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.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: We can do this!

April 17, 2020

We may be going through tough times, but we're still producing the art, music, culture, deep inquiry, and joy that continue to sustain us....

Culture

SF Pride Parade and Celebration cancelled on 50th anniversary

April 14, 2020

San Francisco Pride announced today that it is cancelling this year's June Parade and Celebration—the largest in the Western United States—as COVID continues to...

Onstage

Hunky Jesus rises again! (Blessedly online)

April 10, 2020

UPDATE: It looks like they are going to be releasing the photos and videos starting at 1pm at www.twitch.tv/sfqueernightlifefund and you can vote at www.instagram.com/sfsisters then. One...

News + Politics

Phyllis Lyon, lesbian rights icon, passes at 95

April 9, 2020

It's impossible to imagine the queer rights movement without Phyllis Lyon, who passed away today at the age of 95 of natural causes. Along...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Help save bookstores, drag queens, Frameline, more

April 3, 2020

Let's start with something positive! And then some more things positive! We deserve it. Except those of you joggers still cutting me off on...

Culture

With Black community hard-hit by COVID, Bayview groups demand aid

April 2, 2020

As tragic stories about COVID cluster deaths in Black communities begin to emerge from New York and Detroit to Georgia and beyond, many are...

Party Radar

Party Radar: Fault Radio helps DJs stream through quarantine

March 27, 2020

If, like me, you're "into" nightlife and music, your social media feed has flipped almost instantaneously into a multi-roomed nightclub, with DJs and musicians...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Apocalypse… but make it fashion!

March 25, 2020

The name of this column, "Arts Forecast," has suddenly taken on an ominous tone in this moment of cancellations and uncertainty. While we are...

Culture

Howdy, neighbor! Storied: San Francisco podcast bridges divide

March 24, 2020

"How can you get to know your neighbor, when you can't even shake their hand right now?" Podcaster Jeff Hunt posed the question to...

Let’s help local artists, workers, and small businesses. Join in!

March 15, 2020

Note: Scroll down all the way to the to the comments section at the bottom of this article to help support specific local artists,...