Harvey Milk Center for the Arts

Address

50 Scott Street San Francisco, CA 94117

Mon 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Tue 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Wed 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Thu 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM Fri 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Sat Closed Sun Closed Other Fall hours begin 9/2/25 - Facility Closed Sunday & Monday

Features

1. Free Sound Booth

2. Photography and artwork of Supervisor Harvey Milk

3. Ballroom

4. Community Room

5. Dance Studio

6. Elevator to Harvey Milk Photo Center

7. Restrooms

8. Rotating art exhibits in Lobby

Harvey Milk Center for the Arts Fall Schedule

Fall schedule: Activities are listed by room and day. Course numbers may be used to identify programs when registering. Schedules are subject to change.

Fall schedule at a glance for Harvey Milk Center for the Arts Facility / Room Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Ballroom

Monday

Closed to the public

Tuesday

Yoga: Healing Yoga 1–2:30 p.m. September 1–October 8 Course #48921 Yoga: Healing Yoga 1–2:30 p.m. October 27–December 8 Course #48984 BollyX 6–7 p.m. September 8–December 8 Course #49457 Harvey Milk Pride Color Guard 7–8 p.m. September 8–October 27 Course #49458

Wednesday

International Folk Dance 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. September 9–December 9 Course #49999 Young People’s Teen Musical Theatre Company 4:30–7 p.m. October 7–December 19 Course #49459

Thursday

Chinese Folk Dance 10 a.m.–12 p.m. September 10–December 10 Course #49998 Yoga: Healing Yoga 1–2:30 p.m. September 1–October 8 Course #48921 Yoga: Healing Yoga 1–2:30 p.m. October 27–December 8 Course #48984 Body Worship 5–6:30 p.m. September 17–November 12 Course #49284

Friday

Young People’s Teen Musical Theatre Company 4:30–7 p.m. October 7–December 19 Course #49459

Saturday

Young People’s Teen Musical Theatre Company 12–5 p.m. October 7–December 19 Course #49459

Community Room

Monday

Closed to the public

Tuesday

Youth Cartooning 4:30–6 p.m. September 15–November 17 Course #49279 Cartooning and Graphic Novels for Adults 6:30–8:30 p.m. September 15–November 17 Course #49314

Wednesday

Mini Cinema 4:30–6:30 p.m. September 16–November 18 Course #49254

Thursday

No scheduled activity

Friday

No scheduled activity

Saturday

No scheduled activity

Costume Work Area

Monday

Closed to the public

Tuesday

Basic Sewing Workshop 3–5 p.m. September 15–October 13 Course #49242 Basic Sewing Workshop 3–5 p.m. October 20–November 17 Course #49267 Basic Sewing Workshop 6:30–8:30 p.m. September 15–October 13 Course #49243 Basic Sewing Workshop 6:30–8:30 p.m. October 20–November 17 Course #49268

Wednesday

Textiles – Kids Knit & Crochet 4:30–5:30 p.m. September 16–November 18 Course #49259 Textiles – Kids Knit & Crochet 5:30–6:30 p.m. September 16–November 18 Course #49260

Thursday

Marbling Workshop 6:30–8:30 p.m. October 22 Course #49252 Marbling Workshop 6:30–8:30 p.m. November 12 Course #49253 Holiday Workshop: Ornaments 6:30–8:30 p.m. December 10 Course #49270

Friday

Holiday Workshop: Youth Polymer Bake Clay Workshop 4–5:30 p.m. December 11 Course #49271 Clay Creations: Polymer Bake Clay Workshop 4–5:30 p.m. September 25 Course #49315 Clay Creations: Polymer Bake Clay Workshop 4–5:30 p.m. October 23 Course #49316 Clay Creations: Polymer Bake Clay Workshop 4–5:30 p.m. November 13 Course #49317

Saturday

Youth Digital Comics and Storyboarding 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. September 19–October 10 Course #49280 Youth Digital Comics and Storyboarding 10:30–11:30 a.m. October 24–November 14 Course #49290 Portfolio Development 1–2:30 p.m. September 19–November 14 Course #49258 Background Design for Comics & Animation 3–4 p.m. October 24–November 14 Course #49282 Character Design for Comics & Animation 3–4:30 p.m. September 19–October 10 Course #49286

Dance Studio

Monday

Closed to the public

Tuesday

Global Dance for Active Adults 7–8:30 p.m. September 8–December 15 Course #48816

Wednesday

Act It Out! Creative Theater Games 4:30–5:30 p.m. September 23–November 4 Course #49281

Thursday

Adult Ballet 11 a.m.–12 p.m. September 10–December 10 Course #49456

Friday

Body Worship 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. October 9–November 13 Course #49285 Ukulele – Beginner 2:30–3:30 p.m. September 18–November 13 Course #49287 Ukulele – Beginner 3:30–4:30 p.m. September 18–November 13 Course #49288 Ukulele II 4:45–5:45 p.m. September 18–November 13 Course #49289

Saturday

No scheduled activity Register for one of these classes

About this Facility

Overlooking beautiful Duboce Park , the Harvey Milk Center for the Recreational Arts is as unique as the civil rights leader it was named for. Originally dedicated to the performing arts, the building, commonly called “Drama, Dance & Music,” served as headquarters for the Performing Arts Division of the Recreation and Park Department after its construction in 1954. Duboce Park itself has been a location for arts programming since the early 1920s, when women volunteers of the San Francisco Urban Story League performed puppet shows and storytelling in the park for children.

Harvey Milk Center for the Arts is dedicated to visual, digital, dance, and performing arts recreation programming for youth, adults, and seniors. The upper portion of the center includes two levels with two separate dance rehearsal rooms, while the park level houses the Harvey Milk Photo Center, which has its own operating hours and staff. The 50 Scott Street entrance also features art classrooms.

Young People’s Teen Musical Theatre Company

Harvey Milk Photo Center

Rentals

Rentals are tailored toward art- and community-related uses only. Our two large rooms, the Ballroom and Dance Studio, have wooden floors, mirrors on one side of the room, a sound system, and a projection screen in the Ballroom only. We do not allow food in the Ballroom or Dance Studio.

All art, dance, music, and community-related rental requests should be emailed to Ysabella.Herrera@sfgov.org .

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