Arts & Entertainment

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“Bootycandy” Opens November 14 at Left Edge Theatre in Santa Rosa

Bootycandy Written by Robert O’Hara November 14-23, 2025 Director Serena Elize Flores 1 ticket – 6 Show Pass 2 ticket – 6 show Pass Take a wild ride through the mind of Sutter, a young man navigating his identity as a Black gay man in a world that doesn’t always want to understand him. In this bold and bitingly funny coming-of-age story, playwright Robert O’Hara shatters conventions with a mashup of vignettes, sermons, sketches, and fourth-wall-breaking theatrical moments. From awkward childhood memories to eye-opening adult revelations, Bootycandy fuses outrageous satire with unflinching honesty, confronting themes of race, sexuality, and cultural expectation […]

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GLAAD Releases 20th Annual Where We Are on TV Report

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GLAAD released the 20th edition of its annual Where We Are on TV study today. The study has tracked the presence of LGBTQ characters on primetime scripted broadcast and cable series as well as scripted streaming originals for two decades and provides essential guidance for the future of inclusion in television.  The study counted LGBTQ regular and recurring characters who appear on scripted series during the 2024-25 television season (June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025) on streaming services, cable networks, and primetime broadcast television. READ THE FULL STUDY HERE. Key Findings: “For the past two decades, our Where We Are on TV study has […]

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“Slay-O-Week – And 80s Dance Party Happenes October 21 in Sonoma

Bloom Carneros will host a 1980s-themed Halloween dance party from 7-10 p.m., Oct. 31, at the Sonoma restaurant. The 21-and-over event will include costume contests, DJ HurryKane spinning ’80s dance music and drag performances by San Francisco performer Lydia Darling. Proceeds benefit Wake up Sonoma. Tickets are $30 and available on Eventbrite. Bloom Carneros, 22910 Broadway, Sonoma, 707-412-0438, bloomcarneros.com

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Sonoma Valley Pride Hosts A Screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Sebastiani Theatre for 50th Anniversary November 8th

Sonoma Valley Pride Hosts A Screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Sebastiani Theatre for 50th AnniversarySponsored by Wake UP Sonoma, Matthew Long Design and Out In The Vineyards Sonoma Valley Pride is inviting the community to celebrate a cult classic in true over-the-top style! On Saturday, November 8, the historic Sebastiani Theatre will host a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. Doors open at 7:00 PM, with a costume contest kicking off at 7:30 PM, where prizes will be awarded to the best dressed of the night. The movie screening will start at 8:00 PM. The […]

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Thugz Halloween Party at Occidental Center for the Arts Oct. 31

Friday, October 31 @ 7 pm. THUGZ Halloween Dance Party at Occidental Center for the Arts! Get ready for the most electrifying night of the year at our jam-filled dance party with the THUGZ! Our annual Halloween bash is not to be missed. Dress in your most creative costume, dance under the eerie glow of our haunted house decor, and enjoy spine-tingling fun with thrilling surprises! Take a chance and win our Best Costume Contest! Tickets are $25 GA, $20 for OCA members at www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. $30 at the door. Advance sales end at 4PM day of show. Fine refreshments including wine and beer, wheelchair […]

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Romeo and Juliet Opens at Occidental Center for the Arts October 17

October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 @ 4 to 6 pm. Romeo & Juliet in the Amphitheater! at Occidental Center for the Arts. Get ready to be swept away by the passion and drama of Shakespeare’s classic play, performed live in the beautiful outdoor setting of the OCA amphitheater. Directed by Stuart Handloff and featuring accomplished local actors, this eternal love story will move and thrill you. Don’t miss this chance to witness the iconic story of Romeo and Juliet come to life right before your eyes! Tickets are $25 GA, $20 for OCA members at www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. Discounts for youth. Fine refreshments, art gallery […]

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SF Gay Drama “Fairyland” Starts Week Run at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol October 17

OUTwatch and Rialto Cinemas present Fairyland Starting Oct. 10 Rialto Cinemas, Sebastopol Multiple showings a day Following the sudden and tragic death of her mother, young Alysia is uprooted by her father Steve in hopes of restarting his life. They move to 1970s San Francisco where Steve develops his poetic and personal writing and begins to openly date men. Steve’s bohemian lifestyle clashes with the expectations of parenthood from both the outside world and Alysia herself, who occasionally wishes for less of the independence her father gives her. As Alysia grows into a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, […]

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BOYCOTT: Anti-trans queer journalist Bari Weiss named editor in chief of CBS News

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In a move shaking the foundations of American broadcast journalism, Paramount Skydance announced Monday that it has acquired The Free Press, the digital media company founded by out journalist Bari Weiss, and appointed her as the new editor in chief of CBS News. The deal, valued at roughly $150 million in cash and stock, brings Weiss’s growing subscriber-driven platform under the same corporate roof as CBS, Showtime, and Paramount, according to CBS News. It also places Weiss, who rose to prominence as a conservative-leaning critic of liberal media culture, at the helm of one of the nation’s oldest and most trusted news brands. As The Advocate noted […]

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Gay Cop Drama”Plainclothes” Opens at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol for Week Run

OUTwatch and Rialto Cinemas present Plainclothes Oct. 3 Rialto Cinemas, Sebastopol Multiple showings a day A promising undercover officer assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies orders when he falls in love with a target. Plainclothes is brimming with an atmosphere of paranoia and anxiety. As Lucas, a young police officer contending with a secret attraction to men, Tom Blyth palpably embodies this tension in a breakout performance. Straining to fill a prescribed role in the implicitly straight culture of the police force, he carries the crushing weight of both the consequences of his increasingly fraught undercover work as […]

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DGIIN at Occidental Center for the Arts Friday October 3

Friday, October 3 @ 7 pm: DGIIN at Occidental Center for the Arts. Twice voted “North Bay’s Best Band”, Dgiin was let out of the bottle back in 2001 by Mimi and Gabe Pirard; who infuse tight harmonies into a variety of American and international styles – from New Orleans swing to French chanson, salsa and cumbia to Roma hot jazz. Now a sextet, with saxophone and violin, Dgiin is a “working band” of accomplished reliable musicians who know how to entertain. Bring your dancing shoes and enjoy! Fine refreshments include wine and beer, art gallery open , wheelchair accessible. Tickets are $25 advance […]

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