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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

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