San Francisco, USA
Other Fun Stuff
A Little Tango
Same-sex tango classes and dances, led by Amy Little. Amy is also involved with local queer tango competitions and brings groups to tango parties.
B.A.D. (Bay Area Derby) Girls
“Wielding thighs of steel and a thirst for competition, the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls are a full contact, all female, flat-track roller derby league consisting of three teams: The San Francisco ShEvil Dead, The Oakland Outlaws, and The Richmond Wrecking Belles.” Excellent.
Brava! For Women in the Arts
The only theatre in the United States “whose primary purpose is to produce outstanding world premieres by women of color and lesbian playwrights.” Lots of amazing world premieres see the light of day here, so check out what’s playing.
2781 24th St.
San Francisco
www.brava.org
Broadway Open Mic (Wednesday nights at the Brainwash)
“Exclusively female, uncensored stand-up comedy. The performers range from seasoned veterans out to try out some new stuff on a friendly audience to funny newbies out to tighten their sets. All of that female energy on one stage definitely makes for a wild show. The show starts at 8 p.m.
1122 Folsom St.
San Francisco
Crash Cabaret (monthly at the Roxie Film Centre)
A homo-core underground theatre/film/performance bonanza where queers collide. This underground hit show’s credo is to expect the unexpected, so just go in and have some fun.
3117 16th St.
San Francisco
Cruisin’ the Castro
This two-hour, $35 walking tour takes you through the history of gay and lesbian San Francisco from 1849 to today.
Diamond Daggers
San Fran's lovely, luscious lesbian burlesuque troupe! These gals are hard workers, presenting many shows a year. Check their website for dates and locations!
Femina Potens
A non-profit gallery and performance space exclusively for women and trans-folk. Beyond your basic exhibits, Femina Potens presents monthly spoken word open mic events, queer film screenings, music and dance events and more.
2199 Market St.
San Francisco
www.feminapotens.com
Foggy City Dancers
LGBT square dance club. They offer classes and host dance parties. Newcomers are always welcome. Check website for dates and locations.
Fresh Meat Productions
“Fresh Meat Productions builds community through the arts by creating, presenting and touring original transgender and queer arts programs. We create and present modern dance; hip hop; poetry; aerial dance; breakdance; gospel music; taiko; tango; voguing; theater; spoken word; burlesque; rock & roll; performance art; literary arts; visual art; video; and film.”
Getto Noir Productions
"Vixen Noir and Simone de la Getto have teamed up to create GettoNoir Productions, purveyors of lezzi, queer girl and tranny entertainment!" Check their website for upcoming events, like their regular cabaret nights.
GLBT Historical Society
This exceptionally important organization collects, preserves, and interprets the history of GLBT people. Not only do they archive documents important to our history as a community, but they also present a number of regular exhibits that are absolutely worth checking out.
657 Mission St., #300
San Francisco
www.glbthistory.org
James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center (at the San Francisco Public Library)
It may officially be called a centre, but in reality this is the home of the largest collection of LGBT literature in the world. The centre is named for the donor who spearheaded the project, James C. Hormel, probably known best as the first openly gay U.S. ambassador (he was stationed in Luxembourg). Beyond the books, magazines, films, videos, manuscripts and more, the Centre also spearheads a number of regular exhibits.
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco
http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/glc/glc.htm
Kabuki Springs
Located in the Japan Center, Kabuki Springs is a Japanese bathhouse offering dry sauna, steam room, cold pool, hot pool and of course massages. Kabuki Springs isn’t exclusively for women. However, it is women-only on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays and with the closure of the women-only Osento spa in August, 2008, this is now your best option in town.
1750 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco
Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco
Formed almost a quarter century ago, the LGCSF is the world's first mixed lesbian and gay chorus. They present regular concerts throughout the year. See website for their calendar.
LGBT Book Club
Open to all, the Book Club meets up on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Three Dollar Bill Café at the LGBT Community Centre
1800 Market St.
San Francisco
www.sfcenter.org
Michelle Tea’s Radar (at the San Francisco Public Library)
Celebrated lesbian author Michelle Tea hosts this (free!) monthly reading series featuring up-and-coming writers and artists. All are welcome and those who ask questions may be rewarded with a cookie baked by Tea herself!
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco
www.myspace.com/radarreading
Pink Triangle Park
A civil rights park by Market and Castro streets is easy to spot with its 15 towering granite pylons, each inlaid with a pink triangle, to honour and commemorate the approximately 15,000 members of the LGBT community who died under the Nazi regime.
Purple Moon Dance Project
“The mission of Purple Moon Dance Project is to increase the visibility of lesbians and women of color and to encourage social change, peace and healing in our society through the medium of dance. Purple Moon's work is "diversity made physical!" They provide workshops and classes and present shows throughout the year.
QComedy
Here is where you can find the details of any upcoming queer comedy shows in San Francisco. Truly an amazing reference!!!
Queer Ballroom Studios
SF’s first queer-run Ballroom studio, that is also home to the Queer Jitterbugs. Most nights of the week you can learn some kind of formal dance, just check the website for details.
Queer Cultural Centre
“QCC is a multidisciplinary arts presenting organization that conducts artistic and interpretive programs exploring queer identity issues.” From films to photo to performance art, there’s a lot of interesting work going on here. They also present the annual Queer Arts Festival every summer.
934 Brannan St.
San Francisco
www.queerculturalcenter.org
Queer Dance
In reality there are so many kinds of same-sex dancing groups in San Francisco that it’s hard to keep track of them. That’s where Queer Dance comes in. This is a complete listing of all the homo dance events in town, an absolute jewel for those who prefer the rhumba over techno.
Queer Food For Love
Where, oh where, should this listing go? Queer Food For Love offers so many things... an opportunity to dine on amazing cuisine, a social group that honors food as a community commodity, and a chance to meet queers of all colors. Queer Food For Love is a take-off of the Parisian group of the same name. It's a group of volunteer food afficianados who meet somewhat regularly and invite others to join them for a communal dinner.
Queer Jitterbugs
Almost every night of the week they have same-sex dances and classes in everything from the Jitterbug to the Lindy to Ballroom and Latin dancing. Newbies are always welcome and no partners are needed (they’ll find someone for you there!) Classes and parties are in different locations, so check their website for more details.
Queer Open Mic (2nd and 4th Fridays of the month at the 3 Dollar Cafe)
Performers sign up at 7:30 p.m. with readings beginning at 8 p.m. The rules are fairly simple: each performer can present one item that is five minutes or less. if there's is time and you wanna go again they sometimes have a second round.
1800 Market St.
San Francisco
www.threedollarbill.com
Queerly Operatic
For LGBT opera afficianados, this gang meets monthly for potlucks, videos, opera performances and lots of operatic discussion.
Radar Productions
" RADAR Productions is a San Francisco-based non-profit that produces literary happenings around the Bay Area and beyond. Founded by queer writer and spoken word performer Michelle Tea, RADAR produces the monthly RADAR Reading Series at the San Francisco Public Library." Radar also hosts the RADAR Salon series and the Sister Spit tours. Check their Myspace page for upcoming events. Most of them are free!!!
Rainbow Women’s Chorus
The name pretty much says it all… this women’s only chorus has become a staple at SF events throughout the year.
Roxie New College Film Centre
This arthouse cinema is the oldest continuously operating cinema in San Francisco. Opened in 1909 (!), the Roxie shows more documentary films than any other movie theatre in the United States. They also present a ton of queer flicks, so check their website to see what's playing.
3117 16th St.
San Francisco
www.roxie.com
San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance
Even if you’ve never heard of Contra Dance, if you’re a fan of any kinds of same-sex dancing (well, maybe not raves), you’ll probably enjoy this. Contra is a mixture of English, Celtic and Quebecois dance traditions. Someone calls the steps and you just follow along. Introductory classes are always offered before the actual dances and (single) newbies are most welcome.
San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band
Billing itself as the first openly gay musical organization in the world, the band has regular performances, but also performs at a number of local and out-of-town events throughout the year. Check website for dates and details.
SF Games
It’s board games galore at this twice-weekly meet-up. Dozens of people participate, so arrive early to make sure you get into the game. Tourists are always welcome; SF Games has even been written about in Italian and German press. There’s no cost to participate, but buy a little something to eat or drink from the host café. Tuesday nights it’s cards and on Fridays it’s all games. Not necessarily an LGBT group, but tons of homos show up.
Stage-Werx / Bowchikawowow Productions
Stage Werx is a lovely, little woman-owned and operated theatre that opened in late 2007. Bomchikawowow is their production company, but you'll see all kinds of groups using this intimate space.
533 Sutter St.
San Francisco
Sundance Saloon
Your friendly, neighbourhood LGBT country’n western party. For the two-steppin’ ladies and their lasses, the Sundance Saloon has dance parties and lessons open to all on Thursdays and Sundays.
The Centre for Sex and Culture
“Our mission is to provide non-judgmental, sex-positive sexuality education and support to diverse populations by means of classes, workshops, social gatherings, cultural events, and practical skills-building events; to maintain and house these events and supporting materials and functions; to maintain a publicly-accessible library and archives.” Their events are held at a number of locations.
The New Conservatory Theatre Center
Each year they mount what they call their “Pride Season” a series of 8 LGBT plays that are presented throughout the year.
25 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco
www.nctcsf.org
The Rhinocerous
Founded in August, 1977, the Rhino is the world's oldest continuously producing professional queer theater. The company came to national attention in 1984 when it presented The AIDS Show: Artists Involved with Death and Survival, the first play about AIDS staged in the United States. That same year, the theatre’s founder, Allan B. Estes, Jr., died from AIDS. Since then the theatre has strived to present interesting, entertaining and challenging works that represent our community.
2926 16th St.
San Francisco
www.therhino.org
The Woodkings
Drag kings like you’ve rarely seen them… reveling in the hairiness of the 70s, and rockin to Zep. Check their website for their next dates as they perform fairly regularly.
Twilight Vixen Revue
This all-queer showgirl performance troupe was voted Best Burlesque by the San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay 2007! These glamorous gals perform several shows a month all over town, so check their website for details.
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