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Going Out, April 10-18, 2025 arts & nightlife events
You're tough, you're smart, and you can get through it. Stocks may tumble, but arts and nightlife entertainment remain a great investment, listed each week in Going Out.
SF supervisors approve Castro Entertainment Zone
The Castro LGBTQ neighborhood is about to be able to bolster outdoor nighttime events by making it easier to drink alcohol on the street.
Pansy Division: Groundbreaking queercore band plays its 1000th show at Bottom of the Hill
Pansy Division has been charming us with songs like “Fem in a Black Leather Jacket,” “James Bondage” and “That’s So Gay” since 1991. The band has planned a homecoming for their thousandth concert and they’re happy to be coming home to where it all began.
Crowds descend on SF as Downtown First Thursdays seeks to rewrite ‘doom loop’ narrative
Blocks used to commuters and office workers had the energy of a major pop concert or a even a rave April 3 as they bustled with people celebrating the first Downtown First Thursdays of the springtime.
Going Out, April 3-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events
We don't want to act too much like the MC in "Cabaret," but it is feeling very Weimar Republic about now. You can fight back, march, protest, call your elected officials and also try to have a good time at some point.
DEI: Diverse, Eloquent and Indie queer music
While we continue the struggle to fight censorship and mass idiocy from the White House, new albums by independent queer artists should appeal and provide inspiration. Check out new sounds from Bob Mould, Lucy Dacus, jasmine.4.t and Sharon Van Etten & The
Protest drag shows planned in SF as London police eye drugs in Heklina’s death
Two angry drag shows and a silent vigil set for Monday in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood are seeking to call attention to the London Metropolitan Police in the wake of new revelations in the investigation into the death of Heklina.
Going Out, March 27-April 5, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Here's a great idea for a date. Take your date someplace you've never been, and they do the same for you. Adventure awaits at art galleries, music concerts, theaters and nightclubs in the Bay Area.
Castro Night Market: photos by Steven Underhill
The monthly Castro Night Market returned on Friday, March 21, with blocked-off streets making room for visitors and venders. Local shops offered samples and wares for sale, DJed music played, and gogo dancers shook their groove things.
Going Out, March 20-28, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Sing out at your local karaoke night, or leave the vocals to the professionals at concerts and recitals. For more music, theater and nightlife pleasures, check out Going Out each week, right here.
Shake-up at Ginger's: Changes at the downtown bar as manager departs
Drag shows that have been a regular feature of late at Ginger's – the Financial District's only LGBTQ bar – will be replaced by DJ performances, and the bar will close earlier, after the bar's manager departed following issues with management.
Several sponsors have departed, but SF Pride will persevere, ED says
Several corporate sponsors have dropped out of this year's San Francisco Pride parade and celebration, but the leader of the nonprofit vows the free event will go on as usual.
Going Out, March 13-22, 2025 arts & nightlife events
We are full-tilt DEI here, just so you know. Not only do we support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, but Drag, Entertainment and Informative events. Defy oppression. Celebrate our lives. Check out Going Out each week.
Going Out, March 6-14, 2025 arts & nightlife events
While most bars may not be the place "where everybody knows your name," (Sounds kinda creepy, actually), you can get some cheers at queer and queer-friendly bars around the Bay. For arts and nightlife listings, Check out Going Out.