Marke B.

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Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 52 voting starts in September!

August 4, 2026

Vote for what you love and celebrate the Bay Area! We're going back to our roots for the 52nd edition.

Contest

See a free show at The Lost Church in August

July 29, 2026

Folk, Flamenco, Latin, Balkan, indie and more are going down in North Beach. Act fast to claim a pair of tickets!

Movies

A ‘sensual labyrinth’ blooms at Blush erotic film fest

July 29, 2026

Long-running celebration of local adult film has a new name, but all the explicit expression. We talk to two exciting featured directors.

Promotion

Join us this weekend for wild, weird, and wonderful SFJFF films (with a discount!)

July 24, 2026

See the other side of the Jewish Film Fest—immersive music, webs of seduction, violent betrayal—with 48 Hills.

Big Week

BIG WEEK: SF Art Book Fair, Up Your Alley, Ballet22, Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market

July 23, 2026

... naughty Dore parties, Marcos Valle, Jandii scones, 'Sketch on Speed,' disability rights film celebration, more to do!

Art

Flushing things out with artist Blake Cedric

July 21, 2026

'Leave AI to the heteros!' says high camp hand-painter, whose work adorns toilet stalls from SoMa to Detroit.

Contest

Win a pair of free tickets to a Jewish Film Fest feature this Saturday!

July 21, 2026

48 Hills is presenting 'mdbr mdbr' and 'Only Good Feelings'—and we want you to come. Here's how to enter.

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Japan Day, Bastille Day, World Cup Watch Party, Totally Tubular Fest…

July 16, 2026

40th AIDS Walk, Margo Price, Kai Alce, sidewalk pastry sale, Little Big Mouth, A Flag With Teeth, Satoshi Tomiie, more to do!

Music

He can Handel it! Philharmonia Baroque’s new director Peter Whelan mounts ‘Tolomeo’

July 14, 2026

Irish conductor, harpsichordist, and bassoonist leads spirited period orchestra, starting with daring 1728 opera.

Police

After police violence over Pride weekend, trans leaders deliver demands to Lurie

July 14, 2026

Speakers described being attacked by cops in full riot gear, violent arrests, cars driving into Trans March