The San Francisco-set Alfred Hitchcock basic “Vertigo” screens on the Legion of Honor this weekend. (Courtesy Paramount)
Freebie of the week: San Francisco’s majestic Legion of Honor—it’s very nice even simply strolling round exterior the museum—is free to all Bay Space residents on Saturday. However this coming Saturday, guests can catch two basic motion pictures through which it performs a supporting position. First up, at 11 a.m., is the extra intriguing “Vertigo,” Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 basic psychological thriller. It stars James Stewart as a former police detective affected by the titular extreme worry of heights who’s pulled right into a thriller a few lacking lady. Hitchcock made cinema historical past by using a particular impact generally known as a “dolly zoom” to personify the results of vertigo from Stewart’s perspective. The movie reveals the outside of the Legion in addition to an inside gallery through which a portray created for the movie, “Portrait of Carlotta,” is noticed in a key plot level. Then, at 2 p.m., it’s “The Wedding Planner,” a rom com starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey (for many who didn’t get sufficient of him in all these Tremendous Bowl adverts). The movie has obtained reasonably favorable opinions through the years though McConnaughey (who has appeared in roughly 14,000 romantic comedies) and J.Lo make an interesting on-screen couple, particularly as they’re seen strolling by the Legion’s courtyard. The mini-film pageant is a part of the Legion’s centennial celebration. Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. patrons can also try the museum’s plentiful choices, together with one which captures parts of its storied historical past. Extra data is at www.famsf.org.
Singer-songwriter Sam Pond conceived “Songs From the Heart: A Valentine’s Day Special.” (Courtesy Sam Pond)
Up shut and private: The Bay Space presents no scarcity of concert events of all types and genres timed to the Valentine’s Day weekend, however right here’s one with a singular and intriguing premise. It’s titled “The Circle: Songs from the Heart,” they usually aren’t kidding in regards to the “circle” half. It includes 4 singer-songwriters who will assemble in a small circle with the viewers seated round them, collaborating within the songs and swapping tales. The set listing will probably be determined type of on the spot and can cowl a big selection of genres—with the caveat being that they’re all Valentine’s Day-themed. Nonetheless, all emotional ranges, from joyous to jilted, are welcome. The live performance is conceived by Bay Space singer-songwriter Sam Pond, who performs, together with Lizzie Waters, Rick Hardin and a visitor artist to be revealed at showtime. “Songs From the Heart: A Valentine’s Day Special” is at 8 p.m. Friday at The Faight, a efficiency/artwork venue and collective in San Francisco’s decrease Haight. Tickets are $23.18. Tickets and knowledge are at ladybug-turtle-hhs9.squarespace.com.
Syncopated Women, a nationally identified faucet and dance troupe, involves Livermore on Feb. 14. (Courtesy Syncopated Women through Bay Metropolis Information)
The beat goes on: The women on this in style dance troupe should not simply refined, they’re syncopated as nicely. We’re speaking about Syncopated Women, the Los Angeles tap-dance outfit identified across the globe, notably after their look on Season 11 of Fox-TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” Superstar endorsements from the likes of Beyonce and Janet Jackson haven’t harm both. The group was created by tapping famous person Chloe Arnold, who started performing when she was 6, turned professional when she was 10 (after becoming a member of Savion Glover’s dance crew) and had her personal documentary on cable TV when she was 12. In addition to her coaching with Glover, Arnold has additionally been a protege of famed performer Debbie Allen (identified for her look on the movie and TV variations of “Fame”). Now she’s main her personal troupe of gifted tappers, who carry their tour to the Bankhead Theater in Livermore for a Valentine’s Day efficiency on Friday. Showtime is 8 p.m.; tickets are $70-$100; go to livermorearts.org.
American tenor Nicholas Phan curated this system for the Feb. 13, 2025 San Francisco Opera Schwabacher Recital. (Courtesy Clubsoda Productions through Bay CIty Information)
A showcase for future stars: San Francisco Opera kicks off its long-running Schwabacher Recital Collection at 7:30 p.m. Thursday within the Taube Atrium Theater with a program curated by famend American tenor Nicholas Phan and that includes 5 enrollees within the prestigious Merola and Adler Fellow apprenticeship packages run by the Opera. Soprano Georgiana Adams, who has sung the roles of “La Bohéme’s” Musetta and Anna in Kevin Places’ “Silent Night” throughout her coaching, is a participant, as is soprano Caroline Corrales, who has additionally sung as Musetta and as Moira in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Becoming a member of them onstage, with accompaniment by Merola pianist and vocal coach Julian Grabarek, are Welsh tenor Thomas Kinch, who has carried out as Don José in “Carmen” and Melot in “Tristan und Isolde” with the Opera, and baritone Samuel Kidd, who stuffed roles in “Carmen,” “Tristan” and “Un Ballo in Maschera.” This system Phan has put collectively contains works by Amy Seaside, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Rebecca Clarke, Richard Strauss, George Butterworth, Alma Mahler, Claude Debussy and Kurt Weill. Tickets to listen to these rising stars of the opera world are a discount at $30 for normal admission. Discover them at sfopera.com.
Famend British cellist Steven Isserlis will once more companion with Canadian pianist Connie Shih for an look on the San Francisco Performances stage on the Herbst Theatre on Feb. 15, 2025. (Courtesy Kevin Davis through Bay Metropolis Information)
Swell fellow on the cello: World-renowned British cellist Steven Isserlis and his frequent collaborator, pianist Connie Shih, return for an additional recital for San Francisco Performances at 7:30 p.m. Saturday within the Herbst Theatre. Isserlis, who performs on a classic 1726 Stradivarius on mortgage from the Royal Academy of Music, was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1998 in recognition for his contributions as a musician, writer, occasional conductor and broadcaster. Shih, a family identify in Canada for her many appearances on radio and TV, made her debut at age 9 enjoying a Mendelssohn concerto with the Seattle Symphony and is at present on the college on the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in Germany. On their program will probably be cello sonatas by Beethoven, Martinu and Grieg and Nadia Boulanger’s 3 Items for Cello and Piano. For a preview of the sensitivity of their collaborations, see try this efficiency of Isserlis and Shih enjoying the Berceuse by Fauré. For tickets ($65-$85) and particulars, go to sfperformances.org.
