Bay Area Reporter
Arts & Culture
- Mark I Chester’s new photography book is a perfect example of how a subculture should be documented. He provides a loving, elegant setting for his subjects to express, explore and celebrate themselves.
- The campy Joan Crawford shocker “Strait-Jacket” will be celebrated at the venerable Great Star Theater on October 2. The evening will include a screening of the 1964 film, drag performances and more.
- A defendant accused of homophobic and antisemitic vandalism at a San Francisco church is back in custody after a judge declared doubt as to his competence to stand trial.
- Authorities in London this week released the cause of death for drag artist Heklina, whose body was found in a flat in that city over three years ago.
- With the Folsom Street Fair peeking around next week, we found a few kinky events to kick things off. Until then, some less leathery yet still entertaining arts and nightlife events await you in this week’s Going Out.
- Residents in Bay Area cities will decide who will represent them at their respective city halls.
- Among the issues a pair of out council candidates in two East Bay cities are running on this fall is opposition to the use of Flock Safety cameras by their police departments.
- “The Cook,” Eduardo Machado’s 2003 play, now at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, centers on a working class family that stayed behind when Castro overthrew Batista and many wealthier Cubans fled north to Miami and beyond. Although intriguing, it's overheated and under-seasoned.
- The arrivals level curbside area of Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport is now aglow in neon lights.
- I wanted to write about Congressmember Seth Moulton (D-Massachusetts) this time out, and how his recent primary loss was an object lesson for Democrats.