May 25 – May 26, 2010 (Tuesday and Wednesday) Street Closures: President Obama Visiting S.F. On Tuesday May 25th and Wednesday May 26th President Obama will be visiting San Francisco. The following streets will be affected due to high security precautions. 1) Fourth St. between Market and Mission beginning on Tuesday afternoon Approx. 2:00 PM [...]
(more...)Sixteen farmers markets are going on around the city, and most are running now!
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Popular music: A look at San Francisco Jazz’s spring season
By Jim Harrington
jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com
Posted: 02/18/2010 12:00:00 AM PST
The 2010 San Francisco Jazz spring season kicks off in a big way this weekend.
The festivities begin Friday with two shows, at 8 and 10:30 p.m., by Cuban pianist Issac Delgado at San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365 Club. At 8 p.m. Saturday, retro German crooner Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester visit the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. The weekend offerings conclude with world-music/psychedelic-rock ensemble Tinariwen at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco.
The Largest Free Jazz Festival on the West Coast
Every summer, the Fillmore Jazz Festival welcomes more than 90,000 enthusiastic guests, who gather to celebrate a prosperous tradition of jazz, culture and cuisine against the picturesque backdrop of Fillmore Street.
July 4th and 5th
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fillmore Street, between Jackson and Eddy in San Francisco.
Saturday, June 13 and and Sunday, June 14, 2009
10 am – 6 pm. Free.
The country’s original outdoor arts & crafts festival celebrates its 55th anniversary with Juried Arts & Crafts Exhibitions and Sales, Celebrity Pizza Toss, Live Entertainment Stages with Alternative, Rhythm & Blues, Latin Rock, Pop Rock, Reggae, Salsa and Swing, Cooking Stage, Celebrity Chefs, Assisi Animal Blessings (2:00 pm, both days, Vallejo/ Columbus), Arte di Gesso (Italian street chalk art 600 block of Vallejo).
Location: Washington Square Park, 1200-1500 blocks of Grant Avenue and adjacent streets in North Beach. Click here for directions.
VALIDATED PARKING AVAILABLE.
Information: 415/989-2220.
Sponsor: North Beach Chamber of Commerce, 556 Columbus Avenue,
San Francisco, CA 94133 Phone: 415-989-2220; Fax: 415-989-6427
Validated Parking $3.00; 9 am – 10 pm: Golden Gateway Garage, 250 Clay, between Battery & Drumm. A “Park & Ride Shuttle” bus departs every few minutes. Ask for the Broadway/Columbus stop. The festival is one block north. Return stop at Grant & Broadway. Look for the red and white “Park & Ride” sign. The ONLY validation stamp is located at Calzone’s Restaurant, 430 Columbus. No purchase necessary.
San Francisco’s Union Street
Eco-Urban Festival
Saturday, June 6, & Sunday, June 7, 2009
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Union Street ~ Gough to Steiner
San Francisco, CA
In its 33rd year, The Union Street Festival is one of San Francisco’s largest free annual events. In 2008 we added an eco-zone to the event where we reserved two blocks of the six block Festival for green exhibitors, businesses and educational displays.
This year the east entrance of the Festival, (beginning at Gough) will again feature arts and crafts created with recycled and sustainable materials and eco-friendly exhibits. Additionally, the Festival showcases 150 arts & crafts booths, 25 gourmet food booths, two stages of live entertainment and bistro style cafes.
San Francisco is a forward thinking city and the Union Street Festival with its eco-urban theme helps promote the value of Green thinking in all aspects of our day to day lives.
The Festival is held on San Francisco’s fashionable Union Street where historic Victorians have been transformed into popular boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. Over 100 staff members are on-site to assist exhibitors and the public. Parking is available three blocks from the event site.
Ph: 800-310-6563 ~ Fax: 415-456-6436
Union Street ~ Always a Celebration
www.UnionStreetSF.com
California’s Largest Annual Multi-Cultural Celebration
May 23rd & 24th
10am – 6pm
One of the city’s most spectacular traditions, Carnaval San Francisco showcases the very best of Latin American and Caribbean cultures and traditions with a diverse array of food, music, dance and artistry, including works created by the talented community of Mission District residents and Bay Area artists.
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The next San Francisco International Film Festival takes place April 23–May 7, 2009< ?xml:namespace prefix ="" o />
Visit Festival site http://www.sffs.org/sf-intl-film-festival.aspx
Founded in 1957, the San Francisco International Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the Americas. Held each spring for two weeks, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in the country¹s most beautiful city, featuring some 150 films and live events with more than 100 filmmakers in attendance and nearly two dozen awards presented for cinematic excellence. The Festival attracts an annual audience of more than 80,000.
