• Ongoing
• April 1 - 8
• April 9 - 16
• April 17 - 24
• April 25 - 30

SUN - APR 1

[u]MON - APR 2[/u]

Tue - April 3

• San Francisco Giants - Opening Day
  1:05p at AT&T Park
  Regular tickets not available. Check the Giants Double Play Ticket Window to buy tickets from season ticket holders.
  
  • Full season schedule
  • Promotions schedule
• Al Gore
  Nob Hill Masonic Center
  ** SOLD OUT **
  
• Fat Tuesday Band with Edna Love
  Biscuits & Blues
  Show at 8:00p
  

Wed - April 4

• Les Sans Culottes
  The Hemlock Tavern
  Show at 9:30p. Fake French band from New York playing well-reviewed 60s ye-ye pop.
  
• Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Tchaikovsky
  Through April 7
  San Francisco Symphony
  Performance Schedule: Apr 4 – 8:00p / Apr 5 – 2:00p / Apr 6 – 8:00p / Apr 7 – 8:00p
  
• OUT with A.C.T. – LGTB Night at A.C.T.
  “After the War” (see listing above under This Month in Arts)
  Show at 8:00p. Join members of the cast after the show for Act’s LGTB post-show party catered by Yoshi's.
  

• Tia Carroll
  Biscuits & Blues
  Show at 8:00p
  
• San Francisco Giants - Opening Night Fireworks
  7:15p at AT&T Park
  Regular tickets not available. Check the Giants Double Play Ticket Window to buy tickets from season ticket holders.
  
  • Full season schedule
  • Promotions schedule
• Gonzalo Rubalcabo Group
  Through April 8
  Yoshi’s at Jack London
  Shows: Apr 4 to Apr 7 – 8:00p & 10p / Apr 8 – 7:00p & 9:00p
  

Thu - April 5

• Robert Mann (violin)
  San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  Performance: 8:00p
  
• Zac Harmon
  Biscuits & Blues
  Show at 8:00p
  
• Comics 4 Comix Benefit
  Cartoon Art Museum
  7:00pm to 10:00pm. Third annual fundraiser and silent art auction for San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum.
  
• Jake Johannsen with Henry Phillips and Alex Koll
  Punchline Comedy Club (through April 7)
  Doors: 7:00p | Show: 8:00p
  
• "Far Easter 2": The Sequel
  Through April 7
  Cobb's Comedy Club
  Doors: 6:45p | Show: 8:00p
  
• John Kerry & Teresa Heinz Kerry
  Herbst Theater
  City Arts & Lectures
  8:00p
  

Fri – April 6

• Mew with Oh No! Oh My!
  The Fillmore
  Doors: 8:00p / Show: 9:00p
  
• Frankie Lee
  Biscuits & Blues
  Show at 8:00p
  
• SF Jazz Spring Season: Ben Riley’s Monk Legacy Band
  Herbst Theatre
  Show at 8:00p
  
• Dredg
  Slim’s
  Doors: 8:00p / Show: 9:00p
  
• The Mother Hips Album Release Shows
  April 6 & 7
  The Independent
  Doors: 8:30p / Show: 9:00p
  
• Isis (plus Jesu & Zozobra)
  Bimbo’s
  Doors: 7:00p / Show: 8:00p
  
• Grand National Rodeo
  Cow Palace - April 6 through 14
  Rodeo Information
  

Sat – April 7

• Moscow Cats Theatre
  April 7 & 8 / April 28 & 29
  Palace of Fine Arts
  Sat - 1:00p & 4:00p /Sun - 4:00p. The famous performing cats are in town for four dates in April.
  
• CUESA Cheese Festival
  http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/events_040707.php?ut=1175670000
  10:30a to 2:00p. Check the schedule for specific demonstrations.
  
• Sing-Along Westside Story
  Castro Theatre
  Sat - 2:00p /Sun -2:00p & 8:00p. On-screen lyrics for singing along with the movie's famous tunes. Advance tickets available from Ticketweb
  
• Strybing Arboretum & Botanical Garden Plant Sales
  10:00a to 1:00p. All sale plants are suitable for Bay Area gardens.
  Directions to Plant Sale
  
• Sustainable Landscape Installation at Alemany Farm
  10:00a to 1:00p. Dig-in at Alemany’s four-acre farm site with a brief introduction to sustainable landscaping principles.
  Alemany Farm Information
  http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/pages/calendar.html
• The Gospel Hummingbirds
  Biscuits & Blues
  Shows: 8:00p & 10:00p
  
• The Killers
  Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
  Doors: 6:00p / Show: 7:30p
  
• Birding for Everyone
  Strybing Arboretum
  10:00a to 12:00p – first Saturdays. Birding tour through the microhabitats of the Garden. All ages welcome. Meet at main gate near the Garden Bookstore.
  
• The Frames with The Submarines
  The Fillmore
  Doors: 8:00p / Show 9:00p
  
• John Legend with Corinne Bailey Rae
  Greek Theater Berkeley
  Show: 8:00p
  Tickets from Another Planet
  
• Rockin' Reptiles – Family Program
  April 7 & 8
  California Academy of Sciences
  1:00p – Academy interns share information on reptiles from around the world.
  
• SF Jazz Spring Season: Madeline Eastman
  Matinee & Evening Performances
  Herbst Theater
  3:00p - family matinee / 8:00p – with Freddy Cole & Houston Person
  

Sun – April 8

• San Francisco's 16th Annual Spring Celebration & Easter Parade
  Union Street Festival
  10:00a to 5:00p. Free. Union Street - Gough to Fillmore. The festival features 200 artists, 20 gourmet food booths, live entertainment on two stages, bistro style cafes, wine & beer gardens and a large family adventure area with children's activities and hands-on art projects.
  
• Annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race
  Race Information
  4:00p. Top of the Lombard Street curves at Hyde.
  
• Sick Puppies
  Slim’s
  Doors: 7:30p / Show: 8:00p
  
• Dean & Britta (Luna)
  The Independent
  Doors: 7:30p / Show: 8:00p