Week of Events
The San Francisco Ballet’s Virtual Benefit
The San Francisco Ballet hosts its first-ever virtual benefit and 88th season opening gala performance — and this time, gowns are optional. Hosted by SF Ballet soloist Madison Keesler and curated by the company’s artistic director and principal choreographer Helgi Tomasson, the event will include a meal from McCalls, private virtual “tables’’ for supporters and …
Creative Voices: Mindful Singing in Community
Creative Voices: Mindful Singing in Community
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and the Community Music Center present Creative Voices: Mindful Singing in Community. The event is an enriching conversation between jazz vocalist Valerie Troutt and the seven-member family band, Curtis Family C Notes (a couple of whom are CMC faculty), which delves into music’s power to build community — a topic that’s …
Cal Performances at Home With Julia Bullock
Cal Performances at Home With Julia Bullock
Cal Performances at Home presents a recital with soprano Julia Bullock, recorded in Bleibach, Germany, with pianist Laura Poe. Bullock wowed audiences as an artist-in-residence with the San Francisco Symphony early last year before the pandemic shutdowns, garnering rave reviews from the New York Times, which called her a “diva on the precipice.” 7 p.m. …
The Bay Area Book Festival With George Saunders and Tobias Wolff
The Bay Area Book Festival With George Saunders and Tobias Wolff
The Bay Area Book Festival presents a livestreamed conversation with celebrated authors George Saunders (Lincoln in the Bardo) and Tobias Wolff (This Boy’s Life),to discuss the prolific Saunders’ latest read: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life. The event, which will …
John McCutcheon’s Virtual Left Coast Tour
John McCutcheon’s Virtual Left Coast Tour
Catch a performance by American folk musician John McCutcheon on his Virtual Left Coast Tour, with a portion of tickets benefiting the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga. 4 p.m.; tickets range from $5 to $30. See montalvoarts.org for more information.
