Celebrate Shakespeare in San Francisco
Every weekend in September, San Franciscans can treat themselves to a free bit of the Bard in one of the city’s greenest spots, the Presidio. This year, the 400th anniversary of the great writer’s death, the good people at the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival have chosen to stage The Winter’s Tale; a strange choice it might seem for September, but if San Francisco’s famous fog rolls in, it could make for an atmospheric, albeit chilly, performance.
The play will be performed at 2pm every Saturday and Sunday throughout the month (on the last weekend the venue switches to John McLaren Park in the south of the city) so bring a blanket and a picnic and get ready to enjoy the exploits of Leontes, Hermione, Perdita and, of course, the famous pursuing bear.
Clifton Wilkinson – Destination Editor for California and Mexico. Follow his tweets @Cliff_Wilkinson.