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Puff: Honoring Wayne Justmann, SF’s original stoner

He worked the door at Dennis Peron's buyer's club, witnessed legalization firsthand—and treasured cannabis community.
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Music

Live Shots: Trish Toledo’s retro soul took Brick & Mortar for a ride

Singer's sweet SoCal sounds cruised back to a different era.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: The powerhouse SF chef amusing bouches in LA

Glamorous Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn offers pastry paradise starring uni, truffle, crab.
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Art Review

Between worlds with Sky Hopkina’s visual poetry

Holy songs and surreal montage anchor Slash exhibition in pressing query.
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Nightlife

Party Radar: ‘Heated Rivalry’ rave rivalry heats up

Forget the Super Bowl: SF gets *seven* parties dedicated to HBO's hot gay hockey hunk hit in a month.
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Art

Meghna Sharma paints the loneliness and joy of immigrant experience

South Bay artist's work seeks to challenge your perception of mundanity.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Bondage Ball, CODEX Book Fair, magnolia blooms galore

Plus: GZA and Phunky Nomads, Reparations' Afro-Latine celebration, 'Send Help', fun booze-free bevs
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not

Plus: 'How Shakespeare Saved My Life' fumbles in tale of a young man's love for The Bard and hip-hop.
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Music

Under the Stars: Pardon us while we gush over R.E. Seraphin’s baroque pop cool

Plus: 'Pretty in Pink' makes a great V-Day soundtrack and SF Bay Popfest is determined to rock, even as local venues bid adieu.
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Music

Alexi Kenney packs nocturnal energy, psychedelic fantasy into SoundBox

Daring violinist curates SF Symphony's immersive music series' 'Dream Awake' program.
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Contest

See a show for free at Lost Church this February

Magic, music, laughs: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: All eyes on IndieFest and Mostly British’s big cinematic ideas

Bay-centric docs on The Residents and Dennis Peron, plus past and present blockbuster epics.
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Culture

Live Shots: Edwardian Ball’s 25th anniversary sang the body electric

Burlesque, bustles, and resplendently bare live acts adorned the Regency Ballroom.
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Movies

Swinging ’60s icon Twiggy: ‘It happened so fast, and I was so young’

The model-actor became a cultural phenomenon; new doc at Mostly British fest fills in her complexity.
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Contest

Indiefest giveaway: Score free tickets to new Dennis Peron doc ‘Join the Club’

We've got 10 pairs of tickets to new movie chronicling the beloved queer cannabis pioneer. Here's how to win!
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Edwardian Ball, PIVOT Festival, Miss Kittin, a Harvey Milk sandwich….

ESG, Girl Tones, Emo Night, No-ICEd cookies, 'Tabi Tabi Po,' Friends of Perfection, more to do—get out there!
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: New looks at ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Eugene Onegin’

Stripped down at ACT and revamped at SF Ballet, two very familiar tales take January's big stages.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Showings so rare it’s like glimpsing a snow leopard

Robert Beavers and Rob Nilsson, seen again. Plus: Jodie Foster as splendid grump, Paris Hilton as Paris Hilton, and, er, 'Melania.'
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Damansara’s Dungeness crab is hot to go

Lauded chef Tracy Goh adopts a more affordable takeout model for her high-quality Malaysian food.
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Comedy

Radio legend Alex Bennett rides the waves again at Sketchfest

86-year-old Live 105 and The Quake host, now a podcaster, brings cavalcade of on-air friends and memories to comedy fest.
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Music

Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swings wild and hit

Singer Eli Knowles talks Mingus and art-rock influences, deep Bay connections, debut LP before Bottom of the Hill gig.
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Onstage

Live Shots: ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ summons Irish ghosts to SF Mint

Immersive 13th Floor Theater production draws on epic James Joyce novel and folk music for complex family drama.
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Music

Under the Stars: Satya’s rock-tinged R&B hits the right spot

Plus: Noise Pop pays tribute to Bottom of the Hill, Bob Weir remembered, Taj Mahal gets Sweet Relief, more
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Contest

Score a free pair of tickets to see Corey Harris live in Palo Alto, Wed/28-Fri/30

The folk, blues, and reggae singer and scholar comes to Mitchell Community Center for three nights-act fast!
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Music

Cate Le Bon: ‘Leaving somebody you love is a horrifying reality’

Avant-pop singer on heartbreak album 'Michelangelo Dying,' leaning into chaos for inspiration, and 'very special city' SF.
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Art

His suburban idylls teem with the ‘uncanny magic of the exceptionally unexceptional’

Jonathan Crow's paintings mix Edward Hopper with David Lynch—when he can take a break from being a dad.
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Music

Under the Stars: Farsight hits and dips into new ‘Situations’

Plus: Rob Reiner Tribute takes over the Parkway, Parameter festival is coming, DJ Delon drops a hot mix, more
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Ann Lee won’t take any of your crap

Women take center screen, including 'Mother of Flies,' 'H is for Hawk,' 'In Cold Light,' and 'Sound of Falling.'
Dennis Harvey -
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Does ‘The Book of Mormon’ hold up in darker times?

'South Park' creators' Broadway smash returns at 15. Plus: Killing My Lobster popped back in with a sexy mime competition.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Arooj Aftab, Atrium Art Fair, Found Footage Fest, Mark Morris on the moon…

Endzeit takes Pier 29, Tiny Croissanterie pops up, Fuzz leaves the garage, Josh Kornbluth returns, more to do!
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Super Bowl scores with local food fests

Family Style Food Fest, Taste of the NFL, Super Bowl Crab Feed—the big game week is packing snacks.
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Art

With SF Art Week, a great Bay Area painter comes home

'Elmer Bischoff' at new Nelson Duni Gallery is the largest showing of the Figurative Movement legend's work in 20 years.
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Contest

Sketchfest giveaways! Win tickets to see Jodie Sweetin and Thomas Lennon (sings the Smiths)

The comedy takeover continues this weekend: Subscribe to our Daily newsletter to enter to win.
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Culture

It wasn’t all bad! Our 16 favorite local cultural moments of 2025

Dead & Co, Mychal Threets, Coyote Media, Golden State Valkyries, Art Book Fair, rap royalty... moments that shone last year
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Onstage

Drama Masks: Stage predictions for 2026

Will AI take over companies? Would a recession be good for artists? And which three companies give us hope for local theatre's future?
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Comedy

Sketchfest stars reflect on wild comedy journeys: ‘I worked at two Starbucks’

Randall Park's odd jobs, Thomas Lennon's Smiths obsessions, Jodie Sweetin's 'Full House' roots teased out at fest.
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Music

Mosswood Meltdown’s full lineup drops: Dead Milkmen, Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill aboard

Otoboke Beaver, Frightwig, Scowl, The Dirtbombs, many others kick July Oakland punk fest into the stratosphere
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: A new Girl Scout cookie—and some classic hacks

Northern California’s 2026 SZN is here, and we’ve got the flavor intel. (Hint: Add a Medjool date to your Tagalongs.)
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Honoring MLK, SF Sketchfest, SF Art Week, Bob Weir and Claude tributes…

Lunar New Year lion dancing at SF libraries, Felix Da Housecat, Analog Dog, Noir City, Tacos Oscar pop-up, more
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Healthcare

The US fails again to fix the real causes underlying poor health

Flipping the food pyramid and banning SNAP for 'junk food' don't address class, race, and other social determinants of health.
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