All the world's a stage
The autumn leaves aren't exactly drifting by my window, but it must be fall because the theatrical horn of plenty is ready to overflow. What follows is a collection of intriguing events opening from now until the start of winter that may pique your interest. As Tallulah Bankhead once said, "If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience."
Gotta have faith
It's hard to believe that a white gay pastor from rural Tennessee would be a pivotal bridge between Bronx rap culture and conservative black churches, but that's just one of the interweaving stories in author Eric Gutierrez' Disciples of the Street: the Promise of a Hip Hop Church.
Retailers slash prices, but at what cost?
In a bid to pull hesitant shoppers into their stores, retailers are slashing prices on everything from jeans to dinnerware. But those fat discounts will likely come at a big cost for the companies.
Knoller shocked at return to jail
Marjorie Knoller says the decision to send her back to jail last week left her shocked and devastated.
Activist, city address availability of poppers
A spate of online ads for poppers has led a longtime San Francisco activist and city health officials to address the availability of butyl and other alkyl nitrites sold in small bottles that some gay men sniff to produce a high during sex.
Lighthouse director resigns
The executive director of the Lighthouse Community Center in Hayward, Patricia Kevena Fili, announced her resignation last week.
Third poll shows Prop 8 trailing
A majority of likely California voters remains opposed to Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that would eliminate same-sex marriage, according to a statewide survey released Wednesday night by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Stay cool, boy!
A recent New York Times article gave us some quality time with theatrical legend Arthur Laurents, who, at age 91, is directing a revival of "West Side Story", for which he wrote the book.
What's happening down the Peninsula?
A dizzying abundance of major museum exhibitions opened in the city during what may well have been the most crowded summer calendar in recent memory.
Musical seduction: Duncan Sheik on 'Spring Awakening,' opening in SF
Duncan Sheik is riding high. Warily. The sophisticated rock singer-songwriter, who became a Tony Award-winning composer with <slug>Spring Awakening</slug>, is nervous that knives will be drawn when his next theater project debuts. "I'm a very self-conscious person," he said recently, "and I have to work on not worrying about what other people are saying about me."
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