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Park, 34th A ve. and Clement St. & 415/863-3330. w ww.famsf.org/legion. Free with museum
admission, which is $10 adults, $7 seniors, $6 youths 12-17, free 11 and under.
Hyde Str eet P ier All ages. The pier holds music-oriented ev ents on alternating
Saturdays. The Sea Music Concert Series brings in internationally recognized performers
to play instruments and sing historic sailor's songs amidst the antique v essels. Shows are
at 8pm and tickets ar e $14. B est for kids ar e such no-fee pr ograms like Chantey Sing,
which invites families to sing traditional working songs aboard the historic ship Balclutha
a select number of Saturdays in the fall. There's no fee for this event, but reservations are
required. Daytime programs include Music of the S ea for Kids, which teaches children 6
and up about maritime histor y through music, and Chanteying Aboard American Ships,
which explor es the African American and Celtic r oots of old sea songs. The daytime
programs, 2pm on select S aturdays, don't r equire r eservations, but v essel admission is
charged. Jefferson St. at H yde St. & 415/561-6662 ext. 12. www.nps.gov/safr. Vessel admission:
$5 adults, children 15 and under free.
Noe Valley M inistry Music S eries All ages. Everyone's fav orite neighborhood
concert hall is actually a tr easured 110-year-old Victorian church. Saturday nights ar e
given over to musicians playing a huge range of acoustic music, and the v ariety of per-
formers is pr etty amazing. J azz, folk, bluegrass, r oots, acoustic r ock—the Ministry has
hosted it all. Tickets go on sale 3 weeks before the performances, which are almost always
at 8:15pm on Saturdays. Purchase tickets through www.tickets.com ( & 800/225-2277 )
and at Streetlight Records, 3979 24th St. in Noe Valley ( & 415/282-3550 ). 1021 San-
chez St. (at 23rd St.). & 415/454-5238. www.noevalleymusicseries.com. Tickets around $20.
Randall Theater Ages 4 and up. Low-cost, high-quality family entertainment is the
hallmark at this little theater inside the Randall M useum. At Buddy Club ev ents, you
might find magicians and jugglers, singer/songwriters, holiday cabaret, plays, or musicals
on select S undays. Cine Club is a pr ogram of classic film scr eenings for teenagers on
Friday nights at 7pm. Tickets may be purchased at the museum on the day of the sho w.
199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt Way). & 415/554-9600. www.randallmuseum.org. Tickets $7-$10
for most events.
West Coast Live Ages 10 and up. The audience has a gr eat time interacting with
Sedge Thomson, the silken-toned host of this live radio show featuring Bay Area authors,
artists, comedians, and musical gr oups. The sho w trav els ar ound these days but does
broadcast one S aturday a month fr om 10am to noon at the B ayfront Theatre at F ort
Mason. The shows are popular, so phone for reservations and a schedule. They take place
in different San Francisco and B erkeley venues. & 415/664-9500. www.wcl.org. Tickets $15
adults in advance ($18 at the door), $5 children 17 and under.
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The shows at some of these theaters may or may not be appr opriate for kids, depending
on what happens to be playing. For theaters that offer one show or the same type of show
consistently, I've suggested an age range. For the others, contact the theater to see what's
on when you're in town.
42nd Street Moon Ages 12 and up. If you're fond of “lost” musicals and early-20th-
century songwriters—Rogers and Hart, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Oscar Hammerstein
II—the staged concer t versions of sho ws from the 1920s on up will delight y ou and,
 
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