A drag disaster to die for 👠💀
Plus: How cities will lose control over housing, BIG WEEK events, Maren Hassenger's buoying retrospective
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AN EVENING OF FINE TITILLATION AT RHYTHM & RUSE
Step into vintage glamour with live jazz, celebrated burlesque artists, and Hella Fitzgerald at San Francisco's Palace Theater, August 28.
A FULL DAY OF MOVIES MADE BY PUNKS, DIRTBAGS, METALHEADS & ODDBALLS
On August 29, join 48 Hills at Scumdance Film Festival, the annual celebration of celluloid for sickos! Ten years of freaky films from underground auteurs—and the 2026 installment at North Beach's The Lost Church promises eye-popping fun.
Today's headlines:
Drama Masks: A drag disaster to die for
By Charles Lewis III
Farewell, Dolly Parton. And hello 'Disastrous!'—D'Arcy Drollinger's latest uproarious sendup of '70s genre flicks.
How cities are going to lose all control over housing development, soon
By Michael Barnes
Wiener's housing laws are set up for cities and counties to fail, allowing developers to do almost anything they want, for many years to come
BIG WEEK: Tori Amos, Scumdance Film Fest, ‘Hairspray,’ Black House Radio, Dick Day…
By 48 Hills Arts Team
Annual Freight Fiddle Summit, Greyboy Allstars, Egg Pals, Down Dirty Drinks, Connie, more to do!
Maren Hassinger’s evocative BAMPFA retrospective reaches up, up, up
By Lou Fancher
From coiled hemp rope to wall of eye-popping pink plastic, the artist's community, colors, and contrasts are a buoying force.
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EXPERIENCE ODC THEATER'S 'STATE OF PLAY'
Discover bold new dance works at State of Play, a four-day dance festival taking place August 27-30 at ODC Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District. Featuring premieres and works in progress by Bay Area and national dance artists, State of Play invites you to step into the creative process through performances that embrace experimentation, risk, and curiosity. Take 15% off with code 15PLAY26 at checkout!
SAN FRANCISCO BLACK PRIDE IS HERE!
A weeklong festival celebrating the Bay Area's Black LGBTQ+ community, featuring drag shows, sound baths, hip-hop workshops, dance parties, and a block party featuring Deja Skye of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' and Pressure K from 'Drag Kings'? Count us in.
YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL SEASON IS HERE
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is back with 100+ free outdoor shows in downtown SF. With free music concerts, dance events, circus, kids’ shows, and more, YBG Festival is the place for picnics and summertime vibes.
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