Arts + Culture

BIG WEEK: Hella Juneteenth, I Love Tenderloin week, and Bliss Fest beckon

Plus: Queer Emo Night, 'La Bohème,' Qube Chix, Sunset Campout, People's March and Rally, and many more picks from our arts and culture staff.

What To Do Caitlin Donohue - June 17, 2025

Drama Masks: No time to be nice

'La Bohème' proves its supremacy in welcoming newcomers to opera's bombast, 'Co-founders' tries to play it both ways.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - June 17, 2025

Kayhan’s revolt against FOMO photography

Iranian scholar's exquisitely rendered tones recalls work of Dutch masters.

Art Review DeWitt Cheng - June 17, 2025

A profoundly important new book exposes the truth behind crime mythology

'Copaganda' should be required reading for anyone concerned about police, jails, and lies—and that includes journalists

Crime Tim Redmond - June 17, 2025

Movies

Showtime, queers: the complete guide to Frameline

Dennis Harvey - June 17, 2025

LGBTQ film festival approaches its half-century mark with too much relevancy, from real-time tales of triumph to Sapphic sci-fi.

Music

Remembering Sly Stone: Unreleased album to provide mourners with time capsule of genius

John-Paul Shiver - June 16, 2025

'The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967' shows what we've lost.

Art

Inspired by Sister Corita Kent, Terri Friedman’s meticulous weaves erupt into protest

Mary Corbin - June 16, 2025

Abstraction and the use of words illuminate the products of CCA teacher's looms.

Onstage

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

Joshua Rotter - June 16, 2025

Mudd the Two Spirit, more brilliant performers continue to lay annual showcase's transformative groundwork.

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Tim Redmond - June 16, 2025

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Win a free ticket to a Frameline Film Fest movie

Marke B. - June 16, 2025

Join us at the world’s original—and largest—LGBTQ+ film festival in the world for Pride month.

Movies

From piercing icon to flaming ecosexuals, Frameline’s tales of rupture and survival

Joshua Rotter - June 13, 2025

Interviews with the fest's compelling protagonists of 'WICKET,' 'A Body To Live In,' and 'Playing with Fire.'

Music

Under the Stars: gyrofield’s drill-adjacent punch is legit

John-Paul Shiver - June 13, 2025

Ali Shaheed Muhammad gets in his bag, musical folklorist Ben Lamar Gay connects to ancestors—and Dead and Co. line up three nights in GGP.

News + Politics

Amid ICE threats, city decimates Mission District housing and food programs

Caitlin Donohue - June 12, 2025

Since late 1990s, HOMEY has worked to keep neighbors safe and healthy. After budget cuts, it's fighting for survival.

News + Politics

Watch: 2 Palestinian activists detained at SFO after Trump signs travel ban

Andrew Brobst - June 12, 2025

A humanitarian mission to speak at local synagogues and churches is derailed by "Muslim ban 2.0"

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Movies

Reel love: 3 LGBTQ icons profiled on Frameline’s silver screen

Joshua Rotter - June 11, 2025

They brought trans innovation to 'Drag Race,' created 'Rocky Horror,' delivered legendary reads—and now they're getting their flowers.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Sex-positive seniors provide welcome relief in ‘Happy Pleasant Valley’

Charles Lewis III - June 11, 2025

Plus: Sasha Velour's homophobe-enraging spectacular and Neil Diamond's Broadway homage.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Halal Indo-Tex BBQ grand-opens in Thrive City

Tamara Palmer - June 11, 2025

Fikscue’s menu has no wrong answers—and makes an excellent case for strength in diversity.

What To Do

BIG WEEK: Drag stage and film, queer elder art, SFJAZZ Fest, and the Peacemaker Awards

Caitlin Donohue - June 10, 2025

Plus! A Juneteenth musical spectacular, new neighborhood market in the Sunset, Queer Women of Color Film Fest, and W. Kamau Bell saves the arts.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Tribute to 100 years of Robert Altman, a cynic’s New Hollywood takeover

Dennis Harvey - June 10, 2025

Plus: The antic and sexy sides of SF's Bruce Conner, Amerinide firestarter 'Northern Lights,' and Pride month flicks galore.

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