AN EXCLUSIVE EVENING WITH A REMARKABLE PURPOSE BY MAURO APRILE ZANETTI AND OLIVIA DECKER PHOTOS BY LUCA ROSSETT Andrea Bocelli, the world’s most famous tenor, and his family will be appearing in…
Theater/Opera
The 2022-2023 season honors the company’s storied past and bright future with Opera Ball: The Centennial Celebration, Opening Night, 100th Anniversary concerts, and more.
Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7pm Co-chaired by Navid Armstrong and Jeremy Gallaher, the San Francisco Symphony’s Opening Night Gala includes a red-carpet welcome leading up to an inspiring concert, followed by…
To reach for new heights, the top of the Salesforce Tower is the place to be. The ’Ohana Floor, elevation 1,070 feet, is where opera singer Nia Imani Franklin gave a sparkling…
The Little Lantern Ballet© Performance at Herbst Theatre On Wednesday, June 1, the Presidio Performing Arts Foundation will honor arts philanthropist, visionary, valued trustee, and extraordinary community leader Roselyne C. Swig at…
San Francisco knows spring has sprung when the magnificent saucer-sized pink, white, and magenta magnolias burst into bloom at San Francisco Botanical Garden. Across the city, a busy social calendar also blossoms…
Helgi Tomasson San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer hosts a spectacular evening for Yuan Yuan Tan at the Palace Hotel WHEN: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022, 5:30 PM VIP Reception |…
For sheer drama, few philanthropic dinners rival the San Francisco Opera’s Evening on the Stage, held amid the setting of the company’s latest production. This year’s featured garden scenery from Cosi Fan…
San Francisco’s most stylish event is the San Francisco Ballet’s Opening Night Gala. From Banksy to Broadway musical hits, the winter cultural calendar is packed with art, music, and dance. And all…
San Francisco Symphony presents FIESTA Día de los Muertos, on November 6, beginning with a 2pm concert at Davies Symphony Hall. A beautiful homage to those we love who have passed on, Mexican…
Say “So Long!” to 2021 by doing something you love. Whether it’s a Broadway revival (“I Could Have Danced All Night”) or a ballet classic (“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”), the…
Inaugural Season of New Music Director Eun Sun Kim A long-anticipated return to live opera performances for the first time in more than 20 months—is finally here. And with it, comes the…
Listen up! It’s a music-filled fall on stages big and small. The curtain at War Memorial rises as SF Opera comes home, big name concert performers make up for lost time at…
Outdoor concerts and all that jazz! A sure sign that summer is mostly happening this year; Stern Grove Festival is back, baseball is in full swing, and BottleRock Napa Valley (Sept. 3-5)…
Sherene Melania unites storytelling and social justice at Presidio Dance Theatre Dancing in toe shoes is a balancing act—just like the mission of San Francisco’s Presidio Dance Theatre, committed to the arts…
On February 20, 2021, the San Francisco Symphony presents the Chinese New Year Virtual Celebration: Year of the Ox—the Symphony’s annual celebration of the Lunar New Year, now in its twenty-first season…
The power of music goes virtual to enrich, to unite, to heal Photo Credit: ©Drew Altizer Photography The global pandemic has caused the cancellation of all performing arts live concerts and events…
NY Times Raves: “Inspires a Rare Feeling of Hope” The inspiring climate change documentary “Kiss the Ground“ — backed by the founder of San Francisco-based Price.com, RJ Jain — debuted on Netflix…
Surprises and Delights with Song When jazz singer Paula West performs, she offers a surprise or two or three. Jazz cognoscenti around the globe seek West’s richly sumptuous voice which continues to…
In Palo Alto, navy blue skies give way to a pinky-gold haze. A familiar voice comes through on speakerphone. “You sent that unbelievable ice cream we’ve been cheating our diets on all…