Live a little at these 11 fall concerts💯🎤
Plus: dueling rallies at City Hall rallies re: Mayor's zoning plan, a very lush Litquake 2025, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art honored by Best of the Bay.
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SCUMDANCE 2025 OOZES ONTO THE BIG SCREEN
Scumdance is a celebration of weird and wild micro-budget films, made by punks, dirtbags, mutants, and maniacs. Join us for a full day of horror, comedy, sleaze, trash and flat out bizarro movies from around the world.
POLLS ARE NOW OPEN FOR BEST OF THE BAY 2025!
Tell us what you love in our 51st annual Best of the Bay poll! New categories and a streamlined voting experience mean more love to go around.
Today's headlines:
Abba Zabba to Kamasi Washington: 11 superior fall shows
By John-Paul Shiver
We got Portola Fest. We got Hardly Strictly. We got Autechre. We got Secret Emchy Society. Get in here!
Mayor will face opponents to zoning plan at rallies outside of City Hall
By Tim Redmond
Press conference, silent protest marks first official meeting on upzoning proposal. Here's what to look for.
Litquake 2025’s lineup is here, and it’s stacked like the Bodleian
By Marke B.
Sprawling literary fest takes over the city with spicy readings and events in October—here are some of our first round picks.
Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
By Lou Fancher
Napa institution made major moves with opening of free-entry Incorrect Museum—plus creative strategy to brave era's financial woes.
In Case You Missed It:
Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Corgi Con
Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: 540 Bar
FOLSOM STREET FAIR RETURNS SEPTEMBER 28 TO WHIP UP COMMUNITY JOY
48 Hills is proud to be the official SF media partner of the 42nd Annual Folsom Street Fair! Parties and community events galore celebrate SF's thriving subversive spirit and diverse fetish/kink communities.
YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL IS FULL OF FREE SUMMER FUN EVERY WEEK
Live music, dancing, circus, entertainment for the whole family—all in a beautiful garden setting downtown. Don't miss the fun every week!
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