RIP, Dolly Parton: Read our sparkling 2011 interview
Plus: 'American Doctor' in Gaza, Jeff Parker's Berkeley jazz step-up, secret prestidigitation shots
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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.
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:
RIP, Dolly: Read our 2011 interview about drag queens, dance floors, honky tonk preaching
By Marke B.
“I couldn’t really get much gaudier—unless maybe I walked out with a beaver on my head!” We'll miss you, Country Queen.
‘American Doctor’: Racing against death and dehumanization in Gaza
By Pam Grady
Poh Si Teng's doc follows three medics—Muslim, Jewish, Zoroastrian—and the threats they face during Israel's bombardment.
Under the Stars: Jeff Parker & co. stepped into Berkeley with spectral, slippery riffs
By John-Paul Shiver
Plus: Alice Coltrane tapes—once heard only by ashram members—to take flight, and producer Carré serves dubby late-summer heat.
Live Shots: Prestidigitation, ichthyomancy, and more legerdemain at ‘Secret Magic’
By J0n Bauer and Patty Riek
Yes, there was even a fortune-telling fish at this intimate lollapalooza of sorcery at Palace Theater.
In case you missed it:
Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’
Good Taste: SF confectioner opens a sweet (and affordable) cooking school
Reshaping Yelamu: ‘Indigenize SF’ makes visible Native past, present, future
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.
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!
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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