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.

A new guerrilla folk opera immerses you in 2014’s Ukrainian revolution

February 9, 2018

ALL EARS Protests are a form of performance, of course—even the most spontaneous ones. The attempt is to seize the public stage to proclaim certain...

Arts + Culture

Can the city’s oldest gay bar be saved after all?

February 8, 2018

Things haven't been so great lately for gay-owned and -friendly businesses. Costumes on Haight just announced it would close. Castro clothing consignment institution Worn Out...

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Party Radar: Mardi Gras, huzzah!

February 8, 2018

PARTY RADAR We're more Carnaval than Mardi Gras folks around these parts when it comes to celebrations of ... wait, what does Fat Tuesday celebrate...

What’s going on with the Armory?

February 6, 2018

10 years ago, an almost unbelievable, incredibly San Francisco thing was happening. A thriving online BDSM/fetish empire, Kink.com, was taking over the 200,000-square-foot San Francisco...

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Party Radar: Farewell to the city’s oldest gay bar

February 1, 2018

PARTY RADAR I was alerted late on Saturday night that the long-dreaded transfer of the license had occurred: The Gangway, the city's oldest gay bar...

200 years of poetic art vibes in BAMPFA’s ‘Way Bay’

January 29, 2018

ART LOOKS One thing out of the way first: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive's sprawling new show Way Bay: 200 Years of Art...

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Party Radar: This kitty has claws!

January 25, 2018

PARTY RADAR My first encounter with Australian diva whirlwind Meow Meow (performing at Davies Symphony Hall Sat/27) was a couple years ago at SF Symphony's...

DJ David Harness gathers his soulful house ‘Friends in Harmony’

January 24, 2018

ALL EARS "Am I still black? Yes. Am I still gay? Yes. Am I still making music for the children? Oh yes, honey. And...

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Sign up for the 48 Hills newsletter for a chance to win Indie Fest tickets!

January 23, 2018

We're randomly picking 30 of our readers to win tickets to the 20th annual SF Indie Fest -- but you must be signed up...

Arts + Culture

‘The Third Muslim’ highlights queer faith, art, resilience

January 23, 2018

"The diversity of queer and trans* Muslim experiences cannot be limited," says Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, co-curator, with Yas Ahmed, of provocative and necessary new SomARTS show "The...

Marke B.

A new guerrilla folk opera immerses you in 2014’s Ukrainian revolution

Can the city’s oldest gay bar be saved after all?

Party Radar: Mardi Gras, huzzah!

What’s going on with the Armory?

Party Radar: Farewell to the city’s oldest gay bar

200 years of poetic art vibes in BAMPFA’s ‘Way Bay’

Party Radar: This kitty has claws!

DJ David Harness gathers his soulful house ‘Friends in Harmony’

Sign up for the 48 Hills newsletter for a chance to win Indie Fest tickets!

‘The Third Muslim’ highlights queer faith, art, resilience

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