concert

You may not make it to the sands of Hawaii this summer, but a semi-substitute event occurs from 1 to 2:30 this Saturday in Yerba Buena Gardens at the Uke Splosion, a few hours of plunking and strumming with some of the Bay Area’s best practitioners plus special hula performances. Free. If you want to […]

Here’s a solution to the ever maddening hassle of driving to the City’s cultural events. Stay in your hometown. I’m delighted to see that rustic little Mill Valley for example has its very own symphony. On November 4th,5th and 6th the ambitious Mill Valley Philharmonic in collaboration with the Throckmorton Chrous will be performing works […]

The oldest ballet company in the country will be looking very fresh this Sunday at 2, performing in the sylvan splendor of Stern Grove. The SF Ballet will be dancing selections from the current repertory. The Ballet Orchestra will be live. There’s a pre-concert art talk at noon in the Trocadero Clubhouse. Everyone who goes […]

What? You haven’t checked out the vast, glass Craneway Pavilion on the Richmond waterfront? This Sunday, July 3 would be an opportune time to see its conversion from a WW2 truck plant to a kind of crystal palace entertainment venue. The Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, then the Oakland Symphony itself conducted by Michael Morgan, will […]

Bay seniors itchy for summer to kick in are invited down to Santa Cruz this Sunday where historic Wharf 21 is hosting a Jazz Concert from 11 to 5. It begins with the best players from local high schools who form the Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band then more ensembles come and go through the day. […]

Bay seniors hesitating to spend $3,000 for a ticket to SuperBowl 50 may find some substitute satisfaction at the Concert of Champions Feb 3 and 4 at, yes, Davies Symphony Hall. Former running back and Hall of Famer Marcus Hall will host a screening of great NFL moments while the Symphony plays very live and […]

Bay seniors curious to check out the renovated splendor of Oakland’s palatial Fox Theater but not enough to purchase tickets for unheard-of bands like The Chainsmokers might consider going to hear one of the greatest voices of our own generation who is still performing. Van Morrison, he of “Brown Eyed Girl”, “Moondance” and “Into the […]

Bay seniors would be hard pressed to find a more relaxed concert setting than the one overlooking (literally steps from the sand) Miramar Beach at Half Moon Bay. Since 1964 the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society has been hosting jazz, classical and world music performances in the intimate and recently renovated Douglas Beach House here […]