Milk, the Movie
LGBT pioneer Harvey Milk appears on the silver screen this fall, thanks to director Gus Van Sant and Sean Penn, who spent much of this year filming all over the City, but particularly in the Castro District, historically recreated to suggest the free flying 1970's.
"Milk," the movie, showing at the Castro Theatre Nov. 26 - Dec. 23, and benefiting LGBT charities, will give renewed attention to this bold activist and the LGBT community from which he emerged. There is already Oscar buzz… See the movie (see the trailer here); then explore the neighborhood. Click here for tickets.
Crusin' the Castro
In addition to the popular Cruisin' the Castro, the original walking tour, where you will see America's only Pink Triangle Memorial Park, the original site of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the first gay bar with transparent windows on the street, and much more, check out the new Come Out to the Castro, led by a local comedian or Sister Betty's Walking Tour, both revealing the quirkier side of this rich neighborhood. All of these guided treks will point out the famous and lesser known spots frequented by Harvey Milk. Other than a few steep hills and those deadly "drag traps," or street grates, strolling is relaxed and easy.
December Shows
December brings holiday shows of every description, but pay special attention to these three offerings from within our LGBT community: The SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band presents "The Dance Along Nutcracker" where the audience is invited to leave their seats and join in self-expressive abandon at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Dec. 13-14.
Dec. 15-17 brings Donna Sachet's 16th annual "Songs of the Season," a musical variety show offers something for everyone; featuring great local soloists and benefiting the AIDS Emergency Fund.
Finish up the holiday season at one of three performances on Christmas Eve of "Home for the Holidays" at the Castro Theatre with the venerable San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, now in its 31st year of performing, conducted by Dr. Kathleen McGuire.
Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
Wicked: The untold story of the ladies of Oz — the green-skinned Wicked Witch and the pure-of-heart Glinda the Good Witch — is being brought to San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre this January by Carol Shorenstein Hays' theatrical production company, SHN Broadway Reframed.
Tickets for the musical, one of Broadway's biggest blockbusters, are now available!
For a complete list of all holiday events in San Francisco, please go to: San Francisco Thanksgiving, Christmas and Holiday Events, Shows, Shopping, Theatre for 2008
Resources:
Theatre Bay Area - best source for tickets
San Francisco's Openly Queer State Legislative Representatives:
Tom Ammiano is California State Assemblymember-elect representing the 13th Assembly District (currently held by Mark Leno), which is essentially the people of San Francisco. Tom is currently a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Mark Leno is California State Senator-elect representing the 3rd Senate District which includes the people of San Francisco and Marin Counties. Mark won the seat from another member of our family, Carol Migden, who is retiring to her home in Marin County. Mark is currently our California State Assemblymember, the seat just won by Tom.
In San Francisco, we try very hard to keep it in the family, sweetie.
San Francisco's Fabulous Lesbian Chefs
Some of the finest food in San Francisco comes from a small community of some of the world's greatest chefs - and many of them in San Francisco are lesbian. It's not that gay men are not also great chefs. It just seems that lesbians in San Francisco are particularly impressive (and for the record: I am not discriminating against straight people. It's just that they always get the good press, so forget them this time around).
Get the full story at: San Francisco's Fabulous Lesbian Chefs
Enjoy!
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