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: El Rio saved, Litquake aquiver, Open Studios opens….

October 10, 2019

ARTS FORECAST File under: more of this please! According to the Bay Area Reporter, the buildings housing legendary Latinx queer bar El Rio have...

Onstage

A ‘Macbeth’ that’s equal parts murder and music

October 9, 2019

Among the many, many disasters of the Trump regime is its failure to give us a satisfying Lady Macbeth. Granted, Trump himself is no...

Culture

BEST OF THE BAY 2019 is here!

October 3, 2019

Thousands voted, 100+ winners are crowned in the 44th edition of the legendary Bay Guardian Best of the Bay, hosted by 48 Hills! Check out...

Nightlife

Quick ‘n Dirty Guide to Folsom Parties 2019

September 26, 2019

Let your fetish flag wave! On Sunday, September 22, a giant leather flag was raised in SoMa on the site of the new Eagle...

Culture

Enola Gay and the witchy origin of the first AIDS protest

September 19, 2019

Just around the crack of dawn on September 23, 1984, a handful of gay men gathered outside the gates of the Lawrence Livermore National...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Here come the Sisters

September 17, 2019

MUCH ADO ABOUT FOLSOM Folsom Street Fair is two Sundays away (watch for my party guide), and what better way could organizers seize the news...

Culture

A night of great ‘Escape’ with Pop-Up Magazine

September 17, 2019

The wildly pop-ular Pop-Up Magazine (Fri/20 in San Francisco, Sat/21 in Oakland) is a Bay Area wonder that's grown to appear in cities all over...

News + Politics

Ghost Ship verdict: Harris acquitted, jury deadlocked on Almena

September 5, 2019

After three long years and almost too much pressure to bear for victims' families, a verdict has been rendered on responsibility for the Ghost...

Fall Arts Preview: 37 cool things to do this season

September 4, 2019

FALL ARTS PREVIEW Let's keep this short because there's a lot to do and see, obviously! Proclamations of the SF arts scene's demise—despite the...

Culture

Last chance to vote for Best of the Bay!

August 29, 2019

Have you voted yet? Categories like Best Burrito and Best Bike Shop are always competitive—and this year, Best Nonprofit, Best Dance Party, and Best...