The strains of Latin jazz will heat up the city streets when the Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble plays this Sunday in Union Square as part of the ...

For a kid who can't walk, how about the opportunity to fly? The Take Flight for Kids festival, which takes off Saturday at the Reid-Hill...

WestWave Dance Festival Cowell Theater, San Francisco July 12, 2009 By the time we got to the Cowell Theater, full of anticipation for the 2...

With President Obama pushing to create millions of new "green-collar" jobs, being eco-conscious might not just be a good idea, it ...

"Where the man leads the lady must follow," wails one of the women in the cult classic "Strictly Ballroom." And indeed i...

Kids tend to rush around the Exploratorium, but the young boy whizzing around me stops short with an impressed "Whoa!" He stares a...

Michele Wiles and Roberto Bolle in Sylvia . Photo: MIRA. Sylvia at American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera House, July 1, 2009 Sylvia:...

On Saturday morning, you might notice a brigade of shorter-than-usual do-it-yourselfers heading through the aisles of Home Depot. Follow the...

Another feature from the Check it off column in the SF Chronicle. As the warmer weather kicks in, thoughts turn to dining in the great outdo...

Sled kites, diamond kites, delta kites - whatever your favorite style might be, for a high-flying time, consider dusting off your old kite a...

There's something about Kathileen Gallagher that immediately makes even a new acquaintance feel like an old friend. Lively and informal,...

An edited version of this story first appeared in the SF Chronicle. Hidden talent has always graced San Francisco Ballet’s corps de ballet,...

It's warm in the low-ceilinged, wood-paneled hall at the Cordelia Fire District, but the doors are open, letting an evening breeze in to...

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue seems to be the theme of Smuin Ballet’s spring season, which opened at t...

An edited version of this appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle . (photo: Erik Tomasson) Whenever a favorite dancer gives a retirement gal...

The Koret Foundation marks Mother's Day, as well as its 30th anniversary, Sunday by sponsoring free admission at 17 Bay Area museums and...

It would be hard to overstate just how beloved Alexander Pushkin's 19th century poem 'Eugene Onegin' is to the Russian people. I...

Afternoon sunlight pours through the windows of ODC's Shotwell studios as Ian Enriquez's clogging class thunders away in the first-f...

There's an earnest cluster of middle school kids up on the stage singing, but it sounds as if the volume is low. "Exit signs!"...

'Try that word out loud - genocide,' says dancer Benjamin Wegman during Sunday night's performance of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange...

Estimates vary, but those lush, green turf grass lawns can account for 50 to 80 percent of a household's yearly water usage - adding up ...

Move over, Willy Wonka. The Chocolate Factory might be fun, but for a truly scrumdiddlyumptious outing mixed in with a bit of sticker creati...

If you have a hankering to get down and dirty, head off to the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary's second annual Mudflat Fes...

Interesting letter to the Chronicle today criticizing my criticism: Editor - Having read the dance reviews of newly adopted dance critic Mar...

With spring in the air, there's no better time to visit Deer Hollow Farm, which welcomes new lambs and kids - the goat-y kind - to their...