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Mimi Tempestt: queer poet's 'The Delicacy of Embracing Spirals'

BOOKS | October 3, 2023 | by Laura Moreno

The new groundbreaking poetry collection "The Delicacy of Embracing Spirals," Mimi Tempestt's second book, is being released October 3 by City Lights Books. Since 2017, she has been an integral part of the Bay Area poetry scene.

Movies at Mill Valley: film fest faves for the 46th

MOVIES
by Brian Bromberger
Oct 3, 2023

For its 46th annual season, the Mill Valley Film Festival (October 5-15), presented by the California Film Institute, continues its tradition of programming the most anticipated high profile and prestigious awards season movies.

'Strange Way of Life' - Almodóvar's gay cowboy short film

MOVIES
by Brian Bromberger
Oct 3, 2023

While his new 30-minute film "Strange Way of Life" is not his version of "Brokeback Mountain," it's clearly an inspiration in Pedro Almodóvar's desire to create a queer revisionist Western.

Reunion: celebrating queer history with the GLBT Historical Society

CULTURE
by David-Elijah Nahmod
Oct 3, 2023

On October 14 the GLBT Historical Society will pull out all stops when they present "Reunion," the organization's annual gala. The event, which takes place at the Marines Memorial Club and Hotel, promises to celebrate the community's vast queer past.

Fright nights: The Lavender Tube on scary monsters and super creeps

TELEVISION
by Victoria A. Brownworth
Oct 3, 2023

The air is redolent with the scent of all things pumpkin. Spicy October is all about Halloween, our national queer holiday. FX, AMC, Shudder and others have a slew of horror series and classic films lined up.

Q-Music: Long time no see (or hear)

MUSIC
by Gregg Shapiro
Oct 3, 2023

It's been a while since we've heard from these four bands (wherefore were thou, Blur?), but new and collected albums, streams and a concert DVD will help you catch up to these bands.

Charles Busch's campy, candid memoir, 'Leading Lady'

BOOKS
by Jim Piechota
Oct 3, 2023

Candid and often dishy storytelling permeates Charles Busch's "Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy." Theater fans, celebrity followers, performance buffs, LGBTQ readers, and everyone else in between will relish it.

Going Out, Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2023

ART
by Jim Provenzano
Sep 28, 2023

You can find plenty of arts and nightlife entertainment options whether you're in San Francisco, Oakland or anywhere in the Bay Area, this week and every week.

Marga Gomez is 'Swimming With Lesbians'

THEATER
by David-Elijah Nahmod
Sep 26, 2023

Ahoy, mateys! Lesbian comic Marga Gomez brings her 14th one-person show, "Swimming With Lesbians," to Brava Cabaret October 6-22. Yearning for her first lesbian affair, the main character Isabelle boards a notorious cruise ship "the Celesbian."

Julie Marie Wade - 'Otherwise' author on writing, life and love

BOOKS
by Gregg Shapiro
Sep 26, 2023

Award-winning lesbian writer and educator Julie Marie Wade lights up every room she enters. Her joyful spirit qualifies her as the Mary Tyler Moore of literature.

Jeremy Geffen on Cal Performances' vibrant programs

DANCE
by Philip Mayard
Sep 26, 2023

As Executive and Artistic Director at Cal Performances since 2019, Jeremy Geffen brings over two decades of experience to the Bay Area's foremost performing arts presenting organization. He shared his arts background and some enticing upcoming programs.

'Samuel Barber: His Life & Legacy' - Howard Pollack's biography of the gay composer

BOOKS
by Laura Moreno
Sep 26, 2023

Howard Pollack has written a comprehensive biography rich with information about composer Samuel Barber's private and professional life, his music, and his place in the canon.

Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band's 'Passions and Pastimes'

MUSIC
by David-Elijah Nahmod
Sep 26, 2023

On September 30 the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band will premiere a new concert at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Titled "Passions and Pastimes," the concert will celebrate the various activities enjoyed by band members.

'Rotting in the Sun' - a hedonistic, nihilistic gay comedy

MOVIES
by Kyle Amato
Sep 26, 2023

Chilean director Sebastián Silva's latest film has some fun moments, extremely homosexual situations, but is overlong and obvious where it should be fleet and snappy.

Fabulosa to host banned books reading marathon

BOOKS
by Jim Provenzano
Sep 26, 2023

Books with LGBTQ themes are under attack while anti-gay harassment is spiking nationwide. To counter the book bans, Castro district Fabulosa Books has organized Read For Filth, a 24-hour celebration of queer literature, on October 7-8.

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