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.

News + Politics

Remembering Spain’s 15-M Movement, Occupy’s scrappy precursor

September 20, 2021

As the US looks back a decade later, a necessary reminder that Occupy was a reverberation of a global movement.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Open Studios 2021, Colson Whitehead, The Residents return…

September 14, 2021

Plus: Cocteaufest, Leather Walk, Judy Collins, Tea Lautrec opening, and more choice events

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: CounterPulse fest, Bowie Bash, Opera at the Ballpark ….

September 8, 2021

Plus: Carrie Mae Weems finds a home for her art in SF, How Weird and Burning Man: The Musical scratch that freaky itch.

Music

Join BFF.FM for a massive musical scavenger hunt full of local lore

August 29, 2021

Pump up your trivia talents over Labor Day Weekend, as community station offers hundreds of challenges across the city and at home.

Nightlife

As Trip Show, a revered record selector returns with a terrific album

August 2, 2021

Fromer SF DJ-producer John Keaka Friend sends 'The Far East is the Near West and the Wild West is the Near East' from Hawaii

Party Radar

PSA: COVID cases are rising. It’s totally OK to not go out

July 23, 2021

Many clubs are again requiring vax proof and masks: Chilling at home or outside is definitely an option.

Culture

PHOTOS: Second People’s March traces original 1970 Pride March path

July 1, 2021

Full of protest, music, and killer looks, the alternative Pride march brought LGBTQ color to Polk Street.

Lit

Watch: ‘Girl Shock’ author Maria Konner on trans journey from ‘tech dude’ to fabulous

July 1, 2021

New memoir takes colorful and important trip through the life of one of our beloved nightlife 'fembassadors'

Culture

Reconnect with the Bay: Our readers’ favorite things to do now we’re back

June 30, 2021

Here's what you told us you couldn't wait to do in the wake of reopening.

Culture

5 can’t-miss events help kick off Laborfest 2021

June 28, 2021

The 28th annual program is bursting with poignant events in an age of rising fascism, inequality, and discrimination.