BARtab :: Bars
'The Bars Are Ours' – Celebrating the spirit of bars and community spaces
Lucas Hilderbrand seeks to redress the notion that in the early days, queer culture only happened at places like The Black Cat in North Beach and the Stonewall Bar in New York by introducing us to bars throughout the country.
Going Out, Nov. 16-24, 2023
Get ready to stuff yourself, we mean with arts and nightlife events, in this week's Going Out.
Marlena's Birthday at Patricia's Green
Friends of Absolute Empress Marlena (aka Gary Mclain) celebrated the 84th birthday of the local icon at Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley on November 12.
SF supervisors' panel advances liquor license for Stud Bar as collective plans fundraising telethon
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee unanimously approved a liquor license for The Stud – a necessary precondition before the iconic LGBTQ nightclub can open its new location in the South of Market neighborhood.
Drag queens & DJs & drinks, oh my! Besties nightlife venues & events for 2023
Yes, some bars have closed, but more nightclubs and bars have recently opened than in years past, despite the pandemic. This includes winners and runners-up, many in Oakland. Celebrate them all by going out.
LGBTQ History Month: Queer couple seeks history of their Oakland home
Joan Howard and Rebecca Longworth wish the walls could talk in their East Oakland home, which they discovered was once a working-class lesbian bar.
Going Out, Oct. 5-13, 2023
Our autumn harvest of arts and nightlife events is ripening, rousing and ribald, so check 'em out this week and every week.
SF Badlands reopening Wednesday afternoon
At long last, Badlands is reopening this afternoon for the first time since the COVID pandemic, the new co-manager confirmed to the Bay Area Reporter on October 4.
SFPD: Two suspects get away after Castro bar break-in
Two suspects got away after allegedly breaking into the Lookout bar in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro neighborhood.
SF LGBTQ bar vandalized with anti-trans slur
The Cinch Saloon, the last LGBTQ bar on Polk Street in downtown San Francisco, was vandalized with graffiti containing an anti-trans slur.
B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins
It's time for Bay Area Reporter readers to cast their ballots for the LGBTQ newspaper's annual Best of the Bay contest.
2 LGBTQ bars won't be open for Castro Street Fair
Two LGBTQ bars in the Castro neighborhood will not be open for the Castro Street Fair October 1, despite initial hopes to the contrary.
Going Out, Sept. 21-29, 2023
While we've got all the details on the annual Folsom Street Fair (this Sunday, Sept. 24) and its related events, we also have plenty of less kinky arts and nightlife events listed, this week and every week.
Fluid510's new tasty brunch & evening drag show
Fluid510 last month launched its bottomless mimosas brunch with a zesty menu, and the evening Jush Sundays, a drag cabaret hosted by "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestant Jasmine Masters.