San Francisco Events September 2007
12/01/2006 Through 09/30/2007
Venue
Curran Theatre
445 Geary Street
San Francisco
Union Square
Ticket Info
$30-$99
Jersey Boys
Theater
This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. Jersey Boys won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical and features such Four Season's hits as "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Sherry," "Walk Like A Man," "Oh, What A Night," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." Jersey Boys is presented as a part of the 2006-2007 Best of Broadway season, brought to you by Citibank, under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays.
Helpful Information: Added Performances Sunday 12/10 at 6:30pm, Sunday 12/17 and 12/31 at 7:30pm and Friday 12/29 at 2:00pm.
Time: Tuesday-Saturday 8:00pm, Wednesdays and Saturday-Sunday 2:00pm
(415) 551-2075
Email: feedback@shnsf.com
URL:www.shnsf.com
03/22/2007 Through 09/21/2007
Venue
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco
South of Market
Ticket Info
$3/Adults, $1/Students and Seniors, Children Under 5 and Members Free
Past Tents: The Way We Camped
Museum
"Past Tents" is a humorous excursion through one of America's favorite national pastimes. An affectionate portrait of early camping in the West, this exciting new exhibition will lead visitors through the historical camping experience, with tales of family outings, car camping and a presentation of outdoor gear from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The "Past Tents" exhibition offers an exceptional opportunity to view treasured items from the collections of both the Bancroft Library and the California Historical Society. Through materials such as photographs, diaries, popular advertisements and family photo albums, visitors can connect with a piece of the California experience familiar to us all.
A new type of exhibition for the California Historical Society, "Past Tents" is family oriented, interactive and dedicated to the essence of the camping experience. Even its opening and closing dates - spring and fall equinoxes - reflect the spirit of nature. Through partnerships with recreation, youth and nature organizations, entirely new audiences will be introduced to California history in a unique way.
Time: Wednesday-Friday 12:00pm-4:30pm
(415) 357-1848
Email: info@calhist.org
URL:www.calhist.org
05/16/2007 Through 09/17/2007
Venue
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Ticket Info
$8/Adults, $5/Seniors and Youth
Snoopy: The Coolest!
Museum
To celebrate the City of Santa Rosa’s “Snoopy's ‘Joe Cool’ Summer,” the Schulz Museum will showcase over 60 original strips of Snoopy at his coolest. Snoopy is the ultimate “cool dude” whether romancing the ladies, facing danger head–on, or hanging out on campus as the world’s most hip undergraduate.
Time: Monday 12:00pm-5:00pm, Wednesday-Friday 12:00pm-5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
(707) 579-4452
Email: Inquiries@SchulzMuseum.org
URL:www.schulzmuseum.org
05/17/2007 Through 09/29/2007
Venue
GLBT Historical Society
657 Mission Street #300
San Francisco
Union Square
Ticket Info
$4/Adults, $2/Students and Low Income
Women Breaking Barriers: Women’s Music from 1964 to 1984
Museum
“Women Breaking Barriers” focuses on imagery of women artists from 1964 through 1984. Visual elements were an important part of Women’s music, conveying as much information as song lyrics and melody. Often, they reflected an ongoing dialogue between the ideological and cultural values of creators and audiences. Through art, women found ways to work reinforce, challenge, and subvert the changing values of the Women’s music scene. Working within a rapidly evolving subculture, the designers who created the visual stories of Women’s music contributed to a powerful artistic legacy. The exhibit will present the development of an art form in a historical context, examining how the values and aesthetics of Women’s music shaped individual and community identities.
Helpful Information: A reception will be held Thursday, May 17 from 6:00pm-8:00pm for the unveiling of this exhibit, it's free and open to the public.
Time: Tuesday-Saturday 1:00pm-5:00pm
(415) 777-5455
Email: info@glbthistory.org
URL:www.glbthistory.org
05/20/2007 Through 09/09/2007
Venue
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland
Oakland
Ticket Info
$8/Adults, $5/Seniors (65+) and Students (Youth and Adults with Valid ID), Free/Children (Under 5 Years of Age)
From Creeks to Coastline: Oakland Students Explore the San Francisco Bay Watershed
Museum
Oakland fifth graders trace their study of San Francisco watershed habitats: creek, salt marsh, bay, and the coast's intertidal zone. Illustrations, poems, photographs, and reports on water test results and species they found illuminate the state of our watershed as seen from a student perspective. Produced by museum education staff and students from Glenview Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and La Escuelita Elementary schools.
Time: Wednesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm
(510) 238-2200
Email: museumca@museumca.org
URL:www.museumca.org
05/26/2007 Through 09/02/2007
Venue
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco
Civic Center
Ticket Info
$12/Adults, $8/Seniors (65+), $7/Youth (13-17), Free/Children (12 and under) and Members
Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales
Museum
From Edo to Meiji presents a hundred prints by Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) dating from the turbulent last decades of Edo Japan to the westernizing Meiji era. The exhibition is built around two series that deal with the supernatural, one from the beginning of Yoshitoshi’s career, the other from the end—stylistically so different that they could be by different artists. Sometimes considered ancestors of modern manga, woodblock prints were known as ukiyo-e, pictures of the “floating world” of entertainment, especially actors and courtesans. Yoshitoshi preferred other subjects, including events from folklore and history, often bloody. Colors are intense, gestures histrionic. In his later designs Yoshitoshi moved beyond the swirl of momentous events to portray human emotions with great psychological subtlety, which is his most important contribution to ukiyo-e. Through the prints, a picture emerges of traditional Japanese society moving at a breakneck speed into the modern world.
Time: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm, Thursday until 9:00pm
(415) 581-3500
Email: pr@asianart.org
URL:www.asianart.org
05/26/2007 Through 09/23/2007
Venue
The de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Ticket Info
$10/Adults, $7/Seniors (65+), $6/Youth (13-17), Free/Children (12 and under)
Shi Guorui: Reproduction and Refashioning
Museum
Beijing-based artist Shi Guorui creates large-scale pinhole photographs and photograms, early photographic technologies that rely on natural light and long exposure times. His works utilize iconic locations in order to graft historical images onto contemporary experiences. In conjunction with a grant from the For-Site Foundation, Shi Guorui has created a series of new photographs that respond to the de Young Museum as a building, location, and collection. The diverse group of locations speaks to the history of the museum and its mission as a repository of memory, as represented by collected objects.
Photographs created with his camera obscura include views from the de Young observation deck, the Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park, the prison on Alcatraz Island, and the site in Donner Pass that Albert Bierstadt used in a painting of that subject on display in the de Young's American art galleries.
Time: Tuesday-Sunday 9:30am-5:00pm
(415) 863-3330
Email: membership@famsf.org
URL:www.thinker.org/deyoung
05/30/2007 Through 09/02/2007
Venue
Cantor Arts Center
Lomita Drive and Museum Way
Stanford
Stanford
Ticket Info
Free Admission
Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World
Museum
This exhibition focuses on silver jewelry, leather bags, and other items crafted by the nomadic Tuareg people of Niger, Mali, and Algeria. Art of Being Tuareg contrasts historic objects, which reflect Tuareg life in the Sahara, with modern objects created within urban contexts for Tuareg and non-Tuareg people.
Time: Wednesday-Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm, Thursday until 8:00pm
(650) 723-4177
URL:ccva.stanford.edu
06/02/2007 Through 09/09/2007
Venue
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco
Civic Center
Ticket Info
$12/Adults, $8/Seniors (65+), $7/Youth (13-17), Free/Children (12 and under) and Members
Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga
Museum
Regarded in Japan as “The God of Comics” and “The God of Animation,” Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is heralded as an icon of the Japanese manga (graphic novels) movement; acknowledged as an artistic master, and revered as the figurehead of the manga and anime industries. Creating over 700 manga titles during his lifetime, he is best known in the West for his cartoons of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, which were serialized for television in the 1960's. Tezuka’s work is acclaimed for its complexity and originality and his drawings showcase an extraordinary calligraphic dynamism. His prolific manga work contains two main streams: manga ‘comic pictures’ for a youth audience, including Astro Boy, Kimba and Princess Knight; and gekiga ‘drama pictures’—more seriously-toned, adult oriented narratives such as Song of Apollo and Ludwig B, that stress realistic effect and emotional impact.
This major exhibition—the first of its kind to be staged outside of Japan––features more than 200 works including original drawings, covers, and posters that trace the artist’s development, the television and anime series inspired by his work, as well as his adult-oriented manga, introducing Western audiences to the complexities and extraordinary range of the manga form. An accompanying resource room will offer activities and anime screenings. The Asian Art Museum will serve as the only U.S. venue for the exhibition.
Time: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm, Thursday until 9:00pm
(415) 581-3500
Email: pr@asianart.org
URL:www.asianart.org
06/29/2007 Through 09/09/2007
Venue
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design
550 Sutter Street
San Francisco
Union Square
Ticket Info
Suggested Donation: $3/Adults, $3/Seniors and Students, Free/Youth under 18
Sculpture Transformed: The Work of Majorie Schick
Museum
For decades, Marjorie Schick has been a pioneering force in the craft field. Her vibrant, energetic pieces break through traditional barriers of form, texture and color while sparking the human imagination. Schick is best known for her brilliantly colored wearable art constructions using non-traditional materials which are often inspired by costumes from other cultures. Schick has explained her work as "a sculptural statement that is complete when off the human body, yet is constructed and exists because of the human body."
Time: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Thursday until 7:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm
(415) 773-0303
Email: info@sfmcd.org
URL:www.sfmcd.org
07/07/2007 Through 09/23/2007
Venue
The de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Ticket Info
$10/Adults, $7/Seniors (65+), $6/Youth (13-17), Free/Children (12 and under)
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Museum
Hiroshi Sugimoto (1948, Japan) is celebrated for his ongoing, multiple series of haunting black-and-white photographs, which explore the themes of time, memory, dreams, and natural histories. Working with a large-format camera, Sugimoto creates richly detailed images that are often suffused with expanses of light and space.
This exhibition is the first major survey of Sugimoto's work and is co-organized by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., and the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Featuring approximately 120 photographs from 1976 to the present, it encompasses the entirety of this celebrated artist's nearly 30-year career.
The exhibition will include examples of the series Dioramas and Movie Theaters—views of natural history displays and the screens and architecture of cinemas that Sugimoto began in the mid-1970s—as well as images from Seascapes and Wax Portraits, started in the 1980s and 1990s, respectively. The show also presents Sea of Buddha, 1995, 48 photographs of Buddhist sculptures. Works from Sugimoto's more recent Architecture series are featured, as are images from Conceptual Forms, a series on which he is currently working.
Time: Tuesday-Sunday 9:30am-5:00pm
(415) 863-3330
Email: membership@famsf.org
URL:www.thinker.org/deyoung
08/01/2007 Through 09/16/2007
Venue
African American Art and Culture Center
762 Fulton Street, Suite 300
San Francisco
Alamo Square
Ticket Info
Varies by Event
AfroSolo Arts Festival 2007
Theater
Features celebrity and emerging African American artists in various performances such as theater, dance, music, spoken word and visual arts.
Time: Monday-Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm
(415) 771-2376
URL:www.afrosolo.org
08/07/2007 Through 09/02/2007
Venue
Orpheum Theatre
1192 Market Street
San Francisco
Civic Center
Ticket Info
To Be Announced
AVENUE Q
Theater
AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risque and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it "SUBVERSIVE and UPROARIOUS!"
Helpful Information: Recommended for ages 13 and up.
Time: To Be Announced
(415) 551-2075
Email: feedback@shnsf.com
URL:www.shnsf.com
08/18/2007 Through 09/16/2007
Venue
New Conservatory Theatre Center
25 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
Hayes Valley
Ticket Info
$20-$40
Pride Season 2007: Greater Tuna
LGBT
Good morning, Tuna! Greater Tuna, created by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard, is set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas—the "third-smallest" town in the state. This two-man show, self-described as having “plenty of ‘Tex’ appeal,” has plenty of character (and characters!) and at the same time, an affectionate commentary on and a withering satire of small-town Southern life and attitudes.
Performance Location: Walker Theatre
Time: Wednesday-Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm
(415) 861-4914
Email: email@nctcsf.org
URL:www.nctcsf.org
08/18/2007 Through 09/16/2007
Venue
New Conservatory Theatre Center
25 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
Hayes Valley
Ticket Info
$20-$40
Pride Season 2007: Greater Tuna
Theater
Good morning, Tuna! Greater Tuna, created by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard, is set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas—the "third-smallest" town in the state. This two-man show, self-described as having “plenty of ‘Tex’ appeal,” has plenty of character (and characters!) and at the same time, an affectionate commentary on and a withering satire of small-town Southern life and attitudes.
Performance Location: Walker Theatre
Time: Wednesday-Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm
(415) 861-4914
Email: email@nctcsf.org
URL:www.nctcsf.org
09/01/2007 Through 09/02/2007
Millbrae
Ticket Info
Free Admission
37th Annual Millbrae Art and Wine Festival
Free
The "Big Easy" comes to Millbrae for this huge Labor Day weekend event with more than 100,000 visitors gathering for a festive Mardi Gras-style celebration featuring rhythm and blues, rock 'n roll, jazz and soul music, 250 artists and craftmakers showing their latest handcrafted wares, tasty food, premium wines, microbrews and margaritas, the Cantina Lounge with giant screen LED TV, street performers, juggling, magic, comedy, amazing pet tricks, an exotic reptile show and endless amusements for kids.
Location: Broadway Avenue between Victoria and Meadow Glen, Millbrae
Time: Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
(650) 726-3491
Email: tim@miramarevents.com
URL:www.miramarevents.com
09/01/2007 Through 09/02/2007
Millbrae
Ticket Info
Free Admission
37th Annual Millbrae Art and Wine Festival
Special Events & Festivals
The "Big Easy" comes to Millbrae for this huge Labor Day weekend event with more than 100,000 visitors gathering for a festive Mardi Gras-style celebration featuring rhythm and blues, rock 'n roll, jazz and soul music, 250 artists and craftmakers showing their latest handcrafted wares, tasty food, premium wines, microbrews and margaritas, the Cantina Lounge with giant screen LED TV, street performers, juggling, magic, comedy, amazing pet tricks, an exotic reptile show and endless amusements for kids.
Location: Broadway Avenue between Victoria and Meadow Glen, Millbrae
Time: Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
(650) 726-3491
Email: tim@miramarevents.com
URL:www.miramarevents.com
09/07/2007 Through 09/09/2007
Venue
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco
South Beach
Ticket Info
$20-$110
San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Sports
Come see the excitement of professional baseball as the San Francisco Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Time: Friday-Saturday 7:15pm, Sunday 1:05pm
(415) 972-2000
URL:www.sfgiants.com
09/08/2007 Through 09/09/2007
Mountain View
Ticket Info
Free Admission
36th Annual Mountain View Art and Wine Festival
Free
Renown as one of America's finest art festivals, more than 200,000 arts lovers gather in Silicon Valley's epicenter for this vibrant celebration featuring 650 artists and craftmakers showing extraordinary handcrafted wares, live rhythm and blues, swing, rock 'n roll, jazz, soul, world-beat, Celtic folk, funk, and party music, flavorful world cuisine, premium wines, microbrews and margaritas, street performers, and Kids' Park with magicians, jugglers, comedy, music, amusements and hands-on art.
Location: Castro Street between El Camino Real and Evelyn Ave, Mountain View
Time: Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-6:00pm
(650) 726-3491
Email: tim@miramarevents.com
URL:www.miramarevents.com
09/08/2007 Through 09/09/2007
Mountain View
Ticket Info
Free Admission
36th Annual Mountain View Art and Wine Festival
Special Events & Festivals
Renown as one of America's finest art festivals, more than 200,000 arts lovers gather in Silicon Valley's epicenter for this vibrant celebration featuring 650 artists and craftmakers showing extraordinary handcrafted wares, live rhythm and blues, swing, rock 'n roll, jazz, soul, world-beat, Celtic folk, funk, and party music, flavorful world cuisine, premium wines, microbrews and margaritas, street performers, and Kids' Park with magicians, jugglers, comedy, music, amusements and hands-on art.
Location: Castro Street between El Camino Real and Evelyn Ave, Mountain View
Time: Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-6:00pm
(650) 726-3491
Email: tim@miramarevents.com
URL:www.miramarevents.com
09/10/2007 Through 09/12/2007
Venue
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco
South Beach
Ticket Info
$10-$90
San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Sports
Come see the excitement of professional baseball as the San Francisco Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Time: Monday-Wednesday 7:15pm
(415) 972-2000
URL:www.sfgiants.com
09/14/2007 Through 09/16/2007
Venue
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco
South Beach
Ticket Info
To Be Announced
AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Closing Event
Sports
The top professional beach volleyball athletes will be competing for the title of AVP “Best of the Beach” in the final event of the 2007 AVP Crocs Tour. The double-elimination invitational is an opportunity for eight of the top men’s and women’s teams to compete. The AVP San Francisco Open will kick off on Friday, September 14, and continue through the weekend with the men’s and women’s finals on Sunday, September 16. The tournament will be televised on FOX Sports Net. Local favorites expected to compete include Stanford graduates Walsh, Fuerbringer and Lambert.
Time: To Be Announced
09/15/2007 Through 09/15/2007
Venue
PIER 39
Beach Street and The Embarcadero
San Francisco
Fishermans Wharf
Ticket Info
Free Admission
Viva Las Americas
Free
Pier 39 celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Viva Las Americas. This festive event showcases music and dance performances commemorating the artistry of Mexico, Central and South America. Mariachis strumming their guitars serenade visitors as they stroll throughout Pier 39. Fun for children includes traditional Latin American craft-making and face painting.
Time: Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm
(415) 705-5500
Email: info@pier39.com
URL:www.pier39.com
09/15/2007 Through 09/15/2007
Venue
PIER 39
Beach Street and The Embarcadero
San Francisco
Fishermans Wharf
Ticket Info
Free Admission
Viva Las Americas
Special Events & Festivals
Pier 39 celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Viva Las Americas. This festive event showcases music and dance performances commemorating the artistry of Mexico, Central and South America. Mariachis strumming their guitars serenade visitors as they stroll throughout Pier 39. Fun for children includes traditional Latin American craft-making and face painting.
Time: Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm
(415) 705-5500
Email: info@pier39.com
URL:www.pier39.com
09/18/2007 Through 09/21/2007
Venue
Macy's San Francisco
170 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco
Union Square
Ticket Info
To Be Announced
Macy's Passport 2007
Special Events & Festivals
Passport began as an awareness-raising fashion show in an employee cafeteria in 1982 and has since blossomed into one of the largest and longest-running HIV/AIDS events of its kind. Since becoming a fundraiser in 1988, Passport has raised more than $24 million for HIV/AIDS services, prevention and research. Year after year, Passport has used its voice in the fight against HIV/AIDS to raise funds and awareness through the generosity of corporate partners, sponsors and guests. As the event celebrates its 25th anniversary, Passport raises its voice again to say — with fashion, with compassion, with hope — we will stand strong until there’s a cure.
Passport Schedule:
Teen Night - Tuesday, September 18, 2007
American Express Opening Night - Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Gala Night - Thursday, September 20, 2007
Passport In-store - Friday, September 21-Saturday, September 22, 2007
Time: To Be Announced
URL:www.macys.com
09/20/2007 Through 09/23/2007
Venue
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco
South Beach
Ticket Info
$10-$98
San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds
Sports
Come see the excitement of professional baseball as the San Francisco Giants host the Cincinnati Reds.
Time: Thursday-Saturday 7:15pm, Sunday 1:05pm
(415) 972-2000
URL:www.sfgiants.com
09/21/2007 Through 09/29/2007
Venue
Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue
San Francisco
Lincoln Park
Ticket Info
$32/General, $18/Students, Free/Children Under 12
Tales of Hoffman
Music
Tales of Hoffman sung in French with English supertitles.
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