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Insider tips: Author Michelle Tea
For 15 years, San Francisco author Michelle Tea has spearheaded Sister Spit, a loose collaborative of roadtripping queer writers and performers that brings alcohol- and vegan meatloaf-fueled evenings...
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Insider tips: Author Jim Provenzano
Jim Provenzano Writer Jim Provenzano‘s latest novel, Every Time I Think of You, won a 2011 Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Romance. It’s a coming of age/coming out story that also addresses the...
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A feast of fests: Celebrating wheels and meals this Saturday, August 18
A tricycle built for three You’ll need to plan carefully to hit two big events this Saturday, both of which capture the spirit of the Bay Area by blending social change agendas with tons of fun. At...
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Insider Tips: Chanteuse par excellence, Veronica Klaus
San Francisco’s stellar siren, Veronica Klaus Knockout song stylist Veronica Klaus is a real San Francisco gem, delivering respectful yet singular interpretations of Great American Songbook tunes that...
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Restaurant spotlight: Meet the fellas from Canela
Paco Cifuentes (rear) and Matt Shuster For over 25 years, 2272 Market Street was home to Capri, an unassuming, uninspiring red sauce Italian joint which—in its last years—offered a weeknight dinner...
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Insider tips: J. Conrad Frank
Welcome to a special “Double Take” Edition of Insider Tips. J. Conrad Frank (Photo: Werner Images) About three years ago, I was enjoying a Saturday lunch at the late lamented Blue restaurant in the...
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Insider tips: Countess Katya Smirnoff-Skyy
Welcome to Part II of our Insider Tips “Double Take” Edition! Yesterday, we heard from J. Conrad Frank, actor, singer, and creator of the celebrated San Francisco drag character, Countess Katya...
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3 Cheers…to San Francisco Cocktail Week’s 6th Anniversary
San Francisco Cocktail Week gets underway next Monday, with a spirited series of events, from lectures to tastings to tours. Highlights include The Best of the West— a showcase of signature drinks from...
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Simple Pleasures: Sunday Bloody Sunday…at Zeitgeist
Amidst a Bay Area bar scene often flawed by overhype and overcrowding, on of my favorite ways to pass a Sunday morning is a visit to Zeitgeist. The Mission stalwart’s biker bar decor and rowdy, crowded...
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Insider Tips: Inimitable entertainer Justin Bond
Described in The New Yorker as “The greatest cabaret artist of vs generation” by Hilton Als, Tony-nominated performance artist Justin Vivian Bond is best known as Kiki of ‘Kiki and Herb,’ and as one...
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