back and enjoy. All [...]
For 29 years, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival has introduced, showcased and spotlighted the best in Asian cinema. It’s introduced now major filmmakers, like Jia Zhang-ke (who’s new film is in this year’s lineup), to local audiences and featured a particular region or forgotten director. This year’s festival opened last Thursday but [...]
San Francisco is home to dozens of film festivals, but amazingly enough, there isn’t a Green Film Festival. Until now that is. From March 3–6, the inaugural SF Green Film Festival will screen over seventy films and present workshops, panels and, of course, a few parties. All films will be shown at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center [...]
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