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Everett Regua uses an airbrush on a white t-shirt to draw a black outline over a pink cross.

Culture

“Spray Area”: The Evolution of Airbrushing in the Bay

Airbrushing once offered local artists a full-time income; nowadays, it’s mostly a creative side hustle that recalls a nostalgic past. Here’s what the remaining artists have to say about it.

Alan Chazaro Oct 22, 2025

A Black woman wearing a yellow shirt and brown pants stands on a ladder, holding a rock and showing that rock to two people who both look excited about it.

Culture

The Facade at Esther’s Orbit Room Is in Mortar Peril

The stone front of Esther’s Orbit Room is in danger. Preserving it is about more than just rocks.

Reo Eveleth Oct 20, 2025

an older Black man plays the trumpet into a microphone on stage, backed by a man on drums and a man playing electric guitar

Culture

Fill Up the Tip Jar for Oscar Myers, Pillar of Bay Area Funk and Soul

Known for decades of shows at Madrone and the Boom Boom Room, the musician and mentor suffered a stroke last week, just before his 81st birthday. A fundraiser aims to get him back on his feet.

Emma Silvers Oct 15, 2025

people walk into a gallery with a sign outside that reads 'Litquake, San Francisco Literary festival'

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7 Can’t-Miss Events at Litquake 2025

Here are COYOTE’s picks for the beloved literary festival, which kicks off Oct. 9.

COYOTE Staff Oct 9, 2025

Artist SupremeRivi11 poses in front of his exhibition at Hospitality House's Community Art Studio. He wears a torn jean jacket, and a straw hat with a black and red band.

Culture

‘A Creator’s Dream’: Inside the SF Studio Building a Hub for Low-Income Artists

Hospitality House has purchased a mid-Market building that contains the nonprofit’s fine art studio — securing its future forever.

Nuala Bishari Oct 8, 2025

Culture

A Journey Into Self: The Bay Area Filipino Artist Blending Abstract Painting with Rap

THEALLSEEINGEYE is a Gen Z throwback to the golden era of hip-hop.

Alan Chazaro Oct 2, 2025

a black and white photo shows a chaotic punk show with people falling over

Culture

Mabuhay Gardens to Reopen, Attempt to Remain Upright Under Weight of Expectations

The birthplace of San Francisco punk can’t be what it once was. Is it time to let it be something else instead?

Emma Silvers Oct 1, 2025

A woman and her baby in the foreground, blurry, and the background shows a bunch of shrubs and, if you look closely, a metal sculpture of dandelion puffs.

Culture

Where Did the Fairyland Dandelions Go?

For more than 45 years, three huge steel and bronze dandelion puffs reached for the sky outside Children’s Fairyland only to disappear without a trace. COYOTE went on a quest to find them.

Reo Eveleth Sep 29, 2025