Our Managing Dir. Kate Sofis will be joined by leaders of
Another Planet Entertainment + BroadwaySF for a discussion on how we’re forging new partnerships, redefining experiences and even pursuing placemaking strategies to ensure the city’s performing arts scene not only survives but thrives.
We hope you'll join us for a special evening at Manny's. A conversation about Partnerships, Placemaking & Possibility for San Francisco's performing arts institutions.
📍 Manny's | 3092 16th Street
📅 December 11, 2025 @ 6pm
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Holiday Gaiety returns to SF! 🎄✨ Tickets are now on sale for our symphonic holiday spectacular starring Adore Delano, Sasha Allen, Sapphira Cristal, Evan Mills, Sister Roma, Nika Printz, SF Gay Men’s Chorus, & more. Snag your seats for the queerest holiday celebration at peacheschrist.com/gaiety/
New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with some intemperate thoughts about the San Francisco Opera's phenomenal season-opening Rigoletto.
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Phew! Thank goodness BART was up and running for this critical mission. In the Mission.
Yes, indeed, the whole performing arts district in Civic Center is crackling with energy these days! And we love being neighbors with the @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social!
Look, it’s us on the Cover of @SFChronicle’s Datebook! Our leadership is reimagining the Performing Arts Center venues as collaborative, future-focused spaces. View the replies for link to the online version.
When the Performing Arts Center team and our resident companies come together to serve audiences in new ways, this is what's possible... Thanks to all our partners for helping make our creative campus an epicenter for great performances.
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At SFJAZZ’s B-Side, Pacifico spotlights coastal Latin flavors with vibrant ceviches, a rich seafood cazuela and pre-theater-friendly service.
With a new performance season around the corner, we're rolling out significant security upgrades throughout our creative campus. Read on ⤵️
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New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with a review of SF Opera's first Pride Concert (may there be many more).
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A show with intriguing smells, material precision and wobbly comedy. On the Elena Gross and Leila Weefur-curated 'Service Tension' at the SFAC main gallery:
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San Francisco Symphony presents ‘Blackstar Symphony,’ Bowie’s final masterpiece reimagined www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Happening Now! San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center staff meeting in the beautiful Green Room. ❤️
Good men are rarely revolutionaries. They don’t scream their ideologies across crowded rooms or demand applause for a good deed. Instead, they shape the world quietly through patience, poise, and persistence. Thomas Eugene Horn is such a man.
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A behind-the-scenes tour of Davies Symphony Hall as it's never been done before!
Our engineering team was delighted to host the smart students of Laney College's Environmental Control Technology program! laney.edu/news/laney-e...
Exciting! Can't wait to hear where their next Storyfest will be ... 😉
Whether you're looking for quiet contemplation or a KMEL-soundtracked block party, the Bay Area has so many ways to celebrate Juneteenth this month:
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Rad! 🤘
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
🎙️ ON AIR:
We're speaking with @gmeline.bsky.social, @sahotchkiss.bsky.social and
@theluketsai.bsky.social from @kqedarts.bsky.social about their recommendations from KQED's Summer Events Guide for 2025.
❓What's on your summer bucket list?
📻 Listen:
Fun listening in. And glad to hear @gmeline.bsky.social can check out La Boheme before he travels to Paris. And, wow, @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social was an opera chorister??
Want to see something "Hella Bay Area" or "Once in a Lifetime"? Something "Family-Friendly" or "Experimental"? Behold our summer arts preview!
What's on *your* must-see art list this season? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogan shot a sex comedy on BART — and we rode with them
And, hey creatives! If you're interested in filming in an iconic SF location, check out all the cool spaces available at the SF Performing Arts Center campus: sfwarmemorial.org/film-photogr...
New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with operatic reports from Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
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Time to ride! Any Bay Area Transit will do. Just get on board!
What’s YOUR favorite memory at the War Memorial? A performance at the Herbst, the Green Room, the Opera House, Davies Symphony Hall? Drop a comment below!
“Breathtaking acoustics!”
“A historic gem in the heart of SF.”
“Every performance here feels like magic.”
People are singing the praises of our creative campus venues — we’re here for it! Explore What's On at our event calendar. Or peruse the many venues to rent. sfwarmemorial.org/
Oh, the choices some performances halls have to make! Which would YOU choose? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/a...
