Goldstar

See the best-loved musical comedy revue that has been wowing audiences for more than 30 years: Beach Blanket Babylon! This zany musical spoof of pop culture is world-renowned for its extravagant costumes, huge hats and biting satire. Learn more...

Caramella Skin Couture combines traditional European skin and body care with the latest advances in facial therapy and body sculpting. The spa offers a variety of luxurious, effective treatments. Learn more...

Unwind with a Happy Hour Cruise. Set sail with drinks and snacks on a classic 1950s motor vessel which recalls the glory days of the Barbary Coast. Cruise the City's beautiful waterfront and the Bay Bridge and enjoy the views. Your ticket includes two drinks and snacks. Learn more...

There's no better way to spend a beautiful Sunday morning/afternoon than cruising the picturesque SF Bay! Hornblower Cruises presents a wonderful 2-hour cruise, featuring a delicious brunch and champagne. Learn more...

Rick Evans, whose San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour is a long-running hit on Goldstar, presents his newest tour. The Chinatown Walking Tour is a two-hour journey through this famous neighborhood, presenting fascinating facts about its history and architecture. Covering legendary and obscure landmarks, the tour is designed to fascinate and inform visitors and locals alike. Learn more...

Red and White Fleet's Golden Gate Bay Cruise launched in 1939 as part of the Golden Gate International Exposition. Sail along San Francisco's breathtaking waterfront, under the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, and around notorious Alcatraz Island. Discover San Francisco's history and world famous landmarks through personal headphone audio in 12 languages. Learn more...

Sample the wines of Napa and Sonoma Wine Country on a full-day tour. The Wine Lover's Tour is a semi-private, semi-customizable tour, which will visit 4 to 6 wineries. Lunch and wine tasting fees are not included in the price. See the More Details section for more information. Learn more...

Thrillpeddlers celebrate the 40th anniversary of the gender-bending drag troupe The Cockettes with this psychedelic musical inspired by sin soaked Old Shanghai and Busby Berkeley movie musicals from Hollywood's Golden Age. Learn more...

Take a two-hour drive through the city in GoCar, the world's first GPS-guided tour car that not only directs you to your destinations, but also tells you stories about the sites. The GPS system will automatically guide your two-person car as you explore the Bay Area! Learn more...

Punch Line Comedy Club presents their SF Comedy Showcase. See a lineup of the Bay Area's top stand-up comics, many of whom have appeared on late-night television, Comedy Central, and more. Learn more...

City Sightseeing presents a double-decker bus tour of downtown San Francisco. Featuring a live tour guide, the bus stops at 11 exciting locations, ranging from Fisherman's Wharf and Union Square to Chinatown and North Beach. Your ticket includes unlimited two-day bus access. Just hop off at any stop, explore the city, and hop back on the next bus. Learn more...

Explore the San Francisco waterfront while riding a Segway. After 30-40 minutes of training on the i2 Segway, see the sights including Fisherman's Wharf, Maritime Park and the Marina Green on this two-hour narrated tour of the city, with plenty of stops for photos. Learn more...

Feel the wind in your hair and the sun on your face as you get the absolute best view of the bay on the only hop-on hop-off double-decker tour of the Golden Gate Bridge and Sausalito, inluding many of San Francisco's famous sites like Fisherman's Wharf, The Presidio and Vista Point. All tours are narrated by live, profession tour guides. Learn more...

Variety show Monday Night ForePlays, is written, directed, produced and starring an all-star cast of ladies. This month's show includes a titillating collection of comedic sketches about Olympic figure skaters, Crunch fitness instructors, a gathering of the worlds' nations, one very pregnant lady and a hardworking San Francisco cabbie. Features original dance numbers each month and a rotating line-up of musical acts, and special additions ranging from burlesque acts to comedians. Learn more...

Open Top Sightseeing presents a bus tour through beautiful San Francisco. On the tour, you will learn about the city's mixed culture, exciting constructions, beautiful nature and, of course, the history from the early Spanish settlers to the Gold Rush, and from the dot com booms to today. Learn more...

Enjoy a guided bike tour over the Golden Gate Bridge aboard UltraMotor A2B electric bike, This new bike allows riders to choose betwen pedaling, electric motor power, or both, to ensure nobody is left behind. The tour follows the scenic Bay Trail before crossing the legendary bridge to Sausalito; the tour concludes with a ferry ride back to San Francisco. Learn more...

FOOT's flagship comedian-led walking tour, The Whole Shebang, is actually three fascinating tours squeezed into one three-hour tour. See the best that Nob Hill, Chinatown and North Beach have to offer! Learn more...

Beautiful Thing is the story of two working class London teenage boys who fall in love, the shy Jamie and the charming and handsome next door neighbor, Ste. The boys' attraction to one another is quickened by Ste's difficult home life and the well-meaning intentions of Jamie's mother. Her love and patience are tested as she finds out the truth about the boys' unexpected relationship. Learn more...

Two couples enjoy an evening of nonsensical conversation in a comedy considered to be one of the classics of absurdist theater. The first play penned by Eugène Ionesco, The Bald Soprano takes place in the home of the Smiths, a traditional London couple who have invited the Martins over for dinner. Their increasingly odd banter is anything but traditional, however. Learn more...

Dan Hoyle's tings dey happen is an award-winning adventure story about the year Hoyle studied oil politics in Nigeria, the "new Middle East" of oil security. Traveling alone through the swamps of the Niger Delta, he befriended militants, warlords, prostitutes and diplomats. Dan plays them all in this solo performance, which just completed a tour of Nigeria, sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Learn more...

Jake Johannsen headlines Cobb's Comedy Club. Renowned for his dryly witty style, Jake has made over 40 appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, and his HBO special This'll Take About An Hour was voted one of the 50 Funniest Moments in Television History by TV Guide. Last Comic Standing Season 1 champion Dat Phan will also perform. Learn more...

Funk veterans Confunkshun play at the Rrazz Room. Led by singer/guitarist Michael Cooper, the platinum-selling funk band had eight top-ten R&B hits between 1977 and 1986, including the chart-topping "Ffun" and "Love's Train." They're known for their dazzling vocal harmonies, inventive horn arrangements and infectious on-stage enthusiasm. Learn more...

After winning more awards than any other show at the 2009 SF Fringe Festival, William Bivins' Pulp Scripture brings the Good Book back to life. These stories ripped from the Old Testament include tales of incest, drunkenness, human sacrifice and crowds of horny Sodomites. Pulp Scripture are the Bible stories they didn't teach you in Sunday school. Learn more...

Wallace Roney believes in nurturing young and talented musicians. His current quintet includes Rashaan Carter on bass, Aruan Ortiz on keyboards and 17-year-old Kush Abadey on drums, with Wallace and his brother Antoine on tenor, soprano and bass Clarinet. The infusion of new blood into the band has taken the eclectic Roney Quintet repertoire to fiery new heights. Learn more...

The SF Playhouse presents She Stoops to Comedy, a playful, gender-bending show by one of New York's most innovative writer/performers, David Greenspan. Set in a summer-stock production of Shakespeare's As You Like It, actress Alexandra Page schemes to woo back her estranged female lover by playing Orlando (who everyone knows is a man) opposite her lover's Rosalind. A bevy of unexpected romances ensue. Learn more...

The Marsh welcomes Lucky Dog Theatre. A four-person cast of veteran improvisers performed fully spontaneous plays, ranging from humor to poignant emotion and political drama. The acclaimed group is accompanied by violinist Yehudit. Learn more...

Brava Theater presents a series of new solo works by theater and performance artists that will surprise and inspire audiences. The works from performance artist D'Lo and local writers Jeanne Haynes, Rachel Parker and Anthem Salgado include an exploration of racism, an introspective and comedic reflection on holidays spent with family, and a unique mystical journey. Learn more...

The late Harry Chapin penned over two dozen songs for this progressive musical retelling of the Gospels of Matthew and John, transported to modern day, rural Georgia. Based on the book by civil rights activist Clarence Jordan, Cotton Patch Gospel uses a rousing bluegrass score -- performed by a one actor playing scores of roles, a live bluegrass band and three stunning singers. Learn more...

A true American treasure, Johnny Mercer's songs are woven into the fabric of this country's pop culture. Join award-winning recording artist Lee Lessack and Broadway/TV favorite Linda Purl in a tribute to Mercer's astonishing legacy. Lessack and Purl bring Mercer to life weaving little known stories with such timeless tunes as "Moon River," "Black Magic," "My Shining Hour," "Come Rain or Come Shine" and more. Learn more...

Fresh from Broadway, Mamet's new comedy November takes a satirical stab at American politics. President Charles Smith, the most corrupt buffoon ever to sit in the Oval Office, is in the final days of his bid for re-election, but the country is a mess and his poll numbers are low. Toss in a lesbian speechwriter longing to marry her sweetheart on TV, Thanksgiving turkeys awaiting pardon, and a ton of shady back-room scheming and you've got Mamet's latest. Learn more...

Stateless weaves a century of German, Jewish and African American history with contemporary hip-hop music, beat-box vocal rhythms and vaudeville. The play is inspired by the true story of co-writer Dan Wolf's family history, beginning with his great-grandfather, who was part of a singing group responsible for one of the most popular songs in German history. Learn more...

Traditionally handsome Tom falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy woman who also happens to be plus-sized. Pressured to explain his new relationship to his perplexed friends, Tom must come to terms with his own preconceived notions about the importance of conventional beauty. Neil LaBute's funny, poignant play continues a trilogy that began with The Shape of Things. Learn more...

Comedian Big Al Gonzales presents Big Al's Big Ass Comedy Show at Club Deluxe. A top local comic whose credits include TV's Creepy KOFY Movie Time, he'll perform alongside Kevin Avery of Live 105's Siskel and Negro and more special guests. Learn more...

The Russian Chamber Orchestra performs a Mozart piano concerto and Alexander Borodin's Petite Suite for piano in a concert at Mt. Tamplais United Methodist Church. Alexander Vereshagin, the Orchestra's founder, will perform on the piano. Learn more...

John Kolvenbach's Mrs. Whitney is the hilarious sequel to his previous play, Goldfish. What happens when a cynic by trade takes to the road in the hopes of reuniting with her one true (albeit messy) love? When her most prized possession leaves the nest, Margaret Whitney reluctantly chooses to follow her heart. Learn more...

Internationally renowned performance artist Penny Arcade presents her show New York Values at the Marsh. A former member of Andy Warhol's Factory and innovator of performance art in the '80s, Arcade takes on bourgeois bohemians and explores the relationships between art, individuality, crime and rebellion in this freewheeling mixture of storytelling, monologues, music and dance. Learn more...

Students in Broadway by the Bay's Youth Theatre Conservatory perform the classic Broadway musical comedy Guys and Dolls, based on short stories by Damon Runyon. Featuring memorable songs like "Luck Be A Lady," the fast-paced show features a colorful cast of characters from New York's gambling underworld, as well as the women who love them. Learn more...

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Asia's oldest symphony orchestra, celebrates their 130th anniversary at Zellerbach Hall. They'll play Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with staggeringly talented young soloist Yuja Wang. The program also includes works by Mussorgsky and Qigang Chen. Learn more...

Kevin Avery headlines the Punch Line. One of San Francisco's most popular comics, Kevin regularly tours with Dave Chappelle and David Alan Grier, and was a finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He's also half of Live 105's movie reviewing duo Siskel & Negro. Learn more...

A middle-aged couple awakes in a beautiful summer house on a hill, surrounded by trees and glimpses of water. There's just one problem. They can't remember their own names, much less the relationship between them. Their pursuit of memory yields both comic and terrifying results, leaving them adrift on a leaky raft of postmodern anxiety. A suspenseful and mysterious exploration of the deep relationship between memory and identity. Learn more...

Golden Thread Productions presents ReOrient 2009 - The First Ten Years. The annual festival of short plays exploring the modern Middle East celebrates its tenth anniversary with two separate programs and nine total plays. Comedies and dramas feature topics including love, international relations and the clash between the Middle East's modern culture and its ancient traditions. See below for a full schedule. Learn more...

Marin Theatre Company presents a comedy about an unlikely couple -- and the end of the world. In Boom, written by Marin native Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Jo answers an ad placed by Jules, who fears the apocalypse is coming and seeks a partner to help him repopulate the species. That he's gay and she hates babies is the least of their problems. Learn more...