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Pride 2019: Pride-alicious! Musicians and MCs on the big show
SF Pride promises a plethora of exciting live entertainment on the mainstage, Sunday June 30. From drag queens to singers, to political leaders and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the line-up offers a wide variety of sights and sounds.
Opening night of the 43rd annual Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival included a screening of 'Vita and Virginia' at the Castro Theatre, followed by a party at Terra Gallery. Cinematic luminaries enjoyed drinks, food and music.
From Pride devotion to Americana explosions, this dual holiday week is packed with sparkly fun. Bars and nightclubs will be busy, so get your tickets early wherever possible.
We're winding up Pride month with plenty more rainbowl-you-over events.
DJ Wayne G spun Prideful funky grooves at Brian Kent's Daytime Disco, a scenic airy rooftop party at the Virgin Hotel (250 4th St.) on June 15. Guests enjoyed the views, music and mid-Pride month fun, while some sported glamorous retro attire.
With pre-Pride events added each day, there's even more going on in the San Francisco Bay Area for leather and other kinksters.
Alleged thespian Martha T. Lipton will be teaching an acting class in the Fez Room at Oasis on June 24. It will be a class like no other, because Lipton is a failed actress.
The third annual Clusterfest, presented by Comedy Central, takes over the Bill Graham Auditorium and Civic Center Plaza this Friday through Sunday. The notably diverse three-day line-up features some of the most interesting queer comedians working today.
There's a feeling of celebration around the return cello-vocal duo, husbands Branden James and James Clark., for this year's Pride. They'll play Friday and Saturday night shows at Feinstein's at the Nikko, and bring a new style to favorite songs.
Full-on celebrations, select nights and ultra-rainbow nights await you.
"It's the worst thing to watch someone jerking off their ego on stage," says actor Garrett Clayton, discussing how he came up with his non-jerky shared debut cabaret act which he brings to Feinstein's at the Nikko on June 21 and 22.
Every year for decades men have descended on Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend for an annual leather pilgrimage otherwise known as International Mr. Leather (IML), as did I this past week.
On Thursday, June 13, pro wrestlers fly into the center ring for a Pride event that offers something a little bit different. Pro wrestlers at El Toro's SF Slam10: Pride On The Line, with host Pollo Del Mar!