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Sing-A-Long with “Grease” to support your neighborhood center, October 11

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Sarah B.

Our friends at the Richmond District Neighborhood Center are hosting their annual celebration and fundraiser on October 11. This year’s celebration takes place right here in the neighborhood at the Zephyr Cafe and Balboa Theater. The evening’s festivities includes bites… Continue Reading →

Community, Events, Movies

Pat Metheny with a robotic backing band in “The Orchestrion Project”, Oct. 3

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Sarah B.

Honestly I’m not sure whether this film would be good or would bore me to tears. But if you’re a Pat Metheny fan, you probably won’t want to miss it. In “The Orchestrion Project”, playing at the Balboa Theater for… Continue Reading →

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See the animated film “Rio” at the GWHS movie night this Friday

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Sarah B.

This Friday night, the Richmond Village Beacon will host a free screening of the animated film, “Rio”. The event is open to all ages. The screening will begin around dusk (7:30/8pm) with doors opening at 7pm so you can grab… Continue Reading →

Events, Movies, Schools

Fatboy Slim concert simulcast at the Balboa Theater, Friday

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Sarah B.

This Friday, the Balboa Theater will join theaters worldwide to simulcast the Fatboy Slim “From the Big Beach Boutique” concert at 8:30pm. More about the concert event: Back in 2002 Fatboy Slim’s iconic Big Beach Bootique party on Brighton Beach,… Continue Reading →

Movies, Music

Rolling Stones 1978 concert film “Some Girls” at the Balboa, Aug. 14 & 16

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Sarah B.

Next week, the Balboa is showing a never-seen-before concert movie featuring the Rolling Stones. “Some Girls : The Rolling Stones LIVE in Texas ’78!” documents the Stones playing a show in Fort Worth, Texas in 1978 during their US tour,… Continue Reading →

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Local links: Chaplin on the Great Highway, 76 remodels, museum strike? & more

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Sarah B.

Here are a few local links to round out your Tuesday… @DevinMcCutchen sent us the video clip above from a 1915 Charlie Chaplin short film, “A Jitney Elopement”, that was shot in San Francisco. The second reel, featured above, features… Continue Reading →

Business, Golden Gate Park, Movies, Museums, Ocean Beach
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BATMAN Dark Knight movie marathon at the Balboa (in 35MM!), July 19

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sarah B.

The next installment of Batman movies opens next week, and the Balboa Theater is gearing up with a marathon of Dark Knight films, topped off with a midnight premiere of the new film and conclusion to the series, The Dark… Continue Reading →

Movies

Family open house at the Balboa Theater, June 10

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Sarah B.

To celebrate their new upgrades, CinemaSF is hosting “Balboa Day”, a family-friendly event that includes movies, raffles, face painting and other activities for kids at the Balboa Theater. Since the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation helped the Balboa get a… Continue Reading →

Events, Kids, Movies

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