Sunday, May 5, 2024

Tagged with: Bay Area

Arts Forecast: More Open Studios, Simpsons trivia, saving Grubstake…

Plus: A tribute parade for poet Jack Hirschman, Castro Street Fair, Black Cowboys, GayC/DC, more

Good Taste: Make way for the fish sommelier

Michael Mina introduces a playful position at new Estiatorio Ornos. Plus: Michelin star reactions.

In Beryl Landau’s paintings, a bird’s-eye view of SF’s changing cityscape

“I am especially interested in the juxtaposition of technology against nature and the constant changes within an urban environment.”

New York Film Fest kicks off with blasphemous lesbian nuns, protests

In the first Ficks' Picks dispatch from the fest, 'Joan of Arc' meets 'Xena: Warrior Princess' in Paul Verhoeven's 'Benedetta'

Haitian immigrant justice protests show border activism alive in Biden era

In the wake of thousands of deportations and the release of disturbing photos and video, two SF protests spoke out.

Under the Stars: Fugees return, SFJAZZ reopens, Balboa Theatre goes live

Plus: A groovy set of dub remixes, singer Razteria's electronic turn, Remi Wolf, and a NYE party dance fans should jump on.

Robots in the crash pad: The twisted takeover of the Red Victorian Hotel

How Haight Ashbury countercultural ideals were distorted by a tech "co-living" experiment, and a trans performance community was displaced.

Arts Forecast: Folsom MEGAHOOD Fair plays safely naughty, Litquake erupts in verbiage

Plus: Whiskies of the World, The Bad Plus, Public Works' 10-Year, "Bacchae Before," more upcoming events.

Good Taste: Return of the DJ brunch

Voodoo Love brings the beat back and the Bay’s first Black-owned delivery app launches.

Why no COVID vaccine requirements for Giants fans?

Concession staffers have to get the shot—but people cheering and shouting in a packed stadium can threaten the workers and themselves.