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Tamara de Lempicka Opening-Day Celebration on October 12

Tamara de Lempicka Opening-Day Celebration on October 12

  • by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
  • Oct 8, 2024

Get an inside look at the glamorous world of Tamara de Lempicka in our opening-day celebration of this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.

'Choir Boy' sings out strong: Shotgun Players presents drama by 'Moonlight' screenwriter

'Choir Boy' sings out strong: Shotgun Players presents drama by 'Moonlight' screenwriter

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Oct 8, 2024

Saturated in hormones and harmonies, Shotgun Players' production of "Choir Boy," is a bracing entertainment, as endearing, self-serious, and gloriously florid as the blossoming minds of the teenage boarding school boys it portrays.

Litquake's 25th - Festival includes author events of the queer type

Litquake's 25th - Festival includes author events of the queer type

  • by Finbar LaBelle
  • Oct 8, 2024

Always a delight for San Franciscans, Litquake, the West Coast's largest independent literary festival, returns to the Bay Area, and celebrates a quarter century of programs, including a wealth of queer events, authors, and icons.

Vinyl destination: Diana Ross and The Supremes, Kate Pierson, Ruthie Foster & more

Vinyl destination: Diana Ross and The Supremes, Kate Pierson, Ruthie Foster & more

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 8, 2024

Our prolific music writer covers vinyl reissues, and new albums by Diana Ross and the Supremes, Kate Pierson, Ruthie Foster, Jerry Paper, Cassandra Jenkins, TR/ST, and Logic.

Peter Hujar's 'Portraits in Life and Death' - photo book reissued nearly 50 years on

Peter Hujar's 'Portraits in Life and Death' - photo book reissued nearly 50 years on

  • by Robert Brokl
  • Oct 8, 2024

The only book of his work published in his lifetime, Peter Hujar's "Portraits in Life and Death," considered a cult classic by some, has been reissued by Liveright Publishing.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

  • by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
  • Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

'Sneaking Around' - provocative, polyamorous exploration of class and identity in SF

'Sneaking Around' - provocative, polyamorous exploration of class and identity in SF

  • by Myron Caringal
  • Oct 7, 2024

"Sneaking Around," by San Francisco-based producer Emily A. Meehan, is a raw, complex film that offers a frank portrayal of modern relationships, set against the backdrop of the varying landscapes that is San Francisco.

Randy Rainbow is full-spectrum funny

Randy Rainbow is full-spectrum funny

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 6, 2024

Can we all agree that there's nothing worse than reading a book by a humorist and not laughing? Fear not, as gay humorist and performer Randy Rainbow more than exceeded our expectations, as he will yours, with his hilarious new book "Low-Hanging Fruit."

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

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

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 2, 2024

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

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 2, 2024

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

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Oct 1, 2024

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

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 1, 2024

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.

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

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Oct 1, 2024

"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

  • by Laura Moreno
  • Sep 30, 2024

"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.

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