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Culture

Join us for the Sixth Annual 48 Hills Spring Gala!

On May 2, help independent, progressive journalism survive—and have a great time.

Marke B. - March 24, 2019

Art Looks

‘Recycle’ artist Romanowski looks back ‘Every Now & Then’

With a retrospective at 111 Minna, the iconic Lower Haight artist and musician presents 30 years of assemblages and collaged sounds.

Marke B. - March 22, 2019

All Ears

The sun hasn’t set yet on Sonny Smith’s SF

The garage rock stalwart launches new label Rocks In Your Head and still believes deeply in the local scene.

Daniel Bromfield - March 21, 2019

Onstage

Review: Tuskegee Airmen take flight again in ‘Black Eagles’

African-American Shakespeare Company production views heroic saga of segregated WWII squadron through poetic lens.

Elaine Elinson - March 20, 2019

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The terror that is ‘Us’

Jordan Peele's latest doesn't disappoint. Plus: Tiny Dance Festival, The Mustang, Transit, the Juniper Tree, and more in cinemas this week.

Dennis Harvey - March 20, 2019

All Ears

San Pablo’s Los Cenzontles ramps up its Mexican rhythms

A new sound system and renovated space, a collaboration with Linda Ronstadt, youth programs, a cross-border documentary—what can't this cultural academy (and band) do?

Caitlin Donohue - March 19, 2019

Culture

Don’t cry for Golden Gate Fortune Cookie, owner says, despite huge rent jump

57-year-old local institution's monthly rent goes up $4350; Kevin Chan vows to continue, points to tough times citywide.

Tamara Palmer - March 18, 2019

Arts

SOMArts’ ‘Forever, A Moment’ curators build Blackness allowed to define itself

"Have I ever been in a space that was completely designed for Black people?"

Caitlin Donohue - February 13, 2019

Arts

In Vija Celmins’ new solo show, an SFMoMa curator reflects on her slow look

Emily Wilson - January 31, 2019

"She’s kept that intensity and invention, decade after decade”

Arts

Photographer Wesaam Al-Badry: from ‘Contemporary Muslim Fashions’ to Camp Fire

Emily Wilson - December 18, 2018

Local image-maker straddles art and journalism, while retaining lessons from his refugee-camp childhood.

Arts

Review: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Volta’ zaps, then entrances

Marke B. - November 28, 2018

Gossamer storyline and hypnotic tunes take trademark feats of derring-do in a surprisingly sweet direction.

Arts

Fall Arts aflame! The 50+ best things to do this season

Marke B. - September 20, 2018

Awesome festivals, fantastic concerts, great movies galore, and more must-see nightlife, dance, and visual arts highlights.

Culture

Join us for the Sixth Annual 48 Hills Spring Gala!

On May 2, help independent, progressive journalism survive—and have a great time.

Marke B. - March 24, 2019

Onstage

Review: Tuskegee Airmen take flight again in ‘Black Eagles’

African-American Shakespeare Company production views heroic saga of segregated WWII squadron through poetic lens.

Elaine Elinson - March 20, 2019

Onstage

Tracking the human condition through a Nigerian family epic

Emily Wilson - March 15, 2019

Two installments of playwright Mfoniso Udofia's acclaimed nine-play Ufot Family Cycle—'In Old Age" and 'Her Portmanteau'—come to the Magic Theatre and ACT Strand.

Onstage

In ‘La Ronde,’ a merry-go-round of trysts—with a twist

Emily Wilson - March 13, 2019

Cutting Ball Theatre's Ariel Craft on the pleasures and challenges of staging a 100-year-old play about sex—including hiring an 'intimacy coordinator.'

Onstage

Exploring consent—and its conversations—in ‘Actually’

Emily Wilson - March 12, 2019

Michael A. Curry plays a Black freshman under pressure at Princeton in Anna Ziegler's play about a fraught encounter.

Onstage

In ‘Yoga Play,’ Dipika Guha twists commerce into comedy

Emily Wilson - March 9, 2019

The playwright's latest, at San Francisco Playhouse, joyfully takes on mindfulness and commercialism.

Puff

Welcome, Puffragettes! ‘Mary Janes: The Women of Weed’ comes to town

New documentary by Windy Borman celebrates the female pioneers of the cannabis industry—and looks to expand its social justice aspect.

Dan Karkoska - February 28, 2019

Puff

Puff: The best weed to help you sleep

Dan Karkoska - February 5, 2019

Our cannabis sage offers the latest facts, findings, and products that could help you rest.

Puff

Puff: A holiday cannabis wish list

Dan Karkoska - December 19, 2018

Fire up that Yule pre-roll and put a little spark in your stocking with these perfect weed-lovers' gifts.

Arts + Culture

Puff: Traveling with your stash

Dan Karkoska - December 2, 2018

As holidays (and winter vacations) approach, here are some tips for flying around the country with cannabis.

Puff

A cure for the munchies?

Dan Karkoska - November 8, 2018

THCV promises all the benefits of Jenny Craig—plus it gets you stoned.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The terror that is ‘Us’

Jordan Peele's latest doesn't disappoint. Plus: Tiny Dance Festival, The Mustang, Transit, the Juniper Tree, and more in cinemas this week.

Dennis Harvey - March 20, 2019

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Brazilian classics, the Gospel of Eureka, a Silicon Valley scam….

Dennis Harvey - March 11, 2019

Campy Australian horror, RIP Albert Finney, a Chinese gangster epic, Albany Film Fest, and more in cinemas this week.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Berlin & Beyond, Woman at War, The Mystery of Picasso ….

Dennis Harvey - March 5, 2019

Mapplethorpe, Styx, Giant Little Ones, tributes to Delphine Seyrig and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and more in cinemas this week.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Dynamation Celebration, African Film Fest, and even more cats!

Dennis Harvey - February 26, 2019

Brazilian cannibals, Berlin avante-garde spectacle, Wayuu druglords, Hungarian animation, and more in cinemas this week.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Never mind the Oscars, we’ve got screwballs and Pod People

Dennis Harvey - February 20, 2019

Furry friends, WWE wrestlers, San Francisco classics, and Humanoids from the Deep will foil Academy glitz.

Art Looks

‘Recycle’ artist Romanowski looks back ‘Every Now & Then’

With a retrospective at 111 Minna, the iconic Lower Haight artist and musician presents 30 years of assemblages and collaged sounds.

Marke B. - March 22, 2019

Art Looks

Peter Hujar’s brilliant, too brilliant icons

Marke B. - October 22, 2018

The photographer immortalized the gay NYC downtown scene of the 1970s-'80s, now on display at BAMPFA.

Art Looks

Unraveling Rene Magritte’s late riddles

Emily Wilson - September 25, 2018

In major SFMOMA show, curator Caitlin Haskell looks beyond the Belgian surrealist's famous men in bowlers. (There are those, too.)

Art Looks

Blackface betrayal and ‘Black Lies’ in Edgar Arceneaux’s new YBCA installation

Emily Wilson - March 15, 2018

The LA artist takes on Ben Vereens' infamously truncated performance at Ronald Reagan's 1981 inaugural gala, and more.

Art Looks

SFMOMA’s immersive ‘Sublime Seas’ mixes ‘Blue Planet’ beauty with unfathomable brutality

Emily Wilson - March 7, 2018

A legendary British painting and a contemporary Ghanaian artist's video work combine for a visceral new show.

Party Radar

Arts + Culture

Comedowns are for losers: New Year’s Day parties 2019

Don't flag out once the ball drops: From Love Hangover to Supper of Survivors, we've got your new year debauchery covered.

Marke B. - December 30, 2018

Party Radar

Party Radar: Sweet, sweet NYE

Marke B. - December 28, 2018

What are you doing New Year's Eve? THE MOST—with Peaches Christ, Braza!, Little Dragon, Femanyst, Shannon & the Clams, more.

Party Radar

Party Radar: Cinthie, Orbital, WonderFull 15 …

Marke B. - December 6, 2018

Ah Mer Ah Su, Lady Ryan, Norm Talley, Studio 5'4, and more great parties this weekend.

Party Radar

A decade of pure disco bliss at Go BANG!

Marke B. - November 28, 2018

Generation-spanning party that celebrates SF's musical history turns 10 with, yes, a bang.

Party Radar

Party Radar: AYBEE, Bonobo, Crystal Method, oOoOO….

Marke B. - November 14, 2018

Digitalism, Disco Daddy, Golf Clap, They're Here, Russell E.L. Butler, an ASMR party and more for your dance floor pleasure.

Examined Life

When our bodies break down

On the dark journey through illness or injury, we meet a stranger we’ve known all along: our self.

Karen Macklin - February 21, 2019

Examined Life

Life is hard. Say yes to that.

Karen Macklin - December 7, 2018

As we move toward the end of the year, remember: Even when the options all seem bad, you can still make a good choice.

Examined Life

Examined Life: Power, patriarchy, and the imperfect guru

Karen Macklin - August 28, 2018

Buddhist teacher Noah Levine is dismissed from Against the Stream because of sexual misconduct. Now the organization is folding. Why does this song sound so familiar?

Examined Life

Examined Life: Far to fall

Karen Macklin - June 26, 2018

Bourdain, Spade, and Stone: If we want our heroes to thrive, we have to stop expecting them to be heroic.

Examined Life

Examined Life: Don’t just sit there—listen

Karen Macklin - April 19, 2018

It’s not easy to communicate mindfully, but it might save the world. (And it will definitely save your relationships.)

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Reptaliens, Spear of Destiny, V Vale….

An epic Peter Murphy residency, Kitka, DJ Saoirse, Electric Church, Flashing After Dark, The Great SF Corn Dog Festival, and more.

Marke B. - March 5, 2019

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Son Jarocho Festival, J Dilla shots, and queer gamers unite!

Caitlin Donohue - February 6, 2019

Plus: Family-friendly opportunities to celebrate the Lunar New Year and Black History Month with inspiring art

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: Two-spirits celebrate 20 years of Bay community

Caitlin Donohue - January 30, 2019

Plus: Lucca Ravioli Co. says goodbye, Brutalist dance homage, Hard French Winter Ball, and more

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast/Party Radar: Giant jingle balls!

Marke B. - December 20, 2018

Gay Men's Chorus, Charlie Brown Christmas, Kung Pao Kosher, Ben UFO, Intergalactic Gary, Elbo Room Closing Party, more

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: A Camp Fire benefit that couldn’t be more San Francisco

Marke B. - December 13, 2018

Plus: Bawdy Storytelling, David Broza, DJ Bone, Merzbow, SF Neon Walking Tour, and more this week.

Lit

Race, labor, and activism on the waterfront

'Dockworker Power' explores how longshore workers on two sides of the world stood together in solidarity during the most racist, anti-leftist, and pro-capitalist period of the 20th century.

Alex Catsoulis - March 15, 2019

Arts + Culture

BOOKS: ‘Liar’s Paradox’ is the best new thriller in years

Tim Redmond - December 18, 2018

Taylor Stevens has delivered a novel that is wild, crazy, entertaining -- and breaks all the rules.

Lit

Fearless artist Keith Haring’s sister tells his tale, for all ages

Marke B. - December 4, 2018

Kay Haring's new children's book 'The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing' highlights his vibrant drive for a better world.

Lit

A showcase of ‘young blood’ Asian American writers

Emily Wilson - August 28, 2018

Kearny Street Workshop’s Interdisciplinary Writers Lab Final Reading pools new talent and activist elders at Asian Art Museum

Lit

Leticia del Toro grounds her ‘Cafe Colima’ in the lives of ‘everyday Latinas’

James Tracy - June 26, 2018

Short fiction award-winner speaks about growing up under Reagan in Crocket, Ca., and the pressing need for diversity in literature

All Ears

San Pablo’s Los Cenzontles ramps up its Mexican rhythms

A new sound system and renovated space, a collaboration with Linda Ronstadt, youth programs, a cross-border documentary—what can't this cultural academy (and band) do?

Caitlin Donohue - March 19, 2019

All Ears

From Mali to Memphis: Dee Dee Bridgewater fires up the soul of her youth

Reese Erlich - March 15, 2019

The brilliant blues-jazz singer digs deep into her past for latest release—and puts one over on Elvis.

All Ears

John Pizzarelli salutes ‘swinging’ Nat King Cole at 100

Reese Erlich - February 26, 2019

The jazz guitarist speaks about his connection to the velvet-voiced legend and new album, 'For Centennial Reasons'

All Ears

The raver soul of Yoshi Flower

Daniel Bromfield - February 19, 2019

"I meditated today with diamonds on," says the Detroit up-and-comer, who aims for a pop sweet spot between Lil Pump and Deepak Chopra.

All Ears

Exploring the ‘Convergence’ of Yiddish and African American spiritual music

Emily Wilson - February 19, 2019

Singer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell reactivates a bedrock of American music: Black people and Jews jamming together.

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Large, enthusiastic crowd welcomes Bernie Sanders to San Francisco

Haley Keizur - March 25, 2019

Senator says it's pretty clear he is going to win California.

News + Politics

US news media totally missed the point on the Mueller report

Tim Redmond - March 25, 2019

A Trump cabinet member and loyalist who says a sitting president can't be indicted says the president won't be indicted. That's hardly an "exoneration."

News + Politics

Homeless people — in cages

Tiny - March 23, 2019

A poverty scholars national tour finds people locked up in St. Petersburg.

Culture

Join us for the Sixth Annual 48 Hills Spring Gala!

Marke B. - March 24, 2019

On May 2, help independent, progressive journalism survive—and have a great time.

Foreign Correspondent

How the media distort news from Venezuela

Reese Erlich - March 22, 2019

Most of the reporters are echoing the lines of the Trump Administration -- as if anything Trump says is credible.

Art Looks

‘Recycle’ artist Romanowski looks back ‘Every Now & Then’

Marke B. - March 22, 2019

With a retrospective at 111 Minna, the iconic Lower Haight artist and musician presents 30 years of assemblages and collaged sounds.

All Ears

The sun hasn’t set yet on Sonny Smith’s SF

Daniel Bromfield - March 21, 2019

The garage rock stalwart launches new label Rocks In Your Head and still believes deeply in the local scene.

News + Politics

City College administration pushes dramatic cuts

Michael Toren - March 21, 2019

Classes that define the school's mission are on the chopping block as the teachers' union fights back.

Best of the Bay Winners

Arts + Culture

Join us for our Best of the Bay holiday party this Thursday!

Music, entertainment, nibbles, bubbles, and the Best of the Bay!

Marke B. - December 10, 2018

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Staff - October 30, 2018

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Best of the Bay 2018: Arts & Entertainment Winners

Staff - October 30, 2018

Your picks for Best DJ, Best Live Music Venue, Best Film Festival, Best Drag Show, Best Dance Company, and more

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Best of the Bay 2018: Shopping Winners

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Your picks for Best Book Store, Best Grocery Store, Best Shoe Store, Best Bike Shop, Best Flea Market, Best Dispensary, and more

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