Arts & Culture

'Ride the Cyclone' debuts at NCTC - Night of the living, singing, dancing dead

'Ride the Cyclone' debuts at NCTC - Night of the living, singing, dancing dead

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 17, 2024

San Francisco stages will offer a three-ring circus of hormonal horror in the coming months kicking off (and kicking the bucket) with "Ride the Cyclone" at New Conservatory Theatre Center on September 20.

Center Rep's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' - Vintage comic play's gender switch

Center Rep's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' - Vintage comic play's gender switch

  • THEATER
  • by J.A. Valentine
  • Sep 17, 2024

With their current mounting of "Arsenic and Old Lace," Center Rep pulls off a type of theater that often proves elusive: the Style Piece, a heightened reality in which every member of the acting company is on the same page.

Cold open: The Lavender Tube on 'SNL,' 'English Teacher' & electoral dysfunction

Cold open: The Lavender Tube on 'SNL,' 'English Teacher' & electoral dysfunction

Brian Jordan Alvarez exemplifies that axiom "it gets better." Bullied for being gay as a kid in Tennessee, he's now starring in his own FX series he created, "English Teacher." Our TV columnist also covers FX's "Grotesquerie" & some grotesque politics.

Davóne Tines's 'Robeson' - a debut album like no other

Davóne Tines's 'Robeson' - a debut album like no other

  • MUSIC
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Sep 17, 2024

Bass-baritone Davóne Tines's debut album, "Robeson" not only reflects his artistry; it's also one no other singer could match. While transmogrifying "art music," he offers homage to gay Black singer Paul Robeson and composer Julius Eastman.

'The Worst of Waters' - Filmmaker John Waters shares his odd art at Rena Bransten Gallery

'The Worst of Waters' - Filmmaker John Waters shares his odd art at Rena Bransten Gallery

  • ART
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 16, 2024

Get out your cha-cha heels. Filmmaker, author and artist John Waters returns to Rena Bransten Gallery for his fifth exhibit of unusual and odd artworks.

'My Old Ass' - second chances with a younger self

'My Old Ass' - second chances with a younger self

  • MOVIES
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Sep 15, 2024

Have you ever wondered that if you knew what would happen in the future, would you change any decisions made today? This tantalizing question pervades the new whimsical yet bittersweet coming-of-age fable film, "My Old Ass."

A 100th Birthday Celebration for James Baldwin - party at GLBT History Museum commemorates gay African American author

A 100th Birthday Celebration for James Baldwin - party at GLBT History Museum commemorates gay African American author

  • BOOKS
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Sep 14, 2024

August 2nd was the 100th birthday of legendary gay African American author James Baldwin. On September 19 the GLBT History Museum, in collaboration with Books Not Bans, will throw a birthday party that promises to pull out all the stops.

Going Out, Sept. 12-20, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Sept. 12-20, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • CULTURE
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 11, 2024

Don't forget to tip your bartenders, like Bernadette Fons at The Stud, the hottest new/old space that has everything! We've got plenty more in our expansive listings of nightlife and art events in Going Out.

A look into the history of Funko: The path from offering nostalgic toys to iconic collectibles

A look into the history of Funko: The path from offering nostalgic toys to iconic collectibles

  • ART
  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Sep 10, 2024

If you like to collect things, you have probably come across the name Funko, as they have a huge community of collectors, being a company that has made the lives of individuals more beautiful.

Footloose: Fall Arts Preview in dance, part 2

Footloose: Fall Arts Preview in dance, part 2

  • DANCE
  • by Philip Mayard
  • Sep 10, 2024

Bay Area dance fans can look forward to a packed fall season that continues well into December, including programs inspired by the movement of Guinea, West Africa, Cuba, and Haiti; plus the beloved Trolley Dances and Pilobolus.

Sean Dorsey Dance celebrates 20 years

Sean Dorsey Dance celebrates 20 years

  • DANCE
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Sep 10, 2024

Sean Dorsey Dance, the company founded and run by dancer and choreographer Sean Dorsey, is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and Dorsey couldn't be more pleased. Dorsey's 20th has been filled with travel, performances, tours, classes and celebrations.

'Mexodus' - novel narrative and live looping at Berkeley Repertory

'Mexodus' - novel narrative and live looping at Berkeley Repertory

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 10, 2024

"When you work in the performing arts, you're always meeting people," says Brian Quijada of his first encounter with Nygel D. Robinson, his co-creator on "Mexodus," a show that's bound to surprise audiences with both its content and performance style.

'Small Rain' - Garth Greenwell's remarkable new novel

'Small Rain' - Garth Greenwell's remarkable new novel

  • BOOKS
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Sep 8, 2024

Garth Greenwell's generous, expansive new novel, "Small Rain" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) is built on the author's own experience of a dozen-day stay in the hospital, gazing into the maw of death from an infrarenal aortic dissection.

Jeannette de Beauvoir's 'The Fine Art of Deception: A Provincetown Mystery' - art fraud in P'town

Jeannette de Beauvoir's 'The Fine Art of Deception: A Provincetown Mystery' - art fraud in P'town

  • BOOKS
  • by Laura Moreno
  • Sep 7, 2024

Jeannette de Beauvoir's "The Fine Art of Deception: A Provincetown Mystery" is the ninth finely crafted book in the Provincetown Mystery series, but it is a stand-alone work in itself. Whether you have any knowledge of art or not, this is a must-read.

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