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September 1 – Japan Film Festival of San Francisco Presents The SF Premiere of Flower And Sword – New People Cinema –It’s 16th Century Japan’s ‘Age of Civil War,’ and one man works with flowers to bring peace to the land. VISIT THE SITE
September 2 – Aloha Poly Fest – Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park - Relax and enjoy yourself indoors while watching performances from some of the best in and around the Northern Bay Area of California and farther or step outdoors to explore many wonders offered in Golden Gate Park such as Japanese Tea Garden. VISIT THE SITE
September 3 – The 16th Annual San Francisco Zine Fest – San Francisco County Fair Building - Our annual weekend-long festival and its accompanying panels and workshops celebrates and supports independent writers, artists and creators, allowing them to share their work with an ever-growing audience in exhibitions and public events. VISIT THE SITE
September 4 – San Francisco’s 35th Annual Shakespeare Festival Presents Hamlet – Main Post Parade Ground Lawn, Presidio - Shakespeare's famous tragedy, about the questionable succession of King Claudius to the throne of Denmark over his nephew Prince Hamlet, speaks strongly about disenfranchisement, frustration, and the need for action during troubled times. VISIT THE SITE
September 5 – Parallel Visions: Poets, Artists & The Book – Legion of Honor – This exhibition highlights many collaborations between artists and poets, including Max Jacob's Saint Matorel, illustrated by Pablo Picasso (1911); Giorgio de Chico’s profusely illustrated edition of Guillaume Apollinaire’s Calligrammes (1930); and Paul Éluard and Joan Miró’s À toute épreuve (1958). VISIT THE SITE
September 6 – RAW Presents A New Work by Under The Table –SAFEHouse Arts – In Under the Table's latest physical comedy, “The Heist”, three idiotic and trouble-prone thieves team up to steal a ridiculous painting. VISIT THE SITE
September 7 – La Cage Aux Folles – SF Playhouse - Winner of 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical, La Cage aux Folles glimmers with French flair and celebrates love, romance, and being true to who you really are. VISIT THE SITE
September 8 – Dee Dee Bridgewater- Music of Horace Silver – SFJAZZ, Miner Auditorium – Singer Dee Dee Bridgewater pays tribute to Silver with these personal takes on his classics – material she memorialized on her 2005 GRAMMY-nominated release Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver. VISIT THE SITE
September 9 – J-Pop Summit – Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture - J-Pop Summit, a Japanese cultural festival held every summer since 2009 in San Francisco, introduces the latest in Japanese music, fashion, film, art, games, tech-innovations, anime, food, as well as niche subcultures! VISIT THE SITE
September 10 – Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival – Ghirardelli Square - Be engaged in all things chocolate and learn the inside scoop on many delectable delights. VISIT THE SITE
September 11 – In Conversation With Dr. Robert Thurman: Reflections On Peace And His Holiness The Dalai Lama – Commonwealth Club of Ca - In his book, Dr. Thurman gives the detailed life story of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, from his early childhood and escape into exile, to conflicts with the Chinese Communist Party, and finally, his role as a truly global inspirational figure with special insight on Tibetan culture and identity. VISIT THE SITE
September 12 – Durst Case Scenario – San Francisco Main Stage - Will Durst is proud to present his new solo outing, “Durst Case Scenario,” a comedic exploration of how America is changing during the Time of Trump. DCS is a rollicking feast of outraged and outrageous satire as up-to-date as the latest 4am Oval Office tweet. VISIT THE SITE
September 13 – The Propeller Group: The Living Need Light, The Dead Need Music – deYoung Museum - The Living Need Light, the Dead Need Music, a new acquisition for the Museums in the context of its contemporary art initiative, is a cross-cultural ode to death that grafts the funerary ceremonies of southern Vietnam to those of the southern United States. VISIT THE SITE
September 14 – SF Symphony Opening Night Gala – San Francisco City Hall - Sensational guest artists, glamorous fashion, and unparalleled music are just part of what makes the Opening Night Gala an unforgettable experience. This year, Michael Tilson Thomas and superstar Yo-Yo Ma combine artistic forces, performing two beloved works for cello and orchestra. VISIT THE SITE
September 15 – Cine+Mas Presents The San Francisco Film Festival Opening Night Film- Ruta Madre – Alamo DraftHouse - Ruta Madre opens this year’s San Francisco Latino Film Festival. Laughs, romance, and depth. VISIT THE SITE
September 16 – Party For The Parks – Stern Grove – Party for the Parks is a unique, lively evening filled with signature cocktails, spectacular dinner stations by McCall's Catering, and dancing late into the night with DJ Aaron Axelson benefiting the work of the San Francisco Parks Alliance and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department to renovate playgrounds across the city. VISIT THE SITE
September 17 – SF Center For The Book Presents The 14th Annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival – Rhode Island Street, Bet. 16th & 17th Streets - The San Francisco Center for the Book’s 14th Annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival is a day-long public printmaking and book arts extravaganza that includes free hands-on printmaking and book arts activities, demonstrations, 50 arts and crafts vendors, art gallery and studio tours, and more. VISIT THE SITE
September 18 – Short History of Narrative Cinema – San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium - Dominic Angerame will show and discuss comedies from the silent era featuring Charlie Chaplin and his contemporaries. VISIT THE SITE
September 19 – Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries Presents So You Made It. What Do You Know? Congratulations & Welcome! – Asian Art Museum – By exploiting the capabilities of time-based media, YHCHI’s work can be seen as an extension of concrete poetry, which relies on visual patterns and typography to convey meaning. VISIT THE SITE
September 20 – SF Fringe Festival Presents $wampland – EXIT Theatre - In $wampland, seven award-winning Bay Area playwrights (Patrick M Brennan, Bill Hyatt, Susan Jackson, Charley Lerrigo, Lorraine Midanik, Madeline Puccioni and L. Zephyr) present their visions of what “making America great” really means. VISIT THE SITE
September 21 – Noguchi’s Playscapes – SFMOMA - Artist Isamu Noguchi (Los Angeles, 1904–New York, 1988) explored the sculptural medium throughout his career, often extending beyond the gallery into the commercial and public realm through design. VISIT THE SITE
September 22 – San Francisco’s Only Greek Food Festival – Annunciation Cathedral – One of the oldest, most prestigious Greek Food Festivals, attracts visitors from around the world. VISIT THE SITE
September 23 – 23rd Annual Sunset Community Festival – West Sunset Playground - You can expect the Sunset Community Festival to have live entertainment including local music, dance performances. VISIT THE SITE
September 24 – Oktoberfest By The Bay – Pier 48 - Celebrates Munich's famed festival in true tradition and spirit with nonstop music, singing, dancing and the very best in German food and drink. VISIT THE SITE
September 25 – Eyvind Earle Shorts – Walt Disney Family Museum – In conjunction with our special exhibition Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle, enjoy a compilation of television and Disney film projects. VISIT THE SITE
September 26 –Tom Jones – Masonic Theatre – Tom Jones irresistible show traverses musical eras and genres, cuts across class divides and appeals to young and old, male and female, mainstream and cutting edge. VISIT THE SITE
September 27 – Elektra – War Memorial Opera House – In the wake of the Trojan War, Elektra’s world has come unmoored. When her desire for justice becomes a blood lust, she pushes her fractured family to the brink of destruction. VISIT THE SITE
September 28 – Jewish Folktales Retold: Artist As Maggid – Contemporary Jewish Museum – This exhibition presents newly commissioned works by sixteen contemporary artists in response to a selection of tales from Jewish folklore. Acting as modern maggids—storytellers, transmitters of knowledge, secrets revealers—they explore the many facets of these stories’ characters, themes, and metaphors. VISIT THE SITE
September 29 – SFFILM Presents The 7th Annual Hong Kong Cinema – New People Cinema – The seventh annual Hong Kong Cinema program celebrates the remarkable thematic diversity of this important filmmaking center. VISIT THE SITE
September 30 – 2017 AT&T San Francisco Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival – Grant Avenue – Two days of non-stop entertainment, food, dragon parades, cultural events, activities and more! VISIT THE SITE