Established in 1938, the Stern Grove Festival is an admission-free series of performing arts events held during the summer months at the Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, a eucalyptus-wooded natural amphitheater on a 33 acre site at 19 Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, about two miles (3 km) south of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The summer Sunday afternoon concerts present music and dance including symphony, opera, jazz, international sounds and pop artists.

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  • Established in 1938, the Stern Grove Festival is an admission-free series of performing arts events held during the summer months at the Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, a eucalyptus-wooded natural amphitheater on a 33 acre site at 19 Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, about two miles (3 km) south of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The summer Sunday afternoon concerts present music and dance including symphony, opera, jazz, international sounds and pop artists. San Francisco's beloved Stern Grove Festival (SGF) - the nation's longest-running free, outdoor music fest - kicked off its 72nd season on Father's Day 2009 with Roberta Flack ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Killing Me Softly") and Davell Crawford, the "Piano Prince of New Orleans. " The Festival starts each season on Father's Day Sunday and runs through mid-to-late August. Each year, this festival presents 10 admission-free Sunday concerts at 2 p.m. The three staple acts of each season are the San Francisco Symphony (7.5.09), the San Francisco Ballet (8.16.09) and the San Francisco Opera (8.23.09), this season's last concert. Around those three attractions, many musical genres are booked, with a definite slant toward so-called World Music the last few years. For a couple of decades or so, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band played the Sunday closest to the Fourth of July, but several years ago - as that grew a bit stale - the tradition was jettisoned in favor of variety. The Sigmund Stern Grove was presented to the City of San Francisco in 1931 by Rosalie Meyer Stern in honor of her husband Sigmund Stern. The SGF is held in a beautiful, natural amphiteater at the major intersection of 19th Avenue (one of The City's main westerly thoroughfares on which San Francisco State University is located) and Sloat Boulevard (which leads to the San Francisco Zoo at The Great Highway along the Pacific Coast). The Stern Grove Festival Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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  • Established in 1938, the Stern Grove Festival is an admission-free series of performing arts events held during the summer months at the Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, a eucalyptus-wooded natural amphitheater on a 33 acre site at 19 Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, about two miles (3 km) south of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The summer Sunday afternoon concerts present music and dance including symphony, opera, jazz, international sounds and pop artists.
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  • Stern Grove Festival
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