Alonzo King Lines Ballet School: Summer Program Showcase

Friday, July 10 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center See young artists ages 11–24 perform dynamic works by the company’s stellar group of bold, innovative choreographers from ... Read More

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BATS Improv: Improvised Summer Musical

Saturday, July 11, 18, & 25, 8–9:45 p.m. Bayfront Theater, Fort Mason Center See improvised aquatic adventures with surfers, Beatniks, bongo-players, crooners, badass bikers,... Read More

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SF Playhouse: Company

Tue.–Sat. & select Sundays, July 7–Sept. 12 450 Post St. (Kensington Park Hotel) What do you do when you’ve got three girlfriends, all your friends are married, and i... Read More

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28 Chinese

Tue.–Sun. through Sep. 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Asian Art Museum The result of more than a decade’s worth of exploration, research and collecting, this new exhibition, organize... Read More

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Ed Ruscha and the Great American West

Tue.–Sun., July 9–Oct. 9 M.H. de Young Museum This exhibition includes more than 80 works that reveal the artist’s engagement with the American West and its starring role... Read More

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38th Annual Playwright’s Festival

Fri.–Sun., July 17–19 Thu.–Sun., July 23–26 Tides Theatre (533 Sutter St.) One of the oldest and most prestigious new play development festivals in the nation introducing d... Read More

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Presidio Trails: A Conversation with Artist Lynn Sondag

Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m. Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Ave.) In this illustrated talk, Sondag, who has created a watercolor series of paintings reflecting the changing ... Read More

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Litquake

July 14, 12:30–1:30 Jessie Square, Yerba Buena Gardens Enjoy some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians in an outdoor venue during your lunch break. Free, 415-543-1718... Read More

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Gough St. Playhouse: The Book of Liz

Thu.–Sat., July 9–Aug 11 Laugh at the outrageous adventures of Sister Elizabeth Donderstock, a devoted maker of cheese balls who ventures out of her tiny religious community to... Read More

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Disney and Dali: Architects of the Imagination

Daily, July 10–Jan. 3, 2016, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Walt Disney Family Museum Presented through an interactive multimedia experience of original paintings, story sketches, conceptual a... Read More

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Janet Delaney: South of Market

Tue.–Sun. through July 19, 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. M. H. de Young Museum This Bay Area-relevant exhibition relates the complex history of a changing S.F. neighborhood through a sel... Read More

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J.M.W. Turner: Painting Set Free

Tue.–Sun., June 20–Sept. 20 M.H. de Young Museum Don’t miss more than 60 oil paintings and watercolors from a host of international lenders, in the first major exhibition... Read More

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Japan Day Festival

Sunday, June 28, noon–5 p.m. Japantown Peace Plaza Enjoy performances (including taiko, shamisen, classical Japanese dance and folk dance, and more); demonstrations; and workshop... Read More

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The Beat Museum Beatnik Shindig: 2015 Beat Generation Conference

Sat.–Sun., June 27–28 Various locations, Fort Mason Center Writers, scholars, poets, filmmakers, and casual fans mingle and celebrate all that is lovable about the Beat Generat... Read More

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18th Annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Sunday, June 21, noon–3:30 p.m. Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens This festival features a diverse program of Native music, dance, crafts and spoken word performances, including the... Read More

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