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.

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,...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Should you even go out?

March 11, 2020

UPDATE: Right after we published this, the governor advised against small gatherings until the end of March—and requesting that events including people at high-risk...

Lit

SF’s Juli Delgado Lopera on language, matriarchy, and ‘Fiebre Tropical’

March 11, 2020

UPDATE: The book release party has been postponed, but you can still buy Fiebre Tropical at Booksmith. When I met San Francisco author, artist, and...

Onstage

Review: Sketch comedy legends Culture Clash return—with big tío energy

March 8, 2020

In these incendiary political times, watching the three master sketch comedians of pioneering Latino troupe Culture Clash is like dipping your spoon into a...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Feeling international, at home

March 5, 2020

Alas, I've been ill so I've missed a few installments of the Arts Forecast column—but we're back, baby! Let's kick things off with the announcement...

Recombinant Festival’s audio-visual spectacle summons ‘Clouds of Confoundment’

March 2, 2020

Smart electronic music and tech-art fans are always excited for the annual Recombinant Festival (Fri/6-Sat/7 at Gray Area, SF), the "360-degree surround cinema" feast...

Movies

WIN a pair of tickets to see a classic Fellini movie on March 7!

February 24, 2020

We've got 10 pairs of tickets to give away to celebrate Italian movie maestro Fellini's 100th birthday. It's part of the ongoing "Fellini 100"...

Dance

Review: A dash of variety and joy in SF Ballet’s ‘Classical (Re)Vision’

February 14, 2020

If you're looking for a delectable entry point into ballet today, San Francisco Ballet has created a program expressly for you. Classical (Re)vision, playing...

Look! Up in the sky! It’s public art—with Premiere Jr.

February 6, 2020

I finally made it to Salesforce Park, a perfectly pleasant, perfectly sterile civic project atop the new Transbay Terminal. The downtown public space is...