Now through 4/7 Sunday
Art: The 63rd Annual Potrero Hill Art Exhibition
Open to anyone who lives, learns, works, and/or worships in Potrero Hill or Dogpatch. The first 50 artists to submit are guaranteed a spot in the show. Entry form is available at the Potrero Library, 1616 20th Street, by emailing potmgr@sfpl.org, or at https://bit.ly/3TJUK5U
Now through 4/20 Saturday
Community: “Heart Your Parks”
An annual spring campaign that showcases San Francisco’s parks and public spaces through art giveaways. Each Saturday will feature a screen-printed design by local artist Orlie Kapitulnik specific to the park where the event takes place, which attendees can receive for free, though a donation is appreciated. Live jazz music and free beverages provided by Guayaki. Crane Cove Park is 4/20. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. For more information: https://bit.ly/3TlwCoC
Now through 9/1 Sunday
Art: Group Exhibitions Unruly Navigations
The Museum of African Diaspora presents 22 works from ten international artists that trace historical, familial, and/or individual migrations, capturing trajectories across time and geographies. “Unruly Navigations” testifies to the urgent, disorderly, rebellious, and nonlinear movements of people, cultures, ideas, religions, and aesthetics that define diaspora…” according to Key Jo Lee, MoAD’s Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Public Programs. Tickets: $6 to $15. The Museum of African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/4cqsgoM
4/6 Saturday
Horticulture: Introduction to Organic Vegetable Gardening
Learn how to cultivate your garden, including ideal planting times, sowing techniques, soil preparation, irrigation, and challenges. The workshop will feature lectures, discussion, and hands on learning. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Suggested donation: $30. Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Boulevard. For more information: https://bit.ly/3PuMwfm
4/6 Saturday and 4/13 Saturday
Printing: Introduction to Photopolymer Plates
This two-day workshop will review a variety of relief and intaglio prints created with photopolymer plates, ideation for your project, demonstration of the double exposure technique utilizing an aquatint screen, exposing and printing. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuition: $225. Materials: $55. Graphic Arts Workshop, 2565 Third Street, #305. For more information: https://bit.ly/3IJcLL7 To register, please email instructor Mark Brodie at msbrodie@aol.com
4/12 Friday through 4/14 Sunday
Art: Open Studios
More than 100 artists will open their studios: painters, sculptures, photographers, fashion designers, and jewelers. Opening reception 4/12, 7 to 10 p.m. Open studios 4/13 Saturday and 4/14 Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. Free. Art Explosion Studios, 744 Alabama Street. For more information: https://bit.ly/3x1BpnI
4/12 Friday through 5/4 Saturday
Theater: Returning to Haifa
Golden Thread Productions, the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East, presents the West Coast premiere of Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani. Two families, one Palestinian, one Jewish, forced by history into an intimacy they didn’t choose. In the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War, with the borders finally open after two decades, Said and Safiyya, a Palestinian couple, return to Haifa in search of a home they were forced to abandon during the Nakba in 1948. Are they ready for the encounter that awaits them upon their return? Tickets: $30 to $100; no one turned away for lack of funds. Golden Thread Productions, 1695 18th Street, #C101. For more information: https://bit.ly/4927tF6
4/14 Sunday
Film: Bay Area Indies Film Festival
New, progressive, short movies, written, directed and produced by independent San Francisco Bay Area filmmakers. Each flick will be followed by questions and answers with the filmmakers. 1 to 6 p.m. $20. Delancey Street Foundation Theater, 600 Embarcadero. For more information: https://bit.ly/3x2d15j
4/21 Sunday
Art: Watercolor and Monoprint Workshop
This class explores watercolor and water-soluble drawing material techniques for printmaking. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuition: $150. Materials fee: $10. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of printmaking. Graphic Arts Workshop, 2565 Third Street, #305. For more information, contact Fran Valesco at fvalesco@gmail.com or visit https://bit.ly/3PwbYks
4/21 Sunday
Environment: San Francisco Earth Day Festival
Participate in hands-on activities and workshops on reducing waste, creating organic gardens, eating clean, and more. Enjoy multi-cultural music performances with a line-up of Psychedelic, Zydeco, Rock, and Global beats. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free. The New Farm, 10 Cargo Way. For more information: https://bit.ly/3VuL7cm