By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “I know many of us democracy-loving citizens are extremely anxious about the upcoming Presidential Inauguration aka ‘In-Aggravation’—including the cruel and vindictive Administration…
By Evelyn C. White– As the official biographer of Alice Walker, I spent nearly a decade researching the art and activism of a writer whose signature work, The Color Purple…
By Evelyn White– January 28, 2025, will mark the 65th anniversary of Zora Neale Hurston’s death. Here’s an excerpt from my book, Alice Walker: A Life (2004) that recounts Alice’s…
By Gary M. Kramer– Local film curator Jenni Olson has assembled another program of Trans Masc films that will screen January 17 through February 23 at BAMPFA (Berkeley Art Museum…
By Jan Wahl– Ever play that game around a table full of friends asking, “What is your one favorite character trait of your own?” It is a good question to…
Photos by Irene Young In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the iconic album The Changer and the Changed, legendary singer/songwriter Cris Williamson presented two sold-out concerts at the Freight &…
By Irene Young– Barbara Higbie, one of the Bay Area’s most prolific composers, has carried on the tradition of Solstice concerts begun by her former record label, Windham Hill. The…
By David Landis– Kathy Griffin is going into the closet, literally. The San Francisco Bay Times and your trusted reporter (me) were lucky enough to score an interview with the…
By Mary Carbonara– Krissy Keefer’s Dance Brigade will kick off its 50th Anniversary Season with a West Coast Tour, January 9–19, 2025, of A Woman’s Song for Peace, a new…
By Jan Wahl– Imagine getting a private tour of Hearst Castle, including the toilet where Marion Davies hid her booze! The guides taking my sister and I around knew as much…
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