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San Francisco has always been known as a place for the odd, the abnormal, and the innovative. A city truly reborn through the arts of the World's Fair after the 1906 Earthquake, S.F. is a city where counter-culture arts bleed into business events, and where new entertainers are born.

Arts & Entertainment

Alex Edelman's 'Just For Us,' a One-Man Show About a Jew Attending a Nazi Cabal, Is a Dark Laugh Riot at Berkeley Rep

"A Jewish Millennial walks in to a semi-secret meeting of white supremacists in Queens" sounds like the setup to a joke, and it basically is the setup for an hour and a half of non-stop jokes and funny stories in Alex Edelman's manic but charming 'Just for Us.'

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The ‘Hearts in SF’ Are Already Out, And One of Them Is Made of 88,000 LEGO Bricks

Your 2024 Hearts in SF are out a little early this year at the Ferry Building, and one of the lovely creations is constructed of 88,748 LEGO bricks.

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North Bay Librarian Gains Social Media Fame, National Recognition for Spreading 'Library Joy'

A 33-year-old librarian in Solano County has gained TikTok and Instagram notoriety for his cheerful videos about "library kids," the pleasures of books, and "library joy."

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Reminder: This Weekend Is Your Last Chance to See a Movie at the Castro Theatre as We Know It

The 16-month closure and overhaul of the Castro Theatre now looms, and this weekend will see the final film screenings at the Castro Theatre as we know it — with the 1932 horror masterpiece ‘Vampyr’ Friday, and a Sunday double-feature of 'Blade Runner’ and ‘Robocop.’

SF Artist Sues City, Claiming They Illegally Used His Mural in an Ad Campaign

Muralist Cameron Moberg has plenty of public art around Bayview and Visitacion Valley, but he’s filed a lawsuit after the art allegedly turned up in a city-sponsored ad campaign without his permission.

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TreasureFest Returns to Treasure Island In February After Lengthy Pandemic Hiatus

The monthly, two-day vendor/flea market with live music and food trucks on Treasure Island, born over a decade ago, is returning next month after a four-year absence.

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SF Native Ali Wong Wins Golden Globe For Dramatic Role In Netflix Series 'Beef'

Comedian Ali Wong has become a legit actor in recent years, and her dramatic turn as a vengeful, rage-hungry suburban businesswoman and mother in Netflix's 'Beef' just won her her first acting award, at the Golden Globes.

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Stevie Nicks, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Megan Thee Stallion and Maná to Headline BottleRock

The lineup for this year's BottleRock dropped Monday morning, and it includes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pearl Jam and Stevie Nicks, mega-star Ed Sheeran, and Megan Thee Stallion, who returns after headlining Outside Lands in 2023.

Matt Haney Back On It With Trying to Legalize Cannabis Cafes In California

Assemblymember Matt Haney’s bid to legalize Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes went up in smoke after a Gavin Newsom veto in October, but Haney has high hopes that the governor will take a kinder view of his new version of the bill.

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Urban Putt Closing After 10 Years, But Another Mini Golf Course Is Taking the Space

The Instagrammable and booze-enhanced mini golf of Urban Putt has apparently run its course and closed permanently, though another miniature golf proprietor will tee it up at that Mission District location.

Projection Pranksters Hit Ferry Building During New Year’s Fireworks, Mock Mayor Breed, Elon Musk, Trump

Some “projection activists” did a number on the SF Ferry Building just before the clock struck midnight for the fireworks show Sunday night, briefly displaying “STFU Musk” and other messages hammering Donald Trump and London Breed.

Bay Area Sports

Mavericks Surf Rally Underway as 30-Plus-Foot Waves Pummel Half Moon Bay

The most dangerous surfing conditions of the year are also the most beloved surfing conditions of the year for the world’s most elite surfers, who’ve descended on Half Moon Bay for the legendary, unscheduled Mavericks surfing festivities.

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Burning Man Passed Its Cleanup Inspection — Barely — and Can Return to Black Rock Desert Next Year

After downpours and mud floods led to a fair amount of abandoned matter on the playa after Burning Man 2023, the clean-up effort just barely managed to pass its federal inspection, and the event has the go-ahead to return to the Black Rock Desert next year.

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Life-Size Gingerbread House Has Returned to Fairmont Hotel, So Gumdrop It Like It's Hot

The two-story, walk-in, 7,750-brick gingerbread house is back to spice up San Francisco’s holiday season, and the icing on the cake is that you can book a dinner inside of it.

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Rising Star Dylan Mulvaney Talks About Why She Loves SF Ahead of Her SF Symphony 'Holiday Gaiety' Performance

TikTok- and Instagram-famous trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who became the center of an unwanted culture-war firestorm earlier this year, is performing in San Francisco tonight, and she says it's her first time ever performing with a symphony orchestra.

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'SF Is a Drag' Organizers Issue Apology After Performers Say They Were Harassed

The two-day, guerrilla drag extravaganza two weekends ago in San Francisco went off mostly without a hitch, though we're now hearing about a situation in which two performers were harangued by a man on the street who didn't appreciate their form of protest.

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Stockton Street 'Winter Walk' Returns For First Holiday Season Since 2018

The pop-up event that turned part of Stockton Street near Union Square into a traffic-free, pedestrian-only zone in December during five years of Central Subway construction is coming back, and ten days of holiday fun and events kick off on Friday.

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Castro Theatre to Close For 16-Month Renovation Starting This Winter

We now have some details on the timeline of the Castro Theatre's upcoming closure and renovation at the hands of Another Planet Entertainment — renovations that will include the controversial removal of seats.

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16 Shows You Should Try to See In San Francisco Over the Holidays

From holiday favorites like the Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol to stand-up comedy from Trevor Noah and Ali Wong to drag shows and more, here are the best ways to spend your December in the city.

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Hold On to Your Hats: Santacon Rears Its Bearded Head Again Saturday

The annual, abominable snowman of a pub crawl known as Santacon returns Saturday, and here’s how you better watch out for the damned thing, or else Santa yourself up and ride the tide of Yule.

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Lots of People Were Assigned Berkeley as Their Spotify Wrapped 'Sound Town,' But Also San Luis Obispo? Why?

The annual flurry of Spotify Wrapped year-end lists and genre leanings dropped last week, and like your zodiac chart, these categorizations have come to mean something for multiple generations who rely on Spotify for most of their music.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Ryan Gosling Charms at SFFILM Awards

Actor Ryan Gosling charmed everyone in presenting an award to Greta Gerwig in SF on Monday; Tule fog is blanketing the region all over in the morning; Assemblymember Evan Low has entered the House race for Anna Eshoo's seat.

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'Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes' Returns With Coco Peru Stepping In as Dorothy

This year's holiday edition of 'The Golden Girls Live' at the Victoria Theater is every bit as campy and delightful as it always is, but with a new addition to the cast.

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The Streets of SF Lit Up With Pop-Up Drag Performances All Weekend for the First 'San Francisco Is a Drag'

Thanks to a trio of SF drag legends and funding from the recently launched Civic Joy Fund, 100 drag queens, kings, and performers blanketed different neighborhoods on Saturday and Sunday for the first ever "San Francisco Is a Drag."

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Lineup For Inaugural Festival La Onda In Napa to Include Alejandro Fernandez, Mana

A first-ever, multi-day, large-scale music festival in Northern California devoted entirely to Latin music has been announced for next June in downtown Napa, the weekend after BottleRock, and we now know the lineup.