In reclaiming the legacy of a Bay Area giant, Beth Wilmurt has uncovered a trove of long-forgotten songs by Malvina Reynolds, the San Francisco-born singer-songwriter devoted to environmental and human rights activism (1900-1978). Directed by Wilmurt, singers from four Community Music Center Neighborhood Choirs perform Reynolds’ songs, which address topics both serious and lighthearted with sturdy, unpretentious melodies.

Wednesdays at Noon. Free RSVP encouraged, drop-ins are welcome.

As the founder, director and guiding spirit of Oakland-based CO-LLAB, Cava Menzies has created a powerful vehicle for bringing musicians together for synergistic collaboration.

Wednesdays at Noon. Free RSVP encouraged, drop-ins are welcome.

It’s island time! Celebrating the various cultures of the Asian Pacific islands, including Micronesia and Macaronesia,

Deeply versed in jazz and classic soul music, PHER is equally comfortable in both musical realms, and often brings the techniques and cadences of one idiom into the other.

CAAMFest returns for a renewed collaboration with Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. 

A supergroup bringing together leading Ethiopian musicians from Addis Ababa’s fervently creative music scene, QWANQWA features Endris Hassen on the bowed, one-string masinko, Bubu Teklemariam on groove-driving bass krar, Misale Legesse on goat-skin kebero drum and incantatory vocals by Selamnesh Zemene.

Wednesdays at Noon. Free RSVP encouraged, drop-ins are welcome.

Sharing works that delight, provoke, inspire and rouse, the monthly Poetic Tuesdays series runs from May to October, turning lunchtime into an oasis of creative expression.

No Bay Area ensemble has forged deeper ties to Ukrainian musicians and composers than Kitka, the revered all-women vocal ensemble known for working with artists across Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

The African diaspora is a vast cultural archipelago, and in each community spiritual and communal necessities gave rise to music and dance traditions reflecting the realities of the landscape.

Wednesdays at Noon. Free RSVP encouraged, drop-ins are welcome.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival’s 24th season kicks off with a sensational afternoon of Cuban soul.

Wednesdays at Noon. Free RSVP encouraged, drop-ins are welcome.

No musician in the Bay Area has carved out a career path quite like Anita Lofton’s. A protégé of the legendary DJ Page Hodel, she spent her early years as one of the region’s top DJs. 

Experience yoga outdoors in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco’s most beautiful studio.

Havana is closer than you think when Rueda Con Ritmo offers free Cuban salsa workouts in Yerba Buena Gardens. Presented by YBG Festival and led by Sidney and Ryan of Rueda Con Ritmo, the hour-long outdoor dance classes include a warm-up, body isolation exercises and cardio dance with fun and easy choreography set to great Cuban music.

Directed by Rita Lackey, the CMC IT Bookman Older Adult Choir sings gospel, jazz, R&B, soul and popular songs.

Experience yoga outdoors in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco’s most beautiful studio.

Havana is closer than you think when Rueda Con Ritmo offers free Cuban salsa workouts in Yerba Buena Gardens. Presented by YBG Festival and led by Sidney and Ryan of Rueda Con Ritmo, the hour-long outdoor dance classes include a warm-up, body isolation exercises and cardio dance with fun and easy choreography set to great Cuban music.

Nicaraguan-born Roger Danilo Páiz hails from one of the Central American nation’s most illustrious jazz families, and since moving to California he’s played with giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Poncho Sanchez, Ray Barretto, Dave Valentin, Cal Tjader and Ruben Blades (who featured his bongos and vocals on the acclaimed 1990 album Rubén Blades y Son del Solar… Live!). 

eaturing pianist Caroline Dahl, bassist Sam Rocha, drummer Brent Rampone and guitarist Marc Brinitzer, Flambeau specializes in fiery Cajun and zydeco two-steps, low-down blues, funky New Orleans grooves and heartbreakingly beautiful ballads and waltzes. F

Rhythm & Motion is an addictive follow-along class that is inspired by choreography and music from across the globe.

Experience yoga outdoors in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco’s most beautiful studio.

The 24-member contemporary vocal ensemble develops new works by vocalists and singer-songwriters through a rigorous process of co-arranging and co-writing material. 

Havana is closer than you think when Rueda Con Ritmo offers free Cuban salsa workouts in Yerba Buena Gardens. Presented by YBG Festival and led by Sidney and Ryan of Rueda Con Ritmo, the hour-long outdoor dance classes include a warm-up, body isolation exercises and cardio dance with fun and easy choreography set to great Cuban music.

Designed to expand possibilities for Arabic musicians while championing Arabic music traditions, “Ajyal” is an Arabic word that means “generations.” 

Rhythm & Motion is an addictive follow-along class that is inspired by choreography and music from across the globe.