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North Beach Festival
It's the 53rd Annual North Beach Festival and flying pizzas, animal blessings, and arts and crafts galore are only the beginning of what will surely be another celebration thousands will spend gallivanting around the district gleefully in a spirit of reckless abandon. Highlights include world champion pizza tosser Tony Gemignani throwing dough to celebrities, Italian street chalk art, and an interactive New Recycled Art Presentation by Sculptor Terry Marashlian. The festival showcases a diverse line-up of musical performers playing everything from alternative rock to Latin rock, reggae, swing, and salsa, and you'll enjoy juried arts and crafts as well as the taste of fine cuisine. Don't miss out on this gem of SF. Date: Saturday 6/16, Time: 10am-6pm, Place: Washington Square Park, 1200-1500 blocks of Grant Avenue and adjacent streets in North Beach, Cover: no cover, More Info (DKD)

Stern Grove Festival
Its the 70th season of admission-free summer concerts in Stern Grove, where high-quality musical performances of a diverse set of genres can be enjoyed in one of SF's most beautiful outdoor settings. There's a great lineup this season, beginning with renowned rock band Huey Lewis and the News as well as blues and roots rock group Paul Thorn Band this Sunday, June 17th. As the summer progresses, you will have a chance to hear the San Francisco Symphony, Non-Stop Bhangra Collective, and Goapele, among many others, so each time Sunday rolls round, remind yourself of the fun to be had in Stearns Grove. Date: Sunday 6/17 - Sunday 8/19, Time: Sundays, 2pm, Place: Stern Grove, 19th Ave and Sloat Blvd, Cover: no cover, More Info (DKD)

San Francisco Black Film Festival
From a city of excellent film festivals comes another compilation of must-sees – though the ninth annual San Francisco Black Film Festival kicked off last week, it’s back on Thursday for four more days of pure independent goodness. Of particular note is the impressive line up of documentaries – make sure to check out Live from Tent City, which chronicles the 2006 city-wide campouts that Richmond, CA citizens launched to protest rising local crime rates, the heartbreaking refugee saga One Story, and Silences, about director Octavio Warnock-Graham’s search for genealogical truth. The SFBFF also brings out Hollywood heavyweights in a film starring Vanessa Williams and at an awards ceremony honoring the endlessly versatile Barry Shabaka Henley. With an associated film and music conference presenting live performances, workshops, and panel discussions, the SFBFF raises the film festival bar to a whole new level. Date: Thursday, 6/14 – Sunday, 6/17, More Info. (EK)

Salon Ansuya
Celebrate the undulating arts with live drumming, DJs, vendors, and a dazzling performance by bellydance superstar Ansuya. Stop by Mighty tonight and you'll see the dance maven herself, along with students of the Ansuya Comprehensive, glitter and whirl to the beats of Ozzie's drums. And the dancing doesn't stop there - Salon Ansuya also features special guest artists and super goddesses of the tribal fusion persuasion Auberon, Rose Harden and Medina, three lovely ladies with grooves to spare. With Turbo Tabla, Richie Rich, and Amar on hand to lay down tunes of the electronic variety, a load of vendors, and an "epic guest artist" slated to attend, it's essential that you stop buy and show everyone that, like Ansuya, your hips do not, indeed, lie. Date: Sunday, 6/17, Time: 8:30 - ?, Place: Mighty, 119 Utah, Cover: $10 presale, $15 door, More Info. (EK)

I Hate You, a Love Story
Love and affection are difficult enough to make sense of when your feet are on the ground, but this dark comedy brought to the stage by Acrosports' City Circus takes the ageless enigma to quite another level. 30 feet high in the air in fact. The show is performed by professional teenage circus performers who implement stunning acts of aerial performance, contortion, juggling, hand-balancing, body percussion, acrobatics, and clowning to tell the story from their oftentimes lofty point of view. Carlos Aquirre aka Infinite of Felonious Hip Hop will beatbox live to form the soundtrack, so your ears are sure to be as tickled as your eyes are dazzled. Date: Friday 6/15 - Sunday 7/1, Time: Fridays 7pm, Saturdays 2pm, 7pm, Sundays 2pm, Place: Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St @ York, Cover: $12.50 general seating, $20 reserved, More Info (DKD)