by Magdy Zara
Enjoy three different weekends, to the sound of Latin salsa, at The Ramp, where you can find food, drinks, Latin music, and an ideal outdoor dancing spot all in one place.
This is a modern and elegant oceanfront restaurant with different activities every weekend, ranging from renowned DJs, live music, and even an open salsa dance floor.
The bands scheduled for the upcoming Saturdays are: La Diferencia, performing on August 16, 2025; N’Rumba, on August 23, 2025; and Edgardo N. Candela on August 30, 2025.
Tickets for the musical shows are $20, and reservations can be made through RAMP@RAMPSF.COM.
The performance this Saturday, August 16, will begin at 5 p.m. The Ramp is located at 855 Terry Francois St., San Francisco.
World Premiere of “The Way Home Is an Ascending Spiral”
The Yerba Buena Gardens transform into a dazzling theater for the world premiere of “The Way Home Is an Ascending Spiral,” which is nothing less than a wide variety of kinetic street dance idioms.
Commissioned by the YBG Festival, Sammay Peñaflor Dizon (she/they) created this experimental work to push the boundaries of street dance forms, challenge Western notions of concert dance, and draw attention to ongoing political battles related to women’s sovereignty over their bodies.
This choreography brings together Bay Area artists who practice Black social dance forms, specifically street dances such as popping and krumping, and club styles such as house, whacking, and vogue/ballroom.
To showcase this work, two performances have been scheduled: one on Saturday, August 23rd, and the other on Sunday, August 24th, starting at 2 p.m. Both will take place on the Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens, located on Mission Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, San Francisco.
The incomparable Tito Puente Jr. in concert
Like his father, Tito Puente Jr. carries ritual in his veins; his presence is imprinted on his physical being and enclosed in his soul, and he demonstrates it with his joy and his music.
Tito Jr. has a passionate mission. The young Puente is determined to nurture the musical legacy left by his father. He refuses to let his father become a distant memory.
Tito Puente Jr. has become a crowd favorite in casinos, performing arts centers, symphony halls, and jazz festivals around the world, presenting more than 300 shows in the last five years.
That’s why Tito Jr. will be performing on August 27th, starting at 8 pm, at Yoshi’s, located at 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland.
To reserve, you can call (510) 238-9200; tickets range from $29 to $69.
