SF International Arts Festival returns in full

• Included are jazz performances, guest lectures, spoken word, history tours and more.

The SF Chronicle's Datebook has highlighted the play "Qaddafi's Cook," which runs this weekend at Joe Goode Annex and is inspired by a true story, as a critic's pick.

• The Belville Productions project follows a young Mexican chef — Carlos Ambrosi, a co-author of the play — who takes a job cooking for the Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi and is forced to go on the run to save his life.

How to get tickets: You can purchase a festival pass ($60-$150) or tickets for individual events (some are free).