This week we've got alien costumes, several forms of magic, bratwurst throwing, Yiddish puppetry, and something described as “intelligent, leaky, erotic, and alive.”
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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!
Transgender District Health & Wellness Community Fair 〰️️ Trans and gender-nonconforming folks can come to this fair to hang out, network, and find out what affirming resources — from immigration assistance to mental health services — are available to them. There’ll also be a live panel and mini ball with national ballroom legends (!!!) Jahnell Chanel, Soho Tisci, and Ashlee Banks. 〰️️ 11am–3pm 〰️️ SF Main Public Library 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Queer Soup Night 〰️️ While we will miss Friends and Family, the iconic queer bar in Oakland, we can all help them with their transition into the next phase of the business by showing up for Queer Soup Night! BYO spoon and bowl. 100% of the night’s proceeds will go to Friends and Family. 〰️️ 5:30pm–9pm 〰️️ Nosh Box, SF 〰️️ $10-$15 donation, NOTAFLOF* 〰️️ more info
The Vegan Creamery Author Talk 〰️️ Friend to both vegans and the lactose intolerant majority, Miyoko Schinner and her milk-free cheeses and butters are Bay Area treasures. She’s this month’s featured guest chef at local nonprofit Farming Hope, and she’ll be sharing her culinary philosophy (and some small bites) at this event. 〰️️ 6pm–7:30pm 〰️️ Farming Hope’s Refettorio, SF 〰️️ $30+, NOTAFLOF* 〰️️ more info
We Grieve Different 〰️️ American culture is generally very bad at grieving. We don’t give ourselves time to do it, and we don’t have any common rituals to get us through it. Oakland artist and author Maud Alcorn Farquhar is set to change that, one workshop at a time. Join her to craft through the tears and laugh in the face of death. 〰️️ 6pm–7:30pm 〰️️ Nomadic Bookshop, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Feral Ecology Talk 〰️️ Learn about how foraging, fruit gleaning, and fermentation meet at this talk by Feral Ecology’s Daniel Goldberg. You’ll get to try some of the concoctions he’s created from foraged food, including loquat mead and apple cider made with candy cap mushrooms and bay laurel. 〰️️ 6pm–8:30pm 〰️️ Donkey & Goat Winery, Berkeley 〰️️ $15 〰️️ more info
Everyone Hot Pot Author Talk 〰️️ This year, I’m resolving to do more hot pot at home, so Natasha Pickowicz’s new book is definitely on my to-read list. This book features not just broth recipes, but how-tos on sides like scallion pancakes, dipping sauces, dumplings, and drinks to wash it all down. 〰️️ 6:30pm 〰️️ Omnivore Books, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Maxine Hong Kingston and Special Guests 〰️️ Legendary author Maxine Hong Kingston and friends, including Nicole Wong (The Mahjong Project) and Donald Young (Center for Asian American Media) will ring in the year of the horse with fireworks… of the intellectual variety. “The panelists will share the traditional, contemporary, and uniquely personal rituals that make up their New Year celebrations, explore the myths and qualities associated with the Horse, and offer predictions for the year.” 〰️️ 6:30pm–8pm 〰️️ Mechanics’ Institute, SF 〰️️ $7+ 〰️️ more info
A Celebration Of Queer Poetics 〰️️ “This migrating space embraces love and radical tenderness, celebrating a queer poetics honoring the miraculous tongue of our queer BIPOC communities that have shaped and are beginning to shape our literary linguistic landscape.” Presented by the Speaking Axolotl poetry series. 〰️️ 7pm–9pm 〰️️ Medicine for Nightmares, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
READ MY LIPS: a Book Slut Drag Show 〰️️ You’ve heard of the kid-friendly Drag Story Hour… but don’t the disaster sluts out there deserve some love, too? The aisles of the Booksmith will be packed with queens and swimming with fishes — and I’m not just talking about Moby Dick. Drinks will be available, courtesy of the Alembic. 〰️️ 8:30pm 〰️️ The Booksmith, SF 〰️️ $10 〰️️ more info
Painted Fairy Succulent Garden Workshop 〰️️ Fairies are real and they live next to my patch of echeveria plants. In that cute mushroom house, of course. Make your own at this all-ages workshop — materials provided. 〰️️ 1pm–2:30pm 〰️️ The Shed, El Sobrante 〰️️ $22 〰️️ more info
Lunar New Year Party 〰️️ The Disability Cultural Center is hosting LNY with a lion dance, dumplings, and chosen family feels. Welcome the Year of the Horse, with all the bold moves and transformation it brings. 〰️️ 5pm–7:30pm 〰️️ Disability Cultural Center, SF 〰️️ 😷 COVID SAFE (masks required in some areas) 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Queerly Drinking 〰️️ Come drink wine with the LGBTQIAs at this regular-ish wine bar pop-up at a fantastic winery in Berkeley. 〰️️ 5pm–9pm 〰️️ Tessier Winery, Berkeley 〰️️ more info
Pasta at the Parkway: Black Dynamite〰️️ How well does AYCE spaghetti pair with a tale of one action hero’s battle to avenge his brother and kill Richard Nixon? Pretty well, I’m guessing. 〰️️ 6pm 〰️️ The New Parkway Theater, Oakland 〰️️ $30 〰️️ more info
Cosmik Debris: An Interstellar Variety Show 〰️️ I thought for a second that this was going to be a show all about time dilation and tesseracts; but the actual show, featuring a rollerskating clown, live music, and a musical instrument inventor looks more fun than that. (Even if I am a tiny bit disappointed.) All ages! 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ The Planetarium, Richmond 〰️️ $15 〰️️ more info
Christopher Owens with Sedona and Asha Wells 〰️️ The former frontman of SF rock band Girls is touring on his first new album in seven years (!!) and is performing alongside two musicians with absolutely gorgeous vocals, including Oakland’s own Asha Wells. 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ Cafe Du Nord, SF 〰️️ $36.54 〰️️ more info
We Are Actually Funny 〰️️ Doll Fest is branching out from its music festival programming to present a night of comedy featuring an “all star all femme lineup.” Including Julia Purcell, Jilldo, Rhoda, and Rea Kapur. 〰️️ 7:30pm 〰️️ The Lost Church, SF 〰️️ $12+ 〰️️ more info
99 Wrench Market: 30 Plays of Asian Neo-Futurism 〰️️ The SF Neo-Futurists are presenting a lazy susan-style showcase of 30 original plays in 60 minutes by an all-Asian American cast. It’s “a bold, joyful, chaotic mix of microplays ranging from personal storytelling, audience games, and surrealist antics, as we explore wtf it means to be Asian.” 〰️️ 8pm 〰️️ Theater 33, SF 〰️️ $28+ 〰️️ more info
Dancing Ghosts Bauhausfest 〰️️ Get undead, undead, undead at this celebration of the music of the “godfathers of goth.” Bring your finest Bauhaus gear. 〰️️ 9:30pm–2:30am 〰️️ Cat Club, SF 〰️️ $10 〰️️ more info
Catherine O’Hara Drag Tribute 〰️️ Wahhhhhh!!! 😭😭😭 〰️️ 10pm 〰️️ The Stud, SF 〰️️ $12+ 〰️️ more info
Baby Rave 〰️️ Every month, babies can learn the ways of Peace Love Unity Respect and the mighty glowstick at this unstructured dance party. Costumes encouraged. 〰️️ 9:30am–11:30am 〰️️ East Bay Community Space, Oakland 〰️️ $20 for adults 〰️️ more info
Nâu Coffee – Lunar New Year Pop-Up 〰️️ As part of Abacus Row’s Year of the Horse event series, Viet coffee specialists Hân Tran and Kiên Nguyen will be popping up at the shop. Stick around for a free numerology reading, a playlist of Tết bangers, and a lion dance performance at 3:30pm. Wear an áo dài for a 20% coffee discount. 〰️️ 11am–3pm 〰️️ Abacus Row, SF 〰️️ more info
Intro to Sewing: Sewing Machine Basics & Sew a Tote Bag 〰️️ If you’re sick of saying, “I should start sewing,” every time you see someone sporting a rad handmade jacket, you can fix that right now by attending this class! You’ll make the easiest thing ever — a rectangular tote bag — and build your confidence to do more. 〰️️ 11am–4pm 〰️️ SoleSpace Lab Annex, Oakland 〰️️ $65+ 〰️️ more info
Seed Sowing & Botanical Book Swap 〰️️ Oakland’s newest botanical lending library is commemorating its opening with a good ol’ swap! Bring gardening books, zines, seeds, and/or queries about your fussy houseplants. 〰️️ 11am–4pm 〰️️ Xeritopia Greenhouse, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Lunar New Year at Teance 〰️️ Ring in the Year of the Horse in Berkeley with this extravaganza of activities that’ll impress even the most traditional aunties and uncs out there. Featuring a lion dance, acupuncture, a tai chi demo, calligraphy, and complimentary Chinese medicinal teas to improve your health. You can also nosh on Asian American pastries and okonomiyaki during the party. 〰️️ 11am–4pm 〰️️ Teance, Berkeley 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Lunar New Year at OMCA 〰️️ "A full day of vibrant performances, family-friendly storytelling, hands-on activities, delicious food from local AAPI chefs, and opportunities to support AAPI artisans" 〰️️ 11am–4pm 〰️️ OMCA, Oakland 〰️️ $10 〰️️ more info
Black Planter Party Returns 〰️️ As a tribute to Black joy and the millennial urge to collect houseplants, local group Black Planter Party is giving out 1,000 plants to the first 1,000 people to show up to this event. There’ll also be live music and other Black-owned plant businesses selling their leafy wares. 〰️️ 2pm–7pm 〰️️ Hella Bees, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Bar Bèrto Pop-up 〰️️ Prizefighter and The Salty Pearl are teaming up to serve martinis and aperitivi (including oysters!) with a focus on Bèrto vermouths from Piemonte, Italy. 〰️️ 2pm–7pm 〰️️ Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley 〰️️ more info
Art Auction for the SF-Marin Food Bank 〰️️ With over 350 pieces up for grabs, this auction is likely going to raise some serious money for the food bank. At least 35% of each sale will go to the food bank, and an anonymous donor will also match the first $10,000 spent. The auction items will be on display, so check them out in person at this reception. Bidding will end on Feb. 22. 〰️️ 3pm–5pm 〰️️ Studio Gallery, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
The 4th Annual SOOO Chocolate Festival 〰️️ Wait, chocolate and gumbo? Two of the most important food groups — candy and stew — unite at this festival in the heart of Oakland. 〰️️ 3pm–6pm 〰️️ Sankofa Sanctuary, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Diasporic Portals 001 〰️️ Help raise money for critical typhoon disaster relief efforts in the Philippines while enjoying a night of Filipino and Austronesian music and art. Featuring an “immersive cross-cultural dance music DJ set with interactive live visuals,” live music and dance performances, and artisan vendor booths. 〰️️ 5pm–9pm 〰️️ Understory, Oakland 〰️️ $5.55+ 〰️️ more info
Round Dance 〰️️ The American Indian Cultural Center is hosting its third annual gathering: an evening full of singing, ceremony, dance, and traditional American Indian couture. 〰️️ 6pm–12am 〰️️ Mission High School, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
The Cutest Tea Party Ever 〰️️ Honestly, I’m overwhelmed by the idea of this event but it sounds like it’d be lovely for the right people. Maybe that’s you! Yes, you with the Sylvanian Friends pin on your lapel. What does cute mean? Per the organizer, you can come “embody the fairy spirit”; practice “cute pranks”; or simply bring a puppet. There’ll also be live music, DJ sets, and a nap lounge. Cute! 〰️️ 7pm–12am 〰️️ The Green Yogi, Berkeley 〰️️ $20+ 〰️️ more info
Mari Kimura | Pamela Z | Thea Farhadian 〰️️ Mari Kimura (violin & electronics), Pamela Z (voice & electronics), and Thea Farhadian (violin and electronics) will perform solo works and trio improvisations for violins, voice, live electronics, and gesture-controlled instruments. 〰️️ 7:30pm 〰️️ Center for New Music, SF 〰️️ $12+ 〰️️ more info
Black Heart: The Emo Experience 〰️️ It’s time to panic! At the sex party. Elder emos who are also kinky (is that Venn diagram a circle? Discuss.) can bob their heads to the classics of weepy pop while getting their asses whipped. Includes a house makeup person in case you forgot how to do that Avril Lavigne-style eyeliner. 〰️️ 8pm–1am 〰️️ Stopgap, SF 〰️️ $50+ 〰️️ more info
Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage 〰️️ An antifolk hero since the late ‘90s, Lewis is a delightfully offbeat singer-songwriter and comics artist whose live show will break your heart and also sometimes teach you about the Cuban Missile Crisis (really, that’s what happened at Gilman in 2024). A farewell-to-Bottom-of-the-Hill show is sure to be extra tender. 〰️️ 8:30pm 〰️️ Bottom of the Hill, SF 〰️️ $22 advance 〰️️ more info
Grounded: A Morning Ritual 〰️️ Oh hell yeah, a chill morning neo-soul DJ lineup with coffee? Say no more. 〰️️ 10am–2pm 〰️️ Kinfolx, Oakland 〰️️ more info
Peng You x Farmer Mai: Year of the Horse Lunar New Year Celebration 〰️️ You know, those blissful farm dinners are a dream to attend, but they’re rarely centered specifically on Asian culture. So I love that this is happening! Wheat wizard Farmer Mai is teaming up with the chefs behind pop-up series Peng You to present an unforgettable meal in a beautiful locale. The menu includes gua bao, Taiwanese pineapple and guava cakes, sesame noodles, and much more. 〰️️ 10am–2pm 〰️️ Green Valley Farm and Mill, Sebastopol 〰️️ $1-$20 donation 〰️️ more info
African American Quilting as Mapmaking 〰️️ I always suspected quilting was secretly cool as hell, and I’m glad to have that confirmed by this talk by African American folklife scholars and textile artists Jamayka Young and Dayonna Tucker. 〰️️ 12pm–2pm 〰️️ Bathers Library, Oakland 〰️️ more info
Terps & Slurps 〰️️ Seattle’s Cloudburst Brewing and Holy Mountain Brewing are dropping in on Oakland to share their beers and pair them with the best oysters of the Pacific Northwest. Special guest Sea Stephanie Fish will be supplying the caviar and uni. 〰️️ 12pm–4pm 〰️️ Cellarmaker Brewing, Oakland 〰️️ more info
Black Joy Parade 〰️️ At last year’s parade, 4,500 people marched through the streets of Oakland to spread posi vibes and the beauty of Black culture to more than 34,000 attendees. “Black Joy is the movement. Black is the blueprint.” 〰️️ 12:30pm–7pm 〰️️ Downtown Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Bean Up 〰️️ Regardless of how I feel about being influenced about beans, I fully support the younger generation getting a head start on reaching their fiber goals. They’ll be grateful for it later. Anyway, this bean potluck is for the legume lovers out there. Bring a bean dish, a picnic blanket, and your own utensils and plates. 〰️️ 1pm–3pm 〰️️ Willard Park, Berkeley 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Kinam y Sabiduría Tolteca 〰️️ “In this class, we seek to recover the cultural roots of Pre-Hispanic America through the exploration of our awareness and consciousness while balancing our perceptual centers: physical body, mind, emotions, and vital energy.” Bring a yoga mat and comfy clothes. 〰️️ 2pm–4pm 〰️️ Medicine for Nightmares, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Community Chamber Concert 〰️️ The San Francisco Symphony is bringing their concerts to the public in their own version of the Tiny Desk Concert. In this one, Assistant Principal Violin Jessie Fellows (Audrey Avis Aasen-Hull Chair), Assistant Principal Viola Katie Kadarauch, and Associate Principal Cello Anne Richardson (Peter & Jacqueline Hoefer Chair) will perform, then engage in a Q&A with the audience. 〰️️ 2:30pm 〰️️ SF Library Parkside Branch 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Sfoglia Club Pop-up 〰️️ Some of the most exciting handmade pasta in the Bay Area isn’t sold at a restaurant, but made by local pop-up chef Tanaya Joshi. Joshi, who trained in Italy, uses farmer’s market produce to capture seasonal flavors in her pastas: pea leaves tint doppio a refreshing green in the spring; and in the fall, Bengali pumpkin curry finds its way into tortelli. This highly anticipated dinnertime pop-up is not to be missed. 〰️️ 5pm 〰️️ Rampant Wine, SF 〰️️ more info
How to Build a Public Bank in the East Bay 〰️️ Wait, a bank doesn’t have to invest my savings into weapons of mass destruction? Count me in! You can learn more about what a community-owned bank is capable of — and how to support such an effort – at this talk led by Public Bank East Bay. 〰️️ 5:30pm–7pm 〰️️ Local Economy, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
An Evening of Yosemite: with Mark Citret & Robel Fessehatzion 〰️️ Two photographers who have spent a ton of time at Yosemite National Park will share stories about their adventures and get geeky about landscape photography. 〰️️ 5:30pm–7:30pm 〰️️ Bayfront Theater at Fort Mason, SF 〰️️ $25 〰️️ more info
Bad Bitch Burlesque 〰️️ The category is… heartbreakers! Bring your best gay fuckboy energy to this queer strip club and cabaret, where a lineup of femme fatale powerhouses will inspire you to grab a piece of paper and scribble down “I hate ya.” 〰️️ 9pm 〰️️ White Horse Inn, Oakland 〰️️ $39+ 〰️️ more info
Manitas Pinche Pozole Pop-up 〰️️ This month, Sfizio launches the first of its monthly pop-ups from the chefs of Manitas, who sling globe-trotting tostadas, pozole, and tacos with seasonal produce at the center. At this one, you’ll find lamb barbacoa piled onto tostadas with labneh and pickled red onions, pozole blanco de pollo finished with walnut salsa negra, and much more. 〰️️ 5pm–8pm 〰️️ Sfizio, Oakland 〰️️ more info
Bay Area Applied Mycology Social 〰️️ And you thought we’d have an edition of the calendar without a mushroom event! This one looks rad: Three fungus experts (Chad Hyatt, Dr. Gordon Walker, and Harte Singer) will face off in the kitchen and show off their best mushroom creations. You’re also invited to bring a mushroom you’ve found to get help identifying it. 〰️️ 7pm–9pm 〰️️ The Finnish Hall, Berkeley 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Wrapt: “Tying to Furniture” 〰️️ At this skillshare, learn how to tie somebody to a piece of furniture. Also, I love this description from the organizers: “Tying to furniture is also a way to build narratives of power and capture, as well as other stories you might want to tell in rope, and incorporates different intentionality and technique to create ties that function with furniture.” 〰️️ 7pm–11pm 〰️️ Stopgap, SF 〰️️ $27+ 〰️️ more info
Drumbeats Heartbeats 〰️️ I love a double holiday. This is the fourth annual joint Lunar New Year/Black History Month party put on by SF’s Human Rights Commission and several partner organizations, including the Chinese Historical Society of American and the Booker T. Washington Community Service Center. You’ll get to dance through the stacks with lion dancers and Duniya Dance and Drum Co., which melds West African and South Asian styles together. 〰️️ 4:45pm–7:30pm 〰️️ SF Main Public Library 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Kelly McFarling Performance 〰️️ Come see our own Emma Silvers speak with musician and artist Kelly McFarling (“Think Bonnie Raitt, JJ Cale, and Dottie West navigating late-stage capitalism on a continental shelf”) for SF Music Week. McFarling will perform some acoustic pieces as well. 〰️️ 6pm–8pm 〰️️ W Hotel Terrace Room, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Supper at Headlands 〰️️ At this monthly fundraiser for Headlands Center for the Arts, you can sit down to a family-style supper in the center’s eye-catching mess hall, then catch an artist talk with the artist in residence. This time, you’ll hear from visual artist Hong Hong and watch a movement performance from Josephine Devanbu. 〰️️ 6pm–9pm 〰️️ Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito 〰️️ $81+ 〰️️ more info
Love Rebels Author Talk 〰️️ In her new book, Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn It Down Without Burning Out, Kitty Stryker shares her experience as an activist, street medic, and relationship educator to help others pursue the important work while maintaining healthy relationships and without burning out. 〰️️ 6:30pm 〰️️ Pegasus Books Downtown, Berkeley 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
The Price of Mercy Author Talk 〰️️ Emily Galvin Almanza, Executive Director of Partners for Justice, discusses her new book, The Price of Mercy with Neil Chase, CEO of CalMatters. An attorney and former public defender, Almanza reveals the truth about what’s really going on behind the closed doors of America’s criminal courts. 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ Lafayette Library 〰️️ $20 〰️️ more info
Wreath Making 〰️️ See a video installation about structural oppression, then make a wreath about it. This free class includes complimentary fabric, felt and wire. It's in response to the (also free) video installation called Prince of Homburg that explores "exhaustion as a response to structural oppression." 〰️️ 2pm–4pm 〰️️ YBCA, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
This Unruly Witness: June Jordan's Legacy 〰️️ At this celebration of poet and activist June Jordan, contributors to the anthology of work by artists and activists influenced by her will read their pieces. 〰️️ 4pm–5:30pm 〰️️ BAMPFA, Berkeley 〰️️ FREE with museum admission 〰️️ more info
bell hooks Book Club 〰️️ In All About Love, bell hooks writes, “To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.” Here, she argues that love should be a daily practice integral to building our communities. Come reflect on what that means for you at this book club. Open to all, regardless of whether or not you’ve actually read the book. 〰️️ 5:30pm–7pm 〰️️ Nomadic Book Shop, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
Gnocchi Primer 〰️️ In this class, Italian cuisine expert Viola Buitani will guide you through everything it takes to make perfect gnocchi. “You'll go home with the confidence to put together an unforgettable bowl of gnocchi so pillowy that they can be chewed with the tongue.” 〰️️ 6pm–9:30pm 〰️️ 18 Reasons, SF 〰️️ $205 〰️️ more info
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Screening 〰️️ “Unable to enter Gaza to document the effects of the ongoing conflict firsthand, in April 2024, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi contacted Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona and began filming their video chats. Interspersed with Hassona’s photographs, these conversations are the heart of this remarkably intimate account of life in Gaza.” 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ BAMPFA, Berkeley 〰️️ $18 〰️️ more info
Petulia Screening 〰️️ Forget the Room and Mrs. Doubtfire — Petulia might be the wildest melodrama set in San Francisco. A young socialite, Petulia, meets a doctor at a gala who’s in the middle of divorcing his wife. She falls for him after he operates on Oliver, a Mexican boy she adopted. Presented on VHS by the Basement art collective. 〰️️ 7:30pm–9:30pm 〰️️ The 4 Star Theater, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
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!
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.
