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Nightlife Events Nov. 7-14, 2019

Nightlife Events Nov. 7-14, 2019

  • by Events Editor
  • Nov 6, 2019

What's up with what's going down? Find out with our comprehensive LGBTQ nightlife listings!

'Drummer' redux: famed leather magazine gets a reboot

'Drummer' redux: famed leather magazine gets a reboot

  • by Race Bannon
  • Nov 6, 2019

Any man who traveled within the gay leather world of the late 1970s to '90s likely read or knew of Drummer magazine. The last issue of Drummer was published in 1999, until now. Drummer is back. In early October a new iteration of the magazine debuted.

Halloween @ The Castro

Halloween @ The Castro

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Nov 6, 2019

Celebrants in a multitude of creative costumes celebrated Halloween early on Saturday, October 26, in and around Castro district bars.

Circuit Sundays @ The Cafe

Circuit Sundays @ The Cafe

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Oct 30, 2019

The recently reopened Café revved up Gus Bean's monthly tea dance (third Sundays), Circuit Sundays. With airy sunny dance and hangout areas, the new and improved Café is a new/old favorite in the Castro, day or night.

Nightlife Events Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2019

Nightlife Events Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2019

  • by Events Editor
  • Oct 30, 2019

Get out and fall into nightlife revelry.

Margaret Cho: Fave comic at A.C.T.'s 'Rocky Horror'-themed gala

Margaret Cho: Fave comic at A.C.T.'s 'Rocky Horror'-themed gala

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 23, 2019

Margaret Cho is a Magenta. "At least I know I have that costume somewhere, so I'll probably be Magenta." The Emmy-nominated, Grammy-nominated stand-up comic and actor will host American Conservatory Theater's fundraiser gala at The Hibernia on Nov 2.

Leather: Fantasy costumes as kink

Leather: Fantasy costumes as kink

  • by Race Bannon
  • Oct 23, 2019

Since we're approaching Halloween, when many kinksters meld the erotic with what they wear in unique and alternative ways, this holiday gives many of us the opportunity to delve deeper into donning a wider range of sexual fantasy representations.

GLBT Historical Society Gala @ Salesforce Ohana Floor

GLBT Historical Society Gala @ Salesforce Ohana Floor

  • by Steven Underhill
  • Oct 23, 2019

The GLBT Historical Society's annual gala took to the skies at the Saleforce Tower's leafy scenic 360-degree 61st-floor event space.

Nightlife Events Oct. 24-31, 2019

Nightlife Events Oct. 24-31, 2019

  • by Events Editor
  • Oct 23, 2019

Whether you dress up in classy costumes or down to drag dregs, fun of all sorts of styles awaits.

Spooktacular!  Halloween Events around the Bay Area

Spooktacular! Halloween Events around the Bay Area

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 23, 2019

Halloween-themed happenings take place in theaters, nightclubs, parks and even at the Old Mint. Enjoy costumed and casual parties for families with kids, and those for adults-only.

Marc Almond: SexCells pop night at the Castro Theatre

Marc Almond: SexCells pop night at the Castro Theatre

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Oct 16, 2019

The Castro Theatre will be hopping on October 26 with SexCells, featuring Marc Almond, TR/ST, Hercules & Love Affair (playing a DJ set) and other talents.

Scare-larious!  Terror Vault at The Mint is frightfully fun

Scare-larious! Terror Vault at The Mint is frightfully fun

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 16, 2019

As a teenager in suburban Maryland, Joshua Grannell created a makeshift horror house, enlisting his supportive family. Decades later, as Peaches Christ, the gay horror super-fan directs the second annual Into the Dark: Terror Vault at the historic Mint.

Nightlife Events Oct. 17-24, 2019

Nightlife Events Oct. 17-24, 2019

  • by Events Editor
  • Oct 16, 2019

Nibble on some pumpkin spice nightlife.

Nightlife Events Oct. 10-17, 2019

Nightlife Events Oct. 10-17, 2019

  • by Events Editor
  • Oct 9, 2019

Autumn lovelies fill our weekly line-up of nightlifery.