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Going Out, Oct. 3-11, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Oct. 3-11, 2024 arts & nightlife events

While the very popular Castro Street Fair will take over that district on Sunday, October 6, you can be sure we have plenty more arts and nightlife events all around the Bay Area in Going Out.

Justin Vivian Bond receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

Justin Vivian Bond receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

Known to San Franciscans as a nightlife and theater regular in the 1990s, Justin Vivian Bond has been awarded a MacArthur Grant. The performer's wacky Kiki & Herb cabaret show is only one part of Mx.'s extensive performance achievements.

A Rocky road through October - 'Rocky Horror' haunts Oasis, the Curran, and Feinstein's

A Rocky road through October - 'Rocky Horror' haunts Oasis, the Curran, and Feinstein's

Hey, boo! It's spooky season. Here in San Francisco, the Ray of Light Theatre and Oasis Arts production of "The Rocky Horror Show" is back for another year. Two additional "Rocky Horror" tributes also arrive at the Curran Theatre and Feinstein's.

Patricia Quinn does the Time Warp again - 'Rocky Horror' star at the Curran Theater

Patricia Quinn does the Time Warp again - 'Rocky Horror' star at the Curran Theater

Patricia Quinn has had a long and varied career. But it is one role that she's best known for and will be remembered for, Magenta in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Quinn will discuss that and more at a screening of the film with a Q&A.

Terror Vault's 'Fatal Abduction' promises thrills & chills

Terror Vault's 'Fatal Abduction' promises thrills & chills

Peaches Christ loves horror, and returns with the latest incarnation of her popular attraction, Terror Vault's "Fatal Abduction," a creepy sci-fi alien experience, at the SF Mint, Oct. 4-Nov. 3.

Which witch? The Lavender Tube on 'Agatha All Along,' 'SNL's 50th, and Dame Maggie Smith

Which witch? The Lavender Tube on 'Agatha All Along,' 'SNL's 50th, and Dame Maggie Smith

"Agatha All Along" is a queer witchy hit, "Saturday Night Live" knocks it (almost) out of the park in its 50th-anniversary season premiere, and our prolific TV columnist offers an homage to game the late Dame Maggie Smith.

Gia Gordon's 'The Redemption of Daya Keane' - a heartwarming YA novel

Gia Gordon's 'The Redemption of Daya Keane' - a heartwarming YA novel

"The Redemption of Daya Keane" is a novel about the value of friendship, fun, and finding common ground, even with those who seem to be unlike us. This queer coming-of-age YA novel, Gia Gordon's first, is a gem of a story.

Words: 'Song Of Myself,' Walt Whitman scholar Arnie Kantrowitz's posthumous book published

Words: 'Song Of Myself,' Walt Whitman scholar Arnie Kantrowitz's posthumous book published

The posthumous publication of "Song of Myself," a previously unpublished novel by the late gay activist and Walt Whitman scholar, Arnie Kantrowitz is about a gay man's odyssey of self-discovery.

Grace notes: Michael Tilson Thomas' compositions box set

Grace notes: Michael Tilson Thomas' compositions box set

Michael Tilson Thomas is a mega-musician who never goes away, literally or otherwise. Among the numerous ways his 80th birthday (December 21) is being celebrated is the new Pentatone release of a rich four-disc set of his compositions.

Meet Todd Ghanizadeh: new CEO of Marin Jazz has big plans for company

Meet Todd Ghanizadeh: new CEO of Marin Jazz has big plans for company

Todd Ghanizadeh, CEO of the newly formed Marin Jazz, has big plans. The company, which launches its inaugural season on October 4 with a concert by jazz legend Tito Puente Jr., offers a wide array of performers over the next few months.

'The Substance' - Demi Moore wows in body image horror satire

'The Substance' - Demi Moore wows in body image horror satire

Demi Moore tackles the role of a lifetime in "The Substance," directed by French provocateur Coralie Fargeat. Moore faces this body horror satire head-on, giving everything she's got to portray what it feels like to age in a world that rejects anyone over

Going Out, Sept. 26-Oct. 4, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Sept. 26-Oct. 4, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Sure, we've got your leather, your circuit parties, and your cruisy fun. But we've also got arts and nightlife events that don't have such a kinky dress code, in abundance, in Going Out.

The Legend of Mickey Squires - '80s porn star returns, as himself

The Legend of Mickey Squires - '80s porn star returns, as himself

As one of the iconic gay porn actors of the 1980s, Mickey Squires cornered the butch erotic aesthetic. Now, as himself, Richard Bernstein is the subject of a film by the directors of "Raw! Uncut! Video!"

The Monster Show: popular drag show celebrates 21 years

The Monster Show: popular drag show celebrates 21 years

It's hard to believe that The Monster Show has been around for 21 years, yet on September 26 the show will throw a big birthday bash for its 21st birthday at its home bar, The Edge in the Castro district.