Sharmiram hive, rise. Maryam Yousif's art imagines just what may have resulted if the warrior queen turned her attention to creativity.

Few movies have been discussed so much and seen so little as 'Hitler, A Film From Germany', the seven-hour 1977 magnum opus. The curious might not want to put off attending its one-off Sat/16 projection at @bampfa.bsky.social #ScreenGrabs

On Thursday, advocates gathered outside The Women’s Building to call for a no vote on Proposition B next month. Leah LaCroix, president of the San Francisco District 11 Democratic Club, said Prop, B would take autonomy from San Francisco voters.

Things at this year's National Queer Arts Festival are "more experimental, more inter- and multidisciplinary, and they are more participatory, engaging people in this way that’s not just watching a show," says its organization's new leader.

"Bay Area naturalness always triumphs over overdoing it," writes John-Paul Shiver — which is why you should cue up the new track from Martin Luther McCoy rn #UnderTheStars

Celebrate the new album from La Doña and revel in Oaklash's extravagant blast of positive and community-oriented drag energy in this installation of our Bay Area arts and culture calender #BIGWEEK

"I was a little surprised (although maybe I shouldn’t be) to see Sup. Rafael Mandelman making what seem to be anti-labor comments and praising the billionaires who are trying to turn this city into an oligarchy."

An absolute banger of a guide to this year's @sfoutsidelands.bsky.social food and drink offerings. You know it's #GoodTaste @tamarapalmer.bsky.social

"Especially in this challenging time, that we have these voices like Mahalia Jackson coming down through history to uplift us is a resource we shouldn’t overlook," says Kronos Quartet on new release 'Glorious Mahalia' honoring the civil rights legend.

'Lay My Burden Down' starring Cat Brooks and Valerie Fachman, is "as much an admonishment of poor US healthcare and our medieval-style prison system as it is a compelling drama about unacknowledged trauma," writes critic Charles Lewis III #DramaMasks

In the Bay Area, and across the country, private surveillance company Flock has set up an extensive network of cameras that track not just your license plate or your car, but your movements.

A perfect day in SF starts with the Taiwanese American Fest, heads to see salsa dura maestro Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno at @ybgfestival.bsky.social and winds up raving with the Om Records anniversary at Embarcadero Plaza.

Cole Swensen's latest poems "roam adventurously through nature, a hike undertaken by someone who dares delve into the minds of crows, scamper up tree trunks, or edge daringly close to the sun." Hear them read live at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social Mon/18.

An all-star collection of music legends is coming together Sat/16 to celebrate Wavy Gravy, SF’s “saint in a clown suit”—and raise money for his charitable Seva Foundation ! [GIVEAWAY]

"Our reasons for being paranoid were only partly paranoid." @cabaretvoltaire.bsky.social spent decades making music about surveillance, media manipulation, systems of control, and the paranoid texture of modern life—and they look more prophetic than ever in 2026.

"The Fotomat dates back to when Amoeba Music was a bowling alley. Now, the kiosk brings something else back to Haight Street—that weird, renegade, freaky type of love," writes @padlife.bsky.social

There are birthday parties, and then there are gatherings that feel more like living history. On May 16 at The Masonic in San Francisco, Wavy Gravy’s 90th Birthday will be the latter.

Let's talk about competence. Where can you turn for accurate health news?

“It’s a new era,” JWords says of her new release 'Sound Therapy'. "A calmer, chiller, ‘Yeah, I got my shit together’ kind of era.” #UnderTheStars @padlife.bsky.social

"The air was redolent of the phantom smell of PBR and Bones Speed Cream at the packed opening of this awesome and very nostalgic show at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social ": the essential Hamburger Eyes zine exhibition is among our top arts and culture picks #BIGWEEK

Failure of tax and fee cuts for big developers on full display Wednesday as Sup. Connie Chan held a hearing on a report showing so-called Mayor Daniel Lurie and Sup. Bilal Mahmood's “incentives” have done almost nothing to address the housing crisis.

Seventy years later, the echo of Allen Ginsberg 'Howl' still ricochets through the city. On Mon/11, The Chapel and folkYEAH Presents celebrate 100 years since the poet's birth and his poems' enduring shockwaves.

Formerly known as the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, CAAMFest is back for its 44th annual edition this week (Thu/7-Sun/10) #ScreenGrabs

Like the Liberty Bell, that eternally cracked symbol, lauded pianist Lara Downes' Sat/9 Cal Performances concert with special guests “This Land: Reflections on America” offers a fully rounded, 360-degree perspective on the country’s history.

New report from the Budget and Legislative Analyst concludes: "The City’s tax and fee incentives have not successfully reversed the decline in building activity since 2022 and have not pushed building activity to return to 2019 levels."

🧵After quoting doctors & #Addiction specialists naming the effectiveness of #HarmReduction services, @48hills.bsky.social founder writes, “Never mind the evidence, though: San Francisco, after several decades, is moving to abandon harm reduction as a principle in its substance bit.ly/SFMovesBackward

Charles Lewis III reviews 'Mean Girls': "I’ve never been the biggest fan of Fey, especially when she falls into white feminist hypocrisy, but she does well in updating her mid-2000s hit to the age of social media." #DramaMasks

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Term limits are usually driven by "the same anti-tax, anti-rent control, anti-worker and anti-government conservatives who never have enough votes to elect the politicians who’d carry out their business-first agendas," writes Tim Paulson.

The crown jewel of Oakland Ballet Company's annual Dancing Moons Festival celebrating AAPI Heritage Month is 'Angel Island Project,' for which seven choreographers come together to illuminate the darker story of Angel Island.

"The lack of medically skilled personnel and supplies makes poor outcomes and the death of detained clients very predictable," says a geriatrics and family medicine professor in this #LetterToTheEditor

Forget the Met—this week offers a fabulous chance to check in on rising young local designer at the Academy of Art University's School of Fashion runway presentations.

"I stumbled across a wheatpasted screenprint at the 24th Street BART. I strolled into Galeria de la Raza. It was then that I realized my people are here," says Paola de la Calle.

This week sees the SF Silent Film Festival (Wed/6-Sun/10) return to its ancestral home of the Castro Theatre — the first such local screen event to have its entire schedule at the venue since its recent re-opening #ScreenGrabs

Tim Redmond navigates the socialist schisms at the May Day protest: "Rejecting a Big Ol’ Socialist Tent seems like a bad strategy to me."

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's Pope Dementia The Last has passed away at the age of 91. Popie always cut a striking figure with his stark white-painted face, imposingly phallic mitre, and fabulously decorated chasubles. And what a life he lived!

'Brand New Beat,' the new book by Peter Richardson on how an iconic San Francisco-born publication's unruly first decade rewrote the rules of journalism [SPONSORED] Get it here via @ucpress.bsky.social www.ucpress.edu/books/brand-...

Come dance with us! Berlin papa bear Prosumer is headlining the stellar #Stardella party, with CarrieOn Disco, M3, Stond Fruit, and Chuck Gunn Sat/2 at Great Northern [SPONSORED] 50% off tickets for 48hills readers here: www.eventbrite.com/e/prosumer-g...

"She may be gone, but her legend still grows": celebrate the enduring icon with music, fashion, and community at Selena de Mayo on Sun/3 at SPARK Social — plus, we've got TONS of other plans for your #BIGWEEK

Free Enno Cheng (May 6), Chet Faker (May 5), Snail Mail (May 4) tickets in San Francisco oh my! Find out here how to win [GIVEAWAY]

Let #UnderTheStars guide you to your new favorite sounds — like JuJu Rogers' hip-hop meets psychedelic soul amalgam, aka "Afrophunk" @padlife.bsky.social

One of our favorite intimate venues in North Beach, @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social, is offering a pair of tickets to Brown Noice, BLOCK + Mickelson, Love Mischief, Flamenco Libre, and many more! [GIVEAWAY]

Local efforts to tax the rich are getting national attention. The NY Times is reporting on the statewide billionaire tax—and the very rich people who oppose it. Bloomberg News has covered Proposition D, the overpaid CEO tax on the June ballot.

This weekend, the Roxie Theater hits reality hard with two documentaries whose titles are all too on the nose #ScreenGrabs

The biggest, brightest, and dare we say best @sfiaf.bsky.social is sweeping into the city Wed/29-May 10, and 48 Hills has the discount code to save 20% on tickets! [SPONSORED]

'Hamnet' focuses on family, but what of Shakespeare's art? #DramaMasks considers the ACT version, now running through May 24.

"All of the controversial allegations that have been attached to the Michael Jackson estate are sidestepped in this two-hour, color-by-number, highlight reel, leaving a hole of emptiness," writes @padlife.bsky.social

Standing in glorious countermeasure to baseless xenophobic fear-mongering is the annual @sfiaf.bsky.social. This year, the 12-day event sweeps through Mission Wed/29-May 10, showcasing more than 50 artists from nine countries.

Pierre Constant was spent 18 months in jail for an assault he didn't commit. The DA's office failed to turn over evidence that exonerated him. Another example of DA Brooke Jenkins overcrowding jails and raising costs of handling public safety.

Launched In 1995, Om Records helped fuel the financial prosperity of electronic music, right here on Haight Street. Celebrate their 30th anniversary May 9 at Embarcadero Plaza. #UnderTheStars