Arts + Culture

Jewish Film Fest takes on AIDS, abortion, experimental music

As 46th installment launches, speaking to the folks behind 'Tell Me Everything,' Hollywood Does Abortion,' 'mdbr mdbr.'

Movies Joshua Rotter - July 15, 2026

He can Handel it! Philharmonia Baroque’s new director Peter Whelan mounts ‘Tolomeo’

Irish conductor, harpsichordist, and bassoonist leads spirited period orchestra, starting with daring 1728 opera.

Music Marke B. - July 14, 2026

The Femcels: Barred from the US because their boobs got too big?

'Rubbish and annoying' yet incredibly fun UK duo face the truth of album title 'I Have To Get Hotter.'

Music Jasmin Shirazian - July 14, 2026

Nodding to tech conformity, ‘Escapement’ charted how relationships transform us

Tether Dance Project's time-bending, high-energy, first full-length work showed promise of what's to come.

Dance Lucia Verzola - July 14, 2026

Lit

Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024

Tim Redmond - July 14, 2026

Booms, busts, tech, evictions, Burning Man... We talk to 'City on the Edge' author Jonathan Weber about our contentious moment.

Music

No bumps on a log allowed at 50th Free Folk Fest

Jess Oledan - July 13, 2026

Sea shanty workshops, Celtic flair, jangling morris dancers, zydeco rhythms, more global styles brought everyone in.

Contest

Win a pair of tickets to see King Woman at GAMH

Marke B. - July 13, 2026

A chance to see the cathartically spiritual and doom-laden act on Wed/15—on us.

Music

Cuban jazz legend Omar Sosa: ‘Everything started in San Francisco’

Lou Fancher - July 13, 2026

New Quarteto Americanos album 'We Are Not the Headliner' celebrates 'art as the reality of the community.'

Movies

Jewish lullaby echoes from tragically relevant past in ‘The Lonely Child’

Marke B. - July 12, 2026

At Jewish Film Fest, 80-year-old tune from Vilna Ghetto preserves harrowing history—and gains new life—in documentary.

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Movies

46th Jewish Film Fest embraces universal experience (sea monkeys included)

Dennis Harvey - July 12, 2026

Rideshare drivers, Hollywood abortion, Gen Z hedonists, Woody Guthrie, 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' in expansive program.

Dance

Dance feeds the soul—and body—in Julia Adam’s gourmet ‘Lunae’

Aimée Ts'ao - July 12, 2026

For two weekends in Petaluma, dance mavens can taste an al fresco connection between farmed land and celestial bodies.

Music

Indian indie act Peter Cat Recording Co.’s psychedelic trip to Stern Grove

Ankita Bhanot - July 10, 2026

How a trippy revelation led one-time SF animation student Suryakant Sawhney to dive into playfully introspective music.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: It’s brunch, bitch!

Tamara Palmer - July 9, 2026

Ohlone-forward snacks, immigrant-ABC collabs, Thai tastings — ‘tis the season for Bay brunches with attitude.

Big Week

Big Week: Tamale Lady Day, Shakespeare in the Trash, Ferry Fest, Boots Riley, Red Flags…

Marke B. - July 9, 2026

Graciela Iturbide, Pete Escovedo, Lil Louie Vega, World Cup dollar oysters, Mary Oliver, Fraenkel Film Fest, Discotech, more to do!

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Art

‘Slice of the Pie’ serves up bounty of SF’s gallery scene in time of crisis

Emily Wilson - July 9, 2026

At Fraenkel, 14 galleries come together to highlight the power of collaboration in a precarious local art moment.

Music

Under the Stars: Sweeping Promises deliver more art-punk brilliance

John-Paul Shiver - July 8, 2026

Plus: Thee Oh Sees veer fabulously 'Off Course,' DUM1 spawns a diamond under drastic circumstances, more music

Promotion

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Marke B. - July 8, 2026

Save 10% on most tickets and events, and 20% on select packages using code 48HILLSSFJFF46 at checkout.

Art

Harry Nordlinger’s comics channel chilling dead malls, creepy Chuck E. Cheese

Daniel Bromfield - July 8, 2026

'Spite House' show artist declares, 'The peak empire is behind us, and we're now living in the waste.'

Stage Review

Drama Masks: SF Mime Troupe marches forth through country’s ‘Wreckage’

Charles Lewis III - July 8, 2026

Religious prurience meets the surveillance state in company's latest free show. Happy Birthday, America!

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Arts + Culture

Jewish Film Fest takes on AIDS, abortion, experimental music

He can Handel it! Philharmonia Baroque’s new director Peter Whelan mounts ‘Tolomeo’

The Femcels: Barred from the US because their boobs got too big?

Nodding to tech conformity, ‘Escapement’ charted how relationships transform us

Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024

No bumps on a log allowed at 50th Free Folk Fest

Win a pair of tickets to see King Woman at GAMH

Cuban jazz legend Omar Sosa: ‘Everything started in San Francisco’

Jewish lullaby echoes from tragically relevant past in ‘The Lonely Child’

46th Jewish Film Fest embraces universal experience (sea monkeys included)

Dance feeds the soul—and body—in Julia Adam’s gourmet ‘Lunae’

Indian indie act Peter Cat Recording Co.’s psychedelic trip to Stern Grove

Good Taste: It’s brunch, bitch!

Big Week: Tamale Lady Day, Shakespeare in the Trash, Ferry Fest, Boots Riley, Red Flags…

‘Slice of the Pie’ serves up bounty of SF’s gallery scene in time of crisis

Under the Stars: Sweeping Promises deliver more art-punk brilliance

Special 48 Hills discounts on SF Jewish Film Fest tickets and packages

Harry Nordlinger’s comics channel chilling dead malls, creepy Chuck E. Cheese

Drama Masks: SF Mime Troupe marches forth through country’s ‘Wreckage’

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