Clarion Performing Arts Center

RENT FREE APRIL FEATURES!

All Art is priceless. Your Art is priceless.

Check out the special features of Rent Free April initiative.

Come and enjoy these events with us!

Asian Diaspora Writer's Group Live Reading
Sat, Apr 27
Apr 27, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Apr 27, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
An intergenerational group of API writers/healers/activists of diverse backgrounds share live readings and performances.
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"House Dance" Film Premiere with free Champagne
Sat, Apr 27
Apr 27, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Apr 27, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Premiere of short film "House Dance" (by Durand Garcia) and Luminarias Media Group, a studio that made it.
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ARTIST CONNECT - FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC
Mon, Apr 29
Apr 29, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Apr 29, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Artist connect will bring all artists together specially music artist for a fun time of multi cultural music, dancing & collaborations. Artist can share stories, freestyle, play an instrument or do poetry. We are an established music entertainment company in San Francisco, California.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Premiere Warp Party Film Fundraising Gala with free Champagne
Fri, Apr 26
Apr 26, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Apr 26, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Premiere of short film "House Dance" (by Durand Garcia) and Fun-raising Event for the Luminarias Media Group, a studio that made it.
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Sacred City | pearl ubungen presents “Lady Justice and Cabaret Sandia | watermelon cabaret”
Sat, May 04
May 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
May 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Directed and conceived by pearl ubungen, Cabaret Sandia | watermelon cabaret is where Lady Justice reveals the deepest, genuine truths - about WAR, POVERTY and COLONIALISM. Tickets are on sale at Eventbrite. See link below.
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In Praise of Shadows: Lydia Greer with Facing West Shadows
Sat, May 11
May 11, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
May 11, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Facing West Shadows is an experimental shadow theater collective.
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Words for the Dying (1990) by Rob Nilsson, Film Screening
Sat, May 25
May 25, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
May 25, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
John Cale and Brian Eno try to make a record in Amsterdam, Moscow, Wales and London. Nilsson tries to make a film about it. Will they succeed?
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Paper Angels (1985) by Genny Lim, Film Screening
Sat, Jun 29
Jun 29, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Jun 29, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Drama of Chinese Immigrants detained on Angel Island in 1915 during Chinese Exclusion era.
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Lyre of Apollo Workshop
Sun, Jul 21
Jul 21, 2024, 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Jul 21, 2024, 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Are you ready to have your first hands-on experience with the Lyre of Apollo, the instrument that shaped Classical Greece?
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CLASSES

Showgirl Magic Museum

The museum pays tribute to the vibrant nightclub scene in San Francisco Chinatown during the 1940’s to 70’s. It is also the home

of Grant Avenue Follies, Clarion's

Artists in Residence.

Located in the underground alcove of the Clarion, The museum is

open by appointment only.

Community Cinema

Community Cinema hosts community-driven film screenings that highlight local filmmakers in the Bay Area.

After watching the film, members engage in stimulating conversations about arts, politics, philosophy, and social issues.

Children's Theater

Sunday Theater Classes

provided by

Clarion Performing Arts Center is the only Children's Theater in Chinatown!

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2024 Spring session is Jan 21 to May 12.

Children ages 6 to 14 are welcome.

Support Clarion

Clarion is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation is 100% tax deductible. Contribution of any amount will help us continue serving the Chinatown community with our Children's Theater Program, hosting music, film and art events, and maintaining the Showgirl Magic Museum. Thank you!

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