Going Out, March 13-22, 2025 arts & nightlife events

We are full-tilt DEI here, just so you know. Not only do we support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, but Drag, Entertainment and Informative events. Defy oppression. Celebrate our lives. Check out Going Out each week.

The Fab Four in photos: Paul McCartney's personal collection documents the Beatles' rise to fame

'Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm,' the touring exhibit of the early years of The Beatles' leap to pop music stardom, are presented in an entertaining layout at the de Young Museum.

Going Out, March 6-14, 2025 arts & nightlife events

While most bars may not be the place "where everybody knows your name," (Sounds kinda creepy, actually), you can get some cheers at queer and queer-friendly bars around the Bay. For arts and nightlife listings, Check out Going Out.

Todd Haynes is 'Far from Safe' - Innovative film director's retrospective at Pacific Film Archive

Few film directors other than Todd Haynes defy convention, immerse in genre and turn it inside out, all with such focused production values that one can only sometimes gasp. Haynes will be at BAM/PFA for a retrospective of his works.

Going Out, February 27-March 8, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Take a chance on stimulating arts events, nightlife revels, or quiet outdoor journeys as well even though it's midwinter you know it is a bit brisk, so wear hat. Does anyone still wear a hat? Oh, we've also got a few fun Oscar-watch parties, too.

Going Out, Feb. 20-28, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Is your local arts center under attack? About to lose funding or just in a general state of panic? Ask questions at your local theater, art museum, music concert or tavern. Ask how things are going, and how to support them. Go see stuff.

Going Out, Feb. 13-21, 2025 arts & nightlife events

For all those lonely hearts who don't find a valentine this weekend (or next, or ever), take heart with arts and nightlife entertainment to cheer you up this midwinter of our discontents, with good content in Going Out.

Going Out, Feb. 7-15, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Love is in the air, and we don't mean chocolate and roses. Although, you're certainly welcome to find new friends and old, or perhaps an amour at arts events or at your local bar, all for you, Valentine readers, in Going Out.

Going Out, Jan. 30-Feb. 7, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Get into the groove at arts events and at nightclubs near you. Over in the East Bay? Shake your booty at legendary DJ Page Hodel's new event, Respect, at the White Horse on Feb. 2. For more events, check out Going Out.

Going Out, Jan. 23-31, 2025 arts & nightlife events

DoublePlusGood arts and nightlife still exist in the bubble of Bay Area liberalism amid these stultifyingly absurd times. Art explores, nightlife endures. Check out Going Out.

'Black Box: A Photographic Memoir' Dona Ann McAdams' intimate collection of stories and images

From urban protests to plaintive animal farm imagery, Dona Ann McAdams collection of photos and brief essays in "Black Box: A Photographic Memoir" offer a view into the artist's life and work, their parallels, as well as her artistry.

Going Out, Jan. 16-24, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Fortune favors the bold, so get boldly out to nightlife and arts events near you. For museums, theater and even more, check out Going Out.

Going Out, Jan. 9-17, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Put your mittens on if you have to, because there's still plenty of arts and nightlife events to see, including live music, museums, theater and even more, in Going Out.

Going Out, Jan. 2-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Here's an idea for a New Year's resolution. See a show in a theater you've never been to. Attend a music concert without checking out the band on YouTube first. Stop by a gallery you haven't been to and see some art. All these options in Going Out.

Going Out, Dec. 26, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Celebrate the new year as trepidatious an exercise it may be. Perhaps start polishing up your 'Cabaret' playlist. Storm into -or away from -balloon drops and complimentary champagne in a plastic cup- in this week's Going Out.

Going Out, Dec. 19-27, 2024 arts & nightlife events

We're making a list (every week), checking it twice, and while we don't care if you're naughty or nice, we've got plenty of both in this week's arts and nightlife events, including some venues open on Christmas. Unwrap this week's Going Out.

Playgirl's pages - 'Official History of a Cult Magazine' bares (almost) all

For gay and bisexual men of a certain age, Playgirl provided the first in-hand periodical that featured full-frontal male nudity. This 50th anniversary book celebrates the magazine's revolutionary eras since the 1970s.

Going Out, Dec. 12-21, 2024 arts & nightlife events

There's something in the air besides pollutant particulates, and that's the holiday spirit. Whether you're a "Come all ye faithful" type or a downright Scrooge, it's inescapable, so dig in and enjoy it.

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

Some holidays aren't exactly here yet, but Christmas concerts galore have filled our calendar, as well as festive nightlife events like the Santa Skivvies Run and the annual Krampus Pageant. We've got it all wrapped up and ready to go in Going Out.

Going Out, Nov. 28-Dec. 6, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Baby, it's cold outside, but despite the weather, with some of our favorite bars and nightclubs suffering robberies, it's important to support them as much as you can, like the SF Eagle. Attend your favorite nightlife and arts events listed in Going Out.

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