Welcome to Tenderloin Arts LIVE, a collection of monthly Tenderloin arts events sourced from organizations, individuals, and venues from the neighborhood. Here are some of the many arts & culture happenings in the Tenderloin this month.
Want to submit your events for next month’s listing? Email info [at] tlcbd [dot] org to receive the event submissions form.
Artwork by Laurie Blessen
Tilden Tuesday Art Exhibitions at TILDEN HOTEL
Date: On view all month
Location: Tilden Hotel, 345 Taylor Street
Check out colorful, story-telling abstraction at Tilden Hotel. The hotel lobby’s pop-up art gallery is showcasing local artist Laurie Blessen and her featured works as part of its rotating art series that shines a light on San Francisco’s spirited creativity and engaging community while directly supporting local artists; this is also known as Tilden Art Program. In the form of abstract color field print, Blessen’s works share a recurring motif of doors and windows, signaling how “light gets let in” and reinforces strength. She believes working in abstraction allows for true expression as colors have a voice and lines show movement. Guests interested in obtaining one of Blessen’s featured works are welcome to purchase a piece right from the lobby walls. More info
Concerts at CENTER FOR NEW MUSIC
Multiple Dates
Location: 55 Taylor Street
C4NM presents concerts of all types of new creative music. From contemporary classical to avant-garde, to new jazz, and more. Here are the shows happening this month.
11/2, 7:30pm | Kathleen Supové, Pianist: Rise Up, Take Flight
11/3, 7:30pm | duo B. vs. vIDEO sAVant + two films by Dominic Angerame
11/4, 7:30pm | Ensemble PHASE
11/5, 8pm | Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow
11/6, 8pm | PGLRG performs Barbedwire and Map Score (SP)
11/8, 8pm | Latitudes: Kaori Suzuki & Joseph Hammer
11/9, 3pm | Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
11/14, 7:30pm | Soundwave Festival 9 | Nochtlaca: Todos, todos, todos
11/16, 3pm | Wooden Fish Ensemble with Special Guest: Yuki Endo on Shinobue
11/17, 7pm | sfSoundGroup + Davy Sumner’s Synthbee Ensemble
11/19, 8pm | Bill Hsu, Birgit Ulher, & Gino Robair
11/20, 7:30pm | Elizabeth Kimble: Fundraiser Concert
11/22, 7:30pm | Nicholas Phillips: #45miniatures
11/23, 7:30pm | FutureJazz: E. Doctor Smith, Peter McKibben & Laura Austin Wiley
11/24, 3pm | Habiby and Justen: Resonating Bodies
PIANOFIGHT, Multiple Live Performances Nightly
Location: PianoFight, 144 Taylor Street
There of 20-25 shows per week. Check out the complete show calendar online.
Neighborhood Day of the Dead Altar Project at COUNTERPULSE
Date: November 1, 3-5pm
Location: CounterPulse, 80 Turk Street
Come hand craft your own ofrendas for the Day of the Dead!
The ofrendas will be placed on the altars for our 2019 Day of the Dead Tenderloin Neighborhood Altar Project. Participants are encouraged to bring photographs of those you wish to remember, which will be copied and used in making the ofrenda. The Altar will be displayed in the CounterPulse Lobby from November 1st through November 8th.
Working on Ofrendas and Altar Dedication:
3-5pm, Friday, November 1
Block Fest is supported by BLICK Art Materials. www.dickblick.com. Block Fest is a part of 4 Corner Friday.
Dark Turns Light: Mid-Century Neon in Warsaw, Havana, and San Francisco at the TENDERLOIN MUSEUM
Date: November 14, 6-9pm
A cocktail social, slide presentation, and film screening which highlights Cold War-era neon signs in Warsaw, Cuba, and San Francisco.
SF First Thursday Art Walk: Tenderloin and Lower Polk
Date: Every First Thursday
Multiple Locations
Mark your calendars! The next SF First Thursday Art Walk is set for Thursday, November 7th. Come check out the multifaceted display of color and imagination. Make sure to visit their website for a list of participating galleries and to download the map. Over 20 galleries and art spaces bringing together the arts and culture of the surrounding Lower Polk and Tenderloin communities.
Photo by Pamela Raith
Champions of Magic at GOLDEN GATE THEATRE
Date: November 27 – December 1, 2019
Location: Golden Gate Theatre
5 world-class magicians fill the stage of the Golden Gate with feats of daring and tricks that will astound. For all ages. More info
The San Francisco Olympians Festival X: You’ve Got Gaul at EXIT THEATRE
Date: Wednesday, Nov 6 through Saturday, Nov 23
Location: EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy Street, SF, CA
Time: All shows 8pm
The tenth annual San Francisco Olympians Festival is a tapestry of Celtic mythology, as intricate as knot-work, and as brilliant as a freshly polished cauldron!
This year Exit Theatre’s debut 38 new plays by 36 writers, 17 of whom will be contributing written work to the festival for the first time! The plays range from shorts to one-acts and full-lengths, and each one explores a different legend or god from the mythology of Ancient Gaul, Britain, Ireland, and the legends of King Arthur. Though exclusively local in the past, the 2019 festival includes a number of non-Bay Area writers, brought into the festival for the first time to honor the roaming spirit of the Celts!
The 2019 festival is 12 nights from November 6 to the 23rd, Wednesday through Saturday. Audience members who attend more than four nights get the fifth free!
Additional Exit Theatre Shows include:
IncivilitySF: Join the Resistance! | November 1st & 2nd
Saturday Write Fever | Saturday, November 9 |
Diva or Die Burlesque | Saturday, November 16
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