SAN FRANCISCO: Holy Harmony

Jewish Music Festival

Bustan Quartet
Babel/Askenaz
Basya Schechter

SUN, MAR 25, 2012 AT 1:30 PM

Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street, San Francisco

YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL: Gamelan Sekar Jaya

W H A T :    Gamelan Sekar Jaya
W H E N :    September 17, 2011 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
W H E R E : Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco (map)

M O R E :    Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Music & Dance of Bali

ASIAN ART MUSEUM: Korean Culture Day

W H A T :    POETRY IN CLAY: Korea Foundation Korean Culture Day
W H E N :    Saturday, September 17, 11:00 am–4:00 pm
W H E R E : Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Chuseok is the Korean holiday of the autumn harvest during the full moon, when people visit their hometowns and feast with family and friends. This family fun day for all ages offers docent tours, storytelling, food tastings, music, and art. Korean musicians Kang Eun-il & Haegum Plus will perform their “new music” for the first time in the Bay Area. Artists Shin Meekyung and Lee Kang Hyo will demonstrate new and traditional forms of ceramic art.

M O R E :    POETRY IN CLAY
Meet the author of the new book “Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth”
Discover “New music” of Korea: Haegum Plus

MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD: From Brazil to the Balkans

W H A T :    Evening events
W H E N :    Fri 9 September 2011 20:00
W H E R E : V&A Cafe

PERFORMANCE: Join the V&A for a dynamic musical journey with Pocket Caravan. Hear melodies from the Gaucho campfires of Southern Brazil to the ForrÓ parties of the north-eastern regions. Cross continent, reach the Balkans and discover the connections with Latin rhythms. 20.00-21.30. Free, drop in

Children’s Discovery: San Jose Taiko

W H A T : San Jose Taiko
W H E N : Thursday, August 4th, 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
W H E R E : Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

M O R E : Mammoth Discovery!

Senzala: Capoeira & Claudia Gomez

Capoeira Show: Every Friday 7:30 pm – No Cover

Claudia Gomez, Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:30pm to 11pm

Free Capoeira Class, Sat Jul 23, 2011 5pm to 6pm

YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL: Claudia Gómez Quintet

W H A T :    The Claudia Gómez Quintet
W H E N :    July 21, 2011, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
W H E R E : Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO: From Paris, With Love

W H A T :    Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
W H E N :    June 11, 2011 – October 9, 2011
W H E R E : deYoung Museum, San Francisco

M O R E :    Balenciaga and Spain

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE DE YOUNG:
The Ponticellos: Spanish Passion and Spirit

Film: The Mystery of Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956

From Paris, With Love

BERKELEY: World Music Festival

WORLD MUSIC: A Chinese Home

W H A T :    Kronos Quartet and Wu Man: A Chinese Home
W H E N :    June 3 – June 4, 2011 | 8:00 pm
W H E R E : YBCA Forum, San Francisco

M O R E : Wu Man: Discovering a Musical Heartland