Why beloved drag club Oasis is closing
Dahlia Dell pops off, remembering a Whisper, Babydaddy's graphic foray
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HP MENDOZA'S SINGALONG 'FRUIT FLY' COMES TO THE ROXIE WED/23
The fabulous low-budget 2009 musical movie is a love letter to a queer San Francisco that already seems lost to the mist of time. Come together with fellow nuts and fruits and sing your heart out.
Why beloved drag club Oasis is closing—and how its spirit must live on

By Marke B.
'I want to see SF continue to have an underground art scene,' says owner D'Arcy Drollinger. 'But this is where we're at, and it's sad.'
How two friends turned their Lower Haight garage into a line dancing honky-tonk

By Dorothy Odonnell
Joel Reske and Sean Sullivan have watched their little concrete hoedown blow up into a downtown phenom.
Giant steps (and little ones, too) toward reclaiming ‘Black Spaces’

By Charles Lewis III
OMCA show delves into Black community displacement and repossession history, from bullet-ridden mailbox to Moms for Housing triumph.
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The Dahlia Dell is popping off in Golden Gate Park

A legend passes, but the Whispers’ eternal jams can still make it better

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!
THE 45TH SF JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL IS HERE
70 thought-provoking independent films from around the globe; 18 electrifying days of original, Jewish storytelling in theaters around San Francisco and the East Bay. Tickets and ticket packages are now on sale to all.