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    Dolly! A Pride Show, Presented by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

    Dolly! A Pride Show, Presented by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

    The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, conducted by Jacob Stensberg, concluded their 48th season with Dolly! A Pride Show, a joyful tribute to the music and spirit of Dolly Parton.…

    San Francisco Opera 2026 Pride Concert

    San Francisco Opera 2026 Pride Concert

    San Francisco Opera on June 26, 2026, held its annual Pride Concert, which this year featured music by Michael Tilson Thomas, Gounod, Giordano, Offenbach, Terence Blanchard, Michael Abels, Stephen Schwartz,…

    Runway of Pride 2026 at GLIDE

    Runway of Pride 2026 at GLIDE

    A highlight of Pride Month in San Francisco was Runway of Pride at GLIDE Memorial Church on June 23, 2026. A tour de force by producer Antonio Contreras, the fashion-focused…

    SuperFriends NYC Recap of NYC Pride and NYC Dyke March

    SuperFriends NYC Recap of NYC Pride and NYC Dyke March

    Photos by Fernando Camino Fernando Camino, New York correspondent for the San Francisco Bay Times and the host of SuperFriends NYC livestreams on YouTube, covered Pride events in New York…

    Full Proof: A Conversation with Brad Levine, Owner of Full Proof Bottle Shop in the Castro

    Full Proof: A Conversation with Brad Levine, Owner of Full Proof Bottle Shop in the Castro

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet— When you walk into Full Proof Bottle Shop on 18th Street in the Castro, the first thing you see isn’t whiskey or tequila—it’s a…

    The History We Drink

    The History We Drink

    By Dina Novarr— Old Hillside’s “Harlem Hellfighters” is a 112-proof bourbon-rye blend aged in French wine barrels for exactly 191 days. Why the precision? Because the plants in the ground…

    Beyond the Bottle: V. Sattui’s Organic Revolution

    Beyond the Bottle: V. Sattui’s Organic Revolution

    When the San Francisco Bay Times lost its longtime wine sponsor a few years ago, the publishers desired a replacement that, not only produces quality delicious wines, but also is…

    It’s Mozzarella Season

    It’s Mozzarella Season

    By Gordon Edgar— It’s not really mozzarella season; it’s tomato season. The Early Girls are in. The Heirlooms are in. The cherry tomatoes are even at their best. Beecause of that, it’s the time of…

    Measuring a San Francisco Summer in Melons

    Measuring a San Francisco Summer in Melons

    By Johanna Klaiman— “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Whether Mark Twain actually said it is another matter, but the line has become shorthand…

    Midnight at Orphan Andy’s: The Castro’s Forever Diner

    Midnight at Orphan Andy’s: The Castro’s Forever Diner

    Eating at Orphan Andy’s at midnight is like stepping into a cozy, neon-lit sanctuary where the pulse of the Castro softens into pure comfort. Squeezing into one of the vintage…