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You Can Help Turn the Mime Troupe’s Building into a Thriving Space for Artists
The San Francisco Mime Troupe is presenting a fundraiser with an all-day concert festival. All funds raised will go towards improving the SFMT building to help create a space in the community for artists to be able to express themselves. The SFMT is hoping to continue to host concerts, art
We took a circus to Mexico, it did not go as planned
As I walked across the border from Tijuana, I felt my body relax as I entered the United States. We had done it– we took a circus to Mexico. The surrealness of the last 10 days all started to come back to me as I sat on the train to
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available
A “Queer Immersive Fairy Circus Adventure” is Coming to SF
Remember when Netflix came to town with those “immersive” experiences of Bridgerton and Stranger Things, and everyone was worried local independent theater was over? Well, that didn’t stop Mystic Ventures Collective from creating their own immersive experience– San Francisco style– with their new show, Don’t Follow The Lights. That’s right:
Atomic Comic: Masterful Clowns, Sweet to the Core
The show has many facets and frequently oscillates between farcical, high-energy skits and soulful reflection. It’s a show that you will want to sit back and let wash over you. Characters appear and disappear, show up on screens hidden in suitcases or projected overhead.
Ross Travis and His Satirical Sideshow About Climate Change
Ross Travis is a professional Actor/Creator, Bouffon, Clown and Circus Performer who has studied with world-renowned master pedagogues including Stephen Buescher, Dodi DiSanto, Giovanni Fusetti, Ronlin Foreman and Master Lu Yi. Ross’s lineage of training and experience allows him to create unique and provocative performances that combine buoyant humor, cutting
New Publication ‘Substrate Arts’ to Launch
Among the key industries that seem to always be suffering both in San Francisco and nationwide, journalism and the arts are definitely strong contenders. Quality journalism about the arts? Almost nonexistent, until now. Starting with a soft launch in October 2022 and moving towards a full launch in 2023, seven
New Play “Pony” Focuses on Realistic Portrayals of Transgender People
Even in our liberal Bay Area bubble in 2022, it is still shockingly rare to see realistic portrayals of the lived experiences of transgender people. That is one of several things that sets Pony, a new play by Sylvan Oswald, apart. With not only one, but three transgender characters who
The Already-Creepy Winchester Mystery House is the Perfect Halloween Setting
The Winchester Mystery House’s annual Halloween Haunt is back after a two year hiatus, and the Bay Area could not be more excited to welcome its return. If you’re not familiar, the Winchester house was built by Sarah Winchester who, ridden with guilt over her family’s role in producing the