The Panama-Pacific Centennial Concert

Saturday, June 20 Palace of Fine Arts Theater Celebrate the music, literature, and drama of the 1915 Pan-Pacific International Exposition with a film, When the World Came to San Fr... Read More

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West Coast Craft Summer 2015

Sat.–Sun., June 13–14, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center This craft and design show features works in wood, metal, leather, and paper from craftspeople livi... Read More

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18th Annual National Queer Arts Festival

Daily through June 30 Various S.F. venues A month-long festival of music, dance, visual art, spoken word, comedy, theater, and film featuring artists, exhibitions, and performances... Read More

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Piyatat Hemmatat: 3rd Eye Trilogy: The New Dawn

Wed.–Sun., June 11–23, noon–6 p.m. The Dryansky Gallery (2120 Union St.) The artist’s first exhibition in the U.S. is the first of a three-part series of photographs in... Read More

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Maestros: 20th Century Mexican Masters

Thu.–Sun. through June 18, noon–4 p.m. The Mexican Museum, Fort Mason Center In addition to artworks from the permanent collections, the special exhibition includes the work of... Read More

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Operation Babylift: Perspectives and Legacies

Tue.–Sun. through Dec. 31, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Ave.) Through photos, artifacts, a multimedia timeline, and StoryCorps dialogues, this exhibi... Read More

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37th Annual Carnaval San Francisco

Festival: Sat.–Sun., May 23–24, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Harrison St. (btw. 16th & 24th Sts.) Parade: Sunday, May 24– 9:30 a.m. Start: 24th & Bryant Sts. Experience the best ... Read More

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Asian Heritage Street Celebration

Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Civic Center A showcase of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, this celebration is the largest gathering of Asians in the country and featur... Read More

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Gary Snyder

Thursday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. Nourse Theatre (225 Hayes St.) Hear the Pulitzer prize-winning poet, Zen Buddhist, mountaineer, environment activist, and founding member of the Beat Ge... Read More

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Miriam Cabessa: Hands On: Works from 2007–14

Wed.–Sun., noon–6 p.m. through June 4 The Dryansky Gallery (2120 Union St.) The artist’s first exhibition in S.F. features works created using the artist’s body, fo... Read More

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SFMOMA Artists’ Gallery Warehouse Sale

Opening reception: Wednesday, April 29, 6–9 p.m. Sale: Thu–Sun, Apr. 30–May 3 Bldg. A, Fort Mason Center Browse through hundreds of original artworks by 300 Bay Area artists ... Read More

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Exquisite Nature: 20 Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (14th–18th century)

Tue–Sun thru Nov. 1 Asian Art Museum These rarely seen paintings, differing in style and geographical representation, include variations on popular subjects such as landscape, bi... Read More

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Presidio Poetry Series

Saturday, April 25, 2–3:30 p.m. Presidio Branch Library (3150 Sacramento St.) Enjoy a poetry performance by three iconoclastic and insightful poets. Free, 415-355-2880, sfpl.org ... Read More

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400 Years of Provocative Shoes

Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m. JCCSF (3200 California St.) Direct from the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition, which The New York Times calls “provocative and profligate, appallin... Read More

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National Poetry Month

Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. Koret Auditorium, S.F. Main Library Acclaimed authors Joanne Kyger and Bill Berkson read from their new works. A book sale by Reader’s Books foll... Read More

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