Established in 1979 and one of Fort Mason Center’s longest-standing residents, Greens Restaurant has become an internationally renowned beacon of vegetarian cooking and the organic farm-to-table movement. Originally opened as part of San Francisco Zen Center, Greens offered students an opportunity to extend their Buddhist practice into daily work, drawing early inspiration from the simple, mindful cuisine of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, where food is prepared as an expression of care, seasonality, and presence. Guided by a philosophy of celebrating vegetables as both fine dining and an act of local sustainability, Greens has also fostered an extraordinary legacy of women chefs – from founding chef Deborah Madison and the transformational Annie Somerville to current executive chef Katie Reicher.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet has performed regularly at Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture for three decades. Founded by choreographer Michael Smuin and debuting in San Francisco in 1994, Smuin immediately established itself as one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most eagerly watched performing arts companies of international acclaim, performing to sold-out houses on U.S. and European tours. Michael Smuin’s singular philosophy to create pieces which merge the diverse vocabularies of classical ballet and contemporary dance has served as the Company’s touchstone since its inception.

Entering its 89th season, Stern Grove Festival is the nation’s oldest, large-scale, free music festival and an iconic San Franciscan tradition. Year after year, The Festival has brought to its beautiful outdoor stage some of the finest musical performers of their times, representing an astonishing range of genres, styles, and moods.

Stern Grove Festival is the newest resident of Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, relocating its offices to FMCAC in 2025. The original free music festival, Stern Grove is a non-profit organization making live music accessible to all since 1938, A summer afternoon spent enjoying a performance at the historic Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove is an opportunity for discovery, connection, and joyous celebration. All proceeds of The Festival’s events go towards bringing free live music to San Francisco, ensuring that everyone can experience the magic of music in nature.

American Pachuco: The Legend Of Luis Valdez explores how Valdez transformed the American cultural landscape by bringing Chicano stories from the farm fields of Delano, CA to Broadway and Hollywood. It covers his founding of El Teatro Campesino alongside the United Farm Workers, as well as the creation of his iconic works Zoot Suit and La Bamba.

Although his work has achieved international renown, Valdez has been closely identified with Northern California throughout his career. He is an alumnus of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and his company El Teatro Campesino (based in San Juan Bautista, CA) has frequently performed in San Francisco. Valdez’s plays and films have been seen in multiple venues at Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture, including the Cowell Theater where the “Points Of Departure” screening takes place.