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Few & Far Women Create Beauty & Community at The Ruins
This past weekend, I went to The Napa Ruins, an old abandoned concrete company’s building that has been turned into a street art gallery since it closed in the 50s. For decades, artists were painting the walls. From what some say, most of these times, it was an underground affair

Angela Davis Through the Lens of Race, Gender, Economics, and Policy.
OMCA recently unveiled Seize the Time, an exhibition highlighting the legacy and present-day work of Angela Davis. The show follows a precedent set by OMCA’s previous exhibitions: like All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50 and Hella Feminist, Seize the Time is an interdisciplinary, multimedia experience.

The Already-Creepy Winchester Mystery House is the Perfect Halloween Setting
The Winchester Mystery House’s annual Halloween Haunt is back after a two year hiatus, and the Bay Area could not be more excited to welcome its return. If you’re not familiar, the Winchester house was built by Sarah Winchester who, ridden with guilt over her family’s role in producing the

Toys R Us Is Returning To The Bay Area!
Do you remember when you were a kid and you didn’t have to worry about things like a potential nuclear war or inflation? Good times, right? Well those times are coming back! Well, inflation is still a thing and Russia is still threatening nuclear war, so those carefree times aren’t

Burning All Night with Afghan Whigs at Great American Music Hall
Last Saturday October 8th, The Afghan Whigs and Pink Mountaintops played at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. If you’ve ever seen the Whigs perform you know it’s going to be loud, intense, and hard to catch your breath. Bring your earplugs and take off your jacket cause

The United Nations Association Film Festival Turns 25!
Now that the Mill Valley Film Festival has finished celebrating its 45th edition, it’s time for another San Francisco Bay Area film festival to celebrate its reaching a milestone. This particular festival happens to be one of the U.S.’ oldest documentary-only film festivals, and this year it celebrates turning 25.

The Beautiful Freaks at Stuart’s 20th
Last night there was a party. A party of freaks, geeks, and artists. A dance floor full of burlesque dancers, bartenders, and buskers. A crowd of cacophonists, comedians, cooks, clowns, caterers, and commies. Politicians, perverts, queers, teachers, writers, progressives, punks and every kind of beautiful San Franciscan one could hope

This Pro Chef Went Undercover During a Winery Event
By Chef David Sucio As a Chef it’s nice to be on the other side of things. So, last friday evening, I went undercover as a guest for an event at Bella Vineyards in Healdsburg called “Harvest Dinner”. It was nice to relax and be taken care of by true