News in San Francisco

Sunset Happenings: Creativity in the Sunset
The Inner Sunset offers many resources to explore art, crafts, music and more. Create a masterpiece or simply enjoy some screen-free time at these neighborhood places.

‘A very Chinese time of life’ for tech and art in Union Square
A San Francisco gallery tackles the online trend of Chinamaxxing, with everything from a cardboard horse, to 2,500 year-old poetry, to making fun of Joseph Beuys. ‘A very Chinese time of life’ for tech and art in Union Square

La niña y la mariposa
On Valencia Street. Photo by Mike Santiago. Mural by Amanda Lynn. La niña y la mariposa

Physicality forms backbone of S.F. exhibit on one of Korea’s most acclaimed artists
Ha Chong-Hyun's work exemplifies hard work and a response to lived reality, and labor is the thread holding the retrospective together. Physicality forms backbone of S.F. exhibit on one of Korea’s most acclaimed artists

🟧 Secret Soccer Locker Rooms // Historic Building Mural Project
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Geneva Office Building's Facade To Get Temporary Artistic Transformation
San Franciscans gathered Sept. 16 to envision vibrant murals for the landmark’s turret and windows.

Sunset Buzz: Artists to lose studio after new landlord doubled rent
Meanwhile: the block parties go on, and a new shipwreck-themed playground opens on Saturday. Sunset Buzz: Artists to lose studio after new landlord doubled rent

Review: Smuin Ballet’s French Kiss
The company and its director have shown due reverence to the past without being trapped in it. Review: Smuin Ballet’s French Kiss

Bayview Buzz: Punk bands, cumbia, afrobeats and celebratory sweets
Community engagement is showing up in several forms in the Bayview: live music, art exhibits and happy hour cleanups Bayview Buzz: Punk bands, cumbia, afrobeats and celebratory sweets

Magik*Magik Orchestra invites you to a sleepover in the Mission
San Francisco’s first-ever orchestra sleepover concert at the Grey Area/Grand Theater in the Mission. Magik*Magik Orchestra invites you to a sleepover in the Mission

This tree loves you, too
At 8th Avenue and Judah Street. Photo by Junyao Yang. This tree loves you, too

Meet the future of the LA Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony
As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco.