Arts & Culture

Going Out, Feb. 7-15, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Feb. 7-15, 2025 arts & nightlife events

  • CULTURE
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 5, 2025

Love is in the air, and we don't mean chocolate and roses. Although, you're certainly welcome to find new friends and old, or perhaps an amour at arts events or at your local bar, all for you, Valentine readers, in Going Out.

She Survived! Lifetime celebrates the life of disco diva Gloria Gaynor

She Survived! Lifetime celebrates the life of disco diva Gloria Gaynor

  • MOVIES
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Feb 4, 2025

Lifetime celebrates disco diva Gloria Gaynor in both a touching documentary and a dramatic narrative film about her life and struggles to 'survive.'

Boldly inventive 'Froggy' premieres at Center Rep

Boldly inventive 'Froggy' premieres at Center Rep

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Feb 3, 2025

After more than 10 years of development, "Froggy" is leaping to life. The narratively ambitious, technically complex theater piece premieres in a Center Rep production at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts on February 9.

'Accessing Parenthood' - new anthology shines a light on parents with disabilities

'Accessing Parenthood' - new anthology shines a light on parents with disabilities

  • BOOKS
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Feb 3, 2025

The new anthology book "Accessing Parenthood: Stories by and About Parents With Disabilities" calls attention to an often overlooked segment of the disabled population.

Samson Tsoy's 'Inmost Heart' - masterful takes on Bach, Brahms & more

Samson Tsoy's 'Inmost Heart' - masterful takes on Bach, Brahms & more

  • MUSIC
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Feb 2, 2025

Samson Tsoy's "debut" recording, "Inmost Heart: Bach, Brahms, Busoni & Reger" (Linn Records) is far more than a calling card. Tsoy has weighed in with a program that takes a compelling view of a central aspect of the music of Johannes Brahms.

Going Out, Jan. 30-Feb. 7, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Jan. 30-Feb. 7, 2025 arts & nightlife events

  • DANCE
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 29, 2025

Get into the groove at arts events and at nightclubs near you. Over in the East Bay? Shake your booty at legendary DJ Page Hodel's new event, Respect, at the White Horse on Feb. 2. For more events, check out Going Out.

These eyes: Mosaic artist Michael Kruzich auctions portraits for a cause

These eyes: Mosaic artist Michael Kruzich auctions portraits for a cause

  • ART
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 28, 2025

Dozens of portraits of local drag artists are part of a new series of beautiful mosaics by gay artist Michael Kruzich. He'll be auctioning them off for various nonprofits, online and at special events in February at The Academy.

'Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion' Documentary recalls the talented dress designer's fashion revolution

'Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion' Documentary recalls the talented dress designer's fashion revolution

  • MOVIES
  • by Adam Sandel
  • Jan 28, 2025

We need a stronger word than "fabulous" to describe the legacy of costume designer Bob Mackie, whose creations and career are celebrated in Matthew Miele's documentary "Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion," now available to rent or buy on Prime and YouTube.

Queer crime stories: Two solo shows debut next week at Rhino & NCTC

Queer crime stories: Two solo shows debut next week at Rhino & NCTC

  • CULTURE
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Jan 27, 2025

Next week, San Francisco's two leading queer stage companies, the New Conservatory Theatre Center and Theatre Rhinoceros will each open a solo show with a murder at its center. In one, crime is very much a laughing matter. In the other, it's dead serious.

Reynaldo Hahn rethought: Moving his music from salon to concert hall

Reynaldo Hahn rethought: Moving his music from salon to concert hall

  • MUSIC
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Jan 27, 2025

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, with tenor Karim Sulayman, offer a new recording of seven songs (in new arrangements) and the Piano quintet and quartet by composer Reynaldo Hahn.

Drag Me to the Cinema: queer film fest screens in Emeryville

Drag Me to the Cinema: queer film fest screens in Emeryville

  • MOVIES
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 26, 2025

On Saturday, February 8, event producer Robby Kendall will offer Drag Me to the Cinema, the town's first day long queer film festival at Emeryville's Bay Street Cinema. Kendall promises to bring the community together for a joyful experience.

Words: Elizabeth Costello's novel, 'The Good War'

Words: Elizabeth Costello's novel, 'The Good War'

  • BOOKS
  • by Michele Karlsberg
  • Jan 25, 2025

Elizabeth Costello's debut novel "The Good War" masterfully weaves two intertwining stories, capturing the complexities of two women's lives, with lyrical prose that resonates deeply.

'Christopher Isherwood: Inside Out' New expansive biography shares the author's full life

'Christopher Isherwood: Inside Out' New expansive biography shares the author's full life

  • BOOKS
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Jan 25, 2025

The acclaimed gay author of "Goodbye Berlin," the basis for the musical "Cabaret," and other books, is the subject of the new magisterial biography, "Christopher Isherwood: Inside Out," written by novelist Katherine Bucknell.

For Bay Area artist Marcel Pardo Ariza, representation matters

For Bay Area artist Marcel Pardo Ariza, representation matters

  • ART
  • by JL Odom
  • Jan 23, 2025

It's a sunny Sunday afternoon in San Francisco's Mission District — a welcomed reprieve from the more frequent chilly, overcast, windy and rainy conditions in the city this time of the year.

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