ICE protests take the streets
Plus: Black quilters stun in 'Routed West,' Maya Cameron-Gordon's mixed-race coming of age, and SF Porchfest brightens the block.
Supported by Pink Block, Frameline, Blue Note Summer Sessions, Fresh Meat, Dyke March, and SF DocFest.
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE GRACE JONES THIS FRIDAY
See the legend in all her fierce glory, this Fri/13 at Blue Note Napa! TO ENTER: Email marke@48hills.org by Midnight on Tue/10 with “Grace Jones” in the subject line and the name of your favorite Grace Jones song in the body + your full name. Winner will be chosen at random and informed on Wednesday morning. Good luck!
PINK BLOCK ROCKS PRIDE SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Polyglamorous & The Great Northern are back with PINK BLOCK Saturday June 28! Featuring DJ Harvey, Horse Meat Disco, Crystal Waters, Heidi Lawden, Masha Mar, Juanita MORE!, and much more!
5,000 march against ICE in the Mission; where is Mayor Lurie?
By Tim Redmond
Opposition to Trump crackdown just keeps growing—and the mayor, activists say, is way too quiet.
Black quilters of ‘Routed West’ stitched proof of what lasts
Created for warmth during the Second Great Migration or art for art's sake, BAMPFA exhibition's pieces stun.
A real San Franciscan shows the city like it is in ‘What’chu Mixed With?’
By Alan Chazaro
Debut director Maya Cameron-Gordon's short film delivers Bay Area bildungsroman.
Live Shots: Over 60 open-air SF Porchfest acts dispelled the June gloom
Personable flute, Jolie Holland-reminiscent vocals, and tight-knit punkabilly made for quite the Mission District afternoon.
In Case You Missed It
Puff: Stern Grove Festival’s cannabis connection
African American Californian history awaits under the Golden Gate Bridge
RESILIENCE AND JOY TAKE THE STAGE AT FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL
A celebration of trans and queer joy, survival, and creative brilliance. Let’s celebrate LIVE performances rooted in justice, care, and community, June 19-21 at Z Space in San Francisco. Getting in costs $10-40, NOTAFLOF.
FRAMELINE49 LIGHTS UP PRIDE SCREENS
The world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival is returning to San Francisco and Oakland with 11 days of screenings, performances, and parties. Show up June 18–28 as a reminder that the world is watching!
HELP BRING BACK THE HISTORIC DYKE MARCH!
The SF Dyke March we all know and love costs of money and requires a lot of effort. The march doesn't take sponsorships from large corporations, and it needs your help to raise funds so together, we can raze the patriarchy! Every contribution counts. Consider asking your workplace to match your donation!
WELCOME TO SF DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, MAY 29-JUNE 8
Get ready for 11 days of great new non-fiction films from around the world playing at the Roxie and Vogue theaters and also on demand online! As 48hills' Dennis Harvey put it in 2024, "DocFest does feature serious inquiries into weighty subjects like the war in Gaza, the US opioid epidemic, international refugee waves, and more. But it also spotlights plenty of what’s still fun in life."
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