8 hrs ago- The actor best known as the Fonz on “Happy Days” is co-author with Lin Oliver of the children’s book series “Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever.” He’ll be at the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., at 7 p.m. Friday signing copies of the 14th installment, “The Life of Me: Enter at Your Own Risk.”
5 days ago- An extraordinary Indian version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” onstage at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre might just be the most fun you’ll ever have not quite understanding Shakespeare.
12 days ago- The San Francisco singer-songwriter leads Rupa & the April Fishes in a 1 p.m. concert today that kicks off the 2008 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. The downtown arts festival offers hundreds of free performances, including classical, jazz and world music, theater, traditional and contemporary dance, children’s and family programs. Weekly events continue through October.
13 days ago- Officials at the Asian Art Museum are happily bracing themselves for big crowds Sunday, when the institution kicks off its Target First Free Sunday program.
14 days ago- The Next Stage, nestled in a Pacific Heights church on Gough Street, is home to a new production of Tennessee Williams’ “Out Cry: The Two-Character Play.”
17 days ago- A native of the Philippines, the founder and owner of Silicon Valley-based Casto Travel is among the honorees at the Commonwealth Club of California’s 20th annual Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner, being held Wednesday in San Francisco. Individuals recognized this year are “immigrants who embody the American dream.”
21 days ago- San Francisco aerial choreographer Jo Kreiter is taking on some heavy issues in her contribution to ODC Theater’s three-weekend festival exploring the politics of dancing.
21 days ago- Marking its 51st anniversary this year, the San Francisco International Film Festival has gone back to its “standard” fare of dozens of offerings of all kinds of films from around the world.
23 days ago- “Defending the Caveman” — Rob Becker’s hit one-man comedy exploring the differences between the sexes that originated in 1991 in San Francisco — is back in The City.