This weekend in SF’s Excelsior District, the city will celebrate Jerry Garcia with Jerry Day and Jerry Nite.  I met one of the organizers, Tom Murphy, at Harmonic Brewery when Dead and Co played their final show at Oracle Park. I knew Jerry Day was a big thing for deadheads,

Imagine this: a boat outfitted to celebrate… the Beaver. Artist Alita Edgar is currently crafting a performance site and installation art piece inside a historic Squarehead boat, paying tribute to her favorite quadrupeds, the beaver. Edgar’s art and installation projects are incredibly diverse, and that’s what makes her so captivating

Eluterio Lopez is a visual artist and clothing designer based in San Francisco. Known for incorporating numerous eyes into their paintings and clothing designs, Eluterio’s work reflects the city’s energy and diverse population. Mountains of eyes are staring at you in Eluterio Lopez’s studio – one on top of another

For 10 years, Paco Collars stood as an iconic presence on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley across from the original Berkeley Bowl. However, in 2019, they relocated to a new space, leaving their original location behind. Some people mistakenly believed that their business had shut down. However, the truth was quite

Do you ever dream of flying through the air with super strength and grace? Megan Lowe doesn’t need to dream it. She’s dancing her way through unlikely spaces all over the Bay Area while generously sharing what she knows AND uplifting the AAPI community. Her company Megan Lowe Dances utilizes

Have you seen the DIY signs around town which say such things as “You Are Amazing! Listen to The Happys” or simply “Listen 2 The Happys”? Well, I got curious and found out more about them and the band behind it all. San Francisco’s The Happys started out in the

The Community Music Center (CMC), a nonprofit music school that has served San Francisco for over 100 years, is announcing its 28th season of the Shenson Faculty Concert Series. The series aims to celebrate the immense and wide-ranging talent of the CMC faculty through free concerts at Sha’ar Zahav in

Elsa Touche can bring a room to life with her ever-ready wit and sparkling eyes that are kind enough to let you in on the joke.  She arrived in a cloud of pink ruffles and a touch of Sunset Boulevard.