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BEST OF THE BAY 2017: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WINNERS

Our readers' picks for Best Music Festival, Best DJ, Best Drag Queen, Best Dance Party, Best Literary Night, and more.

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BEST OF THE BAY 2016: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT READERS POLL WINNERS

BEST MOVIE THEATER

CASTRO THEATRE

429 Castro, SF

www.castrotheatre.com

BEST REP FILM HOUSE

ROXIE THEATER

3117 16th St., SF

www.roxie.com

BEST MUSEUM

SF MOMA

151 Third St., SF

www.sfmoma.org

BEST ART GALLERY

JESSICA SILVERMAN GALLERY

488 Ellis, SF

www.jessicasilvermangallery.com

BEST DANCE COMPANY

ODC

351 Shotwell, SF

www.odcdance.org

BEST THEATER COMPANY

SAN FRANCISCO NEO-FUTURISTS

www.sfneofuturists.com

BEST PERFORMANCE SPACE

Z SPACE

450 Florida, SF

www.zspace.org

BEST FILM FESTIVAL

FRAMELINE

www.frameline.org

BEST ARTS FESTIVAL

SF Zine Fest

www.sfzinefest.org

BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL

HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS

www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com

BEST BOOK PUBLISHER

LAST GASP

www.lastgasp.com

BEST RECORD LABEL

FATHER/DAUGHTER RECORDS

www.fatherdaughterrecords.com

BEST BAND

THE Y AXES

theyaxes.bandcamp.com

BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER

SAM CHASE

www.thesamchase.com

BEST DJ

SAKE ONE

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE

THE INDEPENDENT

628 Divisadero, SF

www.theindependentsf.com

BEST OVERALL NIGHTLIFE VENUE

DNA LOUNGE

375 11th St., SF

www.dnalounge.com

BEST OVERALL DANCE PARTY

TIE

BOOTIE

www.bootiesf.com

NONSTOP BHANGRA

www.nonstopbhangra.com

BEST ROCK CLUB

THEE PARKSIDE

1600 17th St., SF

www.theeparkside.com

BEST REGGAE CLUB

DUB MISSION

www.dubmissionsf.com

BEST HIP-HOP CLUB

TRAP CITY

www.trapcitysf.com

BEST JAZZ CLUB

TIE

CLUB DELUXE

1511 Haight, SF

www.clubdeluxe.co

SFJAZZ

201 Franklin, SF

www.sfjazz.org

BEST SALSA CLUB

EL RIO

3158 Mission, SF

www.elriosf.com

BEST HOUSE/TECHNO CLUB

PUBLIC WORKS

161 Erie, SF

www.publicsf.com

BEST LATE-NIGHT DANCING

F8

1192 Folsom

www.feightsf.com

BEST TRIVIA NIGHT

NO SPORTS TRIVIA

www.nosportstrivia.com

BEST JUKEBOX

THE PHONE BOOTH

1398 S. Van Ness, SF

(415) 648-4683

BEST KARAOKE BAR

THE MINT

1942 Market, SF

themint.net

BEST OVERALL QUEER PARTY

SWAGGER LIKE US

www.swaggersf.com

BEST GAY DANCE CLUB

THE STUD

399 Ninth St., SF

www.studsf.com

BEST DRAG QUEEN

PEACHES CHRIST

www.peacheschrist.com

BEST DRAG SHOW

TIE

MOTHER AT OASIS

www.sfoasis.com

RICE ROCKETTES AT LOOKOUT

www.facebook.com/ricerockettes

BEST BURLESQUE

HUBBA HUBBA REVUE

www.facebook.com/groups/hubbahubbarevue

BEST COMEDY VENUE

THE PUNCH LINE

444 Battery, SF.

www.punchlinecomedyclub.com

BEST COMEDIAN

MARGA GOMEZ

www.margagomez.com

BEST MAGICIAN

CHRISTIAN CAGIGAL

www.christiancagigal.com

BEST OPEN MIC NIGHT

THE ROOT SLAM

www.facebook.com/TheRootSlam

BEST LITERARY NIGHT

LUNADA

www.galeriadelaraza.org

BEST CANNABIS EVENT

HEMPCON

www.hempcon.com

BEST STRIP CLUB

CONDOR CLUB

560 Broadway, SF

www.condorsf.com

BEST SEX CLUB

STEAMWORKS BERKELEY

2107 Fourth St, Berk.

www.steamworksbaths.com/berkeley

BEST PORN STUDIO

PINK AND WHITE PRODUCTIONS

www.pinkwhite.biz/PWWP

Marke B.
Marke B.
Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

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