Arts & Culture :: Culture

'Gay Grampas' book published

'Gay Grampas' book published

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 21, 2021

In the tradition of 'Heather Has Two Mommies,' the first children's book featuring gay grandparents lovingly showcases extended family.

Arts upate: 'Hope' awards, arts opportunities & residencies

Arts upate: 'Hope' awards, arts opportunities & residencies

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 13, 2021

Artists and organizations are struggling, but some new local and national opportunities are helping out with awards, residencies and art submission opportunities.

Homing's In, Feb. 11-18, 2021

Homing's In, Feb. 11-18, 2021

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 12, 2021

Click here, click there, and voila, a new world of theatre, dance, drag and community will appear.

Post-play parley: 'The Catastrophist' and 'Hi, Are You Single?' discuss diseases and disability

Post-play parley: 'The Catastrophist' and 'Hi, Are You Single?' discuss diseases and disability

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Feb 9, 2021

Remember chatting after the curtain call? Marin Theater Company's online staging of Lauren Gunderson's 'The Catastrophist' and "goofy-cute" Ryan J.Haddad's autobiographical 'Hi, Are You Single?' will make you crave a post-performance discussion.

Homing's In Feb 5-14, 2021

Homing's In Feb 5-14, 2021

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 4, 2021

Shake off the pandemic blues and get some virtual entertainment and connection with online -and a few in-person- arts, nightlife and community events.

Creatives in Place shares stories of endurance

Creatives in Place shares stories of endurance

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 29, 2021

How are Bay Area artists enduring the pandemic? Find out through Creatives in Place, a new visual and listening project featuring 22 Bay Area artists.

Pulling at heartstrings: 'Violins of Hope' live at Kohl Mansion

Pulling at heartstrings: 'Violins of Hope' live at Kohl Mansion

  • by Philip Campbell
  • Jan 26, 2021

The touring concert 'Violins of Hope' brought a collection of instruments retrieved and restored from the Holocaust, to Northern California a year ago. One of the most memorable concerts in the triumphant tour is now available as a download and CD.

Mutual attraction: Jack Halberstam's 'Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire'

Mutual attraction: Jack Halberstam's 'Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire'

  • by Jim Piechota
  • Jan 26, 2021

Noted radical social thinker and Columbia gender studies professor Jack Halberstam's reputation precedes him, and his new creative exploration of desire reinforces his thought process behind how human sexuality becomes attracted to everything "wild."

Dancing screen: San Francisco Ballet's online season premieres

Dancing screen: San Francisco Ballet's online season premieres

  • by Paul Parish
  • Jan 19, 2021

San Francisco Ballet's recent online preview concert showcased newly commissioned dance films as well as previously recorded classic works in four new online programs for 2021.

Homing's In: Jan. 15-24, 2021

Homing's In: Jan. 15-24, 2021

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 14, 2021

Inaugurate your new year with arts, nightlife and community events online, or go outside to stroll/roll through a park. you deserve it.

SF author's 'No Obits' poem set to music

SF author's 'No Obits' poem set to music

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 14, 2021

The B.A.R. has been immortalized in films and TV series. But this is new; a poem about our famous 'No Obits' headline has been set to music.

A riveting Ma Rainey: Viola Davis stars in marvelous music biopic

A riveting Ma Rainey: Viola Davis stars in marvelous music biopic

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 12, 2021

The first few moments of 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' are electrifying. It's 1927 in rural Georgia. Hundreds of people, all of them Black, are lined up at the entrance to a huge tent. Inside, Ma Rainey, the Mother of the Blues, is singing her heart out.

Homing's In: Jan 8-17, 2021

Homing's In: Jan 8-17, 2021

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 7, 2021

Amid tumultuous terrifying times, find relief, get informed, or just amused for a while, with arts, nightlife and community events.

Calendars, girls ... and guys

Calendars, girls ... and guys

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 1, 2021

It's never too late to restart your new year. Here are some creative, sexy and more-than-queer calendars to mark 2021.