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We Want to Send You to the SF Jewish Film Festival!
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is back, baby, and we wanna get you in for FREE! We’re partnering with the festival to give one lucky winner their choice of a virtual Streaming Pass, or an in-person Castro Theatre Ticket Package (which will include two tickets to all seven of

Check Out the When the Music Stops Summit – on Us!
We’re super excited to partner with SF-based nonprofit When the Music Stops to send ten lucky winners to the 2nd Annual WTMS Summit! WTMS is an organization which offers mental and emotional support to all through music, connection, and love. Founded by suicide survivor Josh Donaldson, WTMS aims to provide

The Independent is Has Finally Reopened!
What’s the best show you’ve seen at The Independent? I’m honestly having a hard time picking just one favorite. Was it Charles Bradley? Maybe The Devil Makes Three? Or was it Richie Cunning? Hell, I even had my my mayoral campaign kickoff party there. I LOVE the Independent! So I’m very excited

How Hula Hooping Resets Body, Mind, and Soul
Hi and welcome to the BAS Weekend Wellness Column! My name is Erynne Elkins and I’m a Well-Being Advocate and Certified Breathwork Facilitator. Every Friday I’ll share a holistic wellness modality available here in the Bay Area. Cheers to good health! How Going Round in Circles Pays Off This just

Matt Yee and His Outrageous Adult Sing Along Return to Oasis!
If there’s one type of event that San Francisco loves more than any other city, it’s a good old-fashioned sing-a-long. It’s been quite a while since we could gather to belt show tunes together at the Castro Theatre, or blast “Bohemian Rhapsody” at The Mint. Luckily, tomorrow night at Oasis,

FLASH GIVEAWAY!!!! Let’s Party This Weekend with Monarch!
Holy last-minute windfall, Batman! Thanks to our generous friends at Monarch, we’ve got LOTS of tickets to give away to each of the three amazing parties hosted by the hip SOMA lounge this weekend, and we want to send YOU and a friend to check out the shenanigans. First up,

FDA Comes Out Hard Against Huffing Poppers
The US Food and Drug administration issued a very unusual and out-of-the blue alert last week discouraging people from inhaling amyl nitrite, more popularly known as ‘poppers.’ The agency pounded home the message that they have seen an “increase in reports of deaths and hospitalizations” they attributed to the party-huffing

I’m Finally Hopeful About the Future of San Francisco
For the first time in a long time, I’m optimistic about the future of San Francisco. I know that’s a weird thing to say considering most of us barely leave the house, tons of people don’t have jobs and many of our favorite institutions keep closing down. But honestly, I can’t remember the last time I felt SF was so full of hope.