Arts and Culture

STERN GROVE FESTIVAL IS BACK!
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL RETURNS WITH 2021 DATES! (no lineup yet) here is the official press release: — 84th annual outdoor music festival kicks off summer concert season on June 20 — SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 20, 2021) — Mayor London N. Breed today announced Stern Grove Festival, the longest-running free outdoor

The *NEW and IMPROVED* BAS Bay Area Events Newsletter is HERE!
Spring is here, the City is 61% vaxxed, and it’s finally time to crack open our doors, sniff the air, and see if it’s safe to come out of our hidey-holes. While the Bay Area navigates the gradual return to IRL, we figured there was no better time than the

There is No San Francisco Without San Francisco
It felt like moving trucks were parked on every block in town. There was a low hum of activity as friends, frenemies, lovers, ex-lovers, sometimes lovers, parents, stepparents, drag parents, and day laborers hired from in front of the U-Haul place on Bryant Street, all carried furniture out of buildings throughout the city.

Remembering Klaus Kinski & Other Tales of Terror
Welcome to Bay of the Living Dead, a regular column about the horror genre. In 1979 Klaus Kinski played the title role in Nosferatu the Vampire, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog’s re-imagining of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the expressionistic silent film which was the first screen adaptation of Dracula. Herzog’s film was

During COVID, These Oakland Teens Made a Film About Diversity and Empathy
By Sarah Givens Open any newsource these days and the reminders of human intolerance are everywhere. From George Floyd to the rise of Asian American hate, it’s rather soul crushing, really. But there are also signs of hope out there, like a group of Oakland teens who are now finishing

Specs’ is Officially Reopening on May 20th!
Specs’ 12 Adler Museum Cafe, the western jewel of dive bars and our city’s home to philosophers, novelists, travelers, progressives, poets, punks, drunks and broke-asses, is finally reopening! Specs’ celebrated it’s 53rd birthday this past April 26th, now it’s going to celebrate its grand re-opening this Thursday May 20th! Hours

I Got to Visit the Musiquarium and it is Fantastic!
The Musiquarium is a badass new 6,000 sq. foot immersive photo playground filled with huge art installations entirely inspired by the love of music.

The Best New Stuff On Netflix
Ready to check out the new hot titles on Netflix in May? There are new seasons of an animated science fiction adaptation series, an acclaimed comedy/drama featuring Lena Waithe this year, and a Spanish crime thriller where the suspect pool got bigger and the dark secrets nastier. Zack Snyder fans