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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 [...]
Even mediocre science museums are still pretty cool. But when they’re done right, when they’re interactive, when they’re fun, well, they’re a must visit. The Exploratorium, in the Marina, is an adventure in learning, delightful to be in, limitless in its creativity, and a keystone of San Francisco’s museum circuit. There is a lot to [...]
Sure, neighborhood street festivals can be quaint and folksy and block off streets that you might want to drive on, but come early spring, one of the best times in San Francisco, there’s something invigorating and wonderful about a street fair. The Glen Park Festival turns thirteen this Sunday, celebrating one the city’s great neighborhoods [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is that rare breed of cultural institution: it’s location in the heart of the city’s museum district and its roster of major exhibitions cement its clout and prestige, but it’s diversity of programming and daring (sometime perhaps too daring) to showcase all sorts of art give it a bit [...]
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