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Beach Blanket Babylon
CABARET
415-421-4222;
www.beachblanketbabylon.com
; 678 Green St; admis-
sion $25-100;
shows 8pm Wed, Thu & Fri, 6:30pm & 9:30pm Sat, 2pm & 5pm Sun;
8X,
Powell-Mason)
Snow White searches for Prince Charming in San Francisco: what could possibly go
wrong? SF's signature musical-comedy cabaret since 1974 stays fresh with topical comedy
and wigs big as parade floats. Pop icons and heads of state are spoofed mercilessly - even
when President Obama, Queen Elizabeth and the SF Giants attended. Reserve ahead and
arrive an hour early for prime seats.
Cobb's Comedy Club
COMEDY
sion $12.50-45, plus 2-drink minimum; showtimes vary; 8X, 30, 39, 41, 45, Powell-Mason)
Bumper-to-bumper shared tables make an intimate (and vulnerable) audience for break-
through talent and big-name acts from Dave Chappelle to Louis CK. Check the website for
shows and comically twisted events - Father's Day Burlesque Brunch, anyone?
AsiaSF
DRAG CABARET
7:15-11pm Wed, Thu & Sun, 7:15pm-2am Fri, 5pm-2am Sat; Civic Center, Civic Center)
Cocktails and Asian-inspired dishes are served with surplus sass and one little secret: your
servers are drag stars. Hostesses rock the bar/runway hourly, but once drinks kick in,
everyone mingles on the downstairs dance floor. Bring cash for tips.
Classical Music, Opera & Dance
Davies Symphony Hall
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Ness Ave; Van Ness, Civic Center)
SF Symphony has racked up nine Grammys, and you can see why: conductor Michael
Tilson Thomas keeps the audience rapt through Beethoven, Mahler, even Metallica. The
