January 1 – New Year’s Day 2019 Champagne Brunch Cruise – Pier 3 - Hornblower's popular New Year’s Day Brunch Cruise is a great way to kick off the New Year in true San Francisco style. VISIT THE SITE

January 2 – Shen Yun – War Memorial Opera House - Filled with an enchanting orchestral sound, this is a mesmerizing experience you won’t find anywhere else. VISIT THE SITE

January 3 – Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema – Contemporary Jewish Museum - Infused with music and dancing, Shalom Bollywood tells the story of the Indian Jewish community and its formative role in the world’s largest film industry. VISIT THE SITE

January 4 – San Francisco Tape Music Festival  – 16^th Street Victoria Theatre – Hear members of the SF Tape Music Collective, along with guest composers, shape the sound live over a pristine surround system (24 high-end loudspeakers) with the audience seated in complete darkness. It's a unique opportunity to experience music forming around you. VISIT THE SITE

January 5 – Mary Poppins – Feature Film with The SF Symphony – Davies Symphony Hall - Winner of five Academy Awards and starring the incomparable Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, don’t miss the music of this beloved film performed live to picture by the SF Symphony.  VISIT THE SITE

January 6 – Ranu Mukherjee: A Bright Stage – deYoung Museum – Ranu Mukherjee employs drawing, painting, animation, and choreography to create hybrid installations that blur the line between the moving and the still image by imbuing each with qualities of the other. VISIT THE SITE

January 7 – The Shaggy Dog – Walt Disney Family Museum – For sixty years, this film has put smiles on viewers’ faces—and it’s sure to put one on yours as well as the befuddled Wilson Daniels, played by Fred MacMurray, tries to discover why his neighbor’s dog has a habit of appearing at inopportune times. VISIT THE SITE

January 8 – Ritchie Unterberger presents David Bowie – SF Main Library, Koret Auditorium - Commemorating what would have been his 72nd birthday, rock historian Richie Unterberger will show and discuss vintage clips of David Bowie.  These will span the prime of his career, from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. VISIT THE SITE

January 9 – Lightspace Exhibit: Portal by Irina Moldvan - International Art Museum of America - Lightspace Exhibit: Portal by Irina Moldvan. VISIT THE SITE 

January 10 – After Dark: Tear Jerkers & Pairings: Onions – The Exploratorium - Come get in touch with your inner crybaby at After Dark: Tearjerkers—discover the science of tearful emotions, feel all the feels with selections from Cinema Arts, and bring your tissues to Pairings: Onions. VISIT THE SITE

January 11 – Like a Road Leading Home – Celebrating Jerry Garcia – The Warfield -An evening celebrating Jerry Garcia with Melvin Seasks, Oteil Burbridge, Tom Hamilton, Duance Trucks, Jacklyn Labranch and Gloria Jones! VISIT THE SITE

January 12 - Lifting Barbells – Asian Art Museum - Kim Heecheon’s Lifting Barbells is a response to his father’s fatal bicycle accident on a street in Seoul, South Korea. Kim traces data collected on his father’s smart watch to reconstruct his last moments. VISIT THE SITE

January 13 – Music of Julius Eastman – Old First Church - Works by Julius Eastman including a selection of religious works as well as Crazy Nigger, presented here with four pianos, programmed by composer and pianist Luciano Chessa. VISIT THE SITE

January 14 – 2019 Winter Fancy Food Show​ – Moscone Center - When it comes to exploring the next big food trends, there are no substitutes for tasting them yourself. And there’s no better place for that than the 2019 Winter Fancy Food Show. VISIT THE SITE

January 15 – Toro y Moi with Tanukichan – The Fillmore West - Chaz Bear (formerly Bundick) was a musician from birth. Growing up, it was normal to hear music across genres, from Michael Jackson to Elvis Costello to The Specials, in the Bundick household. VISIT THE SITE

January 16 – FOG Design & Art Preview Gala – Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center - This dynamic evening features early access to the fair’s prominent selection of 53 twentieth-century and contemporary design dealers as well as leading art galleries — plus entertainment, culinary delights, and cocktails by design. VISIT THE SITE

January 17 – Nitron Summit 2019 – YBCA Theatre - NITRON Summit 2019 is a global platform that will feature experts from a wide range of industries and blockchain projects. VISIT THE SITE

January 18 – Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio Museum in Harlem – Museum of the African Diaspora - Museum of the African Diaspora is the inaugural venue for Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem, a major traveling exhibition created by the American Federation of Arts in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem. VISIT THE SITE

January 19 – Zinfandel Experience 2019 Grand Tasting – The Palace Hotel - Dine, Learn, Enjoy, Taste with legends and emerging rock stars of Zinfandel for the weekend’s main event, The Grand Tasting. VISIT THE SITE

January 20 – East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from The Al Thani Collection – Legion of Honor - This exhibition explores the cultural and material exchanges between India and Europe through jewelry and precious objects ranging from the seventeenth century to the present. It features more than 150 pieces made in India or Europe associated with Mughal emperors, maharajas, and their courts. VISIT THE SITE

January 21 – Safeway Holiday Ice Rink at Union Square – Union Square – Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Alaska Airlines. VISIT THE SITE

January 22 – Heart of The Matter: What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully – The Commonwealth Club – You are invited to an evening of inspiring conversation about our most taboo subject, the inevitable and intimate experience of dying. In both our professional and personal lives, a mindful and wise relationship with death can be a valuable companion on the road to living well, setting priorities, meeting crisis and forging a meaningful life, free of regret. VISIT THE SITE

January 23 – This is Passion: Opening Night Gala 2019 SF Ballet – SF City Hall & War Memorial Opera House - San Francisco Ballet will celebrate the opening of its 2019 Repertory Season with its Opening Night Gala, This is Passion. Following the creative energy of Unbound: A Festival of New Works, the Gala will celebrate the unbridled artistry and expressiveness of SF Ballet, where passion for dance is transformative. VISIT THE SITE

January 24 – PIVOT: Vox Populi – Herbst Theatre - The festival presented by San Francisco Performances, begins with Israeli pianist Ran Dank performing Frederic Rzewski’s major work from the 1970’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated—a set of 36 variations on a political song popular in Chile prior to the overthrow of Allende. VISIT THE SITE

January 25 – The Film Noir Foundation Presents Noir City 17 – Castro Theatre  – Join us opening night for the SF premiere of one of the first and best B-features by future Hollywood A-list director Richard Fleischer. Trapped is one of the few Fleischer films yet to be resurrected from this fertile yet neglected period of the director's career. VISIT THE SITE

January 26 – Wanda Sykes – The Masonic Theatre - Wanda Sykes has been called “one of the funniest stand-up comics” by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas. VISIT THE SITE

January 27 – SF Sketchfest Tribute: Neil Patrick Harris in Conversation – Palace of Fine Arts - Neil Patrick Harris returns to SF Sketchfest, this time for a much-deserved celebration of his extraordinary, versatile, multi-award-winning career. VISIT THE SITE

January 28 – Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory – SFMOMA - Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory features more than 140 artworks, including paintings, drawings, and sculptures. A global debut, this is the first Celmins retrospective in North America in more than twenty-five years. VISIT THE SITE

January 29 – Fact versus Fake: How to Tell the Difference Between Propaganda and Reportage – Mechanic’s Institute - You've heard of "fake news", but beyond one of those political catchphrases that masquerades a lack of deep understanding, what IS it? In a word, it's propaganda. VISIT THE SITE

January 30 – Edward Albee’s Seascape Opening Night Perfomance – ACT’s Geary Theatre - Albee returns to The Geary for the first time in a decade, with a sparkling fantasy of growing up and growing old, fear and adventure, love and laughter. VISIT THE SITE