4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (893+ words) San Francisco Opera performers — including Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Aleksey Bogdanov and Gabriel Natal-Baez — take part in an early rehearsal of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” “Simon Boccanegra,” which opens San Francisco Opera’s fall season on Saturday, features what American director Katherine M. Carter…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (472+ words) An early rehearsal of Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" with Amartuvshin Enkhbat in the title role, Aleksey Bogdanov as Paolo, Gabriel Natal-Baez as Pietro, and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus. Eleonora Buratto performs in a production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1517+ words) Jeff Taisch, a DJ who performs at Burning Man, seen at his home studio in The City on Tuesday: “The costs have increased, and that’s real. But there’s still something there for people whose inner child is not yet dead....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (564+ words) San Francisco Public Library has expanded an archive that gives users unfettered access to tens of thousands of materials documenting The City’s 250-year history. DigitalSF’s upgraded version comes with improved features, which SFPL said will allow anyone in the world…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (970+ words) Andy Goldsworthy’s “Drawn Stone” is seen in the Diller Court at the de Young Museum. What lies beneath the surface of a work of art? And what can the surface itself tell us? “Superficial Matters,” on view at the de…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (704+ words) Vallejo rapper LaRussell, seen performing at Stern Grove on Saturday: “We’re not here to prove to nobody how special we are. We’ve been here. We know it.” LaRussell: “You never know whose life changes today off a free ticket. If…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1209+ words) Jack Yaghubian, author of "The Dim Light Bar Guide," a rule book for SF bars, having a drink at Sodinni’s in North Beach, San Francisco, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. There are many unwritten rules about going out to a bar. If…...