Everyone knows that San Francisco is a mecca for people of different cultures and interests. It's music in the Civic Center, museums in SoMa (south of Market Street), and theater in Union Square! The culture of acid rock began in San Francisco in the 1960s with Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead. And it's still going strong all over the country. Meanwhile, other cultures have proliferated throughout the San Francisco music, dance, art, film, theater and intellectual worlds.
If you ever find yourself with nothing to do in Marin County, in places like as Sausalito, where the Bay Area Discovery Museum is located, you can always go to the City to see your choice of an amazing array of cultural activities.
Music
Musical events include the San Francisco Opera at www.sfopera.com, Tel: (415) 864-3330 and the San Francisco Symphony at www.sfsymphony.org, Tel: (415) 864-6000.
Theater
Theater offerings are at the Geary Theater at www.act-sf.org, Tel: (415) 749- 2228; The Curran Theater at www.shnsf.com, Tel: (415) 551-2000; Teatro Zinzanni at www.teatrozinzanni.org, Tel: (415) 438-2668 and 42nd Street Moon at www.42ndstmoon.org, Tel: (415) 255-8207.
For either mainstream or alternative, visit Tix Bay Area, on Powell Street in Union Sq., Tel: (415) 430-1140; or theaterbayarea.org for full and half price tickets for a variety of performances. Another resource for information is the SF Bay Guardian at sfbg.com or the SF Weekly at sfweekly.com and the bi-weekly Bay Area Reporter at ebar.com. All of these newspapers provide listings about each of San Francisco's cultural activities.
Film
The San Francisco International Film Festival, held April and May, is at www.sffs.org, Tel: (415) 561-5000. The Clay Theater at www.landmarktheaters.com, Tel: (415) 267-4893 and the Castro Theater at www.thecastrotheater.com, Tel: (415) 621-6120 are venues for the festival. The Castro shows independent art and foreign film and has a Wurlitzer organ! The San Francisco Asian American Film Festival is at www.asianamericanmedia.org, Tel: (415) 863-0814.
Dance
There is a wonderful ballet company, the San Francisco Ballet at www.sfballet.org, Tel: (415) 865-2000 and the Ethnic Dance Festival, which takes place in June, www.worldartswest.org, Tel: (415) 392-4400.
Museums
Museums abound in San Francisco. Some of the major ones are: California Academy of Sciences at www.calacademy.org, (415) 379-8000; San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design at www.sfmcd.org, Tel: (415) 773-0303; the Maritime Museum, Tel: (415) 556-1613; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, at www.sfmoma.org, (415) 357-4000; The DeYoung (Art) Museum at famsf.org, Tel: (415) 750-3600; The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at www.ybca.org, Tel: (415) 978-2787; The Contemporary Jewish Museum at www.thecjm.org, Tel: (415) 655-7800; and the Asian Art Museum at www.asianart.org, Tel: (415) 581-3500.
For kids, there's Zeum, San Francisco's hands-on, multimedia arts and technology museum for kids. info@zeum.org. Tel: (415) 820-3320. The fascinating Alcatraz Island Night Tour is at www.alcatrazcruises.com, Tel: (415) 981-7625.
Speakers
Places to hear fascinating speakers include City Arts and Lectures at www.cityarts.net, Tel: (415) 563-2463 and the Commonwealth Club of California, www.commonwealthclub.org, Tel: (415) 597-6700.
If you ever find yourself with nothing to do in Marin County, in places like as Sausalito, where the Bay Area Discovery Museum is located, you can always go to the City to see your choice of an amazing array of cultural activities.
Music
Musical events include the San Francisco Opera at www.sfopera.com, Tel: (415) 864-3330 and the San Francisco Symphony at www.sfsymphony.org, Tel: (415) 864-6000.
Theater
Theater offerings are at the Geary Theater at www.act-sf.org, Tel: (415) 749- 2228; The Curran Theater at www.shnsf.com, Tel: (415) 551-2000; Teatro Zinzanni at www.teatrozinzanni.org, Tel: (415) 438-2668 and 42nd Street Moon at www.42ndstmoon.org, Tel: (415) 255-8207.
For either mainstream or alternative, visit Tix Bay Area, on Powell Street in Union Sq., Tel: (415) 430-1140; or theaterbayarea.org for full and half price tickets for a variety of performances. Another resource for information is the SF Bay Guardian at sfbg.com or the SF Weekly at sfweekly.com and the bi-weekly Bay Area Reporter at ebar.com. All of these newspapers provide listings about each of San Francisco's cultural activities.
Film
The San Francisco International Film Festival, held April and May, is at www.sffs.org, Tel: (415) 561-5000. The Clay Theater at www.landmarktheaters.com, Tel: (415) 267-4893 and the Castro Theater at www.thecastrotheater.com, Tel: (415) 621-6120 are venues for the festival. The Castro shows independent art and foreign film and has a Wurlitzer organ! The San Francisco Asian American Film Festival is at www.asianamericanmedia.org, Tel: (415) 863-0814.
Dance
There is a wonderful ballet company, the San Francisco Ballet at www.sfballet.org, Tel: (415) 865-2000 and the Ethnic Dance Festival, which takes place in June, www.worldartswest.org, Tel: (415) 392-4400.
Museums
Museums abound in San Francisco. Some of the major ones are: California Academy of Sciences at www.calacademy.org, (415) 379-8000; San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design at www.sfmcd.org, Tel: (415) 773-0303; the Maritime Museum, Tel: (415) 556-1613; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, at www.sfmoma.org, (415) 357-4000; The DeYoung (Art) Museum at famsf.org, Tel: (415) 750-3600; The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at www.ybca.org, Tel: (415) 978-2787; The Contemporary Jewish Museum at www.thecjm.org, Tel: (415) 655-7800; and the Asian Art Museum at www.asianart.org, Tel: (415) 581-3500.
For kids, there's Zeum, San Francisco's hands-on, multimedia arts and technology museum for kids. info@zeum.org. Tel: (415) 820-3320. The fascinating Alcatraz Island Night Tour is at www.alcatrazcruises.com, Tel: (415) 981-7625.
Speakers
Places to hear fascinating speakers include City Arts and Lectures at www.cityarts.net, Tel: (415) 563-2463 and the Commonwealth Club of California, www.commonwealthclub.org, Tel: (415) 597-6700.
About the Author:
David DuPont is a principal with The DuPont Group, a residential real estate firm in Marin County, California specializing in Marin real estate and Sausalito, California real estate. David is a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and has consulted more than 50 individuals and families in buying and selling real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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