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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.⁠

02.12.2025 20:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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
🎟️ Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/new-acts-f...

02.12.2025 20:17 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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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/

14.11.2025 17:26 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Infinite jester The San Francisco Opera’s season-opening Rigoletto represented the company’s most potent offering in years

New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with some intemperate thoughts about the San Francisco Opera's phenomenal season-opening Rigoletto.

pacificaisle.substack.com/p/infinite-j...

11.09.2025 14:49 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Phew! Thank goodness BART was up and running for this critical mission. In the Mission.

10.09.2025 22:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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!

08.09.2025 18:12 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Roll over Beethoven: Why more pop acts are performing at S.F.’s Davies Symphony Hall Davies Symphony Hall — the home of the San Francisco Symphony — is seeing a wave of pop acts including Boyz II Men and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs bringing in nonclassical patrons.

www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

02.09.2025 15:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

02.09.2025 15:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Roll over Beethoven: Why more pop acts are performing at S.F.’s Davies Symphony Hall Davies Symphony Hall — the home of the San Francisco Symphony — is seeing a wave of pop acts including Boyz II Men and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs bringing in nonclassical patrons.

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.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

27.08.2025 19:26 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Looking for a pre-show dinner? This S.F. newcomer serves standout seafood At SFJAZZ’s B-Side, Pacifico spotlights coastal Latin flavors with vibrant ceviches, a rich seafood cazuela and pre-theater-friendly service.

At SFJAZZ’s B-Side, Pacifico spotlights coastal Latin flavors with vibrant ceviches, a rich seafood cazuela and pre-theater-friendly service.

26.08.2025 14:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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SF War Memorial & Performing Arts Center Introduces State-of-the-Art Entry Technology Across its Multi-Venue Campus San Francisco’s landmark performing arts venues join such institutions as Lincoln Center, Chicago’s Lyric Opera and Hollywood Bowl to upgrade security operations while preserving a world-class audienc...

With a new performance season around the corner, we're rolling out significant security upgrades throughout our creative campus. Read on ⤵️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/sf-war...

04.08.2025 18:03 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Doing us proud San Francisco Opera's inaugural Pride Concert was a joyous celebration

New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with a review of SF Opera's first Pride Concert (may there be many more).

pacificaisle.substack.com/p/doing-us-p...

03.07.2025 02:42 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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A Show of Queer Desire Pairs Abandon and Restraint | KQED At the SFAC gallery, the artists of ‘Service Tension’ use their materials in precise and titillating ways.

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:

www.kqed.org/arts/1397821...

02.07.2025 20:26 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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San Francisco Symphony presents ‘Blackstar Symphony,’ Bowie’s final masterpiece reimagined David Bowie’s final album “Blackstar” returns as a powerful orchestral tribute at the San Francisco Symphony, led by the late artist’s original collaborators.

San Francisco Symphony presents ‘Blackstar Symphony,’ Bowie’s final masterpiece reimagined www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

24.06.2025 15:36 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Happening Now! San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center staff meeting in the beautiful Green Room. ❤️

16.06.2025 22:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

www.sfopera.com/blog/2025/06...

14.06.2025 19:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Laney ECT Students Go Behind the Scenes at Davies Symphony Hall Laney College ECT students tour Davies Symphony Hall, gaining hands-on HVAC experience and connecting classroom learning with real-world applications.

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...

10.06.2025 16:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Exciting! Can't wait to hear where their next Storyfest will be ... 😉

05.06.2025 14:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Your Guide to Juneteenth 2025 in the Bay Area | KQED An official parade down SF’s Market Street, a jazzy Healdsburg day and more Juneteenth events for the whole family.

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:

www.kqed.org/arts/1397697...

04.06.2025 19:04 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A San Francisco Plaza Was Down and Out. Then Skaters Moved In.

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...

02.06.2025 18:21 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What’s on Your Summer Fun List? | KQED Listen in and share your plans— what’s on your summer bucket list?

🎙️ 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:

23.05.2025 16:03 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

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??

23.05.2025 16:30 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Your ultimate summer arts guide to the Bay Area Make the most of your summer with artsy adventures for every vibe — from family-friendly outings and experimental shows and more across the Bay Area.

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...

22.05.2025 16:14 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogan shot a sex comedy on BART — and we rode with them A star-studded film directed by Wilde took over multiple SF locations Tuesday, including the Glen Park BART station and an Outer Sunset middle school.

Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogan shot a sex comedy on BART — and we rode with them

21.05.2025 00:50 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0
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Film & Photography - San Francisco War Memorial Film & Photography The distinctive War Memorial venues and grounds are ideal for film and photography. The distinctive War Memorial venues and grounds are ideal for film and photography, having served...

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...

21.05.2025 15:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Musical notes from abroad I didn’t go to Europe to hear opera, but I wasn’t about to miss the opportunity while I was there

New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with operatic reports from Amsterdam and Copenhagen.

pacificaisle.substack.com/p/musical-no...

15.05.2025 00:31 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Time to ride! Any Bay Area Transit will do. Just get on board!

06.05.2025 17:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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!

28.04.2025 22:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“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/

28.04.2025 22:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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The Frick Needs a New Piano. Which Would You Choose? The pianist Jeremy Denk tests three Steinways that the Frick Collection is considering for its auditorium. Watch, listen and guess which the museum picked.

Oh, the choices some performances halls have to make! Which would YOU choose? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/a...

22.04.2025 16:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0