From April 30-May 11, the San Francisco International Arts Festival will include a diverse lineup of U.S. premieres and bold performances, several with LGBTQ themes and performers. The shows include theater, music, dance, performance art, and even circus.
With May just around the corner, may we bestow upon you a plethora of fun, informative, educational and beautiful arts events and nightlife revelry? Because as long as we can dance, we're happy to be a part of the revolution.
Sir Isaac Julien's art is the subject of the first comprehensive retrospective survey in a U.S. museum setting, the largest exhibition focusing on his film, video, and photographic work, “Isaac Julien: I Dream a World,” at the de Young Museum.
“What’s the point of making art if no one’s going to see it?” That’s the question that playwright Ngozi Anyanwu was asking herself in the early days of the pandemic, when she began work on “The Last of the Love Letters: A Meditation on Loneliness.”
David Strachan is perhaps best known as a member of the Board of Directors of the Intersex Society of North America or as a founding member of the SF Transgender Civil Rights Implementation Force. His new memoir tells the story of his fascinating life.
It’s getting to the point where we might need a spreadsheet to keep track of all the iterations of “Wicked.” A new graphic novel is one of three new illustrated books of note.
“The Isaac Mizrahi style has never changed since day one,” boasted the fashion icon, who's now embarked on a tour with his new cabaret show, full of songs and stories from his fabulous life.
As Alexis Langlois’ debut feature “Queens of Drama” begins, it’s the year 2055. The audience meets a YouTuber who goes by the name SteevyShady (Bilal Hassani), an arrogant queen who thinks their word is the last word on everything.
In one of her Instagram posts, multimedia artist Tricia Rainwater stands inside a picnic shelter at Cadron Settlement Park in Cadron, Arkansas.
As funding for arts nonprofits gets eliminated by a hideous regime, arts events become more precious than ever. Vibrant theater, comedy nights, and benefits abound. Support your favorite art forms, and nightlife, too!
Here’s the third installment of our Spring books round-up, with thought-provoking stories from a trans author, self-reflective queer memoirs including one from a longtime AIDS-era survivor, and both fictional and historical books about witches.
Our prolific Lavender Tube columnist offers updates on the highly anticipated return of “The Last of Us” in its second season, the season 6 series finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and a very queer episode in the new batch of “Black Mirror.”
Coachella Valley once again filled with thousands of fans, influencers and people willing to pay $600 and up for single tickets, and $20 for a slice of pizza. Lady Gaga led the list of queer moments in the desert, which we enjoyed free online.
For nearly three decades, the Sundance Stompede was more than just a dance event. It was a home, a haven, and a heartbeat of LGBTQ country-western culture in San Francisco. Now, the story of its final bow is being told on the big screen.
Returning to its traditional 11-day run after last year’s unsuccessful weekend marathon, the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival screens April 17-27, based mostly in the Marina, Presidio, and Mission neighborhoods, as well as in Berkeley.