The historic San Francisco Armory is 200,000 square foot reproduction Moorish Castle was completed in 1914 and was used as a National Guard facility until 1976. It is full of period detail including cavernous dungeon-like basements, stone staircases, sweeping corridors, and a gigantic drill court sp ... Read More...
Located in the historic Mission District of San Francisco, the ornate and stately Victoria Theatre, seats 500. The theatre, built in 1908 as a vaudeville house, is now a city landmark and the oldest operating theatre in San Francisco.You can see everything here. Locally produced original plays, conc ... Read More...
Pirate Store and Creative Writing in the hood! Pure genius. The tourists will never figure it out ;) they sell eye patches and pirate outfits and have strange surprises in the store. Try opening the drawers in the wall and see what is inside. Founded in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and edu ... Read More...
One of San Francisco's most beautiful and intimate theatres belongs to Brava! for Women in the Arts a professional arts organization committed to producing, presenting and cultivating live art celebrating the intersection of feminism and multiculturalism that ignites social changes and builds commu ... Read More...
A wide variety of classes held here - you can find anything you want to do here. Favorites are the Ballroom dance parties, which always include a free dance lesson. Cheryl Burke from Dancing with the Stars took over the former Metronome Dance Center and has plans to open many more across the coun ... Read More...
Intersection for the Arts is San Francisco's oldest alternative art space (est. 1965) and has a long history of presenting new and experimental work in the fields of literature, theater, music, dance, and the visual arts, and also in nurturing and supporting the Bay Area's cultural community through ... Read More...
From cult film lovers to new release maniacs, Lost Weekend attracts all sorts of video renters. It boasts an impressive selection of foreign films
YELP FAVES: here's a nice quote from emma goldman dedicated to the lost weekend video staff:"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my ne ... Read More...
The Mission Cultural Center has been a nucleus of the mission district's famous cultural scene for over 3 decades.This cultural institution is dedicated to cultivation of the arts. Here you can find classes offered in music, dance, capoeria, theater, print making, and many other classes. There is a ... Read More...
ODC is a groundbreaking contemporary arts institution with longstanding roots in the San Francisco community. The organization was formed by Brenda Way in 1971 as a collective of artists at Oberlin College in Ohio where the name ODC originates (Oberlin Dance Collective). Adventure, a certain irrever ... Read More...
As an inner city, community-based mural arts organization, Precita Eyes Mural Arts Association seeks to enrich and beautify urban environments and educate communities locally and internationally about the process and the history of public community mural art. We maintain a deep commitment to collabo ... Read More...