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'Exotic Deadly: Or The MSG Play' - Keiko and Jesca's excellent adventure at SF Playhouse

'Exotic Deadly: Or The MSG Play' - Keiko and Jesca's excellent adventure at SF Playhouse

Writer Keiko Green and director Jesca Prudencia cheerfully cite "Wayne's World" and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" as major aesthetic influences on "Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play," which opens on Jan. 30 at the San Francisco Playhouse.

'I'm Still Here' - Relevant, heartfelt drama on dictatorship's malevolence

'I'm Still Here' - Relevant, heartfelt drama on dictatorship's malevolence

Shortlisted as Brazil's nominee in the Oscar Best International Feature category, this intense, personal, political film, is directed by veteran Walter Salles, and based on true events that occurred in 1971.

Black Choreographers Festival: 20th anniversary includes multiple events through June

Black Choreographers Festival: 20th anniversary includes multiple events through June

The African & African American Performing Arts Coalition and K Star Productions present the Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now. From February to June, the festival will welcome the new year with its twentieth anniversary.

Might've missed music: New albums by Father John Misty, Jessica Pratt, Mindy Smith & Sheila E.

Might've missed music: New albums by Father John Misty, Jessica Pratt, Mindy Smith & Sheila E.

With so much music being released on a daily basis, it's easy to understand how some albums can be overlooked. Here are some from 2024 that you might have missed.

Inaugural, bald: The Lavender Tube on the D.C. charade, Chappelle on 'SNL,' 'Mormon Wives' & more

Inaugural, bald: The Lavender Tube on the D.C. charade, Chappelle on 'SNL,' 'Mormon Wives' & more

From a creepy office psychodrama to the creepiness of the inauguration, plus Mormon reality shows and a dubious return on "Saturday Night Live," we've got plenty of options for your viewing pleasure, or annoyance.

'Mothers and Sons' - Adam Haslett's disturbing new novel

'Mothers and Sons' - Adam Haslett's disturbing new novel

For those of us who consider the appearance of a new novel by Adam Haslett the equivalent of getting a new gospel, the authorial voice in "Mothers and Sons" is both familiar and strange.

'Black Box: A Photographic Memoir' Dona Ann McAdams' intimate collection of stories and images

'Black Box: A Photographic Memoir' Dona Ann McAdams' intimate collection of stories and images

From urban protests to plaintive animal farm imagery, Dona Ann McAdams collection of photos and brief essays in "Black Box: A Photographic Memoir" offer a view into the artist's life and work, their parallels, as well as her artistry.

Going Out, Jan. 16-24, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Jan. 16-24, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Fortune favors the bold, so get boldly out to nightlife and arts events near you. For museums, theater and even more, check out Going Out.

Queer comedy picks: Highlights of SF Sketchfest 2025

Queer comedy picks: Highlights of SF Sketchfest 2025

SF Sketchfest returns this weekend for a 22nd citywide celebration of mirth. Here are a few of the queer performers and queer-focused programs worth checking out; Joel Kim Booster, Straightio Lab, Trans-It Girls and more.

'The Last Showgirl' - Pamela Anderson's Vegas tour de force

'The Last Showgirl' - Pamela Anderson's Vegas tour de force

What stays in Vegas? 57-year-old model, sex symbol, reality star, diva punchline Pamela Anderson delivers a performance of a lifetime in director Gia Coppola's "The Last Showgirl."

'Hockney's Pictures' - More work by the master in a new book

'Hockney's Pictures' - More work by the master in a new book

"Hockney's Pictures" is an updated and expanded version of the volume from 2004, edited and with a minimum of texts by Andrew Brown, and packed with 522 illustrations. Artist David Hockney's droll wit is also on display.

Chicago punk music, then and now

Chicago punk music, then and now

Compared to other big cities, Chicago arrived late to the punk rock scene, but when it did, it was first embraced in gay bars such The Greenleaf and La Mere Vipere. It was in these venues that bands such as the Effigies and Verböten first got their start.

'Masc II: Mascs Plus Muchachas' - celebrating a subculture through cinema

'Masc II: Mascs Plus Muchachas' - celebrating a subculture through cinema

From January 17 until February 23 BAMPFA, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives, will present "Masc II: Mascs Plus Muchachas," a film festival which will celebrate the culture of masculine assigned female at birth people.

Ajuan Mance's 'Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw'

Ajuan Mance's 'Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw'

Talented local artist and cartoonist Ajuan Mance recently published "Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw," a graphic memoir that gives plenty of food for thought.

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