60th Anniversary of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to Be Celebrated at UC Berkeley
Cal Performances at UC Berkeley will welcome back the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater—currently celebrating its 60th anniversary—for its annual campus residency. The performances, from April 9–14 in Zellerbach Hall, will feature three works receiving their Bay Area premieres. Members of our San Francisco Bay Times team…
Gay Liberation Now! 50 Years of Stonewall
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Shortly before midnight on June 27, 1969, four police officers and two undercover agents entered the Stonewall Inn, a local bar popular in the predominantly gay neighborhood of Greenwich Village, New York City, to “observe the illegal sale of alcohol.” The bar was…
Dan Ashley’s Rock The CASA: Five Years of Helping Bay Area Children in Need
One of the most magical and memorable events of late winter is Dan Ashley’s Rock The CASA, an evening of music benefiting children in need. This year’s fundraiser, which will be held on March 2 at the Lesher Center for Performing Arts in Walnut Creek, will feature…
Report from City Hall
By Supervisor Rafael Mandelman– Happy February, Bay Times readers! As a former columnist for this fine publication, it is a special treat to be able to report back on some of what my office has accomplished in our first few months under the dome and our plans…
From Itinerant Chorus to Finding Home
By Dr. Tim Seelig– Most residents of San- Francisco hail from somewhere other than the city. Since its founding, the Bay Area has been a landing spot for people from all over the world. It is one of the things that makes our city great. Eight years…
Features
Donna’s Chronicles
By Donna Sachet– Spring must be right around the corner! Daylight savings time has begun, weather is warming up and the…
Gay Presidential Candidate Takes Center Stage
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– By all accounts, openly gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg dazzled a national audience with…
Possibly San Francisco’s Best Seafood: Anchor Oyster Bar
By David Landis– 41 years and still shucking: that’s a lot of oysters! And yet, Anchor Oyster Bar, a neighborhood gem…
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