San Francisco International Arts Festival

09/14/2026

Join us for The Last Supper Party — an evening of poetry and music featuring Tureeda Ture Ade Mikell, Tony Aldarondo and Sara Biel, curated by Alameda Poet Laureate Kimi Sugioka.

🎤 Open microphone to follow

📅 Saturday, October 3
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Muddy Waters Coffee & Lounge
521 Valencia St., San Francisco

This evening’s program is part of Fall of Freedom and the Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP).

🎟️ FREE — donations accepted
Reservations are required.

Come share an evening of poetry, music, community and conversation.

SpokenWord MAPPsf

09/12/2026

🌸🎹 The tango continues tomorrow at Flower Piano!

Following today’s U.S. premiere with composer and bandoneonist Ramiro Boero, join us Sunday for a captivating afternoon with the Sumi Lee Tango Quartet.

Featuring pianist Sumi Lee with Ramiro Boero on bandoneón, Polina Sedukh on violin, and Scott Pingel on bass, performing Boero’s contemporary compositions alongside beloved classic tangos in the heart of Golden Gate Park.

📅 September 13 | 3 PM
📍 Flower Piano Lounge, SF Botanical Garden

🎟️ Lounge passes:
https://gggp.org/zooxlounge/

09/11/2026

September 12 — Ramiro Boero / Awesöme Orchestra

🎹 FLOWER PIANO | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2 PM

Hear it here first. 🇦🇷✨ Straight from Buenos Aires, composer and bandoneón maestro Ramiro Boero brings the U.S. premiere of his contemporary symphonic Tango Suite to Flower Piano.

Conducted by David Möschler and performed by the Awesöme Orchestra, the program also features music by Piazzolla and other tango favorites, with Sumi Lee and members of the SF Tango Orchestra.

📍 Fountain Plaza
San Francisco Botanical Garden
🗓️ September 12 | 2 PM
🎟️ Free with garden admission

Flower Piano tickets:
gggp.org/flowerpiano

08/28/2026

Coming up Labor Day Weekend Sept 5 & 6 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts ! Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco. Don't miss it. It's their 30th anniversary as a company. For tickets: https://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=3335

📣 SAVE THE DATE 📣

Ensambles in collaboration with Ayudando Latinos A Soñar - ALAS is excited to announce our upcoming anniversary showcase, celebrating ‼️ 30 years ‼️ of dance & culture.

Join us on Labor Day weekend for two electrifying performances at the Blue Shield of California Theater @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts here in San Francisco:
Saturday, Sept 5 @ 7pm
Sunday, Sept 6 @ 2pm

Live Music by Vinic-Kay & Mariachi Media Luna of HMB

Tickets available soon through City Box Office; stay tuned!

¡Arriba Ensambles!

08/27/2026

🎵 Labor Day Concert: World-Class Tango at CMC in SF

Tango is widely known for dance, but concert-level listening tango remains a rare and demanding art form, requiring musicians with specialized tango mastery.

🎶• SF Tango Academy plus guest artists from Buenos Aires & NYC
🗓️• Monday, September 7 at 2:00 PM
📍• the Concert Hall at the Community Music Center
Tickets: 🎟️ $30 via Zelle to [email protected], Labor Day Concert in memo, or Venmo . Or, pay with cash/credit card at the door. Support fair wages for musicians.

Any questions? Contact us at [email protected]

Watch for our complete September concert tango lineup coming soon!

08/05/2026

Step away from the noise and reconnect through music, mindfulness, and reflection.

Join Ramya Shankar, Barbara Nerness, and Veronique Cannenterre for The Human Experience: Waves Within, a 90-minute immersive experience where sound, presence, and self-reflection come together. Through live music, interactive elements, and a calming sound bath, this evening invites you to slow down, reconnect, and experience the waves within.

❤️ Live heartbeat and breath woven into the musical experience
🎶 A guided musical journey through abundance, clarity, adventure, and presence
✨ A calming sound bath and guided self-reflection

📅 Thursday, August 6
🕢 7:30-9:00 PM
📍 Wyldflower Arts, Oakland

Come alone, bring a friend, and experience the waves within.

🎟️ Register here: https://www.viewcy.com/event/the_human_experience⁠

07/31/2026

CALLING BAY AREA MUSICIANS 🎶

Ready to experience tango from the inside out?

This Labor Day weekend, the San Francisco Tango Academy invites string players, pianists, bassists, and bandoneonists to an immersive 28-hour Tango Music Intensive Workshop, September 4–7 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.

Designed for versatile professionals, seasoned amateurs, and advanced students, the intensive explores authentic tango rhythm, phrasing, articulation, and ensemble performance through section breakouts, seminars, rehearsals, and full-orchestra work.

ABOUT THE MAESTROS 🎼

Ramiro Boero | Bandoneon player, composer, award-winning musician & professor of music in Buenos Aires

Guillermo Rubino | Violinist, two-time Gardel Award winner, Latin Grammy winner & professor of music in Buenos Aires

Sumi Lee | Tango pianist & founder of the San Francisco Tango Academy

Pablo Lanouguère | NYC-based bass player, performer, teaching & recording artist

📅 September 4–7, 2026
📍 Community Music Center, San Francisco
🎟️ Registration: $950
⏰ Registration closes August 21

A 10% discount is available for students and faculty of the Community Music Center and students at San Francisco School of the Arts and St. Ignatius Preparatory School.

Secure your spot by August 21 and join the ensemble this Labor Day weekend.

Visit SFTangoAcademy.com for registration and additional details.

07/30/2026

CALLING BAY AREA MUSICIANS 🎶

Ready to experience tango from the inside out?

This Labor Day weekend, the San Francisco Tango Academy invites string players, pianists, bassists, and bandoneonists to an immersive 28-hour Tango Music Intensive Workshop, September 4–7 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.

Designed for versatile professionals, seasoned amateurs, and advanced students, the intensive offers an opportunity to explore authentic tango rhythm, phrasing, articulation, and ensemble performance through section breakouts, seminars, rehearsals, and full-orchestra work.

ABOUT THE MAESTROS 🎼

Ramiro Boero | Bandoneon player, composer, two-time Gardel Award winner & Latin Grammy nominee

Guillermo Rubino | Violinist, two-time Gardel Award winner & Latin Grammy nominee

Sumi Lee | Tango pianist and founder of the San Francisco Tango Academy

Pablo Lanouguère | Bass player, performer & teaching artist across multiple musical genres

Past participants have praised the experience:

“I loved getting to perform with musicians who cared deeply about the quality of the music. It was great to learn from maestros.”

📅 September 4–7, 2026
📍 Community Music Center, San Francisco
🎼 Strings, piano, bass & bandoneon
🎟️ Registration: $950
⏰ Registration closes August 21

A 10% discount is available for students and faculty of the Community Music Center and students at San Francisco School of the Arts and St. Ignatius Preparatory School.

Secure your spot by August 21 and join the ensemble this Labor Day weekend.

Visit SFTangoAcademy.com for registration and additional details.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! Today is also the last day of the festival so we hope you have a chance to catch a show. Music,dance, performance Art and Theater. Plus an art installation at One of our favorite spaces. Visit sfiaf.org for details.

05/08/2026

“Wildly funny and raunchy… Much of the show is centered around (Eddie) Jen’s unconventional style of drag — as he put it, “I don’t lip sync, I don’t serve looks, I serve books!” — and the struggle to embrace it when faced with the world’s constant rejection.” -Molly Flynn, The Daily Californian.

“Seeking a Penpal for the End of t@topfans”
📆 Saturday- May 9 6PM
📍 Marsh Theater (SF)
🎟️ SFIAF.org

https://www.dailycal.org/artlocal-event/eddie-jen-teaches-glamorous-english-class/article_5e2b871b-765c-4a2b-b0fe-89aa3cfa24e0.html





Much of the show is centered around Eddie Jen’s unconventional style of drag — as he put it, “I don’t lip sync, I don’t serve looks, I serve books!” —