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'Imaginary Country' - Sharp & Fine's new show dances into the future

'Imaginary Country' - Sharp & Fine's new show dances into the future

From May 12-14, Z Space will host the world premiere of Sharp & Fine's "Imaginary Country," a new dance piece that poses the question: what would happen if you could see into the future?

Spring books 2023 round-up, part 2

Spring books 2023 round-up, part 2

Continuing with the sequel to our spring book picks, here are nine new selections. We have a mind-bending tale of a tech worker's life gone awry, a memoir from a Tony Award-nominated actor, a cult survivor's childhood memories, and more.

Raymond Luczak's 'Widower, 48, Seeks Husband'

Raymond Luczak's 'Widower, 48, Seeks Husband'

The city of Minneapolis figures prominently in prolific gay author Raymond Luczak's new novel, "Widower, 48, Seeks Husband," which spans 40 years, incorporating many significant community events.

Seeing and being seen: The Lavender Tube on 'Law & Order' and lesbian optics

Seeing and being seen: The Lavender Tube on 'Law & Order' and lesbian optics

Our intrepid TV columnist compares 'Law & Order' episodes then and now, Lesbian Visibility Week guests at The White House, and politics on the tube.

Plans for expanded Heklina memorial unveiled

Plans for expanded Heklina memorial unveiled

Due to overwhelming demand, organizers of the upcoming memorial for drag icon Heklina have announced that San Francisco's Castro Street will be closed Tuesday, May 23, and the service projected onto screens outside so that more people can watch it.

The White Horse Bar's gay 90th, and a new owner

The White Horse Bar's gay 90th, and a new owner

The longest-running LGBTQ bar in the United States is under new queer ownership. Patty Nishimura Dingle took over Oakland's White Horse Bar from longtime gay owner, and patrons young and old are enjoying it.

Migguel Anggelo brings "LatinXoxo" to Stanford

Migguel Anggelo brings "LatinXoxo" to Stanford

Migguel Anggelo, the larger than life Venezuelan-born creative genius, has put together a cabaret show called "LatinXoxo" that is an "outrageously queer concert experience."

'We Build Houses Here' — Detour's experiential extravaganza plays Oasis in May

'We Build Houses Here' — Detour's experiential extravaganza plays Oasis in May

Detour Dance's "We Build Houses Here," the ambitiously multivalent castaway extravaganza, premieres at Oasis with an ambitious immersive setting.

'The Doom Generation' 2.0 Gregg Araki's indie cult classic, restored

'The Doom Generation' 2.0 Gregg Araki's indie cult classic, restored

Gregg Araki's "The Doom Generation" has been called the alienated teen pic to end all alienated teen pics, "a zany, violent, and erotically charged depiction of Gen-X malaise." The director discussed the restoration of his film ahead of local screenings.

The art of 'Showing Up'

The art of 'Showing Up'

Kelly Reichardt's "Showing Up" (A24), her fourth collaboration with Michelle Williams, is about a Portland-based artist who supports herself by working at a local art school, and the various eccentric people in her frazzled life.

Spring Books 2023 roundup, part 1

Spring Books 2023 roundup, part 1

Book lovers have many reasons to be excited, as it's already promising to be another stellar year for queer books. Presented here, in a series of installments, are just a few examples of the amazing literary delights this season.

Q-Music: Say gay playlist

Q-Music: Say gay playlist

Singing about LGBT and Q love, musicians in folk, pop, rock and jazz Y La Bamba, Caroline Rose, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Eric Reed, Mathew V and Pigeon Pit should be on your new playlist.

Michael Kruzich: mosaic moments with the local artist

Michael Kruzich: mosaic moments with the local artist

Spring Open Studios finds opportunities for artists, fans and potential collectors to meet. One artist in particular, Michael Kruzich, works in the rarified genre of natural stone and Venetian glass called "smalti" mosaics.

Craig Seligman's astonishing 'Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag'

Craig Seligman's astonishing 'Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag'

Doris Fish was everywhere in the 1980s. It seemed if she didn't exist someone would have had to invent her. Craig Seligman's "Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag" reminds us that someone did. That someone was Philip Mills.