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Magic Circle Theatre presents Falling: A Wake by Gary Kirkham Directed by Elsa Con A brilliant new comedy about love, loss, letting go,... More

A dazzling company including martial arts, traditional music, acrobatics and illusion from China. The National Acrobats of China have taken part in... More

Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes is a major exhibition of new sculptures, drawings, and installations by renowned artist Maya Lin. In 1981, Lin's Vietnam... More

Engaging an innovative balance between traditional European painting techniques and elegant modernist forms, Nikolai Atanassov thematically explores a... More

An idealistic artist, a celebrated singer and a corrupt police chief engage in a fierce battle of wills in this tempestuous tale of cruelty and deception.... More

What if President Lincoln was gay? Would you have to rethink everything? As we re-imagine our national identity in the 21st century, Aaron Loeb's... More

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 8, 5:30 - 7:30pm An exhibition of postwar painting and sculpture from both sides of the Atlantic, featuring work... More

San Francisco design store and gallery, Rare Device, is proud to present Small Details: New Work by Trish Grantham (www.trishgrantham.com). Her work will... More

As we explore Imagining Our Future, one of the three Big Ideas that guide this season’s programming, YBCA is proud to feature the art and activism of... More

"Willie Nelson is a country singer-songwriter, author, poet and actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s... More

In fact, many of the most highly esteemed artists, like Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Gehry, Joan Brown and Manuel Neri, have experimented with cardboard... More

All aboard The Golden Gate Express for a San Francisco holiday experience like no other! This winter, Golden Gate Park's Conservatory of Flowers premieres... More

Directed by F. ALLEN SAWYER Musical Direction by G. SCOTT LACY December 5 - January 18, 2008 In this musical fairytale set at Heartsville High,... More

All Member Show: "Best of Show" CAA artist members present treasured paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture representing some of their... More

Looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public as essential... More

A traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, this exhibition will explore the rich... More

Program. 30 Variations: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Johann S. Bach Intermission 24 Preludes, Op. 28 Frédéric Chopin

The Oakland Museum of California presents a selective look at the vast and vibrant Southern California art scene via 11 influential artists, in L.A. PAINT.... More

Each story told is an act of shaping the world. Bending the Word brings together four artists who employ a range of media—including video, live performance,... More

The Islamic cultures of Asia are varied, rich and complex. This exhibition of approximately sixty paintings, manuscripts, ceramics, textiles, metal wares,... More