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Arts + Culture

Día de Muertos in Mexico City lit up with axolotls, zombies, and a giant Catrina

Another world's worth of creative costumes, colorful expression, community spirit at capital's sprawling celebration
Festival Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
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Watch: Día de los Muertos brought a deep message to the Mission

45th annual procession and ofrenda display reinforced grassroots origin and continuation of cultural tradition.
Culture Emma Garcia -
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Under the Stars: Sun Ra rises—with a cosmic wink—on Jimetta Rose’s ‘Mettasun’

Plus: The wonder of Wendy Eisenberg, Nabihah Iqbal's new digs, a local triple-bill to die for, Thunder Cat on the road, more music
Music John-Paul Shiver -
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Drama Masks: ‘Liberation’ sweeps the stage at Berkeley Rep

Six women, six folding chairs, one complex revolution. Plus: SF Neo-Futurists get up close and personal—with guns.
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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Movies

From Schwarzenegger to Sex Pistols, Babeth Mondini-VanLoo has seen—and filmed—it all

Joshua Rotter -
Quintessential director celebrated at Studio 8 Film Fest, which highlights SF Art Institute filmmakers.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Arab Film Fest blossoms with legendary divas and political intrigue

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: 'Wild Horse 9' trots mildly through US skullduggery; 'Littermates' and 'New Group' behave abnormally
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Performance

For costume legend Beaver Bauer, all the city’s a character

Joshua Rotter -
The Angels of Light Free Theater member has dressed SF productions for decades; a new retrospective takes it all in.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Welcome in Diwali’s light with Indian Restaurant Week

Tamara Palmer -
Six chefs at eateries from Bombay Brasserie to ROOH are pulling out holiday stops for next two weeks.
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Music

Live Shots: Shaboozey’s twang charmed the boots off The Masonic

Danny Acosta -
Cinematic storytelling and hip-hop Easter eggs made the singer's show a Wild West well worth the ticket price.
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Movies

‘What would the Germans think?’: Paweł Pawlikowski takes on a ‘sacred beast’

Pam Grady -
In 'Fatherland,' director dramatizes Thomas Mann's fraught 1949 journey through fresh Cold War divide.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Fairy tales set to Britney’s greatest hits. Gimme more or oops?

Charles Lewis III -
Plus: A tale of two hapless dads may well be one of the year's best shows.
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Movies

Ficks’ Picks: 9 movies worth all the hype from New York Film Festival

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
Why 'Fjord' deserved the Palme d'Or, the cinematic embrace of '9 Temples to Heaven,' and a double dose of South Korea's Hong Sang-soo.
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Music

Live Shots: Psyched! Fest blows minds with Peaches, Allah-Las, Provoker

Angelique Persails -
Independent local festival runs through November 6, with sets from Buena Vista Orchestra and Melts still to come.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Día de Muertos, Halloween weekend really is a matter of life and death

Caitlin Donohue -
Spooky bashes from Sazon Libre and Fake and Gay, De'Sean Jones' four-night residency, Indian Restaurant Week, cinema scares, more.
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Music

Screen Grabs: RSVP to William Greaves’ elbow-throwing Harlem Renaissance after-party

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A six-hour documentary on Russian press freedom, John Turturro's weary pickpocket, 'Los Domingos,' more.
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Music

Live Shots: Rise Against and Alkaline Trio set a fire for Masonic crowd

Danny Acosta -
Chicago's finest punks tore into Thursday night, heading into final stretch of their 'Ricochet' tour.
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Art

Jess Sabogal’s gleaming trans messages of the extraordinary

Mary Corbin -
Social practice artist uses Muisca burial practices in creation of creatures who speak to the 'other.'
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Music

Under the Stars: Jeremiah Chiu alchemizes SFJAZZ live set into ‘Edge Conditions’

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Ethereal June McDoom, ecad's dancefloor disruption, Farsight's tuffness.
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Contest

Halloween party giveaway! Win tix to Dusk to Dawn

Marke B. -
Get those sexy alien Elizabeth Holmes/Nathan Fielder costumes ready, we've got the hookup to this weekend's giant rave.
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