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“Wine is For Everyone” at Female-Founded Wine Shop DECANTsf
I’ve always found the wine industry to be really intimidating. There are so many wine varieties, as well as seemingly so many rules – when to swirl and when not to swirl. So, when I found a wine bottle shop and bar where you feel OK being a newbie, I

San Francisco’s Newest Art Center & Nonprofit Success Story
The 4-story historic Dempster building at 447 Minna has been redone and repurposed, revitalized from its heyday as a Hearst-era print shop, the charming brick facades and the “LETS GO GIANTS” block letters remain, but the interior of the building is reborn as an affordable, state-of-the-art facility for working artists to paint, play, perform, and exhibit in.

Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and The Bloodshed – The Art of Survival
Her work is always very personal and it has a huge part in telling the story of queer culture in America, in the late 80’s she curated an art show about the AIDS epidemic called “Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing”.

Queer Bedtime Stories: San Francisco’s Queerest, Coziest Event
Queer Bedtime Stories, is a queer space where you can sit back and listen to readings from a variety of genres, from poet Mary Oliver to the short stories of Anne Frank. Whether covering the joys of rimming, or reflections on polyamorous anxieties, there is something for every queer at this

The 7 Heaviest Burritos in San Francisco
There are all sorts of debates over which burrito place has “the best” burrito. Even the political pollsters at 538 went on an epic quest to find the best burrito in America (La Taqueria of San Francisco won!). But, sometimes you just want a burrito, and lots of it. The old

Jonathan Carver Moore Gallery Opening in the Transgender District
He stood in the morning light of his gallery, dressed in black with metallic shoes, and moved confidently through his well-lit space. The gallery opening will take place on Thursday, March 23, and it is clear from the reverent way he talks about the pieces on display, that Moore has a sincere love of art.

The Best Bay Area Events for 3/21-3/27
By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor Symphonies, art parties, and food trucks – OH MY! So much good stuff my head is spinning, and my stomach is growling! Here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 3/21… Our Partners’ Events Tarot in Pandemic & Revolution 3/25 | 447 Minna

What I Learned When I Was Homeless In The Bay Area
Winter is almost over. The days when the marine layer creeps in all the way to the Oakland hills are getting fewer and fewer. Oak leaves scatter across the gutters that are scattered with the debris of human habitation, blankets, syringes, old clothes and food containers The afternoon light hits sideways and it’s dark by 7 PM.