Daily, Feb. 1–28 Main Branch, SFPL Library (100 Larkin Street) Celebrate Valentine’s Day all month with our display of Victorian Valentine cards, from Duane Weston Collection, ... Read More
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2–4 p.m. S.F. History Center, S.F. Main Library Come experience letterpress printing on the library’s 1909 Albion hand press and take home a unique keepsake f... Read More
Fri.–Sun., Feb. 22–24 S.F. County Fair Bldg. (1199 Ninth Ave.) The largest orchid show on the West Coast features thousands of blooms, and offers a diverse variety of orchids f... Read More
Thursday, Feb. 7, 6–10 p.m. Exploratorium In a world increasingly synthetic, robotic, and removed from human touch, commune with the soul of things made by hand — yours or some... Read More
Tue.–Sun. through April 7, 9:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. de Young Museum (50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.) Through paintings, wood carvings, ceramics, this exhibition explores Gauguin’s ... Read More
Faire: Friday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.–2 a.m. Ball: Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.–2 a.m. Regency Ballroom (1300 Van Ness Ave.) This description-defying, high camp, whimsical, and surrealis... Read More
Saturday, Jan.19, 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. K-Dock, Pier 39 and Sea Lion Center Celebrate with free Sea Lion Encounter Walking Tours given by Aquarium of the Bay naturalists. Tour pa... Read More
Wednesday, Jan 16. 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club (110 The Embarcadero) Can lifestyle medicine actually change your health and well-being? The Ornishes will explain what is needed... Read More
Fri.–Sat. through January Joe Goode Annex (401 Alabama St.) Performances feature radical and risk-taking dance, music and performance makers each weekend, utilizing the stage as ... Read More
Daily, Jan. 25–Feb. 3 Castro Theatre (429 Castro St.) The largest noir film festival in the world returns for a 10-night feast of danger, desire, and despair. $125 (passport), $1... Read More
Sunday, Jan. 13, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Fort Mason Center Meet the 2019 Good Food Award winners and sample and purchase food and drink created by artisans from 40 U.S. states in five U.S.... Read More
Thursday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m. California Academy of Sciences Humor and science — what could be more natural? Join talent from the Sketchfest Comedy Festival, along with podcast perso... Read More
Fri.–Mon., Jan. 18–21 Various S.F. locations Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with lectures; an interfaith evensong, community breakfast; film, comic arts, wellness, and mu... Read More
Thu.–Sun., Jan. 17–20 2 New Montgomery Enjoy a winemaker dinner, auction, and grand tasting at the most comprehensive showing of Zinfandels and blends in the world. Visit websi... Read More
Thursday, Jan. 24., 6–10 p.m. The Exploratorium (Pier 15) Oh, no! Radiation! Learn about unstable atoms, how to master them, and their effects on the human body. $15–$20, 415-5... Read More