There is nothing quite as much fun as exploring other people’s favorite bars. So I jumped at the chance to test out the Besties, the annual reader’s poll of the Bay Area Reporter for best bars. Here’s a roundup of your best picks.

Our Bestie DJ is the adorable Brian Maier, who chatted after his photo shoot at the 440. His boyfriend Kyle Krebs hung out nearby, friends greeted him, and despite the fact that he doesn't drink beer, he affably posed with a glassful.

We celebrate the best of the Bay Area this week, and each week, yours truly selects the best of possible outings, events, and whatever washes up between my oceans of spam email.

With a history going back decades, roller skating and its various gay nights continue to offer up fun on wheels, both in Redwood City and at a church on Fillmore Street.

BARtab recently chatted with Vice, the creator of ’Tipped and Tipsy,’ named the "Best of Fringe" at San Francisco’s Fringe Festival this past fall.

Under the guise of April Fool’s Day, you may be tricked into going places that aren’t as festive as they seem. But trust me; these are the most entertaining events going on through the next eight days; no foolin’!

PEPPERSPRAY, with songs like "Quadrasexual" and "It Takes Balls (to be a Woman"), will be performing in concert at the DNA Lounge’s Bootie event on Saturday March 22.

Didn’t get tickets to the Prince concert? How about a fun cover band? Heart the retro tunes? Whoa Nellies and Berlin should help you recall the spring of youth, as will the sprouting contents of a few booty-shaking gogos’ shorts.

Be it dance, gardening, science or shopping, a fabulous bouquet of decorative and artistic receptions and parties await you in your new Spring party garb. Catch the fun while it’s blossoming.

Insightful truths are often the funniest, and these women --lesbian, queer and straight -- have performances through the month.

You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy a few drinks this weekend, but whether you’re a teetotaler or a total tramp, keep it down if someone’s singing or speaking; not that some performers don’t like a rowdy crowd.

Let’s be clear from the start: St. Patrick’s Day as it is celebrated in the United States bears little resemblance to anything truly Irish, as until 1970 pubs weren’t even open on the day in Ireland. But we’re in America.

This week, dress up, iron your shirt, skirt or skort, get out and stay classy.

Between sets at San Francisco’s Nob Hill Theater recently, I asked devilishly sensual porn man Drew Sumrok a few questions about what and who he wants to do in 2014.