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On the Tab :: Feb. 26 - Mar. 5

On the Tab :: Feb. 26 - Mar. 5

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 26, 2015

You have hopefully noticed that our fifth annual Besties voting is underway. You've only got a few more days to vote for your favorite bartender, gogo guy and gal, best sports bar, and dozens of other categories.

On the Tab :: Feb. 19 - 26

On the Tab :: Feb. 19 - 26

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 19, 2015

The Academy of drag and gogo, drinks and giggles, rolls out the red carpet; our queer calendar of fey fun follows.

On the Tab :: Feb. 12 - 19

On the Tab :: Feb. 12 - 19

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 12, 2015

Frankly, for all the times someone spilled a drink, stole my coat, snapped at me for misspelling their drag name or getting the date or time of their (now nonexistent) event wrong, nothing could scare me from going out on Friday.

Are Leather Titles Necessary?

Are Leather Titles Necessary?

  • by Race Bannon
  • Feb 7, 2015

On Wednesday, January 28, the San Francisco Leathermen's Discussion Group (LDG) hosted a panel discussion named "Are Leather Titles Necessary?" at the SF LGBT Center.

On the Tab :: Feb. 5 - 12

On the Tab :: Feb. 5 - 12

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 5, 2015

Let the music play; jump-start your playlist, shuffle your queue, listen to something new. Yes, fabulous music acts feature this week, new nightclub events, along with the regular weekly fun.

On the Tab :: Jan. 29 - Feb. 5

On the Tab :: Jan. 29 - Feb. 5

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 29, 2015

Cookie's Monster Show continues at The Edge each Thursday, and other events like last week's Mother are raising funds for the couple, proving that queens stick together in times of need.

On the Tab :: Jan. 22 - 29

On the Tab :: Jan. 22 - 29

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 22, 2015

Giddy with anticipation, we're hoping to catch new nights (Mazel Top), fun new bands (Ting Tings) and returning classics (Spandau Ballet), even a few closers (Supperclub's closing).

On the Tab :: Jan. 15 - 22

On the Tab :: Jan. 15 - 22

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 15, 2015

If Happy Hour is (usually) 4 pm to 8 pm, when is Sad Hour? When you can't find anything fun to do? Problem solved. Here are your weekly listings full of uplifting mood-improving entertainment.

On the Tab :: Jan. 8 - 15

On the Tab :: Jan. 8 - 15

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 8, 2015

What a wonderful new array of nightlife options we have in store for you in 2015. Okay, most of them are the same events. But it's a new year, so it's different, kind of.

On the Tab :: Jan. 1-8, 2015

On the Tab :: Jan. 1-8, 2015

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 1, 2015

Start off 2015 with panache. No need to gulp champagne for a while, unless you like the bubbly. It has been said that your first entertainments of the new year may determine how your entire year plays out... it couldn't hurt to try something new.

On the Tab :: Dec. 25 - Jan. 1

On the Tab :: Dec. 25 - Jan. 1

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Dec 24, 2014

How do you celebrate the new year? Do you make resolutions? To drink less? To drink more? Whatever your newly found convictions, celebrate the new year safely.

On the Tab :: Dec. 18 - 25

On the Tab :: Dec. 18 - 25

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Dec 18, 2014

Whether with friends and family, or fellow orphans over the holidays, be of good cheer, despite (non)catastrophic precipitation, judicial monstrosities or cataclysmic economic crunches. It's the holidays! Smile. They'll be over soon.

On the Tab :: Dec. 11 - 18

On the Tab :: Dec. 11 - 18

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Dec 11, 2014

How you prepare for a holiday can depend on your mood. To cheer you up, get some early ho ho ho's at some of these spirited nightlife events.

Help Is On the Way Rings in the Holidays

Help Is On the Way Rings in the Holidays

  • by David Elijah-Nahmod
  • Dec 7, 2014

Holidays can be especially difficult for those living with HIV. Every year The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation offers a holiday spectacular not only to entertain you, but to let people with AIDS know that they are not forgotten.