SF punk history roars into North Beach
Plus: The cicerone crafting SF Beer Week, Almodovar's muse x2 big-screen return, BIG WEEK steers you right.
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Today's headlines:
Zines, memories, sonic assault: Mabuhay Gardens’ 50-year SF punk detonation
By Joshua Rotter
Iconic North Beach venue hosts day-to-night convergence of unruly local history and modern-day community.
Bottoms up with the advanced cicerone crafting this year’s SF Beer Week
By Adrian Spinelli
Venture capital exodus be damned—Sayre Piotrkowski will advocate for the pours of 71 Bay Area Brewers Guild members until last call.
Screen Grabs: Back to back with Almodovar muse Carmen Maura
By Dennis Harvey
Plus: Jewish Film Institute’s Winterfest, Emeryville International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, BAMPFA gets psychedelic, more.
BIG WEEK: Black Choreographers Fest, Sunset Night Market, FAGJAZZ, Winterfest, more
By Caitlin Donohue
Plus: Maara, Psychedelics and Cinema, Chulita Vinyl Club, Dr. Bittinger, 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', more.
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