San Francisco Visitors Planning Guide - Summer/Fall 2008 - (Page 32)

Credit cards accepted are abbreviated in the listings: AE ATM CB DC D SEE & DO American Express Bank Debit Card Carte Blanche Diners Club Discover E JCB MC V En Route Japan Credit Bureau MasterCard Visa Find special savings and value-added offers when you use your Visa card. For details visit www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com /preferred_travel or call 888-346-3467. ARTSPAN/SAN FRANCISCO OPEN STUDIOS 934 Brannan St., 415-861-9838, www.artspan.org ArtSpan produces SF Open Studios, a free program through which 800 local artists open workspaces to the public every Oct.; organizes related exhibitions; and publishes an annual directory of San Francisco artists. ArtSpan Art Auction and Selections Exhibition in May/June; SF Open Studios 11am–6pm, Oct. (weekends only). CALIFORNIA DRAGON BOAT ASSOCIATION 268 Bush St., Suite 888 415-378-8858, www.sfdragonboat.com The Kaiser Permanente San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival at Treasure Island is a free event featuring dragon boat racing, food, entertainment and children’s activities. EXOTIC EROTIC BALL & EXPO Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave. (Daly City 94104) 415-567-2255 (BALL), www.exoticeroticball.com The nation’s largest and longest-running adult-themed party event. Live music, burlesque, fashion, dance, circus, novelty, and two-day business Expo at the Cow Palace. Ball Oct. 25, 8pm–2am; Expo Oct. 25 noon–6pm, Oct. 26, noon–6pm, 7–11pm. Admission Ball $59 general admission, $125 VIP; Expo $20, $35. Must be 18 or over to attend Expo; 21 and over to attend Ball. AE, D, MC, V. FLEET WEEK SAN FRANCISCO 1110 Eugenia Place, Suite 300 650-599-5057, www.fleetweek.us Fleet Week is the Bay Area’s opportunity to pay tribute to the men and women of our armed forces. Tour Navy ships and watch air shows in Oct., 10am–4pm. Free to the public. Reserved seats at Municipal Pier $25. Flight Deck Club Access, Marina Green $125. INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM SOCIETY 984 Folsom St. 415-513-5308, www.latinofilmfestival.org The organization presents an annual three-week film festival in Nov., presents year-round programs throughout the Bay Area and has an award-winning educational program, Youth in Video. Admission varies per screening, per event. Discounts for members, students, seniors and disabled. LITQUAKE P.O. Box 720125, 94172-0125 415-750-1497, www.litquake.org Litquake’s mission has been to galvanize the Bay Area’s already thriving literary scene by bringing emerging, mid-career and established local authors together with fans of the written word for an annual fall festival of readings, panel discussions, themed events and general literary mayhem. SAN FRANCISCO CHINATOWN AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL 667 Grant Ave., 415-982-6306, www.moonfestival.org An annual San Francisco Chinatown street fair held in Sept. or Oct. Festivities include continuous Asian entertainment, lion dances, costumed artisans, cultural demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors. E N T E R TA I N M E N T DA N C E ALONZO KING’S LINES BALLET 26 Seventh St., 415-863-3040, www.linesballet.org An international performing company based in San Francisco. Performs unique contemporary ballets created by Alonzo King. LINES Ballet is acclaimed for Mr. King’s visionary choreography, artistic excellence, global collaborations and extraordinary dancers. Performances Oct. 17–26, 2008, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Tickets $20–65. CIRCUS CENTER 755 Frederick St., 415-759-8123, www.circuscenter.org Home of the San Francisco School of Circus Arts, a professional performing company, The New Pickle Circus and the San Francisco Youth Circus. Minimum number in group: 10 persons. M–F 10am–10pm, Sa–Su 9am–4pm. SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION 455 Franklin St., 415-861-5600, www.sfballet.org America’s oldest professional ballet company, San Francisco Ballet continues to commission new works and exciting ballet performances with a total of 60 performances for the upcoming year. Call for performance schedule. SMUIN BALLET 300 Brannan St., Suite 407 415-495-2234, www.smuinballet.org Known for dance theater at its best with innovative and accessible repertory. The San Francisco Chronicle calls it “the hottest ticket in town.” Performances and times vary. Admission $40–55, discounts available for students, seniors, groups only and special promotions. MC, V. WORLD ARTS WEST – SAN FRANCISCO ETHNIC DANCE FESTIVAL Fort Mason Center, Building D 415-474-3914, www.worldartswest.org Presents world dance and music and organizes the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, now in its 30th season, held in June weekends only at the Palace of Fine Arts. F E S T I VA L S & S P E C I A L E V E N T S AMERICAN INDIAN FILM INSTITUTE 333 Valencia St., Suite 322 415-554-0525, www.aifisf.com Established in 1975, AIFF is the oldest and one of the most prominent festivals of its kind in the world, showcasing films by or about American Indians and Canada First Nation communities. 32 San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau http://www.artspan.org http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com http://www.sfdragonboat.com http://www.linesballet.org http://www.exoticeroticball.com http://www.circuscenter.org http://www.fleetweek.us http://www.sfballet.org http://www.latinofilmfestival.org http://www.smuinballet.org http://www.litquake.org http://www.worldartswest.org http://www.moonfestival.org http://www.aifisf.com

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