San Francisco International Arts Festival

08/05/2026

Step away from the noise and reconnect through music, mindfulness, and reflection.

Join Ramya Shankar, Barbara Nerness, and Veronique Cannenterre for The Human Experience: Waves Within, a 90-minute immersive experience where sound, presence, and self-reflection come together. Through live music, interactive elements, and a calming sound bath, this evening invites you to slow down, reconnect, and experience the waves within.

❤️ Live heartbeat and breath woven into the musical experience
🎶 A guided musical journey through abundance, clarity, adventure, and presence
✨ A calming sound bath and guided self-reflection

📅 Thursday, August 6
🕢 7:30-9:00 PM
📍 Wyldflower Arts, Oakland

Come alone, bring a friend, and experience the waves within.

🎟️ Register here: https://www.viewcy.com/event/the_human_experience⁠

07/31/2026

CALLING BAY AREA MUSICIANS 🎶

Ready to experience tango from the inside out?

This Labor Day weekend, the San Francisco Tango Academy invites string players, pianists, bassists, and bandoneonists to an immersive 28-hour Tango Music Intensive Workshop, September 4–7 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.

Designed for versatile professionals, seasoned amateurs, and advanced students, the intensive explores authentic tango rhythm, phrasing, articulation, and ensemble performance through section breakouts, seminars, rehearsals, and full-orchestra work.

ABOUT THE MAESTROS 🎼

Ramiro Boero | Bandoneon player, composer, award-winning musician & professor of music in Buenos Aires

Guillermo Rubino | Violinist, two-time Gardel Award winner, Latin Grammy winner & professor of music in Buenos Aires

Sumi Lee | Tango pianist & founder of the San Francisco Tango Academy

Pablo Lanouguère | NYC-based bass player, performer, teaching & recording artist

📅 September 4–7, 2026
📍 Community Music Center, San Francisco
🎟️ Registration: $950
⏰ Registration closes August 21

A 10% discount is available for students and faculty of the Community Music Center and students at San Francisco School of the Arts and St. Ignatius Preparatory School.

Secure your spot by August 21 and join the ensemble this Labor Day weekend.

Visit SFTangoAcademy.com for registration and additional details.

07/30/2026

CALLING BAY AREA MUSICIANS 🎶

Ready to experience tango from the inside out?

This Labor Day weekend, the San Francisco Tango Academy invites string players, pianists, bassists, and bandoneonists to an immersive 28-hour Tango Music Intensive Workshop, September 4–7 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.

Designed for versatile professionals, seasoned amateurs, and advanced students, the intensive offers an opportunity to explore authentic tango rhythm, phrasing, articulation, and ensemble performance through section breakouts, seminars, rehearsals, and full-orchestra work.

ABOUT THE MAESTROS 🎼

Ramiro Boero | Bandoneon player, composer, two-time Gardel Award winner & Latin Grammy nominee

Guillermo Rubino | Violinist, two-time Gardel Award winner & Latin Grammy nominee

Sumi Lee | Tango pianist and founder of the San Francisco Tango Academy

Pablo Lanouguère | Bass player, performer & teaching artist across multiple musical genres

Past participants have praised the experience:

“I loved getting to perform with musicians who cared deeply about the quality of the music. It was great to learn from maestros.”

📅 September 4–7, 2026
📍 Community Music Center, San Francisco
🎼 Strings, piano, bass & bandoneon
🎟️ Registration: $950
⏰ Registration closes August 21

A 10% discount is available for students and faculty of the Community Music Center and students at San Francisco School of the Arts and St. Ignatius Preparatory School.

Secure your spot by August 21 and join the ensemble this Labor Day weekend.

Visit SFTangoAcademy.com for registration and additional details.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! Today is also the last day of the festival so we hope you have a chance to catch a show. Music,dance, performance Art and Theater. Plus an art installation at One of our favorite spaces. Visit sfiaf.org for details.

05/08/2026

“Wildly funny and raunchy… Much of the show is centered around (Eddie) Jen’s unconventional style of drag — as he put it, “I don’t lip sync, I don’t serve looks, I serve books!” — and the struggle to embrace it when faced with the world’s constant rejection.” -Molly Flynn, The Daily Californian.

“Seeking a Penpal for the End of t@topfans”
📆 Saturday- May 9 6PM
📍 Marsh Theater (SF)
🎟️ SFIAF.org

https://www.dailycal.org/artlocal-event/eddie-jen-teaches-glamorous-english-class/article_5e2b871b-765c-4a2b-b0fe-89aa3cfa24e0.html





Much of the show is centered around Eddie Jen’s unconventional style of drag — as he put it, “I don’t lip sync, I don’t serve looks, I serve books!” —

05/08/2026

Raised in a musical evangelical family, Bia was playing piano by age 3 and writing songs by 12 — already exploring themes of identity, faith, and freedom. 🎹✨

She left home young and traveled across Brazil with only her guitar, performing everywhere she could and shaping the bold, unmistakable style that defines her music today.

Through her powerful “artivism,” Bia creates music that sparks conversation, movement, and change. Her work blends lived experience with fearless social commentary — turning personal stories into collective empowerment. 🔥

05/07/2026

“The authenticity of Sauce’s new work rests in embracing her reputation as an accomplished singer of jazz standards and vocalese lyrics while simultaneously venturing into territory spanning Brazilian, soul, R&B, folk tunes and more.” - Lou Fancher, East Bay Express

Visit sfiaf.org for tickets.
📆 Saturday, May 9 @ 8 PM.
📍 Fingersnaps, SF

https://eastbayexpress.com/rhonda-sauce-sings-her-whole-self/

Rhonda Sauce

Rhonda Sauce sings her whole self—Oakland musician and composer embraces identity beyond musical and cultural boundaries.

05/05/2026

"He (Lance Belville) spent nine years with United Press International before moving on to ABC News. Through his work, he covered the (Brazilian) military regime and its repression and violence; went on the road with American politician Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, during their time in the country; and spent almost a year in the Amazon on second-contact missions to Indigenous tribes.... His experiences helped inspire a new play, “Rio Journal,” which will make its West Coast debut at the San Francisco International Arts Festival at 8 p.m. May 9 at the Theatre of Yugen at NOHspace in San Francisco." - Marin Independent Journal

https://www.marinij.com/2026/04/29/marin-resident-stages-play-based-on-late-husbands-reporting-in-brazil/

“Rio Journal” will make its West Coast debut at the San Francisco International Arts Festival on May 9.