3+ hour, 39+ 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…...

1+ hour, 26+ 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…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (91+ words) Backing Anderson is Sexmob, an instrumental ensemble. The group is led by slide trumpeter Steven Bernstein alongside saxophonist Briggan Krauss, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen, according to footage tied to the Big Ears Festival. For the Curran performance,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (40+ words) Wicked’ & ‘Wicked: For Good’ Live-To-Film Concerts To Kick Off 2027 Tour In San Francisco & New York Hiru News Wicked’ & ‘Wicked: For Good’ Live-To-Film Concerts To Kick Off 2027 Tour In San Francisco & New York Thursday, 10 September 2026 - 12:20...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (315+ words) The San Francisco Opera brings its world-class 2026–27 season preview outdoors this weekend, completely free of charge. San Francisco Opera’s free Opera in the Park celebration is back this Sunday, September 13, 2026, marking the event’s 51st anniversary with an impressive afternoon of live…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (301+ words) A new touring concert experience built around the hit film Wicked is choosing San Francisco for a preview stop, with a single-day engagement set for the Orpheum Theatre on January 16, 2027. The event, billed as Wicked: Part One in Concert, pairs…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (379+ words) Thirty short plays. Sixty minutes. A neurodivergent edition of the San Francisco Neo-Futurists' long-running showcase, The NeoDivergent Wrench is a one-weekend-only special edition coming Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19, with a 9 p.m. curtain both nights. The San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (275+ words) A lineup of Native American comedians who have written for Fox, CBS, and Showtime is heading to the Oakland Museum of California this Saturday for the fourth annual Good Medicine, a night of stand-up set outdoors in the museum's garden....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (333+ words) Castro queer mall and screen print shop Fave (329 Noe Street) has announced it will shutter after less than three years in the neighborhood. Owner Danae Lintz shared news of the closure in a note posted in the store's window. Fave's…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (251+ words) Twilight in Concert is scheduled for a March 24, 2027, performance at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa at 7:30 p.m. The live-to-film show pairs a full screening of the 2008 film Twilight with a 12-piece ensemble of rock and orchestral musicians playing the…...