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    Celebrating St. Valentine’s Day Across the Americas: Día de Amor y Amistad

    Celebrating St. Valentine’s Day Across the Americas: Día de Amor y Amistad

    By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– During the month of February, we celebrate Valentine’s Day in different ways in the U.S. compared to Latin American countries. In the U.S. there is a…

    Jacob Ittycheria Named Director of Community Engagement at Openhouse

    Jacob Ittycheria Named Director of Community Engagement at Openhouse

    Jacob Ittycheria has been named Openhouse’s new Director of Mission Engagement, the department responsible for raising revenue and bringing resources to the organization. Ittycheria was most recently the Associate Director…

    Upside Down Pyramid?

    Upside Down Pyramid?

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– January 9, 2011, was my first rehearsal as the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. The ensuing eleven years have flown by. It…

    Michelle Alyssa Go Remembered During Candlelight Vigil

    Michelle Alyssa Go Remembered During Candlelight Vigil

    East Bay native Michelle Alyssa Go (1981–2022) was killed in New York City on January 15 when she was pushed in front of an oncoming subway train at the Times…

    Two Stylish Crossover Hybrids

    Two Stylish Crossover Hybrids

    By Philip Ruth– The days of the internal-combustion engine are numbered, as more manufacturers roll out aggressive timelines to go all-electric. Even General Motors, which not long ago was a…

    The Book of Casey Adair

    The Book of Casey Adair

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: Readers of all persuasions will relate to the flawed and deeply human characters in The Book of Casey Adair by Ken Harvey. With its themes of…

    Remembering Fashion-Industry Icon André Leon Talley (1948–2022)

    Remembering Fashion-Industry Icon André Leon Talley (1948–2022)

    When André Leon Talley attended an Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective event at the de Young in San Francisco six years ago, all eyes were on this towering in…

    Documentary Profiles an Inspiring, Out Female Conductor

    Documentary Profiles an Inspiring, Out Female Conductor

    By Gary M. Kramer– The fabulous documentary The Conductor, opening February 4 in San Francisco and available on demand February 28, is an affectionate profile of Marin Alsop, the first…

    Animals Rule … or Should!

    Animals Rule … or Should!

    By Jan Wahl– Before Betty White, Doris Day, PETA, Actors and Others for Animals, American Humane, and many organizations and individuals that try and protect animals on Hollywood sets and…

    Mercedez Munro and LGBTQ+ Community Save the Day for Smuin Fundraiser for Project Open Hand After Star Tests Positive for COVID-19

    Mercedez Munro and LGBTQ+ Community Save the Day for Smuin Fundraiser for Project Open Hand After Star Tests Positive for COVID-19

    Behind the scenes drama almost derailed Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s LGBTQ+ Night performance of The Christmas Ballet on December 21, 2021, but a remarkable groundswell of support from members of the community saved the day, enabling…