Courtesy of Dean Badessa

 

February 1 – ODC/Dance Unplugged: "Path of Miracles" – ODC Theatre - In this edition of ODC/Dance Unplugged, a recurring platform offering a rare and candid look into the creative process, we explore how a choreographer conceives of and directs singers in collaboration with the dancers. VISIT THE SITE

February 2 – Night of Ideas – SF Main Library - Join us on February 2, 2019 when the San Francisco Public Library, SFMOMA, and the French Consulate in San Francisco unite to present a seven-hour marathon of debate, performance, readings and music featuring top thinkers from San Francisco and beyond as we envision the city of the future. VISIT THE SITE

February 3 – A Little Night Music – YBCA – A Little Night Music is the enchanting story of three couples and their romantic machinations, set during the magical and romantic midsummer of Sweden at the turn of the last century.  The story of the play unfolds through the eyes of the young and the memories of the old. VISIT THE SITE

February 4 – A Treasury of Animation – Cartoon Art Museum – The Cartoon Art Museum’s new exhibition, A Treasury of Animation, showcases original production art following the evolution of animation from the 1920s onward. VISIT THE SITE

February 5 – Seascape – ACT’s Geary Theatre – In this wildly imaginative and satirical comedy, a newly retired couple picnics on a beach and squabbles about their life together when they are interrupted by two human-sized, English-speaking lizards. VISIT THE SITE

February 6 – Brava Presents The 7^th Annual San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival – Brava Theatre – A Tribute to Andres Flores Featuring Chuchumbé desde México, Los Hijos de José, Tarimba, & special guests Quetzal Flores, Martha Gonzalez, and Amairani Flores. VISIT THE SITE

February 7 – Tribal & Textile Art Show 2019 Opening Cocktail Premiere – Fort Mason, Festival Pavilion – The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show presents a comprehensive selection of national and international galleries representing the arts of Asian, Oceanic, African, Native American and Latin American indigenous peoples. Opening Night Gala will include live music, cocktails and other libations, hors d'oeuvres and an opportunity to celebrate, mingle with the exhibitors and have the first opportunity to purchase at the show. VISIT THE SITE

February 8 – 8th Annual Union Street Has A Crush On You Valentine Wine Walk – Union, from Gough to Steiner & Fillmore, from Union to Lombard – The tasting event will include merchants offering wine samples inside their stores throughout Union Street from Gough to Steiner and on Fillmore Street from Union to Lombard. VISIT THE SITE

February 9 – Crush! SF – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - The love returns to San Francisco on Saturday February 9^th with KSHMR, Joyryde, Cash Cash, Hekler, Wavedash and Blanke. VISIT THE SITE

February 10 – Playground SOLO Performance Festival Presents Talisha Tolliver in Sir, I’m Sorry, Ma’am and Ron Campbell in How To Fail – Potrero Stage - PlayGround presents the 2nd annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a celebration of the best in Bay Area solo performance. The festival features performances by local artists, including new works by Ron Campbell, and Talisha Tolliver. VISIT THE SITE

February 11 – SF Indie Fest Presents Centerline – The Roxie Theatre - Due to the development of self-driving AI, traffic accidents ae drastically decreased in 2027. Amane Yonago, a new Prosecutor, is assigned to the Transportation Division. Unhappy with her new job, she decides to indict the self-driving car's AI which crossed the center line in error and caused an accident. VISIT THE SITE

February 12 – San Francisco Ballet Presents Program 2 Kaleidoscope – War Memorial Opera House – Included in Program 2 – Kaleidoscope are Divertimento No. 15, Appassionata, a San Francisco Premiere and Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. VISIT THE SITE

February 13 – San Francisco Opera Presents The Schwabacher Recital Series – Taub Atrium Theatre, Veteran’s Building - The Schwabacher Recital Series offer you the opportunity to hear gifted singers in an up-close and intimate setting. VISIT THE SITE

February 14 – The 11^th Annual San Francisco Salsa Rueda Festival 2019– Hotel Whitcomb - Enjoy four days of social dancing, world-class performances and shows, music from acclaimed bands and DJs, workshops and classes for all dance levels with top instructors, a beginner bootcamp, educational lectures and late night parties in the heart of one of the greatest cities in the world. VISIT THE SITE

February 15 – Flammable Children – Vogue Theatre - From Stephan Elliot, writer and director of “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” comes this hilarious and raunchy comedy about growing up in a Sydney beachside suburb during the swinging 1970s. VISIT THE SITE

February 16 – Black Choreographer’s Festival : Here & Now 2019 – Dance Mission Theatre – The Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now is an annual event celebrating African and African American Dance and Culture with three weekends of dynamic performances, featuring award-winning Bay Area choreographers and companies. VISIT THE SITE

February 17 – Monet: The Late Years – deYoung Museum - The exhibition features 50 paintings by Claude Monet dating mainly from 1913 to 1926, the final phase of his long career, including 20 works from the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. VISIT THE SITE

February 18 – The Walt Disney Family Museum Fifth Anniversary Film – Walt Disney Family Museum - In honor of The Walt Disney Family Museum's 10th Anniversary Celebration, Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker David Stoelk takes audiences on a fascinating journey through the creation of the institution that, for a decade, has honored the man behind the magic. VISIT THE SITE

February 19 – The Hundred Wells of Salaga - Author Ayesha Harruna Attah in conversation with Jewelle Gomez. Cosponsored by MOAD – Mechanic’s Institute - Black History Month brings forth a book by a new Ghanaian literary voice, Ayesha Harruna Attah.  Her breakout novel explores slavery, power and freedom and the lives of two women during the scramble for Africa in Pre-colonial Ghana. VISIT THE SITE

February 20 – Show Me As I Want To Be Seen – Contemporary Jewish Museum – Taking the work of French Jewish artist and writer Claude Cahun (1894–1954) and her lifelong lover and collaborator Marcel Moore (1892–1972) as its starting point, Show Me as I Want to Be Seen examines the empowered representation of fluid and complex identity. VISIT THE SITE

February 21 – 2019 Pacific Orchid Exposition “A Night in the Enchanted Forest” Gala Preview – County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park – The event features uncrowded access to beautiful displays of orchids accompanied by good cheer, music, wine and hors d’oeuvres, plus you’ll receive a keepsake wine glass. VISIT THE SITE

February 22 – Shawn Wayans – Cobb’s Comedy Club – Shawn Wayans made his acting debut in 1989 in his brother Keenen Ivory Wayans’ feature film “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka.” Immediately following his feature film debut, Shawn joined the cast of the Emmy Award winning comedy series, “In Living Color.” VISIT THE SITE

February 23 – Southwest Airlines® 2019 Year of the Pig Chinese New Year Parade – Market & Second to Kearney & Jackson – Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association, the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of the few remaining night illuminated Parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the lunar new year outside of Asia. VISIT THE SITE

February 24 – Daniel Harding Conducts The Music of Schumann – Davies Symphony Hall – Critically acclaimed conductor Daniel Harding and the San Francisco Symphony take on the intoxicating Romanticism of Schumann in an evening of orchestral bliss. VISIT THE SITE

February 25 – Noise Pop Fest 2019 Presents Teenage Fan Club, The Love Language – The Fillmore – Noise Pop Music & Arts Festival takes the best venues in the Bay and collectively turns them into your personal festival ground. Join us at The Fillmore with Teenage Fan Club and The Love Language. VISIT THE SITE

February 26 – Sadie Barnett - Phone Home – Museum of the African Diaspora – Glittering in gold and platinum, the work of Sadie Barnette illuminates relics of a past deeply rooted in West Coast aesthetics and politics. VISIT THE SITE

February 27 – SF Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour: Night 1 – Palace of Fine Arts - The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to the Bay Area. Journey to exotic locations, bike the wildest trails and climb the highest peaks. VISIT THE SITE

February 28 – After Dark: Seeing Double – The Exploratorium - Lose yourself in over 650 interactive exhibits exploring perception, art, and science at our adults-only After Dark. Grab your friends and a drink and get immersed in mind-bending experiences and unique, thought-provoking programs. VISIT THE SITE