All public events, including theater productions, concerts and even movie screenings, have been canceled in an effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Six Bay Area counties announced a shelter-in-place order for all residents starting that emphasizes the importance of social distancing and staying home. The first directive began at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, and was extended through May 31. It affects a combined population of more than 6.7 million.
Although patrons may not be stepping into a movie theater or a concert hall any time soon, arts organizations are starting to share their work through technology. Check out our running list of live-streamed Bay Area events here.
Editor’s note: This running list will not be updated after May 31. For more information on local live-streamed events and other virtual offerings, check out The Chronicle’s digital events calendar here. Venues and organizations hoping to add their streamed events to this guide should email details to .
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San Francisco Opera: The company’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community plans to host its first live interactive First Act Virtual Family Workshop focusing on Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Due to the personalized, interactive nature of the workshop, attendance is limited to 20 households. The one-hour event is for families with children in grades K–3. 2 p.m. May 22. $15 per household. For tickets and more information, visit sfopera.com/magic-flute.
One Found Sound: The San Francisco-based conductor-less chamber orchestra announced their first ever digital event and watch party. They will perform Frederic Rzewski’s 1974 minimalist work “Coming Together.” The musicians will be chatting with the audience throughout the evening. 5:30 p.m. May 29. Free. Stream event on their Facebook and YouTube pages. onefoundsound.org
Jazz Brushes for the Modern Drummer with Ulysses Owens Jr.: The jazz performer, producer and educator plans to host a live-streamed virtual master class via Crowdcast, examining the technique and use of brushes in drumming. 6 p.m. May 29. Free. Register to receive access to the event here.
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RockSteadyFest’s Virtual Music Festival: The company will be hosting a three-day music festival, in partnership with Madeline Hope of The Lounge: Tomales Bay Youth Center and Tom Finch, to help lift spirits and bring the community together. On May 29, the event will feature young rock bands including Empire, and Bandana Soup from Drake High School, West Marin favorite Angel Amador and other student performers. On May 30, enjoy sets from Bay Area Musicians. The party wraps up on May 31 with more music acts and an epic dance party brought virtually to your home. 3-8 p.m. May 29; 2-8 p.m. May 30; 3-8 p.m. May 31. The event will stream on Zoom, Facebook Live and on Local Marin TV channel 30. For more information go RockSteadyFest’s Facebook page and rocksteadyfest.org
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble: In “Sheltering Music, ” ensemble musicians perform solo and duo works by Beethoven, Blavet, Schumann, Elliot Carter, Veronika Krausas, Jörg Widmannn, others. The program will be streamed live from the S.F. Conservatory of Music and musicians’ homes. Watch on YouTube at 7:30 p.m. June 1. Free. 415-617-5223. www.leftcoastensemble.org
Metallica Mondays: Stream of past live concerts will be made available at the Bay Area band’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. 5 p.m. Mondays. www.metallica.com
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San Jose Jazz: The organization hosts the “Live From Home” virtual performance series. Artists will perform a 30-minute concert live via San Jose Jazz’s Facebook page, followed by a Q&A portion where the acts will answer questions from the online audience. A donation link will be set up for each live stream with all proceeds going to the artists. 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. www.sanjosejazz.org
Kennedy Center Couch Concerts: The venue is hosting a series of live-streamed performances featuring artists from their homes. Streams can be accessed on the organization’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. After premiering, performances, including one from Bay Area singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen, are archived for viewers to access any time. Performances stream 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/millennium-stage/couch-concerts/
NoisePop presents “No Place Like Home”: The company, along with Sierra Nevada, announced a new live stream concert series benefiting artists and local venues heavily impacted by the pandemic. All funds raised will be shared between the co-promoting venue, artists and Noise Pop’s Staff Relief Fund. Shows will stream on NoisePop’s Facebook page, and on its Twitch and YouTube channels. 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Stay tuned to NoisePop’s social media channels for schedule updates.
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Ruby Ibarra: The Bay Area rapper plans to host virtual on Instagram Live, featuring performances, Q&As, merchandise giveaways and more. Tuesdays and Thursday. For schedule and access tune in to www.instagram.com/rubyibarra/
Exploratorium’s Resonance Reissue: The museum plans to host a weekly streamed listening party featuring performances by boundary-pushing musicians. On May 26, the party will include performances by Cheryl E. Leonard with Phillip Greelief, Oren Ambarchi, Black Spirituals, Geneviève Grenier, and Pamela Z with the Del Sol Quartet. Additional events are planned for June 2 and 9. 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Stream available at the Exploratorium’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
San Francisco Jazz Center: The organization is hosting an online concert series called “Fridays at Five, ” featuring exclusive footage from some of the most memorable performances from its history. It is available for free to current SFJAZZ members or through a 1-month $5 digital membership. The proceeds from the membership, and a virtual tip jar, will support the organization, as well as the featured artists. 5 p.m. Fridays. www.sfjazz.org/watch
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San Francisco Opera: The company announced it will stream recorded performances from its archive. Each performance will be available at www.sfopera.com starting 10 a.m. Saturdays until midnight the following day.
The company also offers its “Opera is On” initiative, which features a series of “Odes to Joy” by SF Opera artists; Spotify playlists curated by company leadership and staff; blog articles from contributos throughout the company and more. For more information go to sfopera.com/operaison and follow SF Opera on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Spotify.
The organization’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community is also offering online programming for families, adults and educators. “Family Fun Fridays, ” featuring lyric videos of original, student-created operas, launches on the DEC YouTube Channel starting May 8. “Opera Aficionado, ” a new weekly lecture series beginning on May 10, invites people who are passionate about opera to interact with music experts on various themes. And for Bay Area educators, six Opera in an Hour movies with educator materials are now available to stream for free. For more information go to www.sfopera.com
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Dead & Company: The Bay Area band is hosting a “One More Saturday Night” weekly virtual series, featuring recorded live performances over the years for free on their Facebook page. Dead & Company also encourages fans to make a donation to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief fund. 5 p.m. Saturdays. www.facebook.com/DeadandCompany
Evie Ladin and Keith Terry: The Oakland musicians and dancers present an online concert series “Sunday Salon Concerts”, where they will perform via Facebook Live. Donations are encouraged and can be made at paypal.me/evieladin. 6 p.m. Sundays. www.facebook.com/EvieLadin
Magical Bridge Foundation: The organization is hosting a series of live-streamed performances for a consistent spark of music and entertainment that the whole family can enjoy. The group plans to host performers on the Magical Bridge Facebook page every day, with all performances then archived for all to access on the page later. Noon. www.facebook.com/MagicalBridge/
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The Alley in Oakland: The East Bay piano bar has taken its music online with a weekly Facebook Live stream featuring pianists Bryan Seet and Jef Labes at their homes playing songs and taking requests from viewers. The artists ask for a $5-$15 “cover charge” that can be made directly to the artists via Paypal. Proceeds will benefit the bar’s staff who are currently out of work. For updates on upcoming performance schedule go to www.facebook.com/TheAlleyPianoBar
Brothers of a Feather with Members of the Black Crowes: Chris and Rich Robinson debuted a partial performance captured on film from a recent, sold-out acoustic show at the Chapel in S.F. The high quality black-and-white footage was shot on March 6. The performance is available to watch any time at bit.ly/brothersfeather
Classical Revolution: The organization hosted an all-day virtual classical music festival on April 4 featuring musicians streaming from New York City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area. They plan to feature new artists every week. After streaming, performances are available to view any time on the organization’s Facebook page. Donations are encouraged and can be made at www.classicalrevolution.org. For streaming schedule, and archived performances, go to www.facebook.com/classicalrev
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Freight & Salvage: The venue presents weekly live-streamed concerts from Freight favorites you can enjoy from anywhere in the world. The Freight@Home streams can be accessed on thefreight.org/stream and on its Facebook page. Performances are archived on both sites for viewers to watch anytime after their debut. Free. 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information and schedule go to www.thefreight.org.
Additionally, the venue hosted its annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival online via Facebook Live. Some of the artists who performed at this year’s festival include Laurie Lewis, Peter Rowan, Alice Gerrard and many others. The performances are archived and available to watch anytime at www.facebook.com/thefreight
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