Juneteenth Festival settles into the Fillmore, Cameo and BBQ in tow... SF Story Fest, the Gay Mens Chorus pays tribute to Dolly Parton, Brijean gig—what more could ask of SF this week? Curated arts and culture picks courtesy of #BIGWEEK
Aurora Theatre is coming back—but things will be different. Jennifer King will be the new artistic director, and they’ll be renting a space rather than performing in their namesake Addison Street address, two doors down from the Berkeley Rep #DramaMasks
Missed last weekend's Festa Italiana? Tap in for Emma Garcia's take on its parade, puppet show for the kids, stilt-walkers, live music, vendors, strong coffee—and plenty of pasta and pizza.
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Space and grace on JEFF PARKER AND ETA IVTET, HAPPY TODAY
Oakland's Black Gold Sun
Sweeping Promises coming to SF
Oakland's Space Ghost
Digital Underground’s Sex Packets turn 35
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This isn’t forced fusion as a gimmick. At Emeryville's Pippal, the pairing of Indian and Mediterranean foods is an organic flow worth further exploration #GoodTaste @tamarapalmer.bsky.social
Two days of feasting, dancing, and live music—plus plenty of strong coffee and wine—celebrated Italian culture.
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Emeryville’s regional Indian restaurant fires up a spicy collab with Mediterranean San Francisco sister.
Dozens gathered on the steps of City Hall to call attention to the Lurie Administration’s criminalization of homelessness. The administration is closing shelters, cutting down on Permanent Supportive Housing, and redirecting resources to law-enforcement.
"The streets were alive, the smell of sex was everywhere, and with it a creative new culture," writes Marc Huestis, the subversive camp filmmaker who co-founded San Francisco’s first LGBTQ film festival—now known as Frameline (which runs June 17-27!)
Need new sounds in your life? From upcoming local gigs to the new releases you may have missed, #UnderTheStars has you covered.
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Plus: Digital Underground's 'Sex Packets' at 35, Black Gold Sun's poignant punk, Space Ghost's remixed freedom, more music
“Ethiopian skaters present a poetic reflection of West Coast skate culture on an internationalized scale in both style and energy.”
Happy 50th anniversary, @framelinefestival.bsky.social!
@48hills.bsky.social has a great write-up on SF's first gay film festival... a historical film landmark!
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Oakland's Café Colucci teamed up with Ethiopia Skate—a grassroots collective that promotes skateboarding in the country. Their collaborative t-shirt celebrates the evolving lineages of Ethiopian foodways, and, of course, skating.
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Oakland's Cafe Colucci collabs with Ethiopia Skate to boost burgeoning scene halfway across the world.
