{"id":211479,"date":"2026-03-09T11:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/211479\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:34:14","slug":"sf-things-to-do-giants-fan-fest-oscars-watch-party-shows-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/211479\/","title":{"rendered":"SF things to do: Giants fan fest, Oscars watch party, shows | Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daylight saving time is here, and San Francisco residents have ample opportunities to take advantage of the extended sunlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are some of the top events to check out this week in The City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Francisco Camerata concert (Monday)<\/p>\n

The San Francisco chamber orchestra comes to St. Mark\u2019s Lutheran Church at 1111 O\u2019Farrell St. for a night featuring violinist Eric Silberger and other Bay Area musicians. They will play \u201cSerenade for Strings\u201d by Antonin Dvorak and Max Bruch\u2019s Violin Concerto No. 1.<\/p>\n

An evening with Marc Teicholz and Eric Zivian (Monday)<\/p>\n

Guitarist Marc Teicholz perform preludes by Frederic Chopin and Sergio Assad with help from guitarist Eric Zivian.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marta Lindsey chats with Nancy Botkin (Tuesday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Local park experts and San Francisco residents Marta Lindsey and Nancy Botkin will stop by Bookshop\u2019s West Portal location to chat about \u201cDiscovering Golden Gate Park: A Local\u2019s Guide.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Written by the pair, the 210-page book gives readers recommendations on how to best spend their days at the urban attraction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Author Marta Lindsey’s 210-page book “Discovering Golden Gate Park: A Local’s Guide” features contributions from walking and biking tour designer Nancy Botkin.<\/p>\n

Courtesy Marta Lindsey<\/p>\n

Cindy Cohn chats with Cory Doctorow (Tuesday)<\/p>\n

Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn talks with journalist Cory Doctorow about the former\u2019s new book, \u201cPrivacy\u2019s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.\u201d Releasing Tuesday, the book documents three legal privacy battles that Cohn helped oversee throughout her career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sold-out conversation will take place at City Lights Booksellers, and it will also\u00a0be broadcast on Zoom<\/a>. It starts at 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ukrainian Games Festival (Tuesday-Wednesday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

This two-day pop-up will bring cultural dishes, a charity auction and photo opportunities celebrating Ukrainian heritage to the Consulate General of Ukraine. Attendees will also be able to try demonstrations of upcoming games made by Ukrainian developers, such as the stock market simulation-game \u201cStonks-9800\u201d and the point-and-click puzzle adventure game \u201cTukoni.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Moving San Francisco Lunchtime Talks\u2019 (Wednesday)<\/p>\n

Held by the San Francisco Arts Commission on the second Wednesday of every month through June, this event brings Muni historians, operators, riders, artists and other artists for conversations exploring the different themes of \u201cMoving San Francisco: Views from the SFMTA Photo Archive 1903-Now.\u201d On display at City Hall, the exhibition chronicles more than 120 years of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency\u2019s history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Guests will meet in the North Light Court of City Hall at noon, with this month\u2019s edition centered on cable cars.<\/p>\n

Free art workshop (Wednesday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts invites participants to explore lines, color and artworks\u2019 compositions by painting miniature rocks. The workshop is inspired by \u201cDouble Horizon,\u201d Sarah Sze\u2019s public sculpture in the Yerba Buena Gardens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ latest workship is inspired by “Double Horizon,” Sarah Sze’s public sculpture in the Yerba Buena Gardens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Courtesy Yerba Buena Center for the Arts<\/p>\n

Participants can register online<\/a>, and they will get to take their creations home. All materials will be provided for the session, which runs from 2 to 4 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Nintendo in Concert\u2019 (Wednesday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sixth Station Trio, a group of local San Francisco musicians, will perform musical scores from some of the Japanese game publisher\u2019s famous franchises including \u201cAnimal Crossing,\u201d \u201cThe Legend of Zelda\u201d and \u201cSuper Smash Bros.\u201d Held at Grace Cathedral, the pieces have been arranged for cello, piano and violin, with the performers sharing personal anecdotes about gaming in between songs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Flourish: Art of Abundance\u2019 (Thursday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Root Division\u2019s annual fundraiser will bring ready-to-buy artworks, panel discussions and other conversations to the arts organization\u2019s Mission Street headquarters. An after party features music by DJ Umami, drinks by the Stud Bar and light bites from the Pawn Shop.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The MIX Indie Games Gallery\u2019 (Thursday-Friday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

SFMOMA is teaming up with the Media Indie Exchange to turn the museum\u2019s Gina and Stuart Peterson White Box into a pop-up featuring game developers who focus on innovative gameplay and diverse representation with their content. The event is free with museum admission<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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SFMOMA’s pop-up games gallery is located inside the Gina and Stuart Peterson White Box on the museum’s fourth floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Courtesy Myleen Hollero<\/p>\n

SFMOMA\u2019s pop-up is located on the museum\u2019s fourth floor. It is open on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Luther S. Allison\u2019s residency (Thursday-Sunday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

The singer-songwriter and guitarist will play a four-day residency at the Black Cat Jazz Supper Club. The North Carolina musician is known for blending blues and gospel music with the bebop and soul genres.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets are available online<\/a>, ranging in price from $20 to $50. The supper club is located at 400 Eddy St., with early and late shows taking place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Pearls of Sorrow\u2019 (Friday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Members of the San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale return to Herbst Theatre for a performance that pairs 17th- and 18th-century African American and European spiritual hymns. The program features conductor Christine Brandes and countertenor Reginald Mobley.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Rogue Gestures\/Foreign Bodies\u2019 (Friday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Based in San Francisco, members of the Nava Dance Theatre will perform a piece inspired by the oral histories of Indian nurses who came to the United States as a result of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. The performance combines live music and experimental movement with bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance.<\/p>\n

Tickets are available online<\/a>, ranging from $27.45 to $40. The 90-minute show, which starts at 8 p.m., takes place at Dance Mission Theater.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018A View from the Throne: Gina Schock \u2014 Inside The Go-Go\u2019s\u2019 (Saturday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Haight Street Art Center will examine one of rock music\u2019s most famous all-female bands by highlighting archival materials, posters, photography and other rare ephemera from Gina Schock, the group\u2019s drummer and a songwriter. Displayed items incude costumes, personal letters, Schock\u2019s drum kit and band memorabilia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The exhibition\u2019s opening party runs from 5 to 9 p.m. The art center is located at 215 Haight St.\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants Fan Fest Tour (Saturday)<\/p>\n

Oracle Park\u2019s doors will open to baseball fans for an afternoon of autographs, player meet-and-greets, stadium tours and photo opportunities with the team\u2019s three World Series trophies. The team\u2019s spring-training game taking place that day in Arizona will also be broadcast at the stadium.<\/p>\n

San Francisco Greek Film Festival opening night (Saturday)<\/p>\n

The 23rd edition of the showcase will come to the Delancey Street Foundation\u2019s Embarcadero screening room for eight days of in-person events. More than 30 films will be screened, with presentations spanning documentaries, narrative features and short narrative films.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets will go on sale soon, with opening night featuring \u201cBroken Vein\u201d by director Yannis Economides and \u201cNikh or the Impossible Hope of Trying\u201d by Savvas Stavrou. Screenings start at 6 p.m., followed by a reception.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oscars viewing party (Sunday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Small Car, Big Time Tours founder Reed Kirk-Rahlmann will host the Balboa Theater\u2019s official viewing party for this year\u2019s Academy Awards. Guests can expect prizes and trivia throughout the broadcast, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n

Smuin Contemporary Ballet\u2019s annual gala (Sunday)\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 17th Street nonprofit will bring its 32nd annual gala to the San Francisco Design Center Galleria. Attendees will enjoy silent and live auctions, a seated dinner, a cocktail reception and a performance by ballet performers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Smuin company in the world premiere of Jennifer Archibald’s “ByCHANCE” in October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Tickets are available online<\/a>. Guests are encouraged to dress in festive cocktail attire. The event starts at 5 p.m. takes place at 101 Henry Adams St.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daylight saving time is here, and San Francisco residents have ample opportunities to take advantage of the extended…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[66994,97223,2985,97222,3768,101,103,102,104,106,105,2310,5449,97221,93132],"class_list":["post-211479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-city-lights","tag-dance-mission-theater","tag-golden-gate-park","tag-herbst-theatre","tag-muni","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-sfmoma","tag-sfmta","tag-smuin-contemporary-ballet","tag-yerba-buena-center-for-the-arts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}