Smuin Ballet In San Francisco
Smuin Contemporary Ballet A true San Francisco story celebrating diversity and creativity. For more than thirty years, the Smuin Ballet has been blurring the line between classical ballet and contemporary dance, letting the unexpected slip in. The Program Stabat...
Virginie Efira and Léa Seydoux Bring French Cinema to the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival
A fantastic reason to cross our favorite bridge: the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival. 94 feature-length films, 80 shorts, workshops, and 11 days of American and international movies in the middle of the towering redwoods. Both Léa Seydoux and Virginie Efira will be...
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Theater [in French] – TLF Opens Its Season with Zoom, a Moving and Spirited One-Woman Show
The Théâtre du Lycée Français de San Francisco kicks off its new season on October 28 with Zoom, a funny and moving one-woman show by French playwright Gilles Granouillet about motherhood, social determinism, and the dreams parents sometimes project onto their...
Gabby Williams: A French-American Star at the Heart of the Golden State Valkyries
In San Francisco, just about everyone knows the Golden State Valkyries by now. Launched in 2025, the WNBA’s newest franchise quickly became one of the biggest phenomena in American women’s sports, drawing impressive crowds to the Chase Center game after game and...
From Paris to San Francisco: Saype Brings Beyond Walls to Yerba Buena Gardens & a Public Human Chain
From Paris to San Francisco, Saype brings Beyond Walls to Yerba Buena Gardens with a monumental ephemeral fresco and a public human chain.
San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2026: A French Spotlight on Benjamin Pech and More
At MerciSF, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival has long been one of our favorite fall events. We are dance lovers, and over MerciSF’s seven years of existence, we have had the pleasure of partnering with the festival on several occasions. This year, the San...
Éric Thuau Takes the Helm at The International School of San Francisco With His Sights Set on the World
After sixteen years in Seattle, Éric Thuau takes the helm of International School of San Francisco. He discusses his international career, bilingual education, AI, the school’s transformed campus and his vision for opening it even more to the world.
Eternal Paris: Photographing the City of Light at the Legion of Honor
Paris comes to San Francisco with Eternal Paris: Photographing the City of Light, a new Legion of Honor exhibition exploring how photographers shaped the enduring image of the French capital.
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Smuin Ballet In San Francisco
Smuin Contemporary Ballet A true San Francisco story celebrating diversity and creativity. For more than thirty years, the Smuin Ballet has been blurring the line between classical ballet and contemporary dance, letting the unexpected slip in. The Program Stabat...
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Virginie Efira and Léa Seydoux Bring French Cinema to the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival
A fantastic reason to cross our favorite bridge: the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival. 94 feature-length films, 80 shorts, workshops, and 11 days of American and international movies in the middle of the towering redwoods. Both Léa Seydoux and Virginie Efira will be...
Education
Theater [in French] – TLF Opens Its Season with Zoom, a Moving and Spirited One-Woman Show
The Théâtre du Lycée Français de San Francisco kicks off its new season on October 28 with Zoom, a funny and moving one-woman show by French playwright Gilles Granouillet about motherhood, social determinism, and the dreams parents sometimes project onto their...
Gabby Williams: A French-American Star at the Heart of the Golden State Valkyries
In San Francisco, just about everyone knows the Golden State Valkyries by now. Launched in 2025, the WNBA’s newest franchise quickly became one of the biggest phenomena in American women’s sports, drawing impressive crowds to the Chase Center game after game and...
From Paris to San Francisco: Saype Brings Beyond Walls to Yerba Buena Gardens & a Public Human Chain
From Paris to San Francisco, Saype brings Beyond Walls to Yerba Buena Gardens with a monumental ephemeral fresco and a public human chain.
_
San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2026: A French Spotlight on Benjamin Pech and More
At MerciSF, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival has long been one of our favorite fall events. We are dance lovers, and over MerciSF’s seven years of existence, we have had the pleasure of partnering with the festival on several occasions. This year, the San...
Éric Thuau Takes the Helm at The International School of San Francisco With His Sights Set on the World
After sixteen years in Seattle, Éric Thuau takes the helm of International School of San Francisco. He discusses his international career, bilingual education, AI, the school’s transformed campus and his vision for opening it even more to the world.
Eternal Paris: Photographing the City of Light at the Legion of Honor
Paris comes to San Francisco with Eternal Paris: Photographing the City of Light, a new Legion of Honor exhibition exploring how photographers shaped the enduring image of the French capital.