Arts and Culture
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
I’m Throwing a Kegger and You Should Come!
Who wants to hang out and drink FREE beer? On Wednesday, May 1st, I’m buying a keg of beer at a San Francisco bar and inviting all my paying supporters on Patreon to come drink. It’s a great excuse to hang out, meet some cool new people (including some BAS writers),
Best Bay Area Events 4/16-5/6
SF is Getting an Absurd Willy W*nka Immersive Experience Take a whimsical, immersive journey INTO THE WONKYVERSE—inspired by the World of Willy W*nka & the epic failure in Glasgow. On FRIDAY, MAY 3 Join a wildly diverse collection of creators for an evening of artful absurdity! Dress up and join hundreds
I Love the Tenderloin Week is Back!
This article is made possible by the fine folks at I Love the Tenderloin Week. Back for its second year, the I Love the Tenderloin Week festival is nearly upon us! This time it’s running from April 21st – April 27th and it sounds fantastic! Besides the obvious restaurants, bars,
The Photography That Changed The Way We See the World: Irving Penn
Irving’s Penn’s level of craft and decades-long career make for a must-see show at de Young.
Microdosing Mushrooms at the ‘Frida’ Ballet in SF
On a rainy Thursday night in San Francisco, I slapped on a sportscoat, drank 2 pints of Maui Waui IPA, and swallowed 1 g of dried, psychedelic mushrooms.
The Mesmerizing, Apocalyptic Art of Andrea Bergen
A violently adorable raccoon looms ominously from a shopping cart filled with junk food against an idyllic seascape. Around her fly seagulls and a pigeon wearing a pink iced donut. I say ‘her’, because emerging from this raccoon’s fur are tiny baby raccoons. Hissing from the bottom of the shopping