BARTable This Weekend: May 14-16

 

 

BART partnered with the Alliance for Girls, Betti Ono, Black Girls Brilliance, and The Unity Council’s Latinx Mentorship and Achievement (LMA) Program to launch the Not One More Girl Campaign in April 2021 to take a stand against sexual harassment and gender-based violence on public transportation. Join a virtual watch party and youth panel this Friday, May 14 that will include the debut of the youth documentary ”Together We Ride,” and showcase a featured spoken artist, a virtual art exhibition by youth artists, and conversations from the team who designed the community driven initiative. The event begins at 3:30pm and is free with registration.

 

 

As SFJAZZ continues Miles Davis Celebration Month, tune-in this week for a beautifully crafted collection blending a diverse group of master takes and outtakes from across the incomparable Miles Davis Columbia catalog. Robert Glasper, one of the most prominent artists blurring the lines between acoustic jazz, hip-hop, contemporary R&B, and a GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer performs “Everything’s Beautiful”, an album made by Glasper and Davis, in a recording from May 2018. Streaming begins at 5pm.

 

 

After more than a year of quarantine, find out where all the Bay Area artists have been and what they’ve been up to over the past year. Celebrate the diverse Bay Area arts communities at this in-person exhibition featuring scores of amazing local artists across all mediums. View the creations and meet the artists who are represented through installations, interactive art, murals, films, dance, sculpture, music and more. Tickets are $30 (children are free) with donations accepted. The festival runs through Sunday, May 16 – visit their website for hours. Take BART to Embarcadero and walk 16 minutes to Terra Gallery San Francisco.

 

 

The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest of audiences possible. This year’s Festival brings an array of hybrid experiences, with drive-ins, live virtual screenings, and events with over 80+ films on-demand. The mission is to bring you the best in Asian and Asian American storytelling whether in-person or from the comforts of your own home. Celebrate CAAMFEST through May 23 – visit the CAAMFEST website for full schedule and Festival Guide.

 

 

Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison's debut novel, "The Bluest Eye" (which turns fifty this year), comes to Aurora Theatre in a stunning adaptation by playwright Lydia R. Diamond. Diamond expertly translates to the stage the emotional depths of Black girlhood, the poisonous effects of racism, and the heartbreak of shame in Morrison's work. Celebrated for a “profound and unrelenting vision,” (The New Yorker) Morrison sets The Bluest Eye in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, and places three young Black girls—Claudia, Pecola, and Frieda—center stage as they strive to make sense of love, sisterhood, abuse, and hate. Tickets are $25 and the show runs through May 21.

 

 

Get those creative juices flowing and visit the Exploratorium’s “Tinkering at Home” page where you will find experiments in science, art, technology, and lots of delightful ideas. Tinkering is an active, hands-on approach to discovering the richness and depth of the world around you. There are how-to videos and cool new finds in Digital Designs with TurtleArt, Tinkering with LEGO, Animate Your World, Cranky Contraptions, Exploring Spinning, Light and Shadow Play, Chain Reaction and more. For added fun, share your creations with other tinkering explorers on social media at #TinkeringAtHome.

 

 

Laughter continues to be the best medicine! Tune in to this free show at 7pm both Friday and Saturday with more chances to laugh at comedians from the likes of “Comedy Central,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “World Series of Comedy,” and more. Shows are free to watch on Zoom. Experience live online comedy at its finest and giggle yourself into some good weekend feels!

 

 

A cappella group Straight No Chaser hits the digital airwaves with a sensational live stream concert experience! "Virtual Insanity" is their concert offering up special guests and a unique setlist in two Saturday performances that will include fan favorties with at least one never before performed song. Along with single stream and show bundles, VIP opportunities await you. Join SNC live from the comfort of your own home for a concert experience you don’t want to miss! Shows stream at Noon and 5pm with ticket options starting at $20.

 

 

With something for everyone, the White Elephant Sale is the oldest and largest rummage sale in Northern California and features thousands of wonderful items at prices many have come to know and love. The annual sale is an Oakland institution that typically happens in March and in an Oakland warehouse – this year the sale has been reimagined and has gone virtual. The online store is open for business and will run 24/7 through May 23. Enter the shopping extravaganza from the comforts of your own home and let the shopping commence!

 

 

The Contemporary Jewish Museum reopened recently and we want to take you there! Visitors will finally be able to see exhibits that have only been available to view online. See Levi Strauss: A History of American Style; Threads of Jewish Life: Ritual and Other Textiles from the San Francisco Bay Area; and, Predicting the Past: Zohar Studios, The Lost Years. They can’t wait to welcome you back… and welcome you back safely! Timed tickets are available by reservation and begin at $14. Take BART to Powell St and walk six minutes to 736 Mission St.

 

 

Walkway weekends are back! SF’s Chinatown’s iconic Grant Avenue will be closed off to traffic and cars for a pleasant walkway every weekend (11am-5pm) through June. Enjoy a historic street stroll, outdoor dining, and a cultural shopping experience. Take BART to Montgomery St and walk four minutes to the Grant Avenue Chinatown entrance.

 

 

The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is widely acclaimed for both the quality and diversity of its fresh farm products, and artisan and prepared foods. Some of San Francisco’s best chefs, and most famous farmers, can be seen at the market that is known as one of the top markets in the country. While you’re there, pop inside the Ferry Building to grab a coffee at Blue Bottle and a tidbit to go with it at one of the resident vendors – you won’t be sorry you did! Take BART to Embarcadero and walk five minutes to the Ferry Building.

 

 

 

 

Virtual Smuin al Fresco features excerpts from Michael Smuin’s “The Tempest and Sueños Latinos” as well as favorite selections from the Smuin Songbook. Company alum Rex Wheeler has choreographed a pas de deux, and the program includes premieres by eight company artists, fresh off their successes with a Choreography Showcase in March. Look for choreography by Tessa Barbour, Ian Buchanan, Maggie Carey, Cassidy Isaacson, John Speed Orr, Terez Dean Orr, Max van der Sterre, and Brennan Wall. Smuin al Fresco dates are livestream performances. Sunday’s performance begins at 5pm with tickets starting at $25.

 

 

Looking for poetry, drama, and extreme virtuoso dancing? “7 for Eight”, a lyrical, neoclassical work for eight dancers incorporates sensual adagio, exuberant allegro, and everything in between. Master storyteller Cathy Marston recreates Edith Wharton’s novella representing silence, isolation and illusion from “Ethan Frome” in her ballet, “Snowblind”. David Dawson’s “Anima Animus” is ballet pushed to every extreme: technique stretched to its outer limit and physically emotional virtuosity. Don’t miss SF Ballet’s Program 05 now streaming through May 12. Single stream 72-hour access available for $29 with digital packages available for the remaining season. Upload, sit back, relax and enjoy this breathtaking ballet from wherever you may be.

 

 

The San Jose Berryessa Flea Market is steps from our Berryessa/North San José station. The Flea Market is a not-to-be-missed San Jose tradition where "one person's junk is another person's treasure." With over 120 acres of shopping, activities, and food vendors, there's bound to be fun around every corner. The market is currently open from Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, 8am-5pm. Walk-in admission is $2-3 depending on which day you go, and the entrance is located near Garden at the Flea and the East Lot.

 

 

Tune into SF Comedy Showcase on Zoom with co-presenters, Ronn Vigh and Drew Harmon. New comedians hit the virtual stage every Sunday, as seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and more! Free RSVPs are required with donations accepted for the performing comedians.

 

 

This farmers' market is a uniquely independent, farmer operated, non-profit farmers' market located year-round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza. An iconic and beloved community resource, the market supports and sustains small farmers and makes fresh food accessible for all. The market is open every Sunday from 7am to 5pm and on Wednesdays from 7:30am to 5:30pm – rain or shine. Take BART to Civic Center/UN Plaza and walk three minutes to UN Plaza/Civic Center.