3+ week, 2+ day ago   (938+ words) One beautiful night 15 years ago, Anthony Bourdain got very, very drunk in San Francisco. The alcohol-fueled 2012 episode of his show "The Layover" takes him from slurping crab backs at Swan Oyster Depot to drinking beers at Toronado. Somewhere in the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (412+ words) Amid strong signs that moviegoing is returning to pre-pandemic levels, a new theater is opening in San Francisco. The Portal Cinema, a nonprofit, 49-seat single-screen venue, is scheduled to open at 3293 Mission St. in Bernal Heights this fall. The programming…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (151+ words) SFGate and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Noah Kahan is set to take the stage Friday night at 6:30 p.m. PDT, and you can still find plenty of tickets on sale…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1040+ words) The new show from the team behind the Dickens Fair might be in its proof-of-concept phase, but don't picture actors in street clothes reading scripts from music stands. Instead, start with 30,000 feet of lumber, 200 gallons of paint and 240 costumes. For…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (381+ words) Charli xcx has postponed her San Francisco fan event at the last minute following backlash from fans online. The British pop singer was initially scheduled to appear at Amoeba Music's Haight Street store for a fan Q&A event on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (494+ words) The Cartoon Art Museum has closed its Fisherman's Wharf home, leaving the nearly 42-year-old San Francisco institution without a public gallery while it decides what comes next. The museum announced Friday, July 31, it will not renew its lease at 781 Beach…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (161+ words) Each summer, spectators of the San Francisco Mime Troupe are part of an ancient tradition. Written by Michael Gene Sullivan, "Wreckage: A Musical Tragicomedy" features Sullivan as an AI developer charged with releasing an tool that could accidentally destroy the…...