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SF Gay Men's Chorus concerts bring in holiday cheer

MUSIC | November 25, 2024 | by John Ferrannini

The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus will welcome all comers to its annual Holiday Spectacular and Home for the Holidays shows this December. The latter show will be held this year for the first time at Davies Symphony Hall.

Going Out, Nov. 28-Dec. 6, 2024 arts & nightlife events

ART
by Jim Provenzano
Nov 27, 2024

Baby, it's cold outside, but despite the weather, with some of our favorite bars and nightclubs suffering robberies, it's important to support them as much as you can, like the SF Eagle. Attend your favorite nightlife and arts events listed in Going Out.

Cyndi Lauper's Farewell Tour bops at The Chase Center

MUSIC
by Jim Provenzano
Nov 27, 2024

It was a concert for the ages as veteran singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper performed her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour on November 26 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Festive and fabulous: Bay Area holiday performances

DANCE
by Philip Mayard
Nov 26, 2024

When the holiday performing arts season arrives, the Bay Area shines as a beacon for LGBTQ arts and culture, from fierce drag performances to queer choral ensembles, classical concerts to new adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" and "The Nutcracker."

Pride, no prejudice: Kausar Mohammed co-stars in TheatreWorks' 'Miss Bennet'

THEATER
by Jim Gladstone
Nov 26, 2024

Kausar Mohammed is dreaming of a theatrical Christmas. The queer Pakistani actress, who grew up in San Jose, is thrilled to be playing one of the heroines of the Jane Austen canon, Elizabeth Darcy, in "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley."

Giving thanks: The Lavender Tube on Colman Domingo's star turn, Ronan Farrow's investigative journalism and more

TELEVISION
Nov 25, 2024

As the holidays approach, one uplifting thing we are giving thanks for is gay actors giving great TV. Colman Domingo checks all the boxes. He's set to star in two upcoming series; plus Ronan Farrow's chilling "Surveilled" and more must-see shows.

'Broadway Barbara's Holiday Spectacular' at Feinstein's

MUSIC
by Jim Gladstone
Nov 24, 2024

Barbara Dixon, aka Broadway Barbara (aka actress Leah Sprecher) is a has-been/never-been of the Great White Way. She's bringing her "Holiday Spectacular" cabaret show, chock full of Broadway dirty laundry, to Feinstein's at the Nikko on Dec. 5.

Alan Hollinghurst's 'Our Evenings' - A gay odyssey toward happiness complicated by racism

BOOKS
by Brian Bromberger
Nov 24, 2024

Probably England's finest prose stylist, in his latest book Alan Hollinghurst has created an elegy, a reminiscence on gay life from the 1960s to the present, but through the lens of class and race as it impacts on art and sexuality.

'The Golden Girls' - popular drag parody moves to the Curran Theatre

THEATER
by David-Elijah Nahmod
Nov 23, 2024

2024 is a big year for "The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes." The annual drag parody, which began almost two decades ago, will for the first time perform at the Curran Theatre.

'Leonardo da Vinci' - Documenting the supreme Renaissance Man

ART
by Tim Pfaff
Nov 23, 2024

Ken Burns documentaries are their own category. There are documentaries, and then there are Ken Burns documentaries. Burns' latest, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon, "Leonardo da Vinci" (PBS), crowns his achievements to date.

Mark Abramson's 'My Gay History' - A time capsule of the Castro's recent past

BOOKS
by Finbar LaBelle
Nov 22, 2024

In his latest book, "My Gay History," Mark Abramson opens a window to a wealth of personal journal entries from 2003 to 2008. The longtime San Francisco author has mastered the art of reflective writing.

'Wicked' - An overwhelming musical adaptation boasts great performances

MOVIES
by Kyle Amato
Nov 21, 2024

The long, long, long-awaited film adaptation of the stunningly successful Broadway musical "Wicked" is finally upon us. After years of delays and months of inescapable marketing, one can scarcely believe it.

Going Out, Nov. 21-29, 2024 arts & nightlife events

THEATER
Nov 20, 2024

Button up your overcoat because it's getting dark by three, it seems. Take good care of yourself and enjoy some arts and nightlife events, all in Going Out.

'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' - A powerful comedy of community

THEATER
by Jim Gladstone
Nov 19, 2024

Laughter and tears, insult and injury; motherhood, sisterhood and the lifeblood of a neighborhood is all in a day's work at Jaja's African Hair Braiding, the eponymous Harlem salon of Jocelyn Bioh's piquant microcosmic comedy, now at Berkeley Repertory.

Pilobolus: dance magic - Artistic Director Matt Kent on the company's rebellious legacy

DANCE
by Philip Mayard
Nov 19, 2024

Under the leadership of Artistic Directors Matt Kent and Renée Jaworski since 2011, Pilobolus has flourished as one of America's most unique and engaging cultural institutions. The company performs in Berkeley Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

Arts & Culture

SF Gay Men's Chorus concerts bring in holiday cheer

Going Out, Nov. 28-Dec. 6, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Cyndi Lauper's Farewell Tour bops at The Chase Center

Festive and fabulous: Bay Area holiday performances

Pride, no prejudice: Kausar Mohammed co-stars in TheatreWorks' 'Miss Bennet'

Giving thanks: The Lavender Tube on Colman Domingo's star turn, Ronan Farrow's investigative journalism and more

'Broadway Barbara's Holiday Spectacular' at Feinstein's

Alan Hollinghurst's 'Our Evenings' - A gay odyssey toward happiness complicated by racism

'The Golden Girls' - popular drag parody moves to the Curran Theatre

'Leonardo da Vinci' - Documenting the supreme Renaissance Man

Mark Abramson's 'My Gay History' - A time capsule of the Castro's recent past

'Wicked' - An overwhelming musical adaptation boasts great performances

Going Out, Nov. 21-29, 2024 arts & nightlife events

'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' - A powerful comedy of community

Pilobolus: dance magic - Artistic Director Matt Kent on the company's rebellious legacy

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