1 day ago- One of The City’s most creative animals is about to bask in the spotlight. Theatre Rhinoceros, which has ushered in thought-provoking LGBT-related works since it stormed onto the scene 30 years ago, will receive a special recognition at the 19th annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards on Saturday.
1 day ago- An extraordinary Indian version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” onstage at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre might just be the most fun you’ll ever have not quite understanding Shakespeare.
1 day ago- Free summer concerts, sponsored by Redwood City in alliance with civic and private organizations, will be under way soon. Here’s the schedule of events. For details, visit www.redwoodcityevents.com.
2 days ago- One of The City’s most creative animals is about to bask in the spotlight. Theatre Rhinoceros, which has ushered in thought-provoking LGBT-related works since it stormed onto the scene 30 years ago, will receive a special recognition at the 19th annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards on Saturday.
2 days ago- Free summer concerts, sponsored by Redwood City in alliance with civic and private organizations, will be under way soon. Here’s the schedule of events. For details, visit www.redwoodcityevents.com.
2 days ago- Two 11-year-olds make a film together, sealing their friendship with blood and producing carnage with ketchup, in “Son of Rambow,” a rough-and-ready action flick within a slice-of-boyhood comedy set on a memory wave of 1980s movie joy. Cute but contrived, the film contains vitality and likability to spare, but it doesn’t have the impact or the originality necessary to achieve the indie-gem status it seeks.
3 days ago- Makana has been called the youngest living master of Hawaiian slack-key guitar, but he’s also taken the genre one step further by pioneering his own style of contemporary world rock, which he calls “slack rock.”
3 days ago- Her name may not be instantly recognizable, but as soon as you hear Diane Amos utter the phrase, “that’s the power of Pine-Sol, baby!” it’s clear who she is — the “Pine-Sol Lady.”
3 days ago- Why do dads get to eat prime rib on their special day, and moms end up at a brunch buffet, one of the sorriest excuses for a meal that America has ever invented? Know what Mom would really like on Mother’s Day? She’d like a leisurely afternoon game at San Francisco’s incomparable AT&T Park, where the spunky, underrated Giants play the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
5 days ago- It may sound corny, but Guy Garvey doesn’t care. The burly frontman for Mancunian prog-rockers Elbow has gotten into the habit of telling everybody how much he loves them at the end of every single conversation.
5 days ago- It seemed as if Alicia Keys’ current tour would be derailed, when the Grammy Award-winning singer canceled shows last month in Pittsburgh and Cleveland because her vocal cords were swollen.
5 days ago- San Francisco may have a reputation for rolling out the night life, but the industry is struggling, according to the sponsors of a November ballot initiative aimed at keeping events and clubs from becoming extinct.
6 days ago- “Tuesday is my favorite night of the week,” says Adam Theis, the ringleader of Realistic Orchestra, a 20-piece band that gets together the first Tuesday of every month at Bruno’s in the Mission.
6 days ago- San Francisco Ballet announces its 76th season today, a lineup including a new “Swan Lake,” works by Mark Morris and a reprise of six dances featured in this year’s New Works Festival.