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Arts + Culture

Protests, puppets, and a big Bad Bunny at Super Bowl LX

Marchers decried ICE outside the stadium, while the Puerto Rican superstar represented the power of culture within.
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A soft touch: Victoria Veedell looks to capture ‘the feeling of it’

Pac Heights painter explores 'fleeting shifts of light that transform a landscape for just a breath of time.'
Art Mary Corbin -
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Puff: Honoring Wayne Justmann, SF’s original stoner

He worked the door at Dennis Peron's buyer's club, witnessed legalization firsthand—and treasured cannabis community.
Culture Dan Karkoska -
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Live Shots: Trish Toledo’s retro soul took Brick & Mortar for a ride

Singer's sweet SoCal sounds cruised back to a different era.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: The powerhouse SF chef amusing bouches in LA

Tamara Palmer -
Glamorous Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn offers pastry paradise starring uni, truffle, crab.
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Art Review

Between worlds with Sky Hopkina’s visual poetry

Genevieve Quick -
Holy songs and surreal montage anchor Slash exhibition in pressing query.
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Nightlife

Party Radar: ‘Heated Rivalry’ rave rivalry heats up

Marke B. -
Forget the Super Bowl: SF gets *seven* parties dedicated to HBO's hot gay hockey hunk hit in a month.
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Art

Meghna Sharma paints the loneliness and joy of immigrant experience

Mary Corbin -
South Bay artist's work seeks to challenge your perception of mundanity.
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What To Do

BIG WEEK: Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Bondage Ball, CODEX Book Fair, magnolia blooms galore

Caitlin Donohue -
Plus: GZA and Phunky Nomads, Reparations' Afro-Latine celebration, 'Send Help', fun booze-free bevs
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not

Charles Lewis III -
Plus: 'How Shakespeare Saved My Life' fumbles in tale of a young man's love for The Bard and hip-hop.
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Music

Under the Stars: Pardon us while we gush over R.E. Seraphin’s baroque pop cool

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: 'Pretty in Pink' makes a great V-Day soundtrack and SF Bay Popfest is determined to rock, even as local venues bid adieu.
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Music

Alexi Kenney packs nocturnal energy, psychedelic fantasy into SoundBox

Marke B. -
Daring violinist curates SF Symphony's immersive music series' 'Dream Awake' program.
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Contest

See a show for free at Lost Church this February

Marke B. -
Magic, music, laughs: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: All eyes on IndieFest and Mostly British’s big cinematic ideas

Dennis Harvey -
Bay-centric docs on The Residents and Dennis Peron, plus past and present blockbuster epics.
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Culture

Live Shots: Edwardian Ball’s 25th anniversary sang the body electric

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek -
Burlesque, bustles, and resplendently bare live acts adorned the Regency Ballroom.
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Movies

Swinging ’60s icon Twiggy: ‘It happened so fast, and I was so young’

Joshua Rotter -
The model-actor became a cultural phenomenon; new doc at Mostly British fest fills in her complexity.
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Contest

Indiefest giveaway: Score free tickets to new Dennis Peron doc ‘Join the Club’

Marke B. -
We've got 10 pairs of tickets to new movie chronicling the beloved queer cannabis pioneer. Here's how to win!
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Edwardian Ball, PIVOT Festival, Miss Kittin, a Harvey Milk sandwich….

Marke B. -
ESG, Girl Tones, Emo Night, No-ICEd cookies, 'Tabi Tabi Po,' Friends of Perfection, more to do—get out there!
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: New looks at ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Eugene Onegin’

Charles Lewis III -
Stripped down at ACT and revamped at SF Ballet, two very familiar tales take January's big stages.
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