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Exclusive: How Doja Cat’s surprise show at Oasis came together during Outside Lands Club owner D’Arcy Drollinger reveals how the secret show came together, just weeks after announcing the venue’s impending closure.

Exclusive: How Doja Cat’s surprise show at Oasis came together during Outside Lands

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I feel like if you’re in the “thump zone” of Outside Lands where all you hear is the pounding bass you should be entitled to some kind of inconvenience fee.

A beloved Bay Area therapy dog comforted people for years. Now he also needs help Brixton’s owner is raising money to help cover “insurmountable” bills after the 11-year-old golden retriever’s lymphoma diagnosis.

Brixton and Linda have been beloved members of the community now for years- Jess Lander has a full report at @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Heard someone was going after male prom queens so just leaving this here. datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Exclusive: New fair for artists with developmental disabilities to launch in S.F. Creativity Explored, a center for artists with developmental disabilities, will lead the event in a converted downtown office building.

Exclusive: New fair for artists with developmental disabilities to launch in San Francisco with grant from Svane Family Foundation. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show, citing removal of transgender painting The exhibition and painting “Trans Forming Liberty” debuted at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 2024 to acclaim.

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Lady Gaga honors Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Bennett at San Francisco concert On the first night of her San Francisco tour stop at Chase Center, Lady Gaga honored the late Black Sabbath singer and thanked the city for its care of her longtime collaborator Tony Bennett.

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Lady Gaga honors Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Bennett at San Francisco concert On the first night of her San Francisco tour stop at Chase Center, Lady Gaga honored the late Black Sabbath singer and thanked the city for its care of her longtime collaborator Tony Bennett.

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If San Francisco’s drag laureate can’t make a drag club work in the city, who can? San Francisco’s LGBTQ community grapples with news that Oasis, the city’s famed cabaret and queer nightclub, plans to close at the end of the year due to ongoing financial challenges.

Saturday: writing a rave about Oasis' latest
Monday: collaborating with @tonybravosf.bsky.social on a reaction piece about Oasis' closure
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S.F. drag club to close as latest victim of Bay Area arts death spiral The famed LGBTQ venue, owned by San Francisco Drag Laureate D’arcy Drollinger, has hosted celebrities from Cher to Jane Fonda and countless “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars.

Very sad news @sfoasis.bsky.social announces closing. The beloved drag club owned by SF Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger hopes to stay open until New Years Eve.

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Paul Simon’s quiet power remains strong in San Francisco concert The singer-songwriter’s first performance of three at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco focused on his 2023 “Seven Psalms” album, followed by greatest hits.

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Making Alcatraz great again: Is Trump’s obsession with Hannibal Lecter the real reason behind reopening the prison? Since calling to reopen the federal prison turned tourist attraction, many have called...

Heard that Trump administration officials are touring a certain San Francisco island…Making Alcatraz great again: Is Trump’s obsession with Hannibal Lecter the real reason behind reopening the prison? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Love the new season of “The Plot Thickens” by @tcmtv.bsky.social telling the bonkers story of the making of Joseph Mankiewicz’s “Cleopatra” told by his nephew @benmank77.bsky.social While the production was troubled it gave us amazing costumes for Elizabeth Taylor by the legendary Irene Sharaff.

The world is on fire, so I watch people wash antique wedding dresses Genteel stories like “Downton Abbey,” “The Gilded Age” along with “And Just Like That” and silver polishing reels are more atmospheric than anxiety inducing, and that’s the point.

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Peaches Christ to direct new movie about making of a cult S.F. drag film “Vegas in Space,” starring San Francisco drag performer Doris Fish, represents a seminal moment in drag history that the upcoming project will spotlight.

Peaches Christ to direct new movie about making of a cult S.F. drag film "Vegas in Space."

“I want to do for Doris Fish what Tim Burton did for Ed Wood,” Grannell told the Chronicle.

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Immigrant stories take center stage in trio of San Francisco art exhibitions Arleene Correa Valencia, Alejandro Cartagena and Nanci Amaka present unforgettable work at Catharine Clark Gallery.

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Trump’s shameful erasure of Harvey Milk’s legacy is a direct attack on the LGBTQ community The renaming of USNS Harvey Milk was intended to be announced after World Pride in Washington, D.C., adding further insult to injury.

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Is S.F. Pride having an identity crisis in the age of Trump? With Supreme Court rulings and executive orders targeting transgender and gay rights and corporations cutting Pride sponsorships, how are celebrations shifting?

Is S.F. Pride having an identity crisis in the age of Trump? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

I just saw this tonight and it was phenomenal. A joyful celebration of an extraordinary artist.

‘That’s all.’ Anna Wintour leaves editor-in-chief role at Vogue Anna Wintour, the most famous fashion editor in the world, is stepping down from her role as editor-in-chief of Vogue while still holding onto much power.

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San Francisco Symphony presents ‘Blackstar Symphony,’ Bowie’s final masterpiece reimagined David Bowie’s final album “Blackstar” returns as a powerful orchestral tribute at the San Francisco Symphony, led by the late artist’s original collaborators.

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Police in Los Angeles continue to fire pepper balls and flash bangs at protesters near city hall. Across the freeway, thousands remain, some watching in disgust, but not moving. Many are yelling “peaceful protest.”

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San Francisco lauds Ruth Asawa in stunning SFMOMA homecoming The retrospective centers the artist’s home and family as much as her studio practice...

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Irony dies: Trump goes to ‘Les Misérables’ President Trump attended a musical about overthrowing a tyrannical state as he sends the National Guard to suppress  protests in Los Angeles.

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Trying to decide whether it’s more appropriate to watch “Freddie vs. Jason” or “Alien vs. Predator” tonight.

Roman Coppola is the ‘swiss army knife’ of Wes Anderson’s films ”The Phoenician Scheme” writer is a prolific collaborator, a role that comes naturally to him as part of a cinematic family.

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RIP Rocco, Klay Thompson’s bulldog. You defined what’s special about Bay Area sports The Golden State Warriors legend shared his best friend with us and created a relationship with fans that went beyond basketball.

I wrote an obituary for Rocco.

A very good boy, and an opportunity to write about the specific-to-the-Bay Area thing I love about being a sports fan.

🌈 🐾

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Trump’s shameful erasure of Harvey Milk’s legacy is a direct attack on the LGBTQ community The renaming of USNS Harvey Milk was intended to be announced after World Pride in Washington D.C., adding further insult to injury.

Trump’s shameful erasure of Harvey Milk’s legacy is a direct attack on the LGBTQ community www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

The untold story of rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker, the ‘gay Betsy Ross’ For Gilbert Baker, sequins and rhinestones weren’t just fabulous. In his hands, they...

Thinking of rainbow Gay Pride flag creator Gilbert Baker on what would have been his 73rd birthday. www.sfchronicle.com/style/articl...

Chasten Buttigieg reveals how he really feels about Pete’s beard and family life “Papa’s Coming Home,” Chasten Buttigieg’s first children’s book, reflects his family with Pete and tells a story many modern families can relate to.

Chasten Buttigieg reveals how he really feels about Pete’s beard and family life. I spoke to the best selling author about his first children’s book “Papa’s Coming Home.” www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...