By Dr. Tim Seelig Fall is in the air in San Francisco. Can’t you just feel it? The mornings have a chill in the air. Everyone grabs their mittens and…
As Michael Smuin’s (1938–2007) eponymous company approaches its 24th season, the Bay Area ballet troupe—now known as Smuin Contemporary American Ballet—works hard to continue his legacy of dance and showmanship.…
By Gary M. Kramer– Directed and co-written by the openly gay Vincent Sabella, Elizabeth Blue, opening September 22 at the Roxie Theatre, is based on the filmmaker’s personal experiences with…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity SISTER DANA SEZ, “I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT THE NOTORIOUS AND GLORIOUS FOLSOM STREET FAIR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. GET OUT YOUR GEAR AND GET IT…
By Jacques Oskanian– First impressions matter, making tangible invitations sent out for weddings and other special events all the more important. Here is some advice that I have learned over…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky The movies’ first action hero. The personification of modern American youth, vigor, and attitude. The most prolific woman director in Hollywood history. The greatest star of…
By Tom Moon, MFT “In our language, there is a word with enormous power to create shame and guilt. This violent word, which we commonly use to evaluate ourselves, is…
Anne Montgomery (1752?–1819) was the second of three beautiful daughters of an Irish peer. Celebrated as the “Irish Graces,” the sisters were immortalized in 1773 by Sir Joshua Reynolds in…
By Lyndsey Schlax (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015. She…
By Elisa Quinzi– Life has a way of humbling us. Humility is necessary for us all to get along. Now is the time we ask what our part is in…
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