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Onstage

SF Opera returns—with a lakeside, drive-in production of ‘Barber of Seville’

Emily Wilson - April 22, 2021

Director Matthew Ozawa reflects on his art form's new normal: “Sometimes it gets cold at night, and there’s a lovely duck that loves to say hello.”

Movies

Screen Grabs: Films for a fragile planet, from Puerto Rico to Mars

Dennis Harvey - April 19, 2021

Livable Planet fest opens with excellent Landfall, more. Plus: 8 Billion Angels, Occupy the Farm, Gunda, Malni

Culture

New COVID-conscious Kapwa Gardens celebrates Filipino culture

Jasmine Liu - April 17, 2021

Outdoor activity site in SOMA Pilipinas district was designed with safety in mind as people begin to gather again.

Party Radar

How To Reopen Nightlife: Enough with the boys’ club, make room for women

Marke B. - April 15, 2021

DJ femmelectric and promoter Alex McGeagh speak about equity, access, and safety for women and nonbinary folks.

Lit

Black Freighter Press sails in, boosting writers of color and radical imagination

Alan Chazaro - April 14, 2021

The revolution will be published, with the help of SF Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin and Alie Jones' new outlet.

Art

Sean Dorsey Dance premieres nine ‘gorgeous’ new films in AT-HOME season

Marke B. - April 11, 2021

"We can't wait to connect with our audience again," says transgender dance trailblazer—now a director, too.

Music

Que mujer, que cantante: Bay-Cuban singer Bobi Céspedes celebrates 40 years onstage

Caitlin Donohue - April 9, 2021

Missed the 2020 release of the Yoruba priestess' 'Mujer y Cantante' album? Here's your chance to right that wrong.

Party Radar

How To Reopen Nightlife: Keeping it cute and safe for all on the dance floor

Marke B. - April 8, 2021

What should we expect from venues and each other when clubs come back? The first in a series exploring issues left to face.

Movies

Bo McGuire’s lyrical queer family hybrid-doc ‘Socks on Fire’ comes to SFFILM

Pam Grady - April 7, 2021

The director delves into a family inheritance rift between his homophobic aunt and his drag queen uncle

Performance

Is art free speech under COVID? A local court case steams on

Marke B. - April 6, 2021

Ongoing San Francisco International Arts Festival lawsuit demands that arts reopen in parity with worship and dining.

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