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Volunteering - It's Good for You!

Volunteering - It's Good for You!

The organized elements of the leather and kink world run mostly on the energy of volunteers. Whether it's a play party, social event, education class, or whatever, most of them are produced and run by volunteers.

Saving Gangway's artifacts

Saving Gangway's artifacts

  • BARS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 28, 2018

Supporters of the now-closed Gangway worked to save items from the gay bar's interior.

Lucie Arnaz :: Celebrating Family Roots Through Music at Feinstein's

Lucie Arnaz :: Celebrating Family Roots Through Music at Feinstein's

  • CABARET
  • by David Elijah-Nahmod
  • Feb 18, 2018

Lucie Arnaz, who returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko on February 23 and 24, was destined for show business.

BARchive :: Fair Trade

BARchive :: Fair Trade

  • BARCHIVE
  • by Michael Flanagan
  • Feb 18, 2018

Late in 2016, the press buzzed with word of tunnels beneath the 900 block of Market Street that provided escape routes from bars. There was more underground about these bars than tunnels, however. They were a hotbed of trade.

Over the Coals :: Drag Icon Heklina Gets Roasted

Over the Coals :: Drag Icon Heklina Gets Roasted

Heklina should be given awards for so many accomplishments. But true to playfully bitchy drag form, instead of a toast she'll get a roast at the Castro Theatre on February 17.

Mary Wilson :: The Supreme Singer Performs at Feinstein's

Mary Wilson :: The Supreme Singer Performs at Feinstein's

  • CABARET
  • by David Elijah-Nahmod
  • Feb 11, 2018

The incomparable Mary Wilson, a founding member of Diana Ross and The Supremes, makes her debut at Feinstein's at the Nikko on February 16. The chanteuse will be singing familiar Supremes classics and tunes from the Great American Songbook.

Bananarama's Back

Bananarama's Back

If you listened to pop radio or watched MTV during the 1980s, it was pretty much impossible to avoid the London-based trio, which plays the Warfield on February 21.

Parsing Nerds :: Will Roland on 'Dear Evan Hansen' and His One-Man Show

Parsing Nerds :: Will Roland on 'Dear Evan Hansen' and His One-Man Show

  • CABARET
  • by Jim Gadstone
  • Feb 4, 2018

"If I was 6' 3" and muscular, I'd have to make peace with playing romantic leads," wisecracks toothy-grinned, Cyranosed actor/singer Will Roland. "We are all stuck within our types a little bit."

Magic Mascara Wand :: Powerblouse to Make Over Rafael Mandelman

Magic Mascara Wand :: Powerblouse to Make Over Rafael Mandelman

I got the chance to sit down with District 8 Supervisor candidate Rafael Mandelman and talk about some of the big issues that have been plaguing District 8, specifically the Castro area.

Goodbye, Gangway

Goodbye, Gangway

  • BARS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 1, 2018

The Gangway, at 841 Larkin Street, one of the Tenderloin district's last gay bars, closed for good Saturday, January 27.

Hello, Carol! :: Nicky Ciampoli Celebrates Theater Legend Carol Channing

Hello, Carol! :: Nicky Ciampoli Celebrates Theater Legend Carol Channing

  • CABARET
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 28, 2018

On January 31, her 97th birthday, Carol Channing will be celebrated at the Oasis when Nicky as Carol Channing takes to the stage.

BARchive :: Michael Greer - Honorary San Franciscan

BARchive :: Michael Greer - Honorary San Franciscan

  • BARCHIVE
  • by Michael Flanagan
  • Jan 21, 2018

There is a special kind of performer who is somewhat well known by the world at large, but held a special place in the heart of San Franciscans. The actor, comic and writer Michael Greer was one of these performers.

New Ms. San Francisco Leather Chosen

New Ms. San Francisco Leather Chosen

One of the biggest events of the year for local leather women is the Ms. San Francisco Leather contest, held on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at SOMArts Cultural Center.

Jessie Colter :: From Cosplay to Kink, This Porn Stud's Diverse

Jessie Colter :: From Cosplay to Kink, This Porn Stud's Diverse

  • SEXUALITY
  • by Cornelius Washington
  • Jan 11, 2018

Jessie Colter is the perfect combination of brains, beauty and brawn. As one of today's premiere erotic performers, the Nob Hill Theatre has finally gotten the man who truly represents what a 21st-century San Francisco stud is all about.