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Besties reveal what B.A.R. readers like
When we started the Besties survey five years ago, the Bay Area Reporter had turned 40 and we thought it would be a great way... (read more)
Check out the B.A.R.on Issuu
If you're reading the Bay Area Reporter online but think something's missing, check out the paper on Issuu, a digital platform that recreates the printed edition. There's an Issuu icon in the top right corner of our main page, or you can click (here)
SF LGBT center redesign takes shape
Soon to be demolished inside San Francisco's LGBT Community Center is a staircase named after the late gay disco diva Sylvester. (read more)
B.A.R. marks 45 years, looks ahead
Forty-five years ago this month, the Bay Area Reporter started when Bob Ross – chef, Tavern Guild president, and B.A.R. culture insider – launched the paper... (read more)
Gay TV series will film in SF soon
San Francisco will soon see filming of the ABC-TV miniseries When We Rise, based in part on the memoir of Harvey Milk confidante Cleve Jones. (read more)
EQCA SF gala highlights new LGBT rights battles
A common theme of this year's Equality California gala in San Francisco was that, nearly a year after winning marriage equality, the fight for LGBT rights is far from over. (read more)
Project Open Hand expands services
A San Francisco-based nonprofit agency that provides meals to people living with AIDS and other diseases is expanding its eligibility for services. (read more)
More Arts
Fine Arts - Dancers from the dance
The AIDS epidemic nearly wiped out an entire generation of creative lights – writers, artists, musicians, actors and intellectuals... (read more)
Fine Arts - Transforming the mundane
John Waters, best known for creating trashy and outrageous films, is the curator of Home Improvements, the inaugural exhibit at FraenkelLAB, a gallery opening next week in Hayes Valley. (read more)
Television - Painting a family portrait
Gloria Vanderbilt is now in her early 90s. Still active as a painter, she has lived a life of extreme privilege and extreme hardship. (read more)
Out There - Besties announced in Arts & Culture
Eagle-eyed readers who have been following Besties coverage in Arts & Culture over the years will have noticed that many of the winners in various categories have been previous awardees as well. (read more)
Out & About - Best bets
Celebrating our Besties issue, let's continue with a trove of winning arts events. (read more)
Theatre - Thou shalt applaud this performance
Entrance applause for a star coming onto the stage can sometimes be an awkward affair. (read more)
Theatre - Musical comedy of errors
The first act opens with the townsfolk singing with morbid excitement about an upcoming public execution, while the second act opens with a group of well-worn prostitutes singing dejectedly about their work as dawn breaks. (read more)
