Must-see entertainment in The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

  • Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    The landmark 1932 New Mission cinema, now restored to its original Timothy Pfleuger–designed art deco glory, has a new mission: to upgrade dinner-and-a…

  • ODC Theater

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    For 45 years ODC has been redefining dance with risky, raw performances and the sheer joy of movement. ODC's season runs from September to December, but…

  • Brava Theater

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Brava's been producing women-run theater for 30-plus years, hosting acts from comedian Sandra Bernhard to V-day monologist Eve Ensler, and it's the nation…

  • Bottom of the Hill

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    The bottom of Potrero Hill tops the list for rocking with punk legends the Avengers, Pansy Division and Nerf Herder, and newcomers worth checking out for…

  • Lost Church

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Enter the unmarked door on a quiet street and proceed upstairs to an intimate theater that has the distinct air of a vampire's parlor – albeit one with…

  • Chapel

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Musical prayers are answered in a 1914 California arts-and-crafts landmark with heavenly acoustics. The 40ft roof is regularly raised by shows by New…

  • Roxie Cinema

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    This vintage 1909 cinema is a neighborhood nonprofit with an international reputation for distributing documentaries and showing controversial films…

  • Marsh

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Choose your seat wisely: you may spend the evening on the edge of it. One-acts and monologues here involve the audience in the creative process, from…

  • Brick & Mortar

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Some bands are too outlandish for regular radio – to hear them, you need San Francisco's Brick & Mortar. The bill here has featured national acts from…

  • Joe Goode Performance Group

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Combining performance art and dance, maverick Joe Goode's troupe tours internationally – but it all begins in the Mission's Joe Goode Annex, where you can…

  • Make-Out Room

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Velvet curtains and round booths invite you to get comfortable under the disco ball for an evening of utterly unpredictable entertainment, ranging from…

  • Amnesia

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Forget standard playlists – this closet-sized boho dive will make you lose your mind for Monday bluegrass jams, Tuesday Troubled Comedy sessions,…

  • Rite Spot Cafe

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    The vintage dive-bar neon in the middle of warehouse nowhere-land is pointing you in the Rite direction for offbeat performances banged out on a tinkling…

  • Revolution Cafe

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Musicians, you're among friends: classically trained musicians and jazz artists jam here daily. Hot weekend days call for iced coffee and live Latin jazz,…

  • Verdi Club

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Throwing swanky soirees since 1916, the Verdi Club hosts bawdy storytelling nights, swing-dancing lessons, drag-star comedy shows, the odd lucha libre …

  • Red Poppy Art House

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    San Francisco's underground arts scene has taken up residence in a sunny Mission loft. Red Poppy hosts artist residencies, live jazz and roots music, and…

  • Roccapulco

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Get your salsa, rumba and bachata (Dominican dance) on at this high-ceilinged, stadium-sized Latin venue that books slick international touring acts. Most…