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Arts groups unite, seek and offer more funding and support

Arts groups unite, seek and offer more funding and support

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • May 19, 2020

With so many arts organizations suffering amid the pandemic, many nonprofits are banding together to get more government support and online patronage, and offer it to artists and other nonprofits.

Homing's In: arts, nightlife & community events online

Homing's In: arts, nightlife & community events online

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • May 15, 2020

Arts, nightlife and community events offer a wide variety of viewing fun and interactive opportunities.

Online Extra: Frameline44 Pride Showcase to stream in late June

Online Extra: Frameline44 Pride Showcase to stream in late June

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • May 12, 2020

In another smart move to counter theater closures during the pandemic, Frameline, the producers of the SF International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, announced a four-day virtual mini-festival of film screenings scheduled for June 25 to 28.

Homing's In: music, art, nightlife podcasts and theatre online

Homing's In: music, art, nightlife podcasts and theatre online

  • by Events Editor
  • May 7, 2020

Arts, nightlife and community events continue online at a Zooming pace. From fundraisers to e-tip jar talents, we can support each other in many ways.

Advanced and enchanting - Jean-Baptiste Lully's 'Isis' on CD

Advanced and enchanting - Jean-Baptiste Lully's 'Isis' on CD

  • by Tim Pfaff
  • May 4, 2020

The curtain had barely come down on the final performance of his tour of the Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera, 'Isis,' when Vienna's Theater an der Wien was forced to lock its doors indefinitely. The CD recording captures its audible beauty.

Homing's In: Arts, Nightlife & Community Events

Homing's In: Arts, Nightlife & Community Events

  • by Events Editor
  • May 2, 2020

Enjoy the wonderful array of arts, nightlife and community events online. Also, many of these events are accepting donations to help keep their venues afloat during the shutdown.

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • May 1, 2020

Thank you very much, it has been both humbling and encouraging receiving your generous support when so many are also in need of help. So far, we have raised just over $25,000 and are just 15% away from reaching our goal of $30,000.

Online Extra: Stars to appear in online events to support LGBT community centers

Online Extra: Stars to appear in online events to support LGBT community centers

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 30, 2020

Stars of television and music will take part in two online events this week to raise people's spirits as well as some money for LGBT community centers that are struggling financially due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Online Extra: Billy Porter covers Buffalo Springfield classic

Online Extra: Billy Porter covers Buffalo Springfield classic

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Apr 24, 2020

Known for his glamour and triple-award-winning acting and singing, Billy Porter shifts to a serious tone with a somber cover of the classic Vietnam-era anthem, "For What's It's Worth."

Comic bites and family fun: The Lavender Tube on vampires, doctors and gay dads

Comic bites and family fun: The Lavender Tube on vampires, doctors and gay dads

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Apr 21, 2020

The Lavender Tube covers 'Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo takes down fake doctors, sapphic spies on 'Killing Eve,' bi bites in 'What We Do in the Shadows' and gay dads on PBS Kids.

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Apr 15, 2020

San Francisco is one of 11 US cities that is fortunate to have a legacy LGBT publication by us, for us, and about us. Help preserve the BAR as an historic and important community institution for the future.

In our solitude: Fenton Johnson discusses 'At the Center of Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life'

In our solitude: Fenton Johnson discusses 'At the Center of Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life'

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Apr 15, 2020

With shelter-in-place extended till at least May 3, Fenton Johnson's new book on what it means to be solitary, whether chosen or not, befits these days of city and state-imposed isolation.

Nightlife, Arts and Community Events Continue Online During Shutdown

Nightlife, Arts and Community Events Continue Online During Shutdown

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Apr 10, 2020

Nightlife and community gatherings are a big part of queer culture, but all that has gone away. Undaunted, many of the Bay Area's most beloved performers, party promoters and events producers have found a new way to bring their magic to the masses.

Love, frankly: Jacqueline Wilson, noted children's book author, comes out

Love, frankly: Jacqueline Wilson, noted children's book author, comes out

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Apr 7, 2020

Best-selling and world-renowned children's book author Jacqueline Wilson proves that it's never too late to come out. Wilson, 74, is the beloved and award-winning author of more than a hundred books.