Second Mondays Open Mic (Monday)<\/p>\n
Gold Beams, a Black-owned production company, hosts monthly open-mic nights for artists of all disciplines to perform on stage. Artists compete for $1,000 in prizes as part of this all-ages event held at the Bayview Opera House.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Second Mondays Open Mic event is an all-ages celebration\u00a0at the Bayview Opera House.<\/p>\n
Courtesy Gold Beams<\/p>\n
\u2018Painting Through the Dark\u2019 live reading (Monday)<\/p>\n
Members of the Magic Theatre and Rainbow Zebra Productions are joining forces to present a reading of playwright Gemma Whelan\u2019s work, directed by Andrea Gordon. It tells the story of a young Irish woman who comes to San Francisco and discovers her family history through art.<\/p>\n
Ada Limon in conversation with Alexis Madrigal (Tuesday)\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two-term poet laureate of the United States comes to Sydney Goldstein Theater to chat with KQED\u2019s Madrigal about how poetry can be used to make observations on the world around us. Limon and Madrigal will also discuss \u201cAgainst Breaking: On the Power of Poetry,\u201d Limon\u2019s\u00a0new book about how poetry can connect people.<\/p>\n
\u2018La Sylphide\u2019 (Tuesday-Thursday)<\/p>\n
San Francisco Ballet presents the two-act romantic ballet, which follows a young Scottish farmer who becomes enchanted by a mystical spirit. Before the curtain rises, bagpiper Fred Payne will fill the venue with 25 minutes of music, starting 40 minutes before showtime.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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San Francisco Ballet this week will present \u201cLa Sylphide,\u201d a two-act Scottish romantic ballet about a farmer who becomes enchanted by a mystical spirit.<\/p>\n
Courtesy San Francisco Ballet<\/p>\n
Tickets, which are\u00a0available online<\/a>,\u00a0range from $35 to $595. Performances start each night at 7:30 p.m. and take place at War Memorial Opera House.<\/p>\n An evening with the Danish String Quartet (Tuesday)<\/p>\n The Danish String Quartet swill swing by Herbst Theatre for a program that highlights composers Igor Stravinsky and Alfred Schnittke. The foursome will also perform arrangements of traditional Nordic music.\u00a0<\/p>\n Free art workshop (Wednesday)<\/p>\n Yerba Buena Center for the Arts invites patrons to learn about scratch art, a process in which a thin surface layer is scraped away to reveal an image or design.\u00a0At the workshop, which is inspired by the YBCA exhibition \u201cConjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements,\u201d guests will make portraits of people they admire or find inspirational while also weaving in text and quotes.<\/p>\n Participants can RSVP online<\/a> and will be able to take their creations home. All materials will be provided for the workshop, which runs from 2 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n \u2018Quiet Please, Librarians on Film\u2019 (Wednesday)\u00a0<\/p>\n In honor of National Library Week, former San Francisco Public Library employee Jim Van Buskirk will present audiences with select scenes depicting librarians throughout 100 years of cinema. Clips will be shown from movies such as \u201cParty Girl,\u201d starring actress Parker Posey; Elia Kazan\u2019s 1945 Academy-nominated film \u201cA Tree Grows in Brooklyn\u201d; and Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s 1943 film \u201cShadow of a Doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n The admission-free presentation takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Main Library\u2019s Koret Auditorium at 100 Larkin St.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018Path of Miracles\u2019 (Wednesday-Friday)\u00a0<\/p>\n The ODC\/Dance company joins forces with Volti, a San Francisco vocal ensemble, to present a site-specific performance originally conceived for Grace Cathedral. With choreography by KT Nelson and a score composed by Joby Talbot, the piece is inspired by the Camino de Santiago, an ancient Catholic pilgrimage across Northern Spain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The team behind fine-dining establishment Merchant Roots opens a bar dedicated to featuring the forests of California<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Beloved show\u2019s abridged version, presented atop a mobile converted shipping container, is now in SF for the first time<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
In a Q&A, SF Pride President Joshua Smith emphasizes that Pride this year will be an event supporting all communities feeling targeted by the Trump administration<\/p>\n Tickets are available online<\/a> and range from $48 to \u00a0$128. Performances start at 8 p.m. and take place at Saint Joseph\u2019s Arts Society at 1401 Howard St.<\/p>\n Drag bingo at Zeitgeist (Thursday)\u00a0<\/p>\n Held on the third Thursday of every month, hostess Eucalypstick brings an evening of prizes, pints and free food to the Valencia Street beer garden. Bingo rounds are free to play, and guests must be ages 21 and up to participate.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cole Valley Nights (Thursday)<\/p>\n Cole Valley\u2019s neighborhood night market is returning to the area, filing Cole Street between Carl Street and Parnassus Avenue with local vendors, artisans and musical acts. This month\u2019s edition, which celebrates the upcoming Earth Day holiday, is being headlined by Manos Lindas, Los Mendoza y Friends, Tracorum and the East Bay Brass Band.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hosted by Sunset Mercantile, the free event will run from 4 to 9 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n The 14th San Francisco Art Fair (Friday-Sunday)<\/p>\n More than 80 galleries are taking over the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion for a three-day celebration of modern and contemporary art from across the Bay Area and other parts of the world. This year\u2019s fair will spotlight Asian American and Pacific Islander artists, with additional offerings including a culinary program, theatrical performances and large-scale murals.<\/p>\n The San Francisco Art Fair will bring more than 80 galleries to the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion.<\/p>\n Courtesy Drew Bird<\/p>\n Simone Young and Gautier Capucon (Friday-Sunday)<\/p>\n Conductor Young returns to Davies Symphony Hall for an evening highlighting Richard Wagner\u2019s \u201cDer Ring des Nibelungen,\u201d as well as composers Ella Macens and Camille Saint-Saens. Young will be joined onstage by French cellist Capucon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fort Mason Night Market (Friday)<\/p>\n Off the Grid will bring another season of Fort Mason\u2019s free monthly festival to the waterfront campus, filling the area with food vendors, live musical performances, makers, artists and other offerings. This month\u2019s edition features performances by DJ HGMNY and Gloomy June, a queer emo pop-music band based in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n The admission-free event runs from 5 to 10 p.m. The center has limited paid on-site parking and limited street parking is available nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n Children\u2019s Creativity Festival (Saturday)<\/p>\n Yerba Buena Gardens will host a day of live music and performances and hands-on arts and crafts projects, with plenty of food and drink menus on hand. Guests can listen to DJ Lex, make puppets with the San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild, or learn how to cardboard sculptures, among other offerings.<\/p>\n The Children\u2019s Creativity Festival, which takes place at Yerba Buena Gardens, is organized by the nearby Children’s Creativity Museum.<\/p>\n Courtesy Kiana Signey<\/p>\n EarthFest 2026 (Saturday-Sunday)<\/p>\n San Francisco Zoo employees will host their annual celebration in honor of Earth Day, welcoming guests, organizations and musicians Michael John Ahern and Chris Cotruvo to the grounds. Visitors will have opportunities to learn about conservation efforts, sustainable living and other ways to give back to the planet.<\/p>\n
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