10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (187+ words) San Francisco Opera season-opening performance was canceled after orchestra musicians announced they were going on strike on Saturday. The orchestra musicians said their contract expired on July 31 after months of negotiations. “A strike is not something we take lightly, and…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (121+ words) SAN FRANCISCO - The orchestra for the San Francisco Opera announced a strike on Saturday evening, prompting the organization to cancel its opening night performance. The musicians announced the walkout just hours before curtains were set to open for the opera’s…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (490+ words) Opening night of the San Francisco International Piano Festival did what a well-programmed and well-performed concert should: it refreshed and enlarged a listener's sense of the familiar while making a persuasive case for a composer new to many ears. While…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (117+ words) The WhatsOnStage Award-winning comedy begins performances at London's Adelphi Theatre on August 1 for an eight-week limited engagement. In addition, Club Fugazi will present two special New Year's Eve performances of Dear San Francisco on Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Guests at…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (294+ words) Follow the key races and measures across the nine Bay Area counties. The San Francisco Symphony’s 115th season kicks off on Sept. 8, 2026, and today the orchestra announced a slate of multifaceted programming that includes several premieres and fresh collaborations. Nov. 19–21, 2026, Alonzo…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (192+ words) Originally set to conclude performances April 25, 2026, Hoyle’s work will now play for four additional select performances May 8 – June 6, 2026. Dan Hoyle’s journalistic-theater solo show Takes All Kinds has been extended at The Marsh San Francisco. Directed by Aldo Billingslea and developed…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (546+ words) A cool coincidence has San Franciscans - and those who love the city - observing an informal local holiday known as 415 Day. On April 15, 1850, San Francisco was officially incorporated as a U.S. city. The date also mirrors the city's original 415 area code, creating…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (608+ words) The 66th annual Westpex stamp show will take place April 24-26 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, Calif., near San Francisco. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. There is a $5 admission fee,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (125+ words) The Police's music gets a symphonic twist in San Francisco as Stewart Copeland performs with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Stewart Copeland and Police Deranged with the SFCM Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 10-11. $74.50-$224.50. SFJazz's Robert N. Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin St., S.F. www.sfcm....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1664+ words) Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn joins conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and the San Francisco Symphony to celebrate the start of the 2026–27 season with the Opening Gala on Thursday, September 24. Hahn performs Felix Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto, and the rest of…...