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Lit

‘Portrait of a Woman’ tells of unlikely champ for 18th century art equality

Lou Fancher - April 23, 2024

Bay Area-based author Bridget Quinn explains why she visited one of her subject's paintings 'every day for years.'

Movies

Screen Grabs: SFFILM Fest unleashes Dizzy Gillespie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, June Squibb

Dennis Harvey - April 21, 2024

If the truism “less is more” really applies, this just might be a great year for SFFILM (Wed/24 through Sun/28), the storied organization—Oldest Film Festival...

Culture

‘Never too late’: Grannies of Grant Avenue Follies dance onto the airwaves

Dorothy O'Donnell - April 20, 2024

PBS highlights the Chinatown-based cabaret troupe of 11 spirited grandmothers keeping local history alive.

Nightlife

Watch: Our Stud sneak peek parted the sequined curtains on new location

48 Hills - April 18, 2024

Drinks, drag, dancing and more at the legendary queer bar's new location ahead of the 4/20 grand opening.

Stage Review

Spring (and the future) is in the air in Alonzo King’s latest show

Charles Lewis III - April 9, 2024

The choreographer's two strong revivals and a new piece at YBCA spur the question, 'What comes next?'

Music

Watch: Scott Woods breaks down ‘Prince and Little Weird Black Boy Gods’ on Music Book Club

Tamara Palmer - April 9, 2024

The critic and poet's latest book takes a unique look at the Purple One's career and the meaning of his music.

Movies

Among Silent Film Fest’s gems: A movie shown for the first time in 101 years

Dennis Harvey - April 7, 2024

Plus: Two-tone Technicolor Douglas Fairbanks, junior Sherlock Buster Keaton, Yasujiro Ozu's ode to childhood, more

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: The Stud is finally reopening—come get a sneak peek!

Marke B. - April 4, 2024

Plus: RIP Rumi Missabu, The Blessed Madonna, Dalit Dreamlands, KPFA's 75th anniversary, Drunk Drag, Chocolate Festival, more

Art

Sticking to it: The packing tape art of Pablo Manga

Mary Corbin - April 2, 2024

A chance encounter with the medium outside a Mexico City metro station changed the Oakland artist's trajectory.

Opinion

CEQA has nothing to do with SF downtown’s economic woes

Ruby Acevedo and Douglas P. Carstens - March 25, 2024

And Scott Wiener's attack on the environmental law will only make things worse for vulnerable populations.

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