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Ross Travis and His Satirical Sideshow About Climate Change
Ross Travis is a professional Actor/Creator, Bouffon, Clown and Circus Performer who has studied with world-renowned master pedagogues including Stephen Buescher, Dodi DiSanto, Giovanni Fusetti, Ronlin Foreman and Master Lu Yi. Ross’s lineage of training and experience allows him to create unique and provocative performances that combine buoyant humor, cutting

The Best Bay Area Events for 4/18-4/24
By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor We likely all know someone who is celebrating a special day this week, and there are plenty of canna-friendly events to make the most of the High Holy Day! For those who don’t toke, there’s plenty of other fun stuff, including a music festival

Will Pop-Up Shops Bring Downtown San Francisco Back To Life?
Written By M.T. Agha A new initiative to bring business back to downtown San Francisco is underway in hopes to once again attract patrons to the currently empty stores lining SF’s streets. The program “Vacant to Vibrant,” launched last Monday, will pay both landlords and entrepreneurs with pop-up shops and

Facebook Owes You Money: Here’s How To Get It!
Remember the whole Russia Gate thing? If you don’t, I’m referring to when we were told that Russian spies were hacking our data to destroy our democracy. Well, there was some truth to that, but American companies are not ones to be outdone by the Eastern Bloc. And while that

The 5 Classic Spells Any Wizard Would Cast on San Francisco
There are as many wizened, crafty wizards through all the landscape of fantasty as there are origins and styles of the genre itself. Marlon James sprinkles casters like the Moon Witch through his book Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Ralph Bakshi relies on the gun-toting Avatar in his timeless cartoon

Longtime Lifeguard Says New Surfers Need to Quit Learning at Ocean Beach
Doug Armstrong is an ocean rescue supervisor who works exclusively at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. His team is located within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and also covers Stinson Beach, nearby where Armstrong lives in Marin County. Their jurisdiction covers all the coast line between the two beaches,

We Wanna Send You to the World Goth Day Festival!
The Menagerie Oddities Market presents the San Francisco Bay Area’s 3rd Annual WORLD GOTH DAY FESTIVAL! “This ain’t yer grannies craft fair” ™ Our third annual celebration of World Goth Day returns to the Bay Area with an international lineup of bands, DJ’s, our famous goth & oddities

We Wanna Send You to See Nils Frahm!
Another Planet Entertainment presents: Nils Frahm The Fox Theater – Oakland is heating up this spring with a stacked calendar! Featuring: Nils Frahm, a German composer and musician whose work combines acoustic and electronic instruments with a primary focus on pianos and synthesizers. Don’t miss out, get your tickets