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08 Feb 2024

‘Exposed to all the Ruins’: a Fitting End to Et Al Gallery’s Decade in Chinatown

In a small basement tucked between two convenience stores in Chinatown, there is a room filled with flowers beside walls covered in eclectic pairings of photos. It’s for the final show anyone will see at Et Al, a staple gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown for the past eleven years. 

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07 Feb 2024

The 2024 San Francisco Independent Film Festival is Here!

The San Francisco Independent Film Festival (hereafter “SF IndieFest”) is back with its 26th edition. Running from February 8-18, 2024 principally at the Roxie Theater and online, this year’s edition features 55 short films and 35 feature films from 15 countries. SF IndieFest offerings may not be the cinematic version

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07 Feb 2024

Your Favorite Artists’ Guide to Game Day in San Francisco

The Big Game Day is around the corner. We all want to eat, it’s a Sunday. You got your wing spot? Need a vegan option? Not all of us care about football the same way I do but I asked some of my close friends and local legends to give

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06 Feb 2024

Asia SF to Close After 26 years

After nearly 26 years, the longest-running trans cabaret show in SOMA has announced it’s planning to close its doors for the final time. Asia SF Co-owners Larry Hashbarg (72) and Skip Young plan to retire, so the two-story, all-inclusive restaurant, show, and club venue will close its doors on March

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06 Feb 2024

Best Bay Area Events 2/6-2/12

A Winning Twofer by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Beer Week and Niners in The Big Game? Sounds like a winning combination for the Bay and I’m here for it. Who doesn’t love a good twofer? Not to mention everything going on around town in between! Here’s what I’m most

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04 Feb 2024

A Night of North Beach Magic with Z-Man

The other night was like a movie. At least that’s what my text read from my neighbor Gabriel as I choked my way through my morning…err afternoon smoothie. Thank god for cloud cover because the sun is the last thing I want to see right now. It was a rainy

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02 Feb 2024

Manifest Differently: Voices Resonating Change in Troubled Times

We’re living in times where amplifying our voices during times of social injustice is vital. The Clarion Mural Project (CAMP) has a new show opening this weekend on February 3rd and it’s one you won’t want to miss. “Manifest Differently” features engage in a critical examination and response to the

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01 Feb 2024

Stroy Moyd of #HellaFunny Opening New Comedy Club in SF

Bay Area stand-up comedian and founder of #HellaFunny, Stroy Moyd is opening a new comedy club and cocktail bar called The Function in San Francisco this spring!  The location is where ‘The Hot Spot’ used to be on Market St. (you know, that amazing dive that used to sell a

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