What’s Happening : All Categories

San Francisco Fall Antiques Show 2012

The show features displays by more than 65 arts & antiques dealers from America & Europe, a themed loan exhibition & a related lecture series

Oct 24th through Oct 28th
Festival Pavilion

Young Performers Theatre: The Hobbit

All of Bilbo’s great adventures are here, including the discovery of the ring & his great victory over the dragon

Oct 27th through Nov 18th
Young Performers Theatre, Bldg C

The International Vintage Poster Fair

The International Vintage Poster Fair is the world's oldest & largest sale & exposition of original vintage posters

Oct 26th through Oct 28th
Conference Center, Bldg A

Blue Bear School of Music: Summer II 2012

Private & group instruction in rock, jazz, blues, reggae & other popular musical styles. Instrument & voice, all ages & levels, day & evening programs

Aug 6th through Oct 4th
Blue Bear School of Music, Bldg D

Blue Bear School of Music: Fall 2012

Private & group instruction in rock, jazz, blues, reggae & other popular music styles. Instrument & voice, all ages & levels, day & evening programs

Oct 1st through Dec 15th
Blue Bear School of Music, Bldg D

San Francisco Childrens Art Center: Fall 2012

Art classes for children ages 22 months to 10 years old

Sep 10th through Dec 16th
Children's Art Center, Bldg C

Young Performers Theatre Arts Academy: Fall 2012

Acting classes for ages five to 14 years old, culminating in a performance created by & starring the students

Sep 24th through Dec 15th
Young Performers Theatre, Bldg C

Society for Asian Art Souk Sale

Browse a fascinating selection of Asian treasures -- paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, ethnic clothing, jewelry, basketry, small furnishings & decorative objects

Oct 27th through Oct 28th
Firehouse

SmartyPup! Puppy Training

SmartyPup! Puppy Training & Socials help you learn & master the skills needed to raise a happy, well-adjusted dog. We make training both fun & easy for the whole family!

Sep 15th through Nov 27th
Bldg C, Room C-260

The Mexican Museum Family Sunday

A FREE Family Sunday celebrating The Day of the Dead in Mexican, Latino & Hispanic arts & culture

Oct 28th
The Mexican Museum, Bldg D

California Lawyers For the Arts -- Design Patents: How to Protect Your Art

A seminar about patent law for creative artists

Oct 17th
California Lawyers for the Arts, Bldg C

City Ballet School: Fall Classic

City Ballet School presents Fall Classic featuring Swan Lake & a Class Concert set

Oct 20th
Cowell Theater

Mowgli and I: The Jungle Book Retold

A contemporary retelling of Rudyard Kipling's 19th-century classic, wherein Mowgli, raised by wolves & other animals, trys to escape his archenemy, a man-eating tiger named Sher Khan

Oct 26th through Oct 27th
Southside Theater, Bldg D

Museo ItaloAmericano -- Leonardo da Vinci Society Lecture: The Papal Collection of Photographs in the Vatican Library

Illustrated Leonardo da Vinci Society lecture by Sandra Phillips, Senior Curator of Photography at the SFMOMA

Oct 25th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

Challenges In Education

Roundtable live is a discussion platform for a wide spectrum of socially conscious people who are concerned about education

Oct 24th
Fleet Room, Bldg D

Clerestory: SeaSongs

San Francisco's acclaimed 10-man a cappella men's ensemble performs Renaissance polyphony, sea chanteys & a world premiere choral song cycle

Oct 20th
Fleet Room, Bldg D

Better Family Now: 7 Steps

With interesting family concepts, fun activities & your own workbook, this one-of-a-kind workshop is for people over age 30 who want to have better relationships with their parents & siblings

Oct 19th through Oct 20th
Gatehouse

SFMOMA Artists Gallery: Real & True

An exhibition of new works by Janet Delaney, Rachel Kline, James Torlakson & Kendall Waldman

Sep 6th through Oct 25th
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Bldg A

San Francisco Children's Art Center: Friday Night Drop-In Art Studio

Drop your child off anytime between 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Fridays through November 16th & pay by the hour as your children enjoy the use of our studio

Oct 19th through Nov 16th
Children's Art Center, Bldg C

ArtSeed: Selections From 75 Reasons Why We Are The Bridge

Selections from ArtSeed's exhibit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge -- reception on Thursday, November 15

Oct 22nd through Dec 31st
Main Office, Bldg A

Readers Bookstore

Books, media, ephemera & literary events

Oct 1st through Jan 31st
Readers Bookstore, Bldg C

Museo ItaloAmericano: Italian Americans At Bat -- From Sandlots to the Major Leagues

Museo Italo Americano presents a documentary exhibit honoring the contributions of Italian Americans to “America’s favorite pastime”

Jun 22nd through Nov 25th
Museo ItaloAmericano, Bldg C

The Magic of Dance

The Bellydance Superstars present their latest & greatest show, The Magic of Dance!

Oct 9th
Cowell Theater

BATS Improv: Halloween Horror Month

Improv artists extrude the horror from the daily news with This Just In, sing & dance in Improv Horror Musical & celebrate All Hallows with Halloween Super Scene

Oct 31st
Bayfront Theater, Bldg B

History On the Waterfront

A slide lecture on the history of San Francisco's southern waterfront

Oct 9th
SF Maritime National Historical Park / J. Porter Shaw Library, Bldg E

SOCAP12: Social Capital Markets Investors Conference

Join the world’s leading social impact innovators for our fifth year at the premiere global conference focusing on the intersection of money & meaning

Oct 1st through Oct 4th
Fort Mason Center

Zen Hospice Project One Night One Heart

Join us for Zen Hospice Project's 25th Anniversary -- celebrate with our community of volunteers, friends, partners & donors!

Oct 18th
Conference Center, Golden Gate Room, Bldg A

On the Commons -- The Golden Pilgrimage Reading

Please join us for a reading of The Golden Pilgrimage, the fifth book of sonnets by Steven Nightingale

Oct 24th
Bldg B, Room B-301

SOCAP12: Social Capital Markets 2012 -- Telecentre.org Breakout Session

The Telecentre.org Foundation highlights "Telecentres as Global Distribution Channels for Social Markets" via a short presentation followed by an open discussion

Oct 3rd
Bldg C, Room C-205

On the Commons -- Tantra Song Event

Please join us for Franck André Jamme, editor of Tantra Song, in conversation with contributor Bill Berkson

Oct 30th
Bldg B, Room B-301

Thursdays At Readers Poetry Series

Francisco Orrego and Opal Palmer-Adisa

Oct 18th through Oct 25th
Readers Bookstore, Bldg C

BATS Improv Students: Sunday Cave Match Series Fall/Winter 2012

BATS Improv School graduates & students mix it up in lively competition formats on Sundays. Winning teams from previous matches take on new challengers each week

Oct 7th through Oct 28th
Bayfront Theater, Bldg B

BATS Improv Student Showcases

Performance by BATS Improv school participants studying a variety of improv genres & techniques

Oct 14th through Nov 4th
Bayfront Theater, Bldg B

First Take Acting Program

Study a holistic approach to acting with Nancy Berwid

Sep 25th through Feb 19th
Bldg C, Room C-235

The Mexican Museum: Caras/Cuentos ~ Faces/Stories

Exhibit of work from the Museum's collection focusing on portraiture in Latino, Chicano & Latin American cultures

May 24th through Jan 6th
The Mexican Museum, Bldg D

Young Performers Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

Alice must find the Queen's tarts before Rabbit loses his head

Sep 22nd through Oct 14th
Young Performers Theatre, Bldg C

Jack Man Wong & Jing Mo Athletic Association

Retired Grand Master Jack Man Wong's legacy continues with classes taught by Rick L. Wing

Sep 30th through Apr 3rd
Bldg C, Room C-260

Improv Open Workshop

Explore spontaneity & creativity in a stimulating, fun & supportive environment

Sep 29th through Oct 27th
Bldg C, Room C-230

Improv Open Workshop

Explore spontaneity & creativity in a stimulating, fun & supportive environment

Oct 27th through Nov 24th
Bldg C, Room C-230

Cheuk Fung Yi Chuan Kung Fu

Martial Arts

Sep 25th through Jan 24th
Bldg C

Shaolin Tai Chi Mantis Kung Fu

Learn & practice Kung Fu sets & techniques

Oct 1st through Feb 18th
Bldg C, Room C-260

A Soldier's Play

Colors of Vision Entertainment (C.O.V.E) & GO Productions present the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning play that inspired the 1984 film, A Soldier's Story

Sep 28th through Oct 21st
Southside Theater, Bldg D

Tai Chi Practice

Improve strength, flexibility, balance & well-being with Cloud Hands West.

Sep 29th through Jan 26th
Bldg C

Sanford Meisner School of Acting

Classes taught by founder Jim Jarrett

Sep 30th through Dec 6th
Bldg C

Alcoholics Anonymous

Weekly meetings for recovering sober alcoholics

Sep 28th through Apr 21st
Bldg C

Gentle Power Aerobics

Low-impact, high-energy aerobics for ages 50 years & older

Sep 25th through Oct 23rd
Bldg C, Room C-260

Magic Theatre: The Other Place

Extended until October 14! Brilliant scientist Juliana Smithton unravels a personal, 15-year-old mystery that leads her back to a Cape Cod cottage where a revelation awaits her.

Sep 12th through Oct 14th
Magic Theatre, Bldg D

San Francisco Open Studios 2012

Many artists in San Francisco's citywide art celebration exhibit work at Fort Mason Center

Oct 12th through Oct 14th
Fort Mason Center

AcroYoga: Divine Play Festival

Join us at an urban oasis in San Francisco for active yogis to play, learn, transform & recharge for greater peace & playfulness

Oct 12th through Oct 14th
Herbst Pavilion

San Francisco Childrens Art Center: Fall Open House

Join us for FREE drop-in art activities for children of any age, refreshments for families & a photography exhibition of creative development at the Children's Art Center's Annual Fall Open House

Oct 14th
Children's Art Center, Bldg C

Butterfly Buzz Presents: Love Stories of the Shahnameh

Love Stories of the Shahnameh is based on epic poems from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings, Iranian National Epic), one of the masterpieces of Persian literature, retelling the tales of Shirin & Khosrow, Bahram & Arezoo & Sohrab & Gordafarid

Oct 13th
Cowell Theater

San Francisco Craft Spirits Carnival Grand Tasting

A celebration of hand-crafted ultra-premium spirits

Oct 13th through Oct 14th
Festival Pavilion

San Francisco Open Studios: Shilo Ratner Fine Art

Shilo Ratner presents her most recent abstracted figurative works in a SF Open Studios show titled "Spaces In Between"

Oct 12th through Oct 14th
Bldg C, Room C-362

Rajeev Taranath in Concert

Sarode master Rajeev Taranath performs ragas of North Indian classical music accompanied by Abhiman Kaushal on tabla. Please join us in celebrating this fabulous musician

Oct 14th
Cowell Theater

UserConf: For customer-centric people & those who use their products

The first & only event of its kind focused completely on understanding & helping your customers

Oct 12th
Cowell Theater

Off The Pier: Fort Mason Center

Enjoy the perfect San Francisco Fleet Week & America's Cup viewing party by Off the Grid

Oct 6th
Fort Mason Center

Nuraxi & Julia Vasic Boutique

Shop for handmade luxury home goods, gifts & eco jewelry at the Gatehouse -- watch the amazing air show by the US Navy Blue Angels -- it's the perfect spot to see the show

Oct 6th through Oct 7th
Gatehouse

Yoga Rave

Yoga Rave is a unique, substance-free, five-hour journey of yoga, meditation & all-out dance party celebration featuring live music blending ancient Sanskrit mantras with modern beats

Oct 12th through Oct 13th
Herbst Pavilion