Saturday, Sept. 29, 4–8 p.m. Hotel Kabuki (1625 Post St.) Get your sake on at this always sold-out event where over 200 sakes will be available for tasting. Proceeds benefit the ... Read More
Sunday, Sept. 9, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Meet: Washington Square Park Chef Joseph will offer his knowledge and insights on the top places to eat as well as the history and culture of t... Read More
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. SOMArts Cultural Center (934 Brannan St.) Enjoy samples, seminars, a tiki bazaar, arts and crafts vendors, and retro surf music. $5–$... Read More
Thursday, Sept. 27, 6–10 p.m. Exploratorium (Pier 15) Spend your spare time at a timely event focused on … time. Ron Hipschman will highlight the, er, history of time and its q... Read More
Saturday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m.–noon Crissy Field, Baker Beach, Marina Green, Aquatic Park Lend a hand throughout the Golden Gate National Parks and help keep our shorelines clean, sa... Read More
Saturday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m. Embarcadero Plaza (Four Embarcadero) This international day of action seeks to demand elected leaders commit to no new fossil fuels and a just and fair t... Read More
Daily, Sept. 28–Oct. 7 New People Cinema (1746 Post St.) This festival is the first and only fully dedicated annual Japanese film celebration for the San Francisco Bay Area. Visi... Read More
Sat.–Sun., Sept. 22–23 San Francisco Art Institute (800 Chestnut St.) The festival features 48 films ranging from fiction to documentary, features to shorts, animation and chil... Read More
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. Marines’ Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St.) Civil rights activist, podcaster, and author DeRay Mckesson talks with rapper MC Hammer about racial injus... Read More
Daily, Sept. 6–14 Various S.F. locations An affiliate event of the Global Climate Action Summit this month, this festival will present 55 new international films featuring top do... Read More
Friday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. Biscuits & Blues (401 Mason St.) Crowned “Detroit’s Queen of the Blues” in 2015, Thornetta Davis is a multitalented singer and s... Read More
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8 p.m. Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell St.) Singer-songwriters Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart — known collectively as OHMME — bring their Chicago sounds that dr... Read More
Saturday, Sept. 8, 10 p.m.–3 a.m. Temple S.F. (540 Howard St.) The Stafford Brothers are an Australian D.J. and production team that has become popular on the U.S. electronic par... Read More
Fri.–Sun., Sept. 28–30 Palace of Fine Arts Theatre This mixed-bill program celebrating the company’s 25th season includes Blue Until June, Trey McIntyre’s sultry tribu... Read More
Fri.–Sun., Sept. 28–30 Way Theater (3153 17th St.) See multiple perspectives to dance-making in one weekend on one stage. This year’s festival features works spanning a varie... Read More