Arts + Culture

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a new arts district promises to be of little benefit to local creatives.

Onstage Charles Lewis III - February 26, 2026

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 9 narrative features that found the plot

'Buddy' taps horror in children's TV, Channing Tatum shines as SF father in Beth de Araújo's 'Josephine', a surprising wartime divorce comedy soars.

Movies Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 25, 2026

BIG WEEK: Black Choreographers Fest, Sunset Night Market, FAGJAZZ, Winterfest, more

Plus: Maara, Psychedelics and Cinema, Chulita Vinyl Club, Dr. Bittinger, 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', more.

What To Do Caitlin Donohue - February 25, 2026

Party Radar: With ‘Unabridged,’ the story of Detroit techno unfolds in the Bay

As You Like It crew brings in legends like Jeff Mills, Moodymann, and Stacy 'Hotwaxx' Hale for BBQ, film, panels, and lots of dancing.

Nightlife Marke B. - February 25, 2026

Music

Zines, memories, sonic assault: Mabuhay Gardens’ 50-year SF punk detonation

Joshua Rotter - February 24, 2026

Iconic North Beach venue hosts day-to-night convergence of unruly local history and modern-day community.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Back to back with Almodovar muse Carmen Maura

Dennis Harvey - February 24, 2026

Plus: Jewish Film Institute’s Winterfest, Emeryville International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, BAMPFA gets psychedelic, more.

Food & Drink

Bottoms up with the advanced cicerone crafting this year’s SF Beer Week

Adrian Spinelli - February 24, 2026

Venture capital exodus be damned—Sayre Piotrkowski will advocate for the pours of 71 Bay Area Brewers Guild members until last call.

Lit

Karl Marx at the Antiquarian Book Fair; or, anybody got $134,900 to spare?

Joel Schechter - February 24, 2026

57th edition of rare volume exhibition brings treasures to Pier 27—and some ironic commodity fetishism.

Music

Noise Pop Diary: Indie legend Christopher Owens returns, with a flamenco twist

Daniel Bromfield - February 23, 2026

The Girls frontman has been through hell, but has kept making music; his presence brought roars from the local crowd.

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Music

Under the Stars: Carlos Niño & Friends deliver a glad-to-be-alive moment

John-Paul Shiver - February 23, 2026

Plus: Celebrate 50 years of San Francisco punk at Mabuhay Gardens, DJ Sep hits The Riptide, more.

Art

A zap of Latine abstraction in ‘Rebel Forms’

Marke B. - February 22, 2026

Romer Young's small but powerful show taps into possibilities of futurity, freedom, and unfettered beauty.

Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 8 documentaries bringing back facts

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 22, 2026

An ode to Barbara Hammer, a women's chess champ, Marianne Faithfull's reckoning—and polar bears.

Music

Noise Pop Diary: Cindy scored the reconnections, New Jazz Underground went for gold

John-Paul Shiver - February 21, 2026

33rd indie music fest kicked off on a Bay Area high note, with friendly vibes and winning sounds.

Movies

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out

Dennis Harvey - February 20, 2026

Also: "Films of Remembrance" explores forced WWII Japanese American incarceration, a glockenspiel-equipped tribute to Georges Melies.

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Nightlife

Party Radar: The Night’s Watch takes on sexual violence in SF nightlife

Marke B. - February 19, 2026

New org demonstrates how to open more lines of safe communication and plans of action to face down enduring problem.

Music

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

John-Paul Shiver - February 19, 2026

Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.

Live Shots

Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang

Kevin Kelleher and Emily Trinh - February 18, 2026

Unsanctioned Lunar New Year's Eve celebration was lit (and this time no Waymos were harmed).

Food & Drink

City by the pint: Our toast-worthy guide to SF Beer Week

Adrian Spinelli - February 18, 2026

Soup dumplings and a hazy IPA, ad hoc taproom disc golf, bus routes to brews—hop lovers, clear your calendars.

Dance

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Lou Fancher - February 18, 2026

Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.

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Arts + Culture

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 9 narrative features that found the plot

BIG WEEK: Black Choreographers Fest, Sunset Night Market, FAGJAZZ, Winterfest, more

Party Radar: With ‘Unabridged,’ the story of Detroit techno unfolds in the Bay

Zines, memories, sonic assault: Mabuhay Gardens’ 50-year SF punk detonation

Screen Grabs: Back to back with Almodovar muse Carmen Maura

Bottoms up with the advanced cicerone crafting this year’s SF Beer Week

Karl Marx at the Antiquarian Book Fair; or, anybody got $134,900 to spare?

Noise Pop Diary: Indie legend Christopher Owens returns, with a flamenco twist

Under the Stars: Carlos Niño & Friends deliver a glad-to-be-alive moment

A zap of Latine abstraction in ‘Rebel Forms’

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 8 documentaries bringing back facts

Noise Pop Diary: Cindy scored the reconnections, New Jazz Underground went for gold

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out

Party Radar: The Night’s Watch takes on sexual violence in SF nightlife

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang

City by the pint: Our toast-worthy guide to SF Beer Week

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

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