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!

Afrolistic Film Screening & Sound Bath
Sat, Apr 20
Apr 20, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Apr 20, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Afrolistic: Black Healing from Zimbabwe to the Bay is a 22 minute documentary exploring Zimbabwean traditional dance, healing, and spirituality through the lens of a Black American and traditional healer. Afrolistic Sound Meditation is a fusion of western and eastern sound healing practices.
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Rubina Mazurka's Aprillian Aviations
Sat, Apr 20
Apr 20, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Apr 20, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Rubina is back with more vociferous voxing!
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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

3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown
Sat, Apr 20
Apr 20, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Apr 20, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Poetry Reading with two features and an open mic.
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Open Mic Music & Talent Showcase
Sun, Apr 21
Apr 21, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Apr 21, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Sing and dance at the happiest corner on earth! Bring your songs and poems. Sign up at 4 pm.
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Premiere of "Express Way with Dule Hill" with Grant Avenue Follies
Tue, Apr 23
Apr 23, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Apr 23, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Last year we had an honor to work with PBS crew on their new show and Clarion and Grant Avenue Follies will be in very FIRST episode!!
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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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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

Multiple Dates
Free! Cantonese Speaking Class
Sat, Apr 20
Clarion Performance Arts Center
Apr 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Clarion Performance Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Apr 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Clarion Performance Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Learn to speak Cantonese in a supportive and fun way.
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Lyre of Apollo Workshop
Sun, Jul 21
Clarion Performance Arts Center
Jul 21, 2024, 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Clarion Performance Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Jul 21, 2024, 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Clarion Performance Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Are you ready to have your first hands-on experience with the Lyre of Apollo, the instrument that shaped Classical Greece?
RSVP

The museum pays tribute to the vibrant nightclub scene in San Francisco Chinatown during the 1950’s and 60’s.

Beautiful headdresses, costumes and other memorabilia from that enchanting era are displayed permanently in the underground alcove of Clarion Performing Arts Center. Open to visitors!

Showgirl Magic Museum

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.

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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