It was no surprise to any of their fans, Out There very much included, that the Puppini Sisters sold out their Bay Area Cabaret show this coming Sunday (April 17, 5:30 p.m.) at the Venetian Room of the Fairmont San Francisco.
Eagle-eyed readers who have been following Besties coverage in Arts & Culture over the years will have noticed that many of the winners in various categories have been previous awardees as well.
Richard "Sweet Lips" Walters wrote a column in the Bay Area Reporter from April 1, 1971 till June 24, 2010. first called "Sweet lips Sez" and eventually shortened to "Sweet Lips." Somewhere along the way it became much more.
"Gaycation" follows out lesbian actress Ellen Page and her gay best friend Ian Daniel on their travels around the world looking for LGBTQ people and culture.
One of the highlights of last week for Out There was attending the Circle of Friends opening celebration for the exhibition "Roman Vishniac Rediscovered" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco.
When I heard about the impending closure of Flipper's (482 Hayes) last month, it got me thinking about the history of the LGBT community in Hayes Valley, where I live.
We all were shocked and saddened at the sudden death of the legendary David Bowie last week, and glad to see so many heartfelt tributes popping up everywhere.
When did toy drives start? Were they a response to AIDS charities? How did the AIDS crisis affect them? Some of the answers are quite surprising. This is a brief summary of that history.
Out There was in the captivated house last Saturday night as the San Francisco Opera Center presented "The Future Is Now: 2015 Adler Fellows Gala Concert" in San Francisco's newly renovated Herbst Theatre.
From now until year's end, it's all a mad rush of holiday parties, familial obligations, work-family dos, festive imperatives, and the wanton decking of halls.
If Paris is the City of Light, it seems sometimes that San Francisco is the City of Film Fests. Every year new and specialized ones pop up. This fall sees the debut of the San Francisco International Southeast Asian Film Festival.
The popular 2016 Barihunks Charity Calendar is out. Now in its fifth edition, the calendar features 18 hot & hunky singers of opera and musical theater in provocative poses.
A major Bay Area cultural institution has announced its return. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will reopen on May 14, 2016, after 31 months of closure.
