SF Pride GM Noms Announced

An award-winning author, a black songstylist, a trans dance company founder, and a gay nightlife impresario are among the 10 individuals who have been nominated for San Francisco Pride community grand marshal.

by Charlie Wagner | Feb 26, 2017

Commonwealth Club to Honor Former U.S. Tech Officer

Despite deep roots in the California tech world and a job she loved in the Bay Area, Megan Smith didn't hesitate to pack her bags for Washington, D.C. when she was offered a job as the government's chief technology officer.

by Sari Staver | Feb 25, 2017

SF Saw Drop in Syphilis Cases in 2016, Rise in Other STDs

For the first time since 2007, San Francisco last year saw a decline in cases of early syphilis, according to preliminary year-end data for 2016. Yet the city also reported double-digit increases in both chlamydia and gonorrhea cases.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Feb 26, 2017

Winter Reading List 2017

There are some long, dark, cold nights ahead of us, and books are a tried-and-true means of escape when the world outside is unwelcoming. The following are a few suggestions to pass the time.

by Gregg Shapiro | Feb 19, 2017

Getting 'Bootycandy'

"Bootycandy," which critics have variously called funny, smutty, subversive, fearless, and unpredictable, is having its Bay Area debut at Brava Theatre Center.

Feb 19, 2017

Savvy British Offerings

In any given month, the calendar is packed with local film events, many of them very good, but the Mostly British Film Festival, established about a decade ago by former Chronicle movie editor Ruthe Stein, seems to get better every year.

by Sura Wood | Feb 18, 2017

Opera on the Radio

The San Francisco Opera and Bay Area classical radio station KDFC continue their monthly broadcasts of performances captured during SF Opera's Fall 2016 Season, including the premiere of "Dream of the Red Chamber."

by Roberto Friedman | Feb 18, 2017

Divas' Las Vegas :: Cher, J-Lo Shows Wow Sin City

"This is our last goodbye, it's true," she sang in "Strong Enough," the second number in her thundering glitterstorm of a new show, Classic Cher, which opened last Wednesday night to a giddy Las Vegas crowd.

by Jim Gladstone | Feb 19, 2017

On the Tab, Feb. 16-23, 2017

Classic vocalists, witty comics, sizzling sensations and sexy scenes fill our mid-February calendar. Get into the groove.

Feb 16, 2017

LGBT SF Synagogue Welcomes Refugees

For many members offering welcome to refugees is inspired by their own familial histories.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Feb 19, 2017


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