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Four people wearing casual clothing dig a large hole in the sand on a beach, with empty chairs and distant figures visible in the background.

‘HOLE:’ A play about digging a hole at the beach. Yes, literally.

by Junyao Yang September 6, 2025, 4:00 amSeptember 9, 2025, 2:07 pm

A group of eleven women dressed in black pose together for a group photo in front of a stone wall decorated with greenery.

Raíces y Voces: Domestic workers take the stage to sign immigrant stories

by Oscar Palma September 5, 2025, 1:58 pmSeptember 7, 2025, 1:08 pm

A dark blue building corner with large windows and a glass door displays the word "KADIST" in white vertical letters; the sidewalk and trees line the adjacent street.

KADIST, Mission District art gallery, closing after 14 years

by Oscar Palma September 3, 2025, 2:58 pmSeptember 4, 2025, 10:33 am

Pop-up arts collective finds new home at former Lucca Ravioli site

by Mariana Garcia September 3, 2025, 9:00 amSeptember 4, 2025, 10:37 am

A decorative metal fence with abstract geometric and flowing designs, illuminated by purple lights, behind a concrete sidewalk and metal railing.

Historic metal mural from San Francisco’s artistic heyday finds permanent home

by Allie Skalnik August 26, 2025, 2:50 pmAugust 28, 2025, 11:13 am

Two people walk in front of a theater at night with illuminated marquees reading "SHOW OF THE MONTH" and "ALL COLOR SHOW." Posters are displayed in glass cases by the entrance.

This Tenderloin film vanished after airing 60 years ago. It’s back.

by Eleni Balakrishnan August 19, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 19, 2025, 11:07 am

An artist stands at an easel, drawing with pastels in a gallery space filled with colorful paintings and framed art near a large window.

Art galleries are proliferating all over the Tenderloin. Just look at the Art Walk.

by Jessica Blough August 8, 2025, 9:56 amAugust 8, 2025, 5:30 pm

A large group of people stand side by side on stage in front of a closed red curtain, facing an audience seated in a darkened theater.

Forget sleep-away camp. This summer, these Bay Area teens made a film.

by Allie Skalnik August 6, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 8, 2025, 12:49 am

A man wearing glasses and a cap stands in a skateboard shop, smiling next to a Sticker Zone vending machine and racks of colorful skateboards.

This Tenderloin skate shop is an artists’ haven

by Jessica Blough August 3, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 4, 2025, 3:15 pm

Three people sit in modern chairs near a wall mural of a vintage airplane with the text "GOING THE DISTANCE" in an airport or public space.

Want to tour the SFO Museum? Just email, and you’ll get one-on-one treatment.

by Daniela Xitlaly Sandoval July 27, 2025, 4:00 amJuly 29, 2025, 11:49 am

A woman with pink hair smiles while standing beside a wooden counter in a blue room with a sign reading "Experimental Theater in the Tenderloin.

Meet the 77-year-old keeping experimental theater alive in the Tenderloin

by Jessica Blough July 23, 2025, 12:00 pm

A room with two religious-style paintings of Black men on the walls, a large gong in the foreground, and light streaming through a window in the background.

Saint John Coltrane Church runs ‘sound baptisms’

by Frankie Solinsky Duryea July 18, 2025, 3:36 pmJuly 22, 2025, 1:01 pm