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Arts + Culture

‘Tis the season for big screams-on-screens action

Indonesian prison horror, animated 'Weird Kidz,' poodle breeding runs amok—but the biggest terror maybe the early Xmas movies.
Movies Dennis Harvey -
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This school for clairvoyants knows just how to affirm your powers

'It's like Hogwarts, only better because it's real' says director Rani August of the Berkeley Psychic institute
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At Fox, Geese were much more than the Cameron Winter show

Its lead singer may be an unwilling tabloid darling, but the band's dense indie foundation still shines through as a unit.
Music Daniel Bromfield -
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BIG WEEK: Sandcastle Classic, LitCrawl, Annie Sprinkle, 125 Years of Lawn Bowling….

'Roll Fog,' Chinatown After Dark, SF Dance Film Fest, SOMArts' Día de los Muertos, 'Wicker,' a Britney Spears musical, more to do!
Big Week Marke B. -
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Warriors score early wins with tasty new fare

Tamara Palmer -
Delightful Dungeness sandwich, fire pozole, perfect vegan pancit are some of this season’s culinary highlights at Chase Center.
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Music

Under the Stars: Noise Pop’s phase one lineup drops—with a load of local love

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Plus: Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain' reissue (again), Late Aster's constellations, hometown high-fives from Treasure, more
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Humor

Juvenal knew: Seeing our current ‘orgy of greed’ through ancient eyes

Joel Schechter -
A 'No Kings' encounter put us in mind of a Roman poet's satirical—and unfortunately immortal—take on the kakistocracy.
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Music

Dani Satin’s journey from deep grief to Outside Lands

Ankita Bhanot -
Always Hallways' velvet-voiced Berkeley singer found new strength onstage through processing her father's loss.
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Music

‘Steve Reich at 90’ honors a minimalist master who still brings ‘continuous joy’

Marke B. -
Conductor Brad Lubman leads an all-star tribute to the composer of 'some of the most transcendent music ever written'
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Dance

Kids dive into the wondrous world of dance at ODC’s ‘Family Matters’

Skylar Wolff -
The series weaves performance, discussion, and demonstration into a joyful access point for tomorrow's arts patrons.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Every Saturday Night’ buzzes with complexities of Black gentrification

Charles Lewis III -
SFBATCO's latest punches upwards at sell-out politicos and smug bougie folk, while celebrating Fillmore's jazz legacy.
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Featured

Shamann Walton, Nato Green team up for comedy at our big party!

Marke B. -
Our Oct. 27 Triple Gala continues to bring on the heat, with two of the city's favorites bringing laughs and high spirits.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Combo Tezeta

John-Paul Shiver -
Get drenched—or just slightly micro-dosed—in powerful psychedelic cumbia from this incredible Oakland outfit.
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Art

Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism

Mary Corbin -
'Once I see her, the painting is finished,' says North Beach portraitist, who digs into fraught subjects like 'the paper bag test.'
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Music

Posthumous ‘staggering explosion’ from emcee P.E.A.C.E. is released at last

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Freestyle Fellowship legend recorded with SF producer Romanowski over 13 years; proceeds will benefit his kids.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Bosco

Adrian Spinelli -
New 140-seat Italian restaurant in SoMa feels astonishingly intimate, with innovative yet homey dishes straight from Mother Nature.
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Movies

Bloodsuckers ran amok at International Vampire Film Festival

Dhruv Baronia -
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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Movies

Screen Grabs: SF Latino Film Fest finds a happy place in heavy times

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: Horny fairy tale triumph 'Wicker,' powerful immigrant doc 'One in a Million,' Cannes-winner 'Fjord,' more new movies
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Featured

Our gala heats up with Chile Lindo empanadas, Latin tunes from DJ Lizzy al Toque

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Get your tickets now for October 27: Our annual community party helps save local journalism, the fun way!
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