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High Sierra Music Fest still grooves, now moves within easier reach of the Bay

Now in Grass Valley, the 34-year-old family-friendly blast boasts a stellar lineup for full immersion or just a daytime dip.
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Music

Under the Stars: Oakland post-punks Marbled Eye grip with ‘Forever’

Plus: TEED's clever pre-game, Panic Shack go tits out, Karen Nyame KG's UK Funky swing, Facta's no flimflam, more music
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Movie Reviews

Screen Grabs: Need a bracing dose of gumption? ‘Ask E. Jean’

The 'eccentric personality' who sued Trump and won. Plus: vivid 'Maddie's Secret,' poppy 'Peter Asher,' retro 'Rose of Nevada'
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A Golden Thread wending from war to Bard

Very queer 'As You Like It,' taut and intimate 'Arab Spring,' and protest-minded 'I C U (I See You)' all had one thing in common.
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LGBTQ

Ultimate Pride Guide 2026: No strikes, all homies

30+ choice events that will send you over the rainbow, into the streets, and onto the dance floors—nothing foul about it.
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Movies

Who is she? Comedian John Early holds the key to ‘Maddie’s Secret’

'I could take a women's picture-type TV-movie narrative and inject it with a Paul Verhoeven kind of intensity,' says filmmaker.
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LGBTQ

Dyke March rally shrinks—but still roars

Pride Saturday gathering moves out of Dolores Park and onto street to cut down on expenses, but there'll be radical politics aplenty.
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Lit

New novel ‘Midnight, at the War’ grapples with journalistic truth after 9/11

Devi S. Laskar's latest sweeps its reporter-protagonist across the world and deep into thorny, resonant questions.
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Contest

Win a ticket to the ‘Hunky Jesus’ doc at Frameline this Friday

The annual wild, fabulously controversial SF Easter tradition finally gets its close-up at Castro Theater. Here's how to enter.
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Music

Melodramatic and defiantly eclectic, Oakland’s AroMa whips up sonic tornadoes

'I’m gonna kick the door down, you know what I’m saying? Here’s every genre! Here’s every sound!'
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Featured

Harvey Milk Club joins 48 Hills for FREE Pride kick-off party this Wednesday!

Join us at Lookout Bar in The Castro 6pm-10pm for dancing, drag, special guests—and a sweet pulled pork + veggie menu.
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Art

Esteban Samayoa’s art reflects deep love for—and survival of—East Bay community

'I’ll do all I can to create work that inspires a message of togetherness,' says airbrush and charcoal artist.
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Sports

Bay Area firefighters hit sunny streets for stickball Olympics

20-year tradition filled North Beach with smiles, smack of balls, and players from San Mateo, Alameda County, and SF.
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Music

Under the Stars: A house music master takes us back to Zanzibar

... and a techno originator flies us to Tokyo. Plus: New foamboy, Omar remixed, Broken Social Scene's tender missives, more
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: New frozen treat shops are ready for SF summer

Spoons up for old-fashioned scoops, Japanese soft serve, and Chinese froyo.
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Movies

‘Girls Like Girls’ like Hayley Kiyoko

From a music video to a YA book to now a movie, the first-time director has blown up her story of young queer love and discovery.
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What To Do

Pullin’ Pork for Pride returns to The Castro!

Free and fabulous! Our annual fundraiser and Pride party is back with dancing, drag, drinks, and a hot pulled pork (and veggie!) menu.
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Music

Dirty queens done dirt cheap: GayC/DC hits with queer ‘refresh’ of classic rockers

'We're just getting up there and blowing it out,' says renowned Pride Fest act, who count Rob Halford and Sebastian Bach as fans.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Love will literally tear us apart

Greek classics 'Bacchae' from Bard Theatre and 'Elektra' at SF Opera prove bloody and loud. Plus: Gay Men's Chorus did Dolly.
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Art

Space Program makes room for local artists to blast off (no jerks, please)

A former warehouse in Dogpatch provides studio residencies in a city starved for affordable creative spaces.
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Movies

Lilly Wachowski on 30 years of ‘Bound,’ trans revolution, and Nazis snatching ‘The Matrix’

'We had reservations back then about speaking about our art because we were both closeted trans women,' says filmmaker, appearing at Frameline.
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Movies

Gay by the Bay and zero f*cks: Frameline digs up local film scene classics

For 50th year, LGBTQ+ film fest goes deep with beloved landmarks, hot-hot shorts, and underground delights.
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Fashion

Nymphia Wind’s gorgeous gowns told a resilient story at Asian Art Museum

'Drag Race' winner spoke about her exquisite creations, combining ancient motifs with fierce representation (bananas included).
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Music

Oh, you’re in a giant ska band? Voluntary Hazing is laughing too

Crowd favorite 12-piece kicks off first national tour at Bottom of the Hill—bring your shutter shades.
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Movies

50 is the new 20, darling: Frameline Fest celebrates golden year of queer film

Stars past and present align for world's longest-running LGBTQ movie festival. Here's our inside guide.
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Onstage

Fresh Meat Fest serves queer Chinese dance, Puerto Rican disability drag flair

25th anniversary of queer arts showcase features sterling lineup of talent from all corners of the LGBTQ universe.
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Movies

We love you, Mamie Van Doren

95-year-old Hollywood legend's new memoir 'You Thought I Was Dead' gushes with celebrities, sex, champagne—and survival.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: The spice must flow

Emeryville’s regional Indian restaurant fires up a spicy collab with Mediterranean San Francisco sister.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Juneteenth, $5 Book Fair, Dolly Parton Pride, Golden Gate Park Band Fest…

BIOMETRICKS, The Dish, Messthetics, Sunset Night Market, Township Rebellion, Lil Sweet Treat, more to do!
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Lit

An Oakland union researcher wrote a book. Her characters brought class into it

New novel 'Muñeca' by Cynthia Gómez delivers Gothic fiction suffused with queerness and rebellion.
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Movies

The wild inside story of San Francisco’s first gay film festival

50 years ago, a ragtag bunch of local geniuses got together to show their scrappy Super 8s—and a movement was born.
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Festival

Ciao bella! Pasta, puppets, parade drew revelers to Festa Italiana in North Beach

Two days of feasting, dancing, and live music—plus plenty of strong coffee and wine—celebrated Italian culture.
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Featured

Free 48 Hills keychain for our next 100 monthly donors!

We're rolling out more perks for our recurring monthly donors, including free newsletter upgrades and Gala tickets.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Aurora Theatre tiptoes back onstage after closure

... but another East Bay institution bids adieu. Plus: SF Opera's 'The Barber of Seville' lands the slapstick, needs more 'Figaro.'
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Culture

Kitfo to kickflips: How the Bay’s oldest Ethiopian restaurant supports Addis Ababa skaters

Oakland's Cafe Colucci collabs with Ethiopia Skate to boost burgeoning scene halfway across the world.
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Music

Under the Stars: ‘Happy Today’ brings wizardly space and grace to longform jazz jams

Plus: Digital Underground's 'Sex Packets' at 35, Black Gold Sun's poignant punk, Space Ghost's remixed freedom, more music
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Movies

Surely, they must still be joking: ‘Airplane! Live’ lands classic 1980 movie’s gags

'The more serious we were, the more the comedy worked,' says star Robert Hays, coming to SF with co-star Julie Hagerty.
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Onstage

Live Shots: Fou Fou Ha!’s erotic clownery reminded us that pleasure is resistance

With 'The Nectar' at Palace Theater, the longtime sexy burlesque troupe offered a voluptuous answer to oppression.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Audre Lorde rises again at Queer Women of Color Film Fest

Plus: Summer with Monica Vitti, Nicholas Meyer's SF sci-fi, a daring 'Devil Queen,' A Complete Stanley Kubrick, more movies on tap
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Nightlife

As SF nightclubs struggle to hold on, local DJs are being squeezed out

Venues turn to big-name touring acts and social media metrics to fill rooms, rather than risk success on up-and-comers.
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