People of all ages have grown to love the stop-motion animation of Nick Park, including "Chicken Run" and "Wallace & Gromit." In "Memoir of a Snail," Oscar-winning gay filmmaker Adam Elliot takes the genre in new, queer, and adult directions.

Yes, people are still going out, and celebrating life, almost as an act of defiance (but hopefully not indifference). Gather together at some of the many arts and nightlife events, all in Going Out.

Singer Sam Harris has been a favorite of queer audiences for decades. He'll will perform his first Bay Area concert in more than five years at the Orinda Theatre on Nov. 17.

The brisk, bouncing lyrics of "Anagram," one of the showpiece songs in "Kimberly Akimbo," aptly sum up the insight and appeal of the 2023 Tony award-winning Best Musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire, now playing at the Curran Theatre.

Our stalwart Lavender Tube columnist shares Jimmy Kimmel's palpatinal election thought, plus 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Yellowstone,' 'Dune: Prophecy,' the new 'Cruel Intentions' and Elliot Page's new film.

James Magruder is the funniest person alive, and he's not even a stand-up comic. You'll get a sense of it when as he discusses his new book "The Play's The Thing: Fifty Years of Yale Repertory Theatre (1966-2016)."

In a world turned upside down, it is hard to know which traditions and institutions are scheduled for the chopping block. The winter holidays seem relatively safe for now, so take some comfort in celebrating the season with live concerts and music events.

"The Holiday Club" is a new lesbian romance that may draw comparisons to Hallmark movies. Which isn't to say that it's bad. The film is actually likable and sweet and is a good film to watch while snuggling with the woman you love.

Our prolific music reviewer focuses on new music from nine women singer-songwriters; Ani DiFranco, Andra Day, Jana Mila, Ruth Moody and others.

With what seems like a minimum of effort, gay filmmaker Marco Calvani, writer/director of "High Tide" (Strand), manages to avoid many of the overused cliches and pitfalls that plague so many of the current wave of queer movies.

A toast to democracy! It was fun while it lasted. Whether you're sober or drinking, find friends to commiserate with and enjoy what we've got in nightlife and arts events that still exist, for now, in Going Out.

As we prepare to say farewell to musical trendsetter Cyndi Lauper on the concert tour circuit, she was generous enough to make time for an interview before hitting the road. Lauper performs on Nov. 26 in San Francisco at the Chase Center.

John Fisher, the Artistic Director of Theatre Rhinoceros, talked about the company's upcoming production of "Cabaret," which begins a four-weekend run in the Castro on November 21.

Ideas tumble out and collide in Yuval Sharon's "A New Philosophy of Opera" (Liveright). The out American director, deemed a maverick by many, steps off stage to deliver his manifesto about keeping putatively imperiled opera alive.