BY LAURIE JO MILLER FARR
EventsCALENDAR
MAY
Museums, we’ve missed you. Live opera, bravissimo. Spectator sports, welcome back. As the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put it, “Less scrolling, more strolling.” Refresh your spirit this spring. Events are subject to change.
deYoung Museum: Calder-Picasso
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Through Aug. 9 The Contemporary Jewish Museum | Levi Strauss: A History of American Style A pair of 501s from 1890 headlines the collection of 250plus objects from the Levi Strauss & Co. archives for a comprehensive look at the life and legacy of a local icon. thecjm.org Through Aug. 29 Legion of Honor | Last Supper in Pompeii: From the Table to the Grave A glimpse inside well-to-do Roman households engaged in eating and drinking when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. First and only US museum exhibition. legionofhonor.famsf.org Through Sep. 5 SFMOMA | Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis Deeply personal, artistic, emotional, and political responses from seven Bay Area artists to the challenges and disruption of social upheaval and the pandemic in 2020. sfmoma.org/exhibition/close-to-home
1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, and 15 San Francisco Opera | The Barber of Seville Live opera returns to the Bay Area with an outdoor production at the drive-in. It’s a zany, new, 90-minute adaptation of Rossini’s romantic comedy sung in English. Marin Center, San Rafael. sfopera.com 6 and 13 San Francisco Opera | The Adlers: Live at the Drive-In Together for the first time, top young artists perform live outdoors at the drive-in. Resident artists, the 2021 Adler Fellows, perform a concert of classic arias, duets, and ensembles. Marin Center, San Rafael. sfopera.com 6 A Spring Celebration to Benefit the Edible Schoolyard Project A conversation between Alice Waters and Jane Fonda with opening remarks by chef José Andrés. Virtual. Private reception with singer Josh Groban at 5 p.m.; Main event at 5:30 p.m. edibleschoolyard.org 6 (through May 26) San Francisco Ballet | Romeo & Juliet Stream one of the company’s greatest showpieces for Mother’s Day, Shakespeare’s eternal tale of star-crossed lovers. Renaissance Italy comes to life with Prokofiev’s score, passionate dancing, spine-tingling swordsmanship, stunning scenery, and costume designs. sfballet.org/productions/digital-program-06
PHOTO CREDITS: (TOP) ©TRAVIS MCGEE; (BOTTOM) ©GARY SEXTON
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Through May 23 de Young Museum | Calder-Picasso Iconic mobiles, stabiles, standing mobiles, paintings, prints, and drawings by Alexander Calder are juxtaposed with major paintings, sculptures, and drawings by Pablo Picasso. Conceived by the artists’ grandsons, a US museum debut. deYoungMuseum.org
