Forget "Redefining Masculinity." These Artists Are Blowing the Whole Thing Up
A Castro gallery show and a new Oakland bar ask what masculinity could look like if we stopped trying to nail it down.
A Castro gallery show and a new Oakland bar ask what masculinity could look like if we stopped trying to nail it down.
A private initiative founded by the mayor and backed by a crypto billionaire is increasingly shaping San Francisco’s arts scene. Musicians are asking questions — and some are calling for a boycott.
This week we've got art, more art, even more art, Earth day, lesbians, whales, kites, pinball, and scent foraging.
This week we've got more Lunar New Year events, kinky emos, and a pozole pop-up.
Welcome to the COYOTE Calendar. Here are this week's hand-picked events, just for you.
Valentine’s Day might be over, but we’re heading full-speed into festival season in the Bay Area. At the Orinda Theater, you can watch the finest examples of Christploitation cinema during the Fear and Faith Horror Festival (Feb. 20-21). The 21st annual Black Choreographers Festival also starts on Feb. 20 at the Dance Mission Theater in San Francisco, showcasing the work of more than a dozen choreographers over two weekends.
In San Jose, Friend Fest — a 250-vendor market themed around friendship — will take over South Hall Feb. 21-22. And don’t miss the first annual Russian River Fungi Fest in the North Bay (Feb. 21-22), which will celebrate the rich mushroom culture of west Sonoma County. In Oakland, the intriguingly named Stop Men Music Festival (Feb. 22-25) will feature potlucks, art-making, haircuts, and musical performances at a roving succession of venues.
There are also a ton of events coming up associated with Beer Week (Feb. 20-March 1) and SF Music Week (Feb. 23-March 1), so if either of those topics make your heart quiver, you’ve got lots to choose from.
This week we've got more Lunar New Year events, kinky emos, and a pozole pop-up. We'll post new events each Wednesday. Go forth and enjoy!







You can see all of COYOTE's past calendar picks here. If you have an event you'd like to see on a future COYOTE Calendar, email us at calendar@coyotemedia.org. If you attended and enjoyed any of these events, we'd love to hear about it in the comments!
*NOTAFLOF = No One Turned Away For Lack of Funds
Soleil Ho is a cultural critic, cookbook writer, and food journalist who has a nasty habit of founding media projects instead of going to therapy: from the feminist literary magazine Quaint to food podcast Racist Sandwich to our dear COYOTE.
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