San Francisco Performing Arts Events

Tumbleheart's Autobiographical Improv

Friday, June 22 8:00p
Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley
Funny? Definitely. Moving, too! We slow down time to discover the magic hidden in everyday experiences.

Memoir Writing Class: "Zuihitsu: Following The Brush

Saturday, June 16 9:00a
Art Jam Studio, Suite E, Berkeley
Memoir Journal presents a workshop on the ancient writing form of 'zuihitsu,' a useful technique for aspiring memoirists.

San Francisco's 2012 Summer Read

Friday, June 1 12:00p
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco
San Francisco Public Library is encouraging all readers in San Francisco to pick up, tune in, or log on to a new book this summer.

San Francisco Opera Orchestra performs Works by Prokofiev, Boccherini, and Cherubini

Sunday, June 3 3:00p
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Two rare opportunities to hear the distinguished San Francisco Opera Orchestra shine in symphonic repertoire—including a thrilling all-Beethoven program—under the direction of its extraordinary music director.

"Best of the Pops!" presented by the California Pops

Sunday, June 10 3:00p
Calvary Church of Los Gatos, Los Gatos
The 65-member California POPS Orchestra with the Honey Bee Trio presents the Pops’ Season Finale “The Best of the Pops!

San Francisco Symphony's The Black And White Ball®

Saturday, June 2 8:00p
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
The Black & White Ball is the party of the year! Join us on Saturday, June 2, 2012, for an evening of music, food, and dancing in San Francisco's War Memorial Performing Arts Center and City Hall, benefitting t

Pixar in Concert

Saturday, July 28 7:30p
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
From the Toy Story trilogy to The Incredibles and UP, Pixar has forever impacted filmmaking and given audiences of all ages some of the most beloved characters in cinematic history.

Les Misérables

Tuesday, July 10 8:00p
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco
Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the painti

The Wizard Of Oz Movie Night With The San Francisco Symphony

Thursday, July 26 7:30p
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Put on your ruby slippers and follow a road of any color to Davies Symphony Hall for a magical evening!

Endgame & Play

Friday, June 1 8:00p
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Tony Award winner and A.C.T. favorite Bill Irwin stars in a thrilling theatrical event—two powerful and absurd dark comedies from master playwright Samuel Beckett.

A Behanding in Spokane

Friday, June 1 8:00p
SF Playhouse, San Francisco
Take a man searching for his missing hand, two con-artists out to make a few hundred bucks, and an overly curious hotel clerk, and you get a comedy as black as sin, caustic as acid and funny as hell from Academ

American Idiot

Tuesday, June 12 8:00p
Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco
"The first great musical of the 21st century has arrived!" -The Toronto Star Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their

Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon

Friday, June 1 8:00p
Club Fugazi, San Francisco
The always-changing Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon is the world’s longest running musical revue.

Show Choir! The Musical

Tuesday, June 5 7:30p
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Presented by the A.C.T. Young Conservatory Book, music, and lyrics by Mark McDaniels and Donald Garverick Directed by Domenique Lozano Music direction by Jane Erwin Hammett Choreography by Christine Mattison Or

Tiempo Libre With The San Francisco Symphony

Saturday, July 21 7:30p
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
The three-time Grammy(c)-nominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest young Latin bands today.

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