Category: Online Events

Save the Oasis Telethon!

  By Bars and Nightclubs, Fundraisers, Online Events

UPDATE: The telethon was held on March 6, 2021, and we’re delighted to report that it was an amazing success. Oasis started the day having raised $110,000 in pre-telethon donations, already breaking their initial goal of $100,000, and ended the day having raised an amazing total of $255,435 (last time we checked), exceeding their goal by more than 150%! The funds from the initial goal of $100,000 will be used to pay off the mounds of bills that Oasis continued to incur even while closed — rent, utilities, and other expenses. The additional funds raised during the telethon above the… Continue reading

Frameline moves online for 2020

  By Arts & Culture, Film Festivals & Events, Online Events

San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival, the world’s first continually operating LGBTQ film festival, was forced to postpone their June festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now they’re back, rescheduled for September 17 through 27, 2020 as a socially-distanced festival. Some films will be screened at Bay Area drive-in theaters. All of them will also be available through digital screenings. The festival will feature 39 films (including 18 premiers) from 24 different countries. Audiences can purchase a Castro Pass, which grants access to all but eight of the films, or can purchase individual tickets for specific films. Shit & Champagne Showcase… Continue reading

Stripped Down for Equality

  By Burlesque Shows, Fundraisers, Online Events

A one-time only burlesque-style show to celebrate SF Pride and support #BlackLivesMatter For the last five years, Broadway Bares SF has held a male-and-female (but more male than female) burlesque fundraiser for the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation, held as a licensed offshoot of New York’s fundraiser Broadway Bares. Sadly, COVID-19 has messed everything up. And as a result, this year’s Broadway Bares SF is moving online. Details Overview Date: Friday, June 26, 2020 Time: 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. PDT Tickets: $20 to $100 Details from the Organizers In light of recent events culminating in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis… Continue reading

Funeral for The Stud

  By Bars and Nightclubs, Drag Shows, Online Events

The artist collective that owns The Stud, a longtime gay bar that has been in the South of Market neighborhood for 54 years and its present location for 33 years, have announced that the bar will not be able to return once bars are allowed to reopen after the COVID-19 Shelter in Place requirements are modified. The collective will continue to perform together “in exile” until they are able to secure a new venue. In the meantime, an online funeral is planned for Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Date: Sunday, May 31, 2020 Time: 6:00 p.m. Tickets In… Continue reading

Hunky Jesus Contest moves online

  By Burlesque Shows, Cancelled Events, Easter, Online Events, Photo Galleries

For 25 years, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence has held an annual Easter celebration that includes an egg hunt for children, an Easter bonnet competition, fabulous drag and non-drag performances, and the annual highlight: a Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary contest. The event is traditionally held at Dolores Park, but was briefly moved to Golden Gate Park when their home park was being renovated, and at least once was moved to the Eureka Valley Rec & Park Center because of rain. But now, for the first time in the event’s 25-year-history, COVID-19 is forcing the event to be moved to… Continue reading