All Aboard for the Return of the Ring (Cycle)
As Cultural Currents readers know the last time the San Francisco Opera staged the Three Cycles of the Ring was seven years ago. But the Bay Area’s infatuation with the Richard … Read more
Events
28th Annual California Mille Returns to Nob Hill
Some 70 classic cars that could have qualified for the Mille Miglia, Italy’s most-famous open road race, will motor to San Francisco’s Nob Hill on … Read more
The Bay Area Book Festival is Back
The Bay Area Book Festival—one of the world’s premier celebrations of writers, readers and the written word—has announced its full complement of presenters, programs and … Read more
Opera Parallèle and SFJAZZ Partner in Leonard Bernstein Tribute
SFJAZZ and Opera Parallèle join forces again for a multi-media, multi-genre tribute to the centennial of iconic and versatile American composer Leonard Bernstein. This production links … Read more
Meow Meow is a Cat on the Prowl
While she’s OK as a comic book femme fatale, the Cat Lady hardly measures up to Meow Meow. International superstar and cabaret singing sensation Melissa … Read more
Hockney Presented With “Gold Medal” Following SFO’s Turandot
San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock presented British artist David Hockney with the Company’s highest honor, the San Francisco Opera Medal, following a matinee … Read more
Bay Area Cabaret Brings “Glam” to the Venetian Room
Bay Area Cabaret, now in its 14th season of presenting world-renowned Broadway, pop and jazz vocalists, has a full lineup booked talent coming to the … Read more
Girls of the Golden West Primer
While Thanksgiving remains the quintessential native saga for most Americans, here in California we have a distinctly different perspective. This should be highly evident when … Read more
Take a Walk(er) on the Wild Side: Evans Exhibit at SFMOMA
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is the exclusive United States venue for the retrospective exhibition Walker Evans, on view now through February … Read more
Fräulein Alert: SF Symphony’s Oktoberfest Was Night to Remember
The San Francisco Symphony presented its first-ever Oktoberfest on Tuesday, October 3 at Davies Symphony Hall. Chaired by Libby Leffler Hoaglin with Priscilla B. … Read more