Arts & Culture

Charles Ives at 150: Jeremy Denk plays the piano works

Charles Ives at 150: Jeremy Denk plays the piano works

  • MUSIC
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Oct 14, 2024

In honor of composer Charles Ives' 150th birth anniversary, Nonesuch is releasing a two-disc set of Jeremy Denk's previous recordings of the Violin Sonatas, with Stefan Jackiw, and, newly re-mastered, his 2010 recording of the piano sonatas.

'There at the End: Voices from Final Action Network'

'There at the End: Voices from Final Action Network'

  • BOOKS
  • by Patrick Hoctel
  • Oct 13, 2024

While a slim volume, 'There at the End: Voices from Final Action Network: A Celebration of 20 Years,' is chock-full of powerful testimonies from the full spectrum of Final Exit Network clients and volunteers.

Dianne Dugaw's 'California Medieval: Nearly a Nun in 1960s San Francisco'

Dianne Dugaw's 'California Medieval: Nearly a Nun in 1960s San Francisco'

  • BOOKS
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Oct 12, 2024

Dianne Dugaw, an accomplished classical pianist and singer-musician, has created an intriguing hybrid memoir interweaving poetry, song, and rhapsodic vignettes about the three years in the 1960s spent as an aspiring nun in San Jose.

Going Out, Oct. 10-18, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Oct. 10-18, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 9, 2024

Whether you're hiding in the shade to beat the (thankfully passed) heat or daring to celebrate under the sun at events like Flagging in the Park this Saturday, we've got plenty of indoor and outdoor nightlife and arts entertainment in Going Out.

Cher shares her new memoir: Singer-actress discusses her life at the Golden Gate Theatre

Cher shares her new memoir: Singer-actress discusses her life at the Golden Gate Theatre

  • BOOKS
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 9, 2024

Oscar-winning actress and award-winning singer Cher will be at the Golden Gate Theatre on December 4, 7:30pm to discuss her new memoir. Her life is so fabulous, this is only part one of two memoirs.

Litquake's 25th - Festival includes author events of the queer type

Litquake's 25th - Festival includes author events of the queer type

  • BOOKS
  • by Finbar LaBelle
  • Oct 8, 2024

Always a delight for San Franciscans, Litquake, the West Coast's largest independent literary festival, returns to the Bay Area, and celebrates a quarter century of programs, including a wealth of queer events, authors, and icons.

'Choir Boy' sings out strong: Shotgun Players presents drama by 'Moonlight' screenwriter

'Choir Boy' sings out strong: Shotgun Players presents drama by 'Moonlight' screenwriter

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Oct 8, 2024

Saturated in hormones and harmonies, Shotgun Players' production of "Choir Boy," is a bracing entertainment, as endearing, self-serious, and gloriously florid as the blossoming minds of the teenage boarding school boys it portrays.

Vinyl destination: Diana Ross and The Supremes, Kate Pierson, Ruthie Foster & more

Vinyl destination: Diana Ross and The Supremes, Kate Pierson, Ruthie Foster & more

  • MUSIC
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 8, 2024

Our prolific music writer covers vinyl reissues, and new albums by Diana Ross and the Supremes, Kate Pierson, Ruthie Foster, Jerry Paper, Cassandra Jenkins, TR/ST, and Logic.

Peter Hujar's 'Portraits in Life and Death' - photo book reissued nearly 50 years on

Peter Hujar's 'Portraits in Life and Death' - photo book reissued nearly 50 years on

  • ART
  • by Robert Brokl
  • Oct 8, 2024

The only book of his work published in his lifetime, Peter Hujar's "Portraits in Life and Death," considered a cult classic by some, has been reissued by Liveright Publishing.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

  • ART
  • by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
  • Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

'Sneaking Around' - provocative, polyamorous exploration of class and identity in SF

'Sneaking Around' - provocative, polyamorous exploration of class and identity in SF

  • MOVIES
  • by Myron Caringal
  • Oct 7, 2024

"Sneaking Around," by San Francisco-based producer Emily A. Meehan, is a raw, complex film that offers a frank portrayal of modern relationships, set against the backdrop of the varying landscapes that is San Francisco.

Randy Rainbow is full-spectrum funny

Randy Rainbow is full-spectrum funny

  • BOOKS
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 6, 2024

Can we all agree that there's nothing worse than reading a book by a humorist and not laughing? Fear not, as gay humorist and performer Randy Rainbow more than exceeded our expectations, as he will yours, with his hilarious new book "Low-Hanging Fruit."

Going Out, Oct. 3-11, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Oct. 3-11, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • ART
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 2, 2024

While the very popular Castro Street Fair will take over that district on Sunday, October 6, you can be sure we have plenty more arts and nightlife events all around the Bay Area in Going Out.

Justin Vivian Bond receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

Justin Vivian Bond receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

  • MUSIC
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 2, 2024

Known to San Franciscans as a nightlife and theater regular in the 1990s, Justin Vivian Bond has been awarded a MacArthur Grant. The performer's wacky Kiki & Herb cabaret show is only one part of Mx.'s extensive performance achievements.

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