Vanity Fair Comes to ACT
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) has been staging the highly-acclaimed new production of Vanity Fair through May 12. Playwright Kate Hamill’s rollicking new stage adaptation of … Read more
Emanuel Ax Nails Early Work by Beethoven
2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, a composer who casts a long shadow over music—challenging, inspiring, haunting, and setting the bar … Read more
“Levi Strauss: A History of American Style” comes to CJM Soon
Levi Strauss: A History of American Style will be the largest exhibition to date of materials from the Levi Strauss & Co. archives. The exhibit at … Read more
Chicks With Guns: Part II
We were reminded by last year’s stunning Lindsay McCrum exhibition at Modernism, “Chicks With Guns,” we repayed a visit to The Legion of Honor recently … Read more
Eva Lake: “Her Highness” at Modernism
Modernism presents its first exhibition of collage works by Portland-based artist Lake through February. A longtime student of ancient art history and archaeology, Lake has … Read more
Schwabacher Recital Series 2020 Will Soon Be Underway
Now in its 37th year, the Schwabacher Recital Series returns on Wednesday, January 29, with performances at San Francisco’s Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater … Read more
MTT Reflects on Upcoming San Francisco Symphonys’ Homage to Rilke
Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) leads the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) in two multi-faceted programs this January at Davies Symphony Hall. On January 9–12, Artist-in-Residence mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and … Read more
SF Ballet Gala to Highlight New Works
San Francisco Ballet and Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson will launch the 2020 Repertory Season with “Spellbound,” the company’s Opening Night Gala, on Thursday, January … Read more
Night Boat to Tangier is the Perfect Advent Read
Advent is the season for reflection and redemption, so what better time of year to read about two deeply disturbed Irish misanthropes who have muddled … Read more
FOG + Shrouds Frisco
FOG Design+Art has announced the galleries participating in the 2020 edition of the fair. On view at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture in San Francisco from January 16-19, … Read more
Varda Screens In Berkeley
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will co-present a major retrospective of films … Read more