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

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

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

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.

Ginger's returns - FiDi LGBTQ bar now open regularly with drag performances

Ginger's returns - FiDi LGBTQ bar now open regularly with drag performances

Ginger's, the San Francisco Financial District's only LGBTQ bar, is now going to be open regularly on some weeknights with a new lineup of programming including drag shows and a Terror Vault takeover..

Harvest of movement: Fall Arts Preview in dance 2024, part 1

Harvest of movement: Fall Arts Preview in dance 2024, part 1

San Francisco's dance scene springs to life this fall with a vibrant array of performances. From intimate black box theaters to outdoor parks, our city's fall dance calendar is brimming with works that range from classical ballet to cutting-edge modern.

Trends & traditions: Fall Arts Preview in museums & galleries 2024

Trends & traditions: Fall Arts Preview in museums & galleries 2024

From SFMOMA embracing sports, to the more traditional show of American masterpieces at the de Young, and the Oakland Museum melding popular culture and politics in "Calli Americas," fine arts offer plenty this fall.

Notes of autumn: Fall Arts Preview in classical music 2024

Notes of autumn: Fall Arts Preview in classical music 2024

There is some urgency to attending classical music concerts this fall. Who knows what will happen after November? Many upcoming Bay Area offerings present choices that might even help maintain our sanity through a communal love of music.

The world's a stage: Fall Arts Preview in theater 2024

The world's a stage: Fall Arts Preview in theater 2024

From this week through to Christmas Eve, Bay Area theaters are presenting a fall season of remarkable variety. While there's a bit less conspicuously queer-themed work being presented, there are plenty of deeply humane stories to be shown on stages.

Top of the pops: Fall Arts Preview in pop, rock and more music 2024

Top of the pops: Fall Arts Preview in pop, rock and more music 2024

San Francisco band Sly and the Family Stone sang about "Hot Fun in the Summertime" in the 1960s, but those of us who have been here for a while we know that the real hot music comes to the Bay Area in the fall.

See, view in September: The Lavender Tube on fall series "Only Murders in the Building," "Yellowstone," "Grey's Anatomy" and more

See, view in September: The Lavender Tube on fall series "Only Murders in the Building," "Yellowstone," "Grey's Anatomy" and more

What's on the tube? Glad you asked. Our Lavender Tube columnist covers upcoming returning fall series "Yellowstone," "Only Murders in the Building," "Grey's Anatomy" and more.

'Merchant Ivory' - James Ivory on the documentary about his decades-long film career

'Merchant Ivory' - James Ivory on the documentary about his decades-long film career

Director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant had one of the longest partnerships in cinema history, almost defining independent filmmaking, now profiled definitively in the new documentary, "Merchant Ivory."

Going Out, Aug. 29-Sept. 5, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Aug. 29-Sept. 5, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Even if the fog is rolling on a cool night, you can still get hot and saucy at places like The Powerhouse, where the monthly Flex party shows off muscular men. We've got plenty more in our expansive listings of nightlife and art events in Going Out.

Matteo Lane: The gay comic on food, family and what's funny

Matteo Lane: The gay comic on food, family and what's funny

Matteo Lane, who combines Midwestern and European influences in his material, has a distinctive delivery style that often has audience members struggling to catch their breath between jokes and laughs.

We Run This - Oakland block party will celebrate pride, diversity

We Run This - Oakland block party will celebrate pride, diversity

September is Pride month in Oakland and Oakland-based drag artist Mama Celeste and her friends are throwing a party. Christened We Run This, the party, which happens on September 7, and is being produced by Oaklash.

For the love of Lindas: Ronstadt reissue, new Thompson album

For the love of Lindas: Ronstadt reissue, new Thompson album

While Linda Ronstadt has retired from music and concerts, a reissue of her classic Grammy-winning album, "Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind" is notable, as well as a mirthful new album from contemporary Linda Thompson.

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Going Out, Sept. 5-13, 2024 arts & nightlife events

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