Conjured realities on boxes of light: Vancouver artist Jeff Wall retrospective fascinates at SFMOMA
Canadian artist Jeff Wall takes exception when his photographs are described as staged; instead, he prefers to call them reconstructions - of events, memories and flashes of imagination.
Crime spree worries bar owner
A San Francisco bar frequented by lesbians has issued a safety alert to customers following several apparent gang-related incidents that have taken place outside the Mission District business.
It's still elementary for Brandon Rice
Ten years ago, discussions in classrooms about LGBT families sparked protests in various school districts around the country, then one little film, It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School, broke through, and in the process, changed the life of one of the children who participated in it.
Gay man heads DA's child assault unit
Gay men sometimes get a bad rap when it comes to children, often being labeled as pedophiles. But that's not what San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris saw when she hired openly gay Julius De Guia last year to lead the office's child assault unit.
A B'way musical like that - 'West Side Story' celebrated on its 50th b'day
"Could it be? Yes, it could." West Side Story has turned 50. Over the half-century since its Broadway premiere on September 26, 1957, the show has burrowed its way so deeply into our collective consciousness that most people, just hearing the words, "Could it be? Yes, it could," could sing them. The Stephen Sondheim lyrics and Leonard Bernstein music come from Tony's song "Something's Coming," but fewer people know that than know how the words sound and feel.
Filmmaker defends The Gendercator
Catherine Crouch, the director of a controversial movie about gender reassignment that was pulled from this year's LGBT film festival, met face-to-face with detractors of her film The Gendercator at a standing-room only forum in San Francisco last week and defended the film's message.
SF Filmmaker defends <i>The Gendercator</i>
Catherine Crouch, the director of a controversial movie about gender reassignment that was pulled from this year's LGBT film festival, met face-to-face with detractors of her film <i>The Gendercator</i> at a standing-room only forum in San Francisco last week and defended the film's message.
Two guest maestros at Davies Symphony Hall
The last two weeks at Davies Symphony Hall yielded two distinct and remarkably contrasted concerts. There were a few comparable elements with the repertoire and the musical performances, but most of the similarities were minor. The biggest difference was in the impact visiting conductors make on the experience. The musicians generally respond to any request, but the physical demeanor of a conductor can noticeably flavor the execution of a piece.
Vote for Fallon Building's new colors
Community members will be able to apply their exterior design expertise to part of the San Francisco LGBT Community Center by voting for one of two sample palettes to replace the Fallon Building's bold but worn teal blue starting this week.
Can't stop Christmas!
Now that the spooky season is over, the really scary time of the year is upon us. Yes, it's beginning to look a lot like Christ-mess, and to honor this highest of high helladays, Santa's li'l helper imp-presario Marc Huestis is conjuring up a gay-la event sure to tickle every queen's seasonal fancy. Ooh, sounds exciting/excruciating!
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