This Month in San Francisco

April 2001 Events

Ongoing
Shear Madness. America’s longest-running non-musical play. A hilarious whodunit – the audience solves the crime! Mason Street Theatre, 982-5463

Ongoing
Stomp. Eight performers use everything but traditional percussion instruments - trash cans, boots, hub caps - to fill the stage with compelling rhythms. Marines Memorial Theatre, 478-BASS

Ongoing
Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding. One of the most successful and imaginative hits in off-Broadway history! Cable Car Theater, (800) 660-8462

Ongoing
Beach Blanket Babylon. This zany cabaret show is the nation’s longest-running musical revue. North Beach’s Club Fugazi.
678 Green/Powell, 421-4222

Ongoing
The Beach Blanket Babylon hat is on display in conjunction with the opening of the new international terminal at San Francisco International Airport

April 1
Street Performers Festival. The Bay Area’s best street performers showcase their original comedic talents. These multi-talented tricksters (including comedians, jugglers, unicyclists and slack rope walkers) perform their zany acts in the Entrance Plaza and on the Crystal Gyser Center Stage.PIER 39, 705-5500

April 1 - May 15
Silent Voices Speak: The Holocaust and Social Injustice Today. Herbst International Exhibition Hall,
928-2992

April 15
Ninth Annual Union/Fillmore Street Easter Parade & Celebration.
Cow Hollow District, 989-2220

April 19 - May 3
San Francisco International Film Festival. AMC Kabuki, Castro Theatre and other venues, 771-7633

April 21 & April 29
Cherry Blossom Festival. Performances, crafts, food, martial art exhibitions. Colorful parade April 29 starts at 1pm from Civic Center to Fillmore. Japantown, 563-2313

April 21
18th Annual International Beer Festival. Festival Pavilion at
Fort Mason, 421-TIXS

April 26
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music. Castro Theatre, (510) 601-TWEB

April 29
Opening Day on the Bay. Kick off of the sailing season on the San Francisco Bay. Festive boat parade and the annual blessing of the fleet. PIER 39, 705-5500

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