A great new play wrestles with Fillmore gentrification
Plus: Posthumous emcee P.E.A.C.E. release dazzles, Mary W.D. Graham and 'the paper bag test,' Combo Tezeta is Best
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SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING AT SFAMC, NOVEMBER 7!
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FRAMELINE FALL SHOWCASE IS STACKED WITH FILM GEMS
Whether you’re into gay yearning, inspired animation, or exquisite coming-of-age stories, the Frameline Fall Showcase has something you’ll love — and something else you’ll love to discover. Join Frameline on select dates in October and November to experience the season’s best queer cinema, featuring talent like Andrew Scott, Abbi Jacobson, and more. Tickets available at frameline.org.
Today's headlines:
‘Every Saturday Night’ buzzes with complexities of Black gentrification
By Charles Lewis III
DRAMA MASKS: SFBATCO's latest production punches upwards at sell-out politicos and smug bougie folk, while celebrating Fillmore's jazz legacy.
Posthumous ‘staggering explosion’ from emcee P.E.A.C.E. is released at last
By John-Paul Shiver
Freestyle Fellowship legend recorded with SF producer Romanowski over 13 years; proceeds will benefit his kids.
Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism
By Mary Corbin
'Once I see her, the painting is finished,' says North Beach portraitist, who digs into fraught subjects like 'the paper bag test.'
Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Combo Tezeta
By John-Paul Shiver
Get drenched—or just slightly micro-dosed—in powerful psychedelic cumbia from this incredible Oakland outfit.
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JOIN US FOR ANOTHER SEISMIC LITQUAKE
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SQREAM: THE '90S SLASHER PARODY MUSICAL RETURNS!
Do you like scary movie drag parodies? OASIS introduces SQREAM, a drag horror parody set to your favorite hit songs of the 1990s. It's a super queer whodunnit spanning the entire OASIS nightclub, and it's as campy, sexy and gory as your millennial adolescence. They're ready to slay... are you?
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE AT TERROR VAULT: SLASHED
The latest immersive horror experience from diabolical creators Peaches Christ and Michael Flowers takes over the San Francisco Mint with a tale inspired by '80s slashers! October 1-November 7
