This Week in San Francisco.
Every week we review some of the best of events and happenings in San Francisco. To plan your fun beyond this week, just explore our comprehensive events calendar. |
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2009 SF International Automobile Show
November 26 - December 2, 2009
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At the 2009 San Francisco International Automobile Show more than 40 of the world's major car manufacturers display 2010 model cars, trucks and vans plus special displays.
Moscone Center 747 Howard St.
Info: (415) 331-4406
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Hip Hop DanceFest
November 20-22, 2009
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Micaya, local teacher, choreographer, and producer presents hip hop dance companies from around the world at this award-winning, multi-cultural dance festival.
Palace of Fine Arts 3301 Lyon St.
Tickets: (415) 392-4400
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World Music Festival
November 13-22, 2009
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The 10th anniversary festival features the world premiere of the International Youth Music Initiative; a special performance of visiting master musician, Akylbek Serkebaev, making his debut from Kyrgyzstan; a film night; a concert featuring the rhythms of Indian tabla; youth assemblies and more.
Location Varies by Performance Please click below for more information.
Info: (415) 561-6571
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Embarcadero Center Lighting Ceremony
November 20, 2009
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Bring the family to stroll through a holiday fair, enjoy live entertainment and witness the lighting of the Embarcadero Center's dramatic office towers which illuminate the San Francisco skyline with 17,000 lights throughout the season.
Embarcadero Center Drumm St. to Battery St.
Info: (415) 772-0700
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Holiday Harmony and Tree Lighting
November 22, 2009
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A multi-cultural celebration, Holiday Harmony features Bay Area groups performing seasonal favorites from around the world. Pier 39's majestic tree, adorned with 400 glistening ornaments and 2,000 twinkling lights will be lit.
Pier 39 Beach St. and The Embarcadero
Info: (415) 705-5500
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Amish Abstractions
Through June 6, 2010
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The exhibition features 48 full-size and crib quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1940s. Quilts made by girls and women of various Amish communities in Pennsylvania and the Midwest are visual distillations of their way of life. Using a rich color palette and bold patterns, these quilts are truly a unique contribution to American textile history.
The de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.
Info: (415) 863-3330
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2009 Turkey Trail Trot
November 26, 2009
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This invigorating fun run or walk has become a popular Thanksgiving Day tradition. Take part in the five-mile Turkey Trot run, the three-mile Pilgrim Promenade walk, or, for kids, the 100-meter Gobbler Chase.
Golden Gate Park Fulton St. to Lincoln Way
Info: (415) 595-6934
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She Stoops to Comedy
November 21, 2009 - January 9, 2010
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An actress (played by a man) schemes to woo back her estranged female lover by playing Orlando opposite her lover's Rosalind in this gender-bending romp by one of New York's most innovative writer/performers.
SF Playhouse 533 Sutter St.
Info: (415) 677-9596
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