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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Arts + Culture

Bloodsuckers ran amok at International Vampire Film Festival

Garlic from Gilroy, plastic-fanged goths, spooky films from all over the world: Balboa Theater gave vamp fans plenty to sink their teeth into.
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Screen Grabs: SF Latino Film Fest finds a happy place in heavy times

Plus: Horny fairy tale triumph 'Wicker,' powerful immigrant doc 'One in a Million,' Cannes-winner 'Fjord,' more new movies
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Our gala heats up with Chile Lindo empanadas, Latin tunes from DJ Lizzy al Toque

Get your tickets now for October 27: Our annual community party helps save local journalism, the fun way!
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Raucous electronic artist Tricky FM knows you’re shocked

Talking spiky girl energy, cum circle crowdwork, new LP 'Twin Star Fantasy,' so much more with rising beatmaker
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Art

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Luis Felipe Chávez

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The artist showed us just how US and Mexico relate on a monumental scale—now he's turning his gaze to colonial power structure.
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Music

Live Shots: Danny Elfman delivered raging rock spiked with a Halloween fave at the Masonic

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Lovable former Oingo Boingo frontman and cinematic soundtrack master went gonzo with his heavy side.
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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Rize Up Bakery

Tamara Palmer -
Black-owned, SF-based, perfect sourdough loaves and boules from baker Azikiwee Anderson—now available in his own cafe.
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Music

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Slumberland Records

John-Paul Shiver -
Mike Schulman's powerhouse Oakland indie-pop record label has a sound as chill and comforting as a blanket of Bay Area fog.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Indulge in our favorite Restaurant Week deals

Tamara Palmer -
From $15 Colombian brunch at Creative Ideas Cafe to beautiful $90 Indian feast at Copra, here are 12 can't-miss picks.
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Music

At 87, the great Judy Collins sings farewell—but stays in the now

Joshua Rotter -
Singer-activist shares tales of Leonard Cohen, Chicago Seven ahead of Sunday farewell concert at Cal Performances.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Market Street Arts Fest, BAS Day, Shipyard Open Studios, Paul Madonna…

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Vampire Fest, Bearrison, Detroit Love, 'Women's Rebel Voices,' ReOrient Fest, Beatpig, 'Atonement,' more to do!
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Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: ‘NAZA’ doc chillingly excoriates Israel’s killing machine

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Plus: Four-hour 'Musk' DOGE-walks the would-be tech emperor, and Elizabeth Holmes gets twisty in 'You Can See Everything'
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Dark fantasy and darker reality in powerful ‘The Brothers Size’

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Plus: 'Tis the season for 'Sqream' queens at Oasis, and Golden Thread's ReOrient Fest brings laughter and heartbreak
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Culture

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Stuff by Luxe

Dorothy O'Donnell -
No need to throw elbows to get to that Scandinavian living room set at the Bay Area's airy vintage consignment shop.
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Photos: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering commemorated Alcatraz reclamation

Emma Garcia -
Annual voyage and ceremony marks 55 years since the occupation of the island—and celebrates a resilient culture.
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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Creative Collective

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Event production company stays looking on the bright side of the city's artistic future with events like Pier Party, the Diwali Festival, and Lower Polk Live!
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Music

Under the Stars: Telemakus blazes back on the future jazz path

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Plus: Allah-Las at Psyched! Fest, Stones Throw 30, Crud, Naked Eyes, and the weirdest 'reunion' tour ever, courtesy Gnarls Barkley.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Green and UN film fests land at a raw moment for humanity

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Plus: A feast of global vampire flicks, a revamped return of 'The Devils,' 'Deathgasm II: Goremaggedeon,' more movies
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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Collection

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There's never been a better time to celebrate the history of queer stories for kiddos!
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