Arts & Entertainment Music and Theater Venue PianoFight Is Closing Its SF and Oakland Locations In March While scrappy Tenderloin theater PianoFight may have survived the pandemic til now, it's been clear that the casualties are continuing to mount, and it is now adding itself to the list.
Arts & Entertainment California Will Allow Concert Venues and Theaters to Reopen April 15 With Restrictions State health officials announced Friday that indoor concerts, theater performances, and sports arenas will be allowed to reopen April 15 with restrictions — and capacities will be tied to how many attendees are vaccinated or show a negative COVID test.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Music Venues and Theaters Can Apply For Lifesaving Grants Under New Stimulus Bill Owners and operators of cultural venues, from Broadway theaters on down to dive bars that host rock shows, will be able to fight over a new pool of grant money from the federal government as part of the new $900 billion stimulus package that Congress was finalizing Monday.
Arts & Entertainment Castro Theater to Go Dark Eight Nights in August What with so many cinema houses closing down, we always worry about our dear Castro Theatre, the Bay Area's best (if we may) theater. But, just like in April, it will go dark
Arts & Entertainment A Drag Queen Plays Miss Peacock, and Other Highlights of the Boxcar Theatre's Production of <em>Clue</em> We haven't had the chance to review it ourselves, but please take a moment, if you're a fan of the 1985 film Clue (which was rumored to be targeted for a remake... sigh)
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "If You Were Gay" from Avenue Q Didja hear? Avenue Q is coming back to town! The Tony Award-winning Best Musical will be playing the Orpheum from February 15 to February 27. Get tickets here. With that, here's a clip
misc San Francisco Was Once Lovingly Called 'The Smut Capital of America' Were you aware that the birth of hardcore pornography happened right here in San Francisco? Feel proud, kids. During the brief period of 1968 to 1972, the barriers fell for both strip clubs
Arts & Entertainment Sunday: Red Vic Moviehouse Benefit In this day and age, it's hard for any small business to stay afloat, but single-screen, worker-owned-and-operated neighborhood moviehouses are fewer and far between. Show your support to 20-year-old SF gem, the Red
