SF Festival of the Mandolins

Start: Sunday, April 19, 2026 12:00PM
End: Sunday, April 19, 2026 5:00PM

Tickets only $25, or two for $45. Youth 12-18 $10. Under 12 free. Advance purchase (with small service fee) at https://croatianculturalcenter.ticketspice.com/-san... Order by April 1st and get one free raffle ticket per admission. Croatian Cultural Center is easy to get to, via 280 Ocean Ave exit or short walk from Balboa BART. https://maps.app.goo.gl/dj73i6JtwpueVQtk7/ Get there before noon, with your mandolin or other instrument, for the Bring Your Own Mandolin Orchestra! Or eat lunch (for sale) and get a drink from the bar while listening. Schedule: 11:30 Doors open Noon - Bring Your Own Mandolin Orchestra -- each performer presents a piece for all participants to sight-read. 1:00 - Aurora Mandolin Orchestra (Jo Pellegrini, dir.) -- Our founding and anchor group plays varied repertoire including traditional and semi-classical Italian, Spanish, Russian, specialty ethnic, and contemporary orchestral compositions. fb.com/groups/47928741986 2:00 - Hildaland (Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan) -- Visitors from Maine, Louise's traditional Scottish roots blend with Ethan's progressive bluegrass and jazz. hildaland.com 2:45 - Gravenstein Mandolin Ensemble (John Metras, dir.) -- Festival favorites from Sonoma County rangesfrom the traditional Italian repertoire to jazz, choro, western swing, classical. fb.com/GravensteinMandolinEnsemble 3:45 - Cacciatore di Tesori (Irene Herrmann, Maxwell Apra, Janet Dows, Kaethe Hostetter) -- From Santa Cruz (& NY), this trio presents tightly arranged neapolitan and cosmopolitan tunes on mandolin, concertina, and guitar. cacciatoreditesori.bandcamp.com 4:25 - Sophia Sparks & Jasper Manning, Manning Manndolins -- bluegrass and beyond from next generation of mandolinists. https://californiabluegrass.org/young-pickers-to-watch/ 1:45, 2:30, 3:30 - Sheri Mignano Crawford -- short presentations about the history of mandolin in San Francisco, based on her newest book "Born in Audacity" (Bar Room)