In San Francisco, Women Now Run the Symphony, the Opera, and the Ballet
Elim Chan is coming to Davies in 2027, and the house she's inheriting at San Francisco Symphony is gorgeous, world-class, and a little bruised....
ArtsA collection of 17 posts
SF Ballet's Don Quixote Opens Tonight and I Already Know I'll Love It
There's bullfighters, knights, driads, and longing under the Spanish sun. What's not to love?...
The Second Day of Outside Lands 2022 Brought Bay Area Nativism
Green Day packed the GGP’s polo field...
The First Day of Outside Lands 2022 Was a Bombastic Kick-Off for the Beloved Bay Area Music Festival
Yes, reader: Outside Lands is back on its usual bullshit — and has returned to its regular August extravaganza date....
This Is the Only Way Art Is Going to Survive in the Bay Area
The Hewlett Foundation announces 10 music awards in an $8 million local arts initiative. Will more tech companies step up and support the arts, or will the once-vibrant SF scene be gentrified into extinction?...
I Went to See Insane Clown Posse in Oakland and Got Shamed on Twitter for It
Nothing like getting dragged on social media by tens of thousands of people...
Weird and Awesome City College of San Francisco Classes
City College is FREE for residents. Celebrate by taking one of these unusual courses this fall....
Meet the Beatboxing Street Performer Who Invented His Own Bagpipes
Legendary among San Francisco street musicians, the Canadian creator of the “Heartpipes” tells how he got here....
The 12 People You Meet at Coachella
San Francisco is a small city where you’re apt to run into people you know nearly every day. But...
“The Speakeasy” Gives You the Chance to Time-Travel to 1920s San Francisco — Then Choose Your Own Adventure
Boxcar Theatre’s revamped immersive show lets patrons wander through a Jazz-age bar and cabaret...
What’s on the Bay Area’s Mind?
Two things: weed and Trump. Since Election Day, the protests have been pretty much nonstop. Many Bay Area residents are...
The Bold Italic Presents: Festival Stories
We sent a video crew down to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to record the shenanigans, and spent the last month painstakingly editing all the fun into a short film....