Arts & Entertainment

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Frameline Announces the Lineup for the49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+Film Festival & Queer2Queer Campaign

Today, Frameline announced the full lineup for the 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49), the largest and longest-running queer film festival in the world. Taking place June 18–28, Frameline49’s 11 days of programming feature nearly 150 films from 40 countries and bring many notable premieres to the Bay Area, including 17 World Premieres, 2 International Premieres, 12 North American Premieres, and 11 US Premieres, and numerous West Coast, California, and Bay Area Premieres. Previously, Frameline shared its Opening Night film, Sophie Hyde’s Jimpa, a multi-generational drama starring Olivia Colman, as well as its First Friday film, Sam Feder’s 2025 Frameline Completion Fund film Heightened Scrutiny, a salient documentary that […]

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Forbidden Kiss Live Hosts “Rawhide” May 16

Time & Location May 16, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM The California, 528 7th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA About the event Join us for Forbidden Kiss LIVE – Rawhide. Cheryl King is the mistress of this particular saloon, and she’s got a Wild West show that will have you shouting for more! See magic from Vixen, original comic songs from Karenna Slade, song&dance from Malia Abayon and Reilly Milton, Burlesque from Thotty McNaughty, Quad Squad, Velvet Thorn and Niki Six, and comedy sketches from Cheryl King and Underground Improv. Prizes for contest winners from Secrets Boutique. BUY […]

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Stardust , A Cabaret at Occidental Center for the Arts Saturday, May 17

Saturday May 17 at 7 pm: Stardust , A Cabaret at Occidental Center for the Arts. Enjoy a cabaret-style concert featuring Andrea Van Dyke with the TriMates : John Simon, Kendrick Freeman and Tom Shader; along with guest vocalists Bonnie Brooks and Blythe Klein. The ensemble will be offering classic jazz and pop standards with a dash of Broadway, blues, and bossa; sprinkled with levity, sass, and a touch of nostalgia. Modeled after the very first cabaret performance in OCA’s newly refurbished auditorium in 2006, ’Stardust ‘ is an affectionate tribute to love, community, resilience… and the enduring power of music and the arts […]

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THUGZ in the Amphitheater at Occidental Center for the Arts Saturday May 10

Saturday, May 10 @ 4 pm. THUGZ in the Amphitheater at Occidental Center for the Arts. West County’s favorite cosmic Americana band returns for an outdoor Spring concert in our amphitheater! Bring your own seat cushion or low-backed chair and get ready for a real good time enjoying your favorite GD songs and other classic Americana. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door at www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. Discount for OCA members. No outside food/drink allowed except water. Refreshments, beer and wine for sale. The amphitheater is wheelchair accessible. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. Occidental, CA. 95465. 

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Riveted Industrial/Goth Night with DJ Aggrofemm and Friends Happens at The California May 10

Gear up for Industrial+Goth+Post-Punk music and dancing with DJ Aggrofemm (Hell Heim), DJ Decay (global scene icon & creator of the oldest continually operating gothic/industrial dance club in the U.S., and second oldest in the world: DEATH GUILD, San Francisco); and local powerhouse DJ KAJE of renowned darkwave & synth night, INTERZONE. PLUS Performance art pieces by Charlie Bones, Janessa and Gabrial. Our kitchen is open and serving our bar bites menu during Left Edge Friday night shows, Happy Hours and most evening concert shows from the time doors open until end of intermission. Doors open 8:30pm. Music starts at 8:45pm […]

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OUTwatch Film Series Presents “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story” One Night Only May 8 at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story One Day Only Thursday May 8, 1pm  & 7pm Don’t miss it – it is not expected to stream A star is reborn. With an outsize stage presence that eclipsed R&B greats like Etta James and Little Richard, Black transgender soul singer Jackie Shane was the real deal. After mysteriously vanishing from public view for almost 40 years, this little-known icon is given her ultimate due Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. This remarkable documentary portrait brings Jackie to life in her own words to an incredible soundtrack that seals Jackie’s place as one […]

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CAAMFest 2025 Returns to Japantown With Films From Asian America and Beyond

The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announces its slate of programs for CAAMFest 2025, taking place May 8-11 in San Francisco, with nearly 40 films from Asian America and beyond, as well as panel discussions and other events. This year’s programming provides a look at how the roots of Asian America have shaped this present moment, with themes including the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the creative and nurturing contributions of Asian American women. “At a time when it feels particularly fraught to express stories from communities of color, CAAM is doing what we’ve […]

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Transcendence Theatre Company Announces Individual Sales for 2025 Broadway Under The Stars Summer Season

In partnership with the City of Sonoma and the Field of Dreams, the Transcendence Theatre Company (TTC), California Wine Country’s award-winning premiere entertainment experience, announced that individual ticket sales are now available for the 2025 Broadway Under the Stars summer season, opening June 12 and running through September 14, 2025. Tickets are available for purchase at transcendencetheatre.org/tickets. “We are thrilled to offer individual performance tickets for our 2025 season shows, providing greater accessibility for those who want to experience the magic of Broadway Under the Stars at one of our three shows this summer,” said Brad Surosky, executive director. “We can’t wait to welcome both new […]

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“The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde Opens at 6th Street Playhouse April 25

John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, is the inventor of a fictitious brother, “Ernest,” whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his country home from time to time and journey to London, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff. Algernon has a cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax, with whom John is deeply in love. During his London sojourns, John, under the name Ernest, has won Gwendolen’s love, for she strongly desires to marry someone with the confidence-inspiring name of Ernest. But when he asks for Gwendolen’s hand from the formidable Lady Bracknell, John finds he must […]

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“The Wedding Banquet” Opens at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol April 18

The Wedding Banquet OUTwatch screening: April 18, 7pm Plays For One Week Wedding Banquet is a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity and family expectations. It’s a remake of the original 1993 film with a new lesbian emphasis. “The Wedding Banquet” centers two couples: Chris & Min and Angela & Lee. Angela and her partner Lee have been unlucky with their IVF treatments, but can’t afford to pay for another round. Meanwhile their friend Min, the closeted scion of a multinational corporate empire, has plenty of family money but a soon-to-expire student visa. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris (Bowen Yang)  and running […]

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