Events

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.

Megan Davis' 'What Breaks Us' - an insightful new poetry collection on love & healing

Megan Davis' 'What Breaks Us' - an insightful new poetry collection on love & healing

Actress Megan Davis, who's also a screenwriter, shares another of her talents with her debut poetry book, "What Breaks Us."

Robert Raasch: author discusses 'The Summer Between'

Robert Raasch: author discusses 'The Summer Between'

The author of the acclaimed coming of age novel set in 1970s Greenwich Village discusses his work process and inspiration behind the story.

Going Out, Aug. 22-31, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Aug. 22-31, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Find a new band to adore, drag queens and bartenders to tip, or a theater production worth a Standing O. We've got it all with our expansive listings of nightlife and art events in Going Out.

SF Queer Film Festival: a full spectrum of cinematic diversity

SF Queer Film Festival: a full spectrum of cinematic diversity

The SF Queer Film Festival (SFQFF) returns for its fourth version, August 23-25, with its accompanying 64 movies, shorts, and web episodes. It's not an exaggeration to say the festival is still in the process of finding its voice and groove.

Crowded Fire Theater's 'Shipping & Handling' - One act sparkles in an evening's slog

Crowded Fire Theater's 'Shipping & Handling' - One act sparkles in an evening's slog

Messily we roll along. That's the feeling audience members will share as they endure the unfocused, overlong "Shipping & Handling," a major misfire by Crowded Fire Theater which runs through September 7 on the Magic Theatre stage at Fort Mason.

Killing them softly - The Lavender Tube on 'General Hospital,' 'Orphan Black' and more

Killing them softly - The Lavender Tube on 'General Hospital,' 'Orphan Black' and more

Our TV columnist covers 'General Hospital's ongoing lesbian drama, more on 'Orphan Black: Echoes,' and the new Netflix film, 'The Deliverance.'

SF Drag King Contest: wildly campy show returns to Oasis

SF Drag King Contest: wildly campy show returns to Oasis

"It feels great," said drag king Fudgie Frottage. "Drag is a legit occupation now and kings are getting famous." Frottage was referring to the 28th annual San Francisco Drag King Contest, which returns to Oasis Sept. 8.

'Ganymede' - unrepentant and proud

'Ganymede' - unrepentant and proud

In co-directors Colby Holt & Sam Probst's "Ganymede," a Ganymede is an unrepentant homosexual, according to a vicious preacher. But that doesn't stop two young men from starting a budding romance.

Verdi's 'Macbeth' - The 'Scottish play' in Salzburg

Verdi's 'Macbeth' - The 'Scottish play' in Salzburg

Giuseppe Verdi's "Macbeth," the first of his three great Shakespeare operas, was an enormous success when new (1847) but fell out of fashion for the better part of a century. A recent production may have changed that.

Patrick Nathan's 'The Future Was Color' travels through history

Patrick Nathan's 'The Future Was Color' travels through history

Spanning a nearly 80-year period, from the 1940s to the present day, Lambda Literary Award finalist Patrick Nathan takes readers from Hollywood to New York to Las Vegas to Paris, all the while seamlessly incorporating significant historical events.

Going Out, Aug. 15-24, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Aug. 15-24, 2024 arts & nightlife events

You could boldly go where no one has gone before. But we recommend you go where everyone goes, like the Bestie-winning nightclub Oasis to see hilarious shows like "Star Trek Live." Select even more alluring galaxies to explore in Going Out.

Emily Saliers: Singer-songwriter on Indigo Girls' success

Emily Saliers: Singer-songwriter on Indigo Girls' success

The Indigo Girls — Emily Saliers and Amy Ray — are having a moment. Along with a national tour, their songs have been featured in two recent films, and the documentary about their lives shares music and more.