Events :: Nightlife Events

20th Anniversary @ The Cinch

20th Anniversary @ The Cinch

  • by photos by Steven Underhill
  • Jul 18, 2018

Celebrations for the twentieth anniversary of The Cinch Bar's ownership by Bob Thornton and Robby Morgenstein, held on Saturday, July 14, included a festive array of drinks, food, and a live performance by Maria Konner.

Blair St. Clair: Drag star sings, dishes and glams up Oasis

Blair St. Clair: Drag star sings, dishes and glams up Oasis

  • by Dan Renzi
  • Jul 18, 2018

Blair St. Clair did not win Season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race, but that hasn't stopped the trajectory of her rapidly rising career. Her YouTube video "Now or Never" has almost two million views; that song is a track on her album, 'Call My Life.'

NightGarden Piano @ SF Botanical Garden

NightGarden Piano @ SF Botanical Garden

  • Jul 18, 2018

NightGarden Piano, the annual Flower Piano event at the beautiful SF Botanical Garden, expanded to three nights this year (July 12-14) and included scheduled and impromptu performances, food trucks, beer and wine, and enthusiastic music fans.

The Monster Show @ The Edge

The Monster Show @ The Edge

  • by photos by Steven Underhill
  • Jul 11, 2018

The Monster Show, The Edge bar's weekly drag show, scintillates and scandalizes with campy big numbers on a tiny stage. Last week's 'Bruno Mars vs. Marina & the Diamonds' theme featured an 'illegal alien' number by host Intensive Claire.

Rockin' & 'raising: School of Rock cast, David Hernandez at REAF songfest

Rockin' & 'raising: School of Rock cast, David Hernandez at REAF songfest

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jul 11, 2018

Cast members from the hit musical School Of Rock, which is now performing at the Orpheum Theater, will take to the Brava Theater stage on Monday, July 16 for a night of singing, dancing and good old-fashioned rock and rolling.

Manimal @ Beaux

Manimal @ Beaux

  • by photos: Steven Underhill
  • Jul 3, 2018

Friday nights at Beaux see a diverse fun crowd of patrons who enjoy Manimal, the dance music night that features gogo cuties in the spacious club venue.

Serving fluidi-tea: Levonia Jenkins at Oasis

Serving fluidi-tea: Levonia Jenkins at Oasis

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jul 3, 2018

With song titles like "Crackpipe," a parody of the Amy Winehouse hit "Rehab," as well as a video titled "So C*nt", Levonia Jenkins is pretty outrageous. Jenkins, a self-described YouTube sensation, brings her stage act 'Gender Fluids' to Oasis on July 12.

BFD @ Oasis: Gogo studs galore

BFD @ Oasis: Gogo studs galore

  • by photos: Gooch
  • Jul 3, 2018

Big Fat Dick, Los Angeles nightlife producer Mario Diaz' gogo stud-focused event, returned to Oasis in SoMa on June 29.

Leslie Jordan 'Exposes' himself at Feinstein's

Leslie Jordan 'Exposes' himself at Feinstein's

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jun 27, 2018

Openly gay Leslie Jordan, beloved as queenie closet case Beverly Leslie on NBC's Will and Grace, returns to Feinstein's at The Nikko for a two-night run of raucous, autobiographical comedy.

Gina Yashere: British comic's back at Freight & Salvage

Gina Yashere: British comic's back at Freight & Salvage

  • by Cornelius Washington
  • Jun 27, 2018

British comic Gina Yashere, who's sold out London theatres, been a Daily Show correspondent, and had a fourth Netflix special broadcast in March, returns to our shores to perform her new comedy show at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage on July 8.

Leather Resistance:  Kink communities & political activism

Leather Resistance: Kink communities & political activism

  • by Race Bannon
  • Jun 27, 2018

As the American political landscape collapses around us into a heap of hateful dung, I wonder if all my efforts should be focused on saving what's left of our country rather than telling you how to have awesome sex or meet fellow kinksters.

Wrestling for Charity @ El Toro

Wrestling for Charity @ El Toro

  • by photos: Steven Underhill
  • Jun 27, 2018

Local pros, heels and faces filled the ring with wacky athleticism when Wrestling For Charity presented SF Slam, the fourth fundraiser with MC and reigning Empress Pollo Del Mar.

Flore shows" iconic cafe becomes hot nightspot

Flore shows" iconic cafe becomes hot nightspot

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jun 20, 2018

Popular Castro eatery Flore, formerly known as Café Flore, has launched an evening entertainment series called Flore at Night, with an array of music, comedy and drag shows.

Frameline Opening Night Party @ Terra

Frameline Opening Night Party @ Terra

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Jun 20, 2018

Cinema fans got a splashy opening to the 42nd annual Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival on June 14.