An overcast seven-day forecast is no match for San Francisco’s social scene.
Here are some of the top events to check out this week in The City.
Dogpatch Games Community Night (Monday)
During these two-hour sessions, game-store employees teach participants how to play classic and modern board games. This week’s edition will teach novices and veterans alike how to play chess.
Waystone Jazz Jam (Monday)
On Mondays throughout April, local talents will grace North Beach’s Waystone with live music. The three-hour sets taking place at the North Beach wine bar will be accompanied by food, wine and beer.
Waystone is located at 1609 Powell St. The shows run from 6 to 9 p.m.
Jiyoung Han at Book Passage (Tuesday)
The Korean-born author will visit Book Passage’s Ferry Building location for a meet-and-greet and conversation with San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Soleil Ho about “Honey in the Wound,” Han’s debut novel. Releasing that day, the suspense story revolves around a Korean family living under the Japanese army’s authority in the 1930s.
The admission-free event starts at 5:30 p.m. Copies of the book can be purchased online.
An evening with the Catalyst Quartet and Nikola Printz (Tuesday)
The Grammy-winning musical quartet will by be joined by singer Nikola Printz and pianist Terrence Wilson for a performance at Herbst Theatre. Their program will highlight composers Edward Elgar, Antonin Dvorak, Libby Larsen and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
‘Meow Meow’ (Wednesday)
Australian-born performer Melissa Madden Gray is bringing her cabaret act to the Presidio Theatre. Audiences will be treated to a show that combines theater and original music with audience interaction.
Melissa Madden Gray’s cabaret act “Meow Meow” combines theater and original music with audience interaction.
Courtesy Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center
Bay’s Stage Arts Soiree (Wednesday)
Bay Area arts organizations are taking over Local Edition for an evening that will celebrate local talents with live performances. The second annual event will bring jazz, opera, ballet, and live theatre, among other acts, to the Financial District bar.
Tickets are available online from $80 to $125. The event starts at 5 p.m. with a reception featuring food and drinks from Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak and Stephen Curry’s The Eighth Rule, with performances beginning an hour later.
Cubacaribe Festival of Dance and Music opening night (Wednesday)
The City’s 20th annual celebration of Caribbean and Afro-Cuban arts will kick off with a multimedia presentation by Grammy-nominated artist and historian John Santos. Across two hours, Santos will explore the musical traditions that have shaped Cuba and Puerto Rico during times of colonization, slavery and other turbulent parts of the countries’ histories.
Grammy-nominated artist and historian John Santos will appear this week at the Museum of the African Diaspora.
Courtesy RAWdance
‘Hello World’: A concert by Beret Roots (Thursday)
The San Francisco singer-songwriter and producer will swing by Chinatown’s Clarion Performing Arts Center to perform original alternative-pop and pop-rock songs. Song selections will come from “20/20,” her forthcoming debut album.
Guests can RSVP online for the admission-free event, which runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show will take place at 2 Waverly Place.
‘Return to Oz’ 40th anniversary screening (Thursday)
Curator Jesse Hawthorne Ficks will celebrate the 1985 Walt Disney film’s 40th anniversary with a 35-millimeter film screening at Castro Theater. Academy-winning writer and director Walter Murch will chat about the film and his career as part of a post-screening conversation hosted by Ficks.
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‘Women Laughing’ screening, Q&A, and reception (Thursday)
The Cartoon Art Museum will host a screening of the documentary film made by Liza Donnelly and Kathleen Hughes about The New Yorker magazine’s female cartoonists. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Donnelly featuring colleagues Polly Lou Adams, Kate Isenberg and Amy Kurzweil.
Labadie Conducts Bach’s ‘Easter Oratorio’ (Thursday-Sunday)
Canadian maestro Bernard Labadie will come to Davies Symphony Hall to conduct the San Francisco Symphony’s first-ever performances of a composition organizers said was written to celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Performers will also play Bach’s “Magnificat” in D major and “Sinfonia to Wir danken dir, Gott.”
Movies at Mechanics’ Presents (Friday)
This installment in a film series hosted by the Mechanics’ Institute library will screen the 1961 version of “West Side Story” directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. Writer and author Lara Gabrielle will host a post-screening discussion of the film, which stars Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer.
Tickets are available online for $12.51. The event, which runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m., will be held at 57 Post St.
The Concept Series: 34 (Friday-Saturday)
Market Street’s RAWdance company will invite five Bay Area choreographers to an event showcasing works in progress and pieces that have been scaled down for intimate viewing settings. The choreographers taking part in this edition are A(laj)a Badalich, the Pearl Street Dance Collective, Monique Jenkinson, Natalya Janay Shoaf and the Straw Dogs.
Hosted by RAWdance, the Concept Series invites Bay Area choreographers to showcase works in progress and pieces that have been scaled down for intimate viewing settings.
Courtesy Amal Bisharat
Pay-what-you-can ticket options are available online, ranging in price from $10 to $30. Performances will take place at the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center’s Green Room. Friday’s show starts at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday’s performances will be held at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
1890 Bryant Street Studios Spring Open Studios (Friday-Sunday)
Every season, hundreds of artists open all three floors of the Bryant Street art space to curious visitors. Represented disciplines include painters, sculptors, photographers, fabric designers, jewelers, book-makers and much more.
Guests can reserve spots online. A preview event will be held on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., with the building open Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
Night of Ideas (Saturday)
The San Francisco Public Library’s main branch and the Asian Art Museum will host the annual event that brings art, performances, panel discussions and more to the Civic Center neighborhood. This year’s theme, “Lighting the Way,” will explore how creativity and the exchange of ideas can help the country look ahead to its next 250 years after the American Declaration of Independence.
‘Legacy’ opening weekend (Saturday-Sunday)
Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet dance school is joining forces with Grammy-winning composer, bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding for a production that explores the connections between music and physical movement. The program also features “Ode to Alice Coltrane,” the dance school’s tribute to the famed composer and musician.
Tickets are available online and range from $46 to $149. All performances are being held at the Blue Shield of California Theater at 700 Howard St. Saturday’s show takes place at 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’s performance is at 5 p.m.
Inner Sunset Flea Market (Sunday)
Back for its 11th season along Irving Street between 9th and 11th avenues, this event fills the area with local artists, makers, vintage vendors, community organizations and other offerings like live music, food stalls and games.
The Inner Sunset Flea Market returns Sunday, spanning Irving Street between 9th and 11th avenues.
Markets are held every second Sunday from April through November. This month’s edition runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ screening with live orchestra (Sunday)
Employees at the Marina Theatre are screening the 1960 horror-comedy classic that launched actor Jack Nicholson’s career and later inspired a musical adaptation. The musical score of the film — which revolves around a young employee working at a flower shop — will be played by a live orchestra. Scents will also be piped into the auditorium to immerse spectators in the film’s landscape.