Out There :: Close Encounters with Arts & Culture

In the whirlwind of Out There's very full life attending cultural events night after night, sometimes a few lines from a play or a movie will haunt us long after the show.

by Kilian Melloy | May 17, 2014

Some Like It Noir!

Elliott Lavine, legendary programmer of Noir and near-Noir films at the Roxie Theater, has selected 30 beauts from the Warner Archives to project in glorious digital black-and-white for this year's I Wake Up Dreaming festival.

by Kilian Melloy | May 16, 2014

Lesbian Musicians in Bloom

How cool is queer indie goddess Mirah? Even after rising through the ranks of hipster hotness, she has remained on the roster of uber-hip Olympia, WA-based indie label K Records.

by Kilian Melloy | May 15, 2014

Funding Campaign Underway for Trans Shelter

Brianna "Breezy" Golden-Farr and Elizabeth Howard are spearheading an unprecedented project that addresses the absence of emergency shelter housing for transgender women in Oakland.

by Kilian Melloy | May 19, 2014

Harvey Milk SFO Terminal Idea Remains Grounded

The plan to name a terminal at San Francisco International Airport in honor of the city's first openly gay supervisor, Harvey Milk, remains grounded a year after initially being proposed.

by Kilian Melloy | May 18, 2014

SF Gay Travel Agency Being Evicted

A travel agency founded by gay men that's been in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood for almost 30 years is being evicted.

by Kilian Melloy | May 17, 2014

Planning Panels OKs Oakland LGBT Bar

Plans for an LGBT bar in Oakland's Uptown neighborhood took a step forward when the Oakland Planning Commission unanimously approved a permit for the establishment.

by Kilian Melloy | May 16, 2014

Lee Backfills HIV Spending

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has agreed to backfill an estimated $2.7 million in HIV-related funding cuts that had been expected for next fiscal year.

by Kilian Melloy | May 15, 2014

Spencer Day's New Dawn

I'll come clean: I thought Spencer Day would be shallow. And now I must apologize: I was wrong. I was really, really wrong.

by Kilian Melloy | May 10, 2014

Spring Blossoms with Gala Fundraisers

Whether you're a generous arts patron or a Mission flat-dweller with five dancer-waiter-actor roommates, you can find a party with cultural flair somewhere within your budget, where food, drinks and culture find a delicious blend.

by Kilian Melloy | May 9, 2014


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