Riccardo Rossati: ‘Villa Arconati & Imaginary Worlds’

Riccardo Rossati. Island of the Living, 2007. Photo: Courtesy of Museo Italo Americano The compelling works in this exhibition by Italian artist Riccardo Rossati are surrealist... Read More

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Cirque du Soleil | Kooza

Wed.–Sun. through March 17 Oracle Park (Parking Lot A) Everyone’s favorite “circus” returns to S.F. since 2019 in its all-new Big Top, (which packs the audience in tightly ... Read More

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Chinese New Year Festival and Parade

Feb. 3–March 3 Chinatown Gung Hay Fat Choy! Ring in the Year of the Dragon with the largest celebration of its kind in the world. Celebrate at the flower market fair (Feb. 3–4)... Read More

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Do it for the Bay: Super Bowl Sunday LVIII Watch Party

Sunday, Feb. 11, 2:30–8 p.m. Mayes Oyster House (1233 Polk) Cheer on the Niners with live music and food in two reserve seating areas. Free–$200, eventbrite.com ... Read More

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S.F. Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting

Saturday, Feb. 17, 1:30–4:30 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Join thousands of fellow wine-lovers to experience award-winning wine. With more than 7,000 entries, this e... Read More

Arts & Culture, Major Events, Music

EVENT HIGHLIGHT | Final curtain call

By Mark Stefanos

The San Francisco Opera closes its fall season this month with two performances. Omar tells the true story of Omar Ibn Said, a Muslim scholar who in the early 1800s was captured fr... Read More

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Fleet Week

Daily, Oct. 2–10 Various S.F. venues Air Show: Friday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sat–Sun., Oct. 7–8, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Featuring the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels and Parachute Tea... Read More

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Litquake 2023

Most days, Oct. 5–21 Various Bay Area venues & livestream Join over 500 authors at over 90 mostly free literary events including author conversations, discussion panels, and ... Read More

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Italian Heritage Parade

Sunday, Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m. Fisherman’s Wharf (Jefferson & Powell Sts.) to Washington Square This longest continuously running Italian Heritage Parade in the United States wil... Read More

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40th Annual Fall Show

Thu.–Sun., Oct. 12–15 Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center View glamorous decorative and fine arts from many styles and periods, including furniture, jewelry, art, sculpture, c... Read More

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20th Annual Architecture and the City Festival

Various days, Sept. 8 –30 Various S.F. venues One of the nation’s largest architectural festivals, this celebration features behind-the-scenes programs, tours, lectures, film p... Read More

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Flower Piano

Daily, Sept. 8–12, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. S.F. Botanical Garden This unique interactive music festival in nature is a Bay Area tradition, where the garden is transformed into an alfres... Read More

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Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m. Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave.) & online Jane Fonda’s myriad causes are widely known; she is now protesting government inaction on climate chan... Read More

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Fri.–Sun., Sept. 29–Oct. 1 Golden Gate Park On the bill are Valerie June, John Doe Folk Trio, John Craigie, The Travelin’ McCourys, Lucero, Lilly Hiatt, and others. Free, 415... Read More

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Opera in the Park

Sunday, Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m. Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park Opera fans rejoice! Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the Opera Orchestra in a delightful afternoon of arias, due... Read More

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