Savvy British Offerings
Savvy British Offerings

In any given month, the calendar is packed with local film events, many of them very good, but the Mostly British Film Festival, established about a decade ago by former Chronicle movie editor Ruthe Stein, seems to get better every year.

by Sura Wood | Feb 18, 2017

Opera on the Radio
Opera on the Radio

The San Francisco Opera and Bay Area classical radio station KDFC continue their monthly broadcasts of performances captured during SF Opera's Fall 2016 Season, including the premiere of "Dream of the Red Chamber."

by Roberto Friedman | Feb 18, 2017

 Divas' Las Vegas :: Cher, J-Lo Shows Wow Sin City
Divas' Las Vegas :: Cher, J-Lo Shows Wow Sin City

"This is our last goodbye, it's true," she sang in "Strong Enough," the second number in her thundering glitterstorm of a new show, Classic Cher, which opened last Wednesday night to a giddy Las Vegas crowd.

by Jim Gladstone | Feb 19, 2017

On the Tab, Feb. 16-23, 2017
On the Tab, Feb. 16-23, 2017

Classic vocalists, witty comics, sizzling sensations and sexy scenes fill our mid-February calendar. Get into the groove.

Feb 16, 2017

LGBT SF Synagogue Welcomes Refugees
LGBT SF Synagogue Welcomes Refugees

For many members offering welcome to refugees is inspired by their own familial histories.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Feb 19, 2017

Sheriff Provides Trans Housing Update
Sheriff Provides Trans Housing Update

San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy is asking for body scanners so that transgender inmates in jail can be searched electronically rather than relying on sheriff's deputies to examine people.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Feb 18, 2017

ADAP Problems Persist Throughout CA
ADAP Problems Persist Throughout CA

California officials still haven't fixed problems with the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, months after issues with the system emerged.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Feb 18, 2017

SF Honors Peron for Medical Cannabis Work
SF Honors Peron for Medical Cannabis Work

More than 100 friends of Dennis Peron's came to San Francisco City Hall Tuesday afternoon to thank the ailing gay activist credited with founding the medical marijuana movement.

by Sari Staver | Feb 18, 2017

SF LGBT Center Rolls Out #HireTrans Ad Campaign
SF LGBT Center Rolls Out #HireTrans Ad Campaign

A first-of-its-kind educational campaign to encourage employers to hire transgender and gender non-conforming workers can now be seen on Muni buses and downtown San Francisco BART stations.

by Charlie Wagner | Feb 19, 2017

Sandra Bernhard on Top
Sandra Bernhard on Top

At age 61, she takes the subway to work every day and usually flies coach, but pop culture icon Sandra Bernhard talks like a celebrity, even if her lifestyle doesn't scream "diva."

by Sari Staver | Feb 12, 2017


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