Best of Bay Area Events Blog

The Rocky Horror Show: Musical That Inspired Cult Classic Film 
Victoria Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
and 17 more dates.
Full Price: $28.00    Our Price: $14.00

Ray of Light Theatre is proud to present Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show at the Victoria Theatre. It’s a full-scale production of the original hit musical which inspired the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running film of all time. Learn More

Roller Derby: Brooklyn Red Devils vs. San Francisco Bay Bombers
Kezar Pavilion (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 11 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00    Our Price: $9.00

Carrying on a legacy over half a century old, the San Francisco Bay Bombers skate into action, taking on the Brooklyn Red Devils in exciting roller derby action, conducted on a classic banked track. Learn More

The History Boys: Tony Award-Winning Comedy at New Conservatory Theatre Center
New Conservatory Theatre Center (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 9 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 8:00pm
and 12 more dates.
Full Price: $22.00 – $34.00    Our Price: $11.00 – $17.00

The 2006 Tony Award winner for Best Play, Alan Bennett’s The History Boys, makes its Bay Area premiere at San Francisco’s New Conservatory Theatre Center. Alan Bennett’s sharply funny and touching comedy goes inside the world of a British boys’ school, where two teachers become rivals for the minds and hearts of eight unruly students. Learn More

Comedy Duo Frangela (Best Week Ever) at Cobb’s Comedy Club
Cobb’s Comedy Club (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 10:15pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $18.50 – $20.50    Our Price: FREE – $9.25

Cobb’s Comedy Club presents Frangela. The duo of Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton met at the famous Second City Theatre, and their witty commentary on pop culture appears regularly on VH1’s Best Week Ever, The Today Show, and CNN. They’re also accomplished radio hosts, and co-creators of BET and Oxygen’s animated series Hey Monie. Special guest: Clinton Jackson. Learn More

Storytime Festival – A World of Wonder and Magic
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Dec. 20 @ 4:00pm
Saturday, Dec. 20 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 – $50.00    Our Price: $15.00 – $25.00

Vau De Vire creates an enchanted world populated with interactive circus acts, magical character encounters, painters and sculptors showcasing their art, traders selling trinkets and fortune tellers. The world’s legends come to life through dances from Bolivia and Peru to India and Russia, followed by a circus show featuring classically-trained dancers, acclaimed acrobats, aerial artist, side show acts and live orchestra. Learn More

Gourmet Dinner and a Show: The Spectacular Teatro ZinZanni
Teatro ZinZanni (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 9 @ 6:00pm
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 6:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $124.50 – $143.50    Our Price: $78.00

Set along San Francisco’s historic waterfront, Teatro ZinZanni is a bewitching evening of European cabaret, cirque, divas and madmen, spectacle and sensuality with live music and a gourmet five-course dinner — set in the nightclub of your dreams. Now in its seventh year, Teatro ZinZanni has become a Bay Area entertainment institution. Learn More

Kids’ Rock & Roll Favorite The Sippy Cups at Blue Sky Family Club
Blue Sky Family Club (Emeryville, CA)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 4:15pm
Full Price: $8.00 – $12.00    Our Price: FREE – $6.00

Dubbed “every parent’s favorite kid rock band” by the San Francisco Chronicle, The Sippy Cups perform at the new Blue Sky Family Club. Blending kid-friendly covers from the likes of The Velvet Underground and The Ramones with their own like-minded originals, The Sippy Cups throw a magical rock & roll party for kids of all ages. Learn More

Improv Juggernaut Comedy: The Halloween Spectacular 
Darkroom (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 31 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $7.50 – $15.00    Our Price: FREE – $7.50

Improv Juggernaut Comedy presents a special Halloween show. Two of California’s top improv teams — the duo Irish Mutts and San Francisco’s ground-breaking African-American ensemble Oui Be Negroes — present frighteningly funny long-form improv. Learn More

Hari Kondabolu (Comedy Central) at Club Deluxe
Club Deluxe (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 13 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $5.00    Our Price: FREE

Club Deluxe welcomes Hari Kondabolu. Known for his fiercely intelligent sociaopolitical humor, Hari started his comedy career in Seattle, and has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and at the 2007 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. Learn More

Comedian Barry Sobel at Club Deluxe
Club Deluxe (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00    Our Price: FREE – $5.00

Comedian Barry Sobel headlines Club Deluxe. A veteran of the stand-up scene, Barry was known for his comedy rapping act in the ’80s, when he also appeared in such movies as Revenge of the Nerds 2. A former Saturday Night Live writer, he’s now on Comedy Central’s Chocolate News. Learn More

Comedian Felipe Esparza at Club Deluxe
Club Deluxe (San Francisco, CA)
Monday, Oct. 20 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $10.00    Our Price: FREE – $5.00

Comedian Felipe Esparza headlines a show at Club Deluxe. He’s toured with Gabriel Iglesias, and appeared on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and BET’s Comic View, among others. He’s half of the comic radio duo of “Siskel and Negro”. Learn More

Doctor Faustus: Marlowe’s Tragedy from Actors Ensemble of Berkeley 
Live Oak Theater (Berkeley, CA)
Friday, Oct. 31 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 8:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $12.00    Our Price: FREE – $6.00

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley presents Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe’s grand tragedy about a scholar who makes a deal with the Devil for ultimate knowledge and power. His dilemma highlights the rise of the Renaissance and its science in England, and the play boasts one of the most powerful conclusions in English literature. Learn More

Tenaya Rocks! A Sexy Geological Cabaret
Stage Werx (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 9 @ 10:30pm
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 10:30pm
and 13 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00    Our Price: FREE – $10.00

Stage Werx hosts Tenaya Hurst’s unique musical show Tenaya Rocks! A Sexy Geological Cabaret. Hurst, an actress, singer, and geologist who has written and starred in four original cabaret shows, entertains and educates audiences in this whimsical show, in which she compares geological principles to the intricacies of romance. Learn More

Shopping! The Musical – A Brand New Musical Comedy Revue
The Shelton Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 11 @ 8:00pm
and 24 more dates.
Full Price: $29.00    Our Price: FREE – $14.50

Shopping! The Musical is a new musical comedy revue by award-winning writer Morris Bobrow about everyone’s second favorite (in some cases, favorite) activity. Hilarious songs and sketches about the frustrations, annoyances and occasional joys of shopping — how men and women do it, dealing with customers, clerks and store environments, shopping online and on TV and other familiar situations. Learn More

The Taming of the Shrew: Shakespearean Comedy Set in the 1920s
Phoenix Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 9 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00    Our Price: FREE – $15.00

Off Broadway West Theatre Company presents a free adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew. Director Joyce Henderson has set the story of the courtship of stubborn Kate amid the surreal decadence of New York’s Hamptons in the 1920s. Learn More

International Gem and Jewelry Show at San Mateo County Expo Center
San Mateo County Expo Center (San Mateo, CA)
Friday, Nov. 28 @ Noon to 6:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 29 @ 10:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 30 @ 11:00am to 5:00pm
Full Price: $7.00    Our Price: FREE

The acclaimed International Gem and Jewelry Show presents the most dazzling display of gems, jewelry, beads, accessories and minerals ever seen under one roof. The huge selection, along with special show pricing direct from worldwide designers and manufacturers, make this show a must for gem enthusiasts and jewelry lovers alike. Learn More

Shag Jam Featuring Mobsters Ball: 1930s Music, Dance & Culture Festival
Verdi Club (San Francisco, CA)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm (& all day/night Sat & Sun)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm-Midnight
Full Price: $10.00 – $179.00    Our Price: FREE – $89.00

The Second annual San Francisco Shag Jam features 1930s music, dance and culture. The three-day festival features the Collegiate Ball Shag Jam Championships with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, the Mobsters Ball with Dean Mora’s Modern Swingtet and Varsity Drag with JP & The Rhythm Chasers. Plus, dances, workshops and competitions each day. Learn More

Secret Improv Society: SF Underground Improvisation
The Shelton Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 11 @ 10:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 10:00pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00    Our Price: FREE – $7.50

Secret Improv Society’s popular theatrical shows blend improvised theater, comedy and music to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The company features a guest host each week. San Francisco’s best improvisers, comedians and musicians join the quick-witted cast in applying their unique creative process to whatever the audience throws their way. Hilarious drama, serious comedy using audience suggestions and willing volunteers to create characters, scenes, stories, songs and themes. It’s jazz theater. Learn More

Comedian Tom Segura at Rooster T. Feathers
Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club (Sunnyvale, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 9 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 11 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $12.00 – $16.00    Our Price: FREE

Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club welcomes comedian Tom Segura, who has performed with some of the top comedians in the country, including Jay Mohr, Pablo Francisco, Dave Attell, Sarah Silverman, Bob Saget, and Kathleen Madigan. Tom recently appeared on the second season of Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. Learn More

Jackie Kashian Headlines Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club
Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club (Sunnyvale, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 30 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 2 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00    Our Price: FREE

Jackie Kashian has had a half-hour special on Comedy Central, and has appeared on CBS, NBC, and VH1. She has been a national touring comic for over 10 years and has performed at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, the Bumbershoot Arts Festival in Seattle, and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. See her at Rooster T. Feathers. Learn More

Comedian Mike Pace at Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club
Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club (Sunnyvale, CA)
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 10:30pm
Sunday, Oct. 26 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 – $17.00    Our Price: FREE

Mike’s observations on childhood set the Pace for a night of laughter. As seen on A&E’s Evening at the Improv, Showtime’s Comedy Club Network and FOX’s Comic Strip Live, he is a Rooster’s favorite! Learn More