An SF Pride guide from someone who actually goes
Here's my extensive experience with Pride that began as an insecure 30-something with a severe case of FOMO....
EventsA collection of 290 posts
Upcoming parties you shouldn't miss, and dispatches from the best parties on this side of the Bay Area.
An Evening with The Bold Italic and SF Symphony
I'm very excited to announce The Bold Italic's first sponsored collaboration with San Francisco Symphony. June 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Celebrate our recently passed music director and queer icon Michael Tilson Thomas....
Photos from Carnaval SF 2026
Carnival is one weekend the Mission gets to be exactly as loud, sequined, and unbothered as it wants....
Anyone Else Remember the Mr. Marina Competition?
The charity bro pageant raised nearly $1 million for cancer research before disappearing into the pandemic. Also it was bonkers....
Bay to Breakers Was Massive This Year. I Was Also Glad to Miss It
Yes, Bay to Breakers is a frat party. It is also, sometimes, the most San Francisco day of the year....
My layered emotions about the recent Halston-themed show in Union Square
Long before any student paid tribute to Halston, he had already sold his name. He watched his legacy turn to addiction, mass-market deals, and a brand he no longer controlled....
Why I'll Always Show Up for Dress for Success Gala
Dress for Success San Francisco celebrated its 20th anniversary on April 18, raising $420,000 to support women's economic mobility across the Bay Area....
Fashion from 'Art Bash' 2026
'Art Bash' is less about the art and more about what people are wearing at a very prominent party....
Art Bash 2026 was a masterclass in gatekeeping
There were several parties happening at SFMOMA's Art Bash this year, and you needed a different wristband for each one....
Every San Francisco fashion designer and seamstress I can vouch for
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say there's no fashion in San Francisco, I could commission a new ballgown. Or five....
My thoughts on the San Francisco dance party scene
San Francisco's dance party scene has splintered into parallel worlds: some sober, some chemically enhanced, some queer, some aggressively not, and most of them happening somewhere you have to know someone to find....
Here's Why You Should See 'Mere Mortals' at SF Ballet
Buying your ticket and sitting in that seat is you saying: I'm choosing to be in a room full of people who believe art still matters....