Lea DeLaria brings her one-of-a-kind stage persona to Feinstein's at The Nikko (on Dec. 28 & 28), where she'll sing, tell jokes, and be her characteristically outrageous self.

On Saturday December 21, cabaret chanteuse Connie Champagne returns to Martuni's to perform a Christmas concert as the iconic Judy Garland. Playing Garland has been a big part of Champagne's singing career.

The Powerhouse also held its inaugural Ms. Powerhouse Leather contest recently. I'm using both new contests here as an illustrative point that San Francisco's leather bars are now officially shared space. Welcome to the modern queer leather bar.

Ho, ho homemade holiday happy nightlife events don't need unwrapping.

The tenth annual Drag Queens on Ice, held on December 5 at the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in SF's Union Square, included talents in celebrating a decade of iced queen fun.

Inside, upside and around the holidays, there are still plenty of events in the San Francisco Bay Area for leather and other kinksters.

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation's eleventh annual Santa Skivvies Run drew participants out in festive holiday undergear on December 9 for the brisk short run fundraiser around the Castro.

We're serving up comedy, music, drag and drinks in this week's nightlife calendar.

Whether you celebrate the recent or upcoming holidays, you know you need a little release. Sweat out the eggnog and cookie calories on a dance floor.

Sheryl Lee Ralph burst into international fame on Broadway as Dreamgirls' original Deena Jones, and she returns to San Francisco to perform with other stars in the annual Help Is On the Way for the Holidays benefit concert on December 9.

Opening day —and night— of the West Coast premiere of the acclaimed two-part play, 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' drew Potter fans and their families to the shows, which include fascinating special effects and a full makeover at The Curran Theater.

Even in between holidays, there's always a lot going on in the San Francisco Bay Area for leather and other kinksters.

Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley spend about half their working life in their underwear. Collectively known as The Skivvies, they'll perform 'Touch My Elf,' a one-night-only concert of holiday and pop song mashups at Feinstein's, with special guests.

Whether you celebrate the recent or upcoming holidays, you know you need a little release. Sweat out the eggnog and cookie calories on a dance floor.