Big Dance Week in the Bay Area

In the last week there's been so much work of importance, it was not only impossible to see it all, it staggers the imagination of your reporter how to do justice to the wonderful things he did see.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 11, 2014

San Francisco Pride Announces Grand Marshals

Transgender people, a longtime queer housing activist, and a lesbian global rights advocate are the grand marshals announced so far for this year's San Francisco LGBT Pride parade and celebration.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 12, 2014

Isolation Hampers Well-Being of Gay Seniors

Various research studies have found that LGBT seniors are vulnerable to being socially isolated, which can hamper their well-being and elevate their risk for depression, anxiety and other maladies.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 13, 2014

LYRIC Marks 25 Years of Helping Youth

As a San Francisco nonprofit that helps youth get into housing and jobs marks its 25th anniversary, its executive director said that many of the people her agency works with annually face the same economic challenges as adults in the Bay Area.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 10, 2014

Black LGBT Seniors Struggle with Bias, Housing

In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they encounter race-based prejudices.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 11, 2014

Housing Solutions Move Forward

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, April 8 to pass legislation related to the city's lack of affordable housing.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 14, 2014

Essays in Beauty

An ode to spring in spirit if not necessarily in content, and an essay in beauty, the exhibition consists of works by Sisley, Pissarro, Gauguin, Monet, Cezanne, Degas and the other usual suspects.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 6, 2014

Next Season at NCTC: Cock, Busch, R&J, Q and More

New Conservatory Theatre Center will open its 2014-15 season with a play that dared newspapers to speak its name: They say 'The Cockfight Play'; we say 'Cock.'

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 5, 2014

Standing on Ceremony

The contributing playwrights all have national reputations of varying degrees, and are often writing to the expectations of their reputations.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 4, 2014

Liza With A 'Z' is Adored at Davies Hall

Liza Minnelli brought her new show "Simply Liza" to Davies Symphony Hall. As the title suggests, it was a simple evening with Liza, center stage, singing and bantering for a 90-minute set that offered an intimate encounter with a legend.

by Kilian Melloy | Apr 3, 2014


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