SFFILM Festival Returns with New Virtual and In-Person Formats


The San Francisco International Film Festival has been reimagined. The 64th edition of the long-running festival returns April 9 to 18…
Get Back on the Road Again—Safely—with Travellers Autobarn


Slowly but surely, the Bay Area, California and the rest of the country are reopening. But even as spring has sprung, it’s understandable if there are still feelings of trepidation about venturing…
Hotel Zetta Transforms Guestrooms into Work, Learn, Wellness and Play Spaces


San Francisco is welcoming back leisure travelers, and Hotel Zetta is offering ultra-modern guest rooms, innovative health and wellness…
Dirty Girl Donuts Opens Permanent Retail Space in Downtown Sonoma


After garnering a large following as one of Sonoma’s buzzed-about pop-ups of 2020, Dirty Girl Donuts has opened a permanent retail…
San Francisco Opera Returns to Live Performances with “The Barber of Seville”


By Cicero A. Estrella The San Francisco Opera is slowly but surely getting back to normal. Its Spring 2021 programming includes a return to live performances with a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and The Adlers: Live at the Drive-in offered in a drive-in setting at San Rafael’s Marin Center in […]
Iconic Landmark Alcatraz Island Reopens to the Public


By Cicero A. Estrella Alcatraz Island has reopened after being shuttered for a good portion of 2020 and the beginning of this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The improving COVID-19 numbers in recent weeks for the city and county of San Francisco, as well as the state, allowed for the Golden Gate Recreation Area […]
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ ‘Angels’ Pays Tribute to Loved Ones Lost to AIDS


The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the the world’s first AIDS requiem with “Angels,” a musical …
A.C.T. Out Loud Series Pairs Contemporary Directors with Timeless Plays


The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will roll out its virtual A.C.T. Out Loud series later this month with “Trouble in Mind” …