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A Country Western Hoedown in Downtown SF!
By far, San Francisco’s most successful and consistently well-attended street party, Downtown First Thrusdays, is expanding its programming to SF’s (& California’s) first Entertainment Zone on Front Street, with boots, spurs, and a giant disco bison.

Misfit Cabaret’s Cinephilia Delivered a Cult Classic Fever Dream
Misfit Cabaret’s Cinephilia returned to San Francisco last Friday for the first time since its debut eight years ago and I was there for it. It was everything you’d imagine: a madcap homage to cult cinema and its gloriously strange and unhinged characters, including Alex DeLarge and his droogs from

Best Bay Area Events 4/22-5/12
Runnin’ Down A Dream by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor This upcoming Sunday will be my late co-worker Mark Pape‘s birthday. In our last text exchange, on his birthday a couple years ago, he told me “…enjoy my birthday!” So, in honor of Pape, I will wear rock the sweatpants,

We Wanna Send You to see Joan Crawford Superstar at Theater 33!
We Wanna Send You to See Joan Crawford Superstar at Theater 33 Enter to win a pair of tickets to a night of your choice to see Joan Crawford Superstar at Theater 33. “Jam-packed 80 minutes…exciting theater!” – Coast to Coast Reviews A fast-paced new play about the “best flapper”

How Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Uplifted Spirits at Zellerbach Hall
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s triple bill of “Home,” “Minus 16,” and “Revelations” was a vibrant, energetic performance that celebrated blackness and the black experience, despite the political climate and the loss of the company’s early grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

SF Philharmonic’s Thrilling Final Concert of the Season!
On April 26th, Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Barber’s soaring Violin Concerto, & Danse Bacchanale from Saint-Saëens’s Samson and Delilah

Best Bay Area Events 4/15-5/5
Solar Powerby Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Do you know how exiting this week is? Just in one day you can see Hunky Jesuses, Foxy Marys, a big wheel race, and/or screen The Big Lebowski with The Dude, himself. April has been shaping up to be an exciting month. Also, this week my brother’s

Freaky Tales Is Worth a Watch, But It Isn’t Perfect.
DON’T WORRY, NO MAJOR SPOILERS Have you ever wondered what a movie would be like if Quentin Tarantino was from Oakland and didn’t spend his time moaning the ‘N-word’ while on the precipice of cumming on some poor girl’s feet who was only there to further her career and maybe