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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The Sequoia Theater may eventually get a significant remodel. In 2022, the California Film Institute \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofmillvalley.org/966/Sequoia-Theater-Renovation-Plan\">filed plans with the city of Mill Valley\u003c/a> to dig out a lower ground floor and add a second story, increasing the number of auditoriums from two to four.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zastrow could not comment on the exact details of the plans, or where they stand. “We’ll see where we are in a couple of years,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But, as we raise funds and plan for a renovation, we couldn’t leave the building dark. We had to operate it, keep it open and run film,” he said. “It’s just this incredibly beloved community cinema.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Welcome to our list of Bay Area arts and culture trends in 2023. Notably, it was a year that few are describing as “the worst year ever,” as many year-end listmakers were understandably wont to do for a while. We also suppose this list could have included things like AI, driverless cars, robot deliveries and the metaverse. It was just Tom Waits’ birthday; \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/195963-we-are-buried-beneath-the-weight-of-information-which-is\">let’s let him weigh in\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s to you all, individually and collectively, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8AMZmWqgRM\">love and happiness\u003c/a> in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A blonde woman with a microphone is on stage performing.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1815\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937426\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-800x567.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1020x723.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-768x544.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-2048x1452.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1920x1361.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs onstage during The Eras Tour at Levi’s Stadium on July 28, 2023 in Santa Clara. \u003ccite>(Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Return of the Monoculture\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Twelve years after Touré’s defining treatise “\u003ca href=\"https://www.salon.com/2011/09/29/how_niches_killed_culture/\">Why I Miss the Monoculture\u003c/a>,” the monoculture is back, for better or for worse. Taylor Swift alone absolutely dominated the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-top-album-sales-chart-1235464968/\">recording\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.normantranscript.com/community/taylor-swift-is-spotify-s-most-streamed-artist-of-2023-ending-bad-bunnys-3-year/article_daecf7f8-8fa4-11ee-8337-5f9be5f11a35.html\">streaming\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-eras-tour-top-grossing-global-tour/\">touring\u003c/a> industry, while captivating the \u003ca href=\"https://ew.com/movies/taylor-swift-eras-tour-concert-film-tops-box-office-breaks-global-record/\">box office\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937413/uc-berkeleys-taylor-swift-business-class-set-for-2024\">UC system\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/\">\u003cem>TIME\u003c/em> magazine\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931892/dear-city-leaders-stop-with-the-taylor-swift-pandering-already\">our nation’s elected officials\u003c/a> — and Beyoncé was \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/music/news/beyonce-record-most-grammy-wins-all-time-1235513412/\">not far behind\u003c/a>. \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Oppenheimer\u003c/em> took the nation’s multiplexes \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/summer-box-office-hits-4-billion-barbie-oppenheimer-1235712314/\">by storm\u003c/a>, and superhero franchises like \u003cem>Guardians of the Galaxy\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Spider-Man\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Ant-Man\u003c/em> filled out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2023/\">Top 10 box office list\u003c/a>. In other words, if you needed common ground to talk about with coworkers, you had plenty to pick from this year.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13894605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13894605\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immersive van Gogh at SVN West, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Cheshire Isaacs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The End of Immersive ‘Art Experiences’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let me tell you one thing I didn’t miss this year: being immersed in a so-called art experience. 2022 was full of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13894558/immersive-van-gogh-review-san-francisco\">Immersive van Gogh\u003c/a> spawn (a frankly offensive Frida Kahlo, a fine-by-comparison \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909273/review-imagine-picasso-immersive-san-francisco\">Picasso thing\u003c/a> at the Armory). Those events, in turn, were the immaterial outcome of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13804930/no-filter-necessary-in-sfs-instagram-ready-color-factory\">Color Factory\u003c/a>, the Museum of Ice Cream and (my personal least favorite) the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861247/the-90s-experience-instagram\">90’s Experience\u003c/a>. Strangely, we’ve now come full circle: the immersive photo-op has phase-shifted back into physical artwork and taken up residence at our largest museum, courtesy of SFMOMA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935810/yayoi-kusama-sfmoma-infinite-love-review\">Yayoi Kusama exhibition\u003c/a>, which literally costs $10 a minute. If museums learned one thing from all the immersive offshoots over the years, it’s that people will pay top dollar for a limited amount of time in an audio-visual experience utterly stripped of context.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939100\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If San Francisco’s new marketing campaign slogan sounds familiar, well… (seen here: a sign in Las Vegas.) \u003ccite>(Darren Asay/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco Spending Millions Trying to Rebrand Itself\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Imagine you live elsewhere, and your understanding of San Francisco is essentially Fox News footage of people pillaging Walgreens. But wait! You encounter a bus ad: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/san-francisco-ad-campaign.html\">It All Starts Here\u003c/a>.” Are you overcome with desire to travel to SF? How about “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RkuigBlSLg\">Always San Francisco\u003c/a>,” does that do anything for you? This is, as far as I can tell, the scenario on which city leaders and a handful of tech billionaires wagered a combined $10 million in 2023, attempting to reverse reputational damage caused by a dearth of affordable housing, an absurd cost of living and a devastating fentanyl crisis \u003cem>with marketing\u003c/em>. Does this feel a little like the captain of the Titanic launching a social media rebrand mid-collision? Sure! Do nuanced discussions of public health, inequality and long-term investments in the arts make for snappy copy in politicians’ campaign materials? Not really! But hey, maybe we just haven’t come up with the right slogan yet. In the meantime, we have this new “\u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/04/san-francisco-anthem-premiere-johns-grill/\">San Francisco theme song\u003c/a>,” about which I will say: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931922/tony-bennett-san-francisco-remembrance\">We miss you, Tony Bennett\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Emma Silvers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg\" alt=\"A hand reaches to pick up an icy pink beverage. There's also a iced chocolate drink and a plate of corn roti on the table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13925324\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dek Doi Cafe’s Thai-style “pink milk” and street food style sweet roti.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Bay Area’s (Mom-and-Pop) Restaurant Scene Isn’t Dead Yet\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These days, keeping a restaurant afloat in the Bay Area seems like an impossible task — an unwinnable battle against \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-restaurants-crime-closure-18373900.php\">thieves\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2mhcvLNwW/\">vandals\u003c/a> and an overall “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/cafe-international-lower-haight-18339072.php\">sea of lawlessness\u003c/a>.” Or so goes the prevailing narrative, anyway. A few Oakland restaurateurs even declared a (\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/27/strike-oakland-business-closure-protest/\">largely overblown, hour-long\u003c/a>) “strike” in protest. And it’s true that crime (and, nearly as bad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933006/hina-yakitori-closing-grilled-chicken-omakase-san-francisco\">the \u003cem>perception\u003c/em> of crime\u003c/a>) is a real concern. This isn’t an economy that leaves much margin for error, and the sheer economics of the Bay have snuffed out a lot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.bonappetit.com/story/sf-bay-area-dining-problem-opinion\">innovation at the highest end\u003c/a>. Still, anyone lamenting the death of Bay Area food hasn’t been eating out at the same places we have — not when 2023 has gifted us with S-tier \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936332/tchaka-haitian-restaurant-oakland\">Haitian comfort food\u003c/a>, idiosyncratic little Thai cafes serving dessert rotis and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925310/dek-doi-cafe-pink-milk-thai-bl-oakland\">gay pink milk\u003c/a>,” and joyously off-kilter \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/egglicious-india-san-jose-18193681.php\">Indian egg restaurants\u003c/a>. Now as always, when it comes to niche, street-level mom-and-pops, the Bay remains undefeated.\u003cem>—Luke Tsai\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939096\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of the Oakland A’s gather during a reverse boycott at the Oakland Coliseum to protest the ownership of the baseball team on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The A’s Resent You\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Well, the A’s \u003cem>owners\u003c/em> do, at least. That much was confirmed in 2023, during which, instead of my usual seven or eight games at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/gmeline/status/1179463946631184384\">the greatest ballpark in America\u003c/a>, I could only bring myself to go to one. Finally, after years of neglect, the A’s owner — I’d say his name, but it’d have to be accompanied by the foulest string of obscenities imaginable — acquired approval from Major League Baseball to move the whole sad, desiccated team southward to sad, desiccated Las Vegas. Sure, there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\">another baseball team coming to town\u003c/a>. But 2023 was the year of the “SELL” T-shirt, and the broken hearts of longtime fans.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person stands holding a sign with a building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937172\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soha Leach, 42, poses in front of a marching crowd at the ‘Stop the Genocide in Gaza’ rally at the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 28. \u003ccite>(Olivia Cruz Mayeda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Pro-Palestinian Uprising Larger Than Ever\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year saw the largest, most cohesive wave of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937170/the-art-of-protest-in-san-francisco-5-messages-from-the-gaza-rally\">pro-Palestinian protests\u003c/a> ever. In the Bay Area, Richmond became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/richmond-city-council-passes-resolution-showing-solidarity-with-gaza/\">first American city\u003c/a> to pass a ceasefire resolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968400/oakland-city-council-set-to-vote-on-gaza-cease-fire-resolution\">followed by Oakland\u003c/a>. Bay Area artists, in particular, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">rallied in protest\u003c/a> of Israel’s most recent siege of Gaza, which has so far killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-passes-15000-palestinian-official-says?nid=322376&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=491046\">more than 15,000\u003c/a> Palestinians. Artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937219/bay-area-artists-palestinian-childrens-relief-fund-continental-club\">raised upwards of $13,000\u003c/a> for Palestinian children at a November fundraiser in Oakland, matched in the restaurant scene with support for and by Palestinian \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/israel-hamas-war-giving-back-to-gaza-fundraiser-san-jose-business-el-halal-amigos/13968097/\">businesses and eateries\u003c/a> here in the Bay Area. Even local surfers got involved, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937866/local-surfers-screening-gaza-surf-club\">screening\u003c/a> the documentary \u003cem>Gaza Surf Club\u003c/em> to call upon their community to advocate for a ceasefire. With their dollars, poetry, policy, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938619/porch-party-oakland-pop-up-art-activism-community\">food\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">organized boycotts\u003c/a>, Bay Area folks are showing up for Palestinians now more than ever.\u003cem>—Olivia Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13848951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg\" alt=\"Signage at Bandcamp's new Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13848951\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-1020x696.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage at Bandcamp’s Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019. The downtown Oakland performance space and record showroom closed in 2023 shortly after Bandcamp’s sale to Songtradr. \u003ccite>(Sam Lefebvre/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Music Industry Making it Harder to Be an Artist — and Fan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2023, we convinced ourselves that paying Ticketmaster hundreds of dollars in fees would be a fair exchange for experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13934154/beyonce-review-levis-stadium-2023-renaissance-world-tour\">Beyoncé tour\u003c/a>. But throughout the year, the ubiquitous ticketing company drove up prices for large and small concerts alike with those exorbitant add-on fees, all while its parent company, Live Nation, pocketed record profits. Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935406/fillmore-live-nation-on-road-again-touring-artists\">independent touring musicians\u003c/a> continued to lose money amidst post-pandemic gas prices and inflation. Songtradr bought Bandcamp and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936509/idiotic-and-cruel-musicians-slam-layoffs-at-bandcamp\">laid off staff\u003c/a> including the entire union bargaining committee, prompting a labor complaint, and Spotify announced that it will stop paying royalties on songs with under 1,000 streams. The music industry is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101893314/how-musicians-are-navigating-streaming-algorithms-ai-and-automation\">increasingly stacked against up-and-coming musicians\u003c/a>, which is why it’s all the more important to be intentional about supporting our local artists.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rubber gloved hand sprinkles chopped cilantro onto an oversized pupusa topped the meat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938220\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Morales sprinkles cilantro on a Birria Pupusa Pizza in the kitchen at Pupuseria Las Cabańas in Hayward, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Watch Me Eat This Pupusa The Size of Your Head and sMasH tHaT LiKe bUtToN!!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone chronically on TikTok and Instagram has probably already noticed this year’s biggest food trend: the proliferation of local, raucous, personality-driven food influencers. From the humorous caricatures of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thesnacksensei/?hl=en\">The Snack Sensei\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafoodz/\">BayAreaFoodz\u003c/a> to the health-focused feed of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915889/berkeley-vegan-food-festival-bizerkeley-vegan\">Bizerkeley Vegan\u003c/a> and lavish outings of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allie.eats/?hl=en\">Allie Eats\u003c/a> (nearly half a million followers combined between the four accounts), there’s more bombastic food-related content than ever from the Bay Area. Viral videos of an oversized pupusa or a pan dulce big enough to use as a literal pillow has fueled a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936325/social-media-biggest-pupusas-burritos-instagram-tiktok-latinextravagant-bay-area\">new wave of extravagant restaurateurs\u003c/a> catering to the frenzy by super-sizing, quadruple-dipping and gold-flaking everything under the sun — often collabing with foodie accounts to build hype. And all of our internet-marinated brains seem to be eating it up.\u003cem>—Alan Chazaro\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1630px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png\" alt='A blue sky background with a large Barbie logo in the center and a United airplane. Text around it reads: \"This Barbie is a dream. Now flying.\"' width=\"1630\" height=\"1196\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png 1630w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-800x587.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1020x748.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-160x117.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-768x564.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1536x1127.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Barbie isn’t a Barbie. Now, knock it off, United. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @united)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Barbie Burnout\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At first it was like, yay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933011/its-billiongirlsummer-taylor-beyonce-and-barbie-made-for-one-epic-trifecta\">girly pop culture moment\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931981/greta-gerwig-box-office-record-female-directors\">female director from Sacramento making hella bank\u003c/a>, but then it was like, why is every commercial this very specific shade of pink and why are all the makeup stores pink, and the clothing stores, and the shoe stores, and why is that Burger King burger pink, and why is my Google search pink, and is it okay that everyone’s making \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931677/barbenheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-box-office-greta-gerwig-christopher-nolan\">memes that combine Barbie and the actual atomic bomb\u003c/a>, and what the hell is an Ice Spice Munchkin, and isn’t it a bit weird that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kidshttps://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kids\">the TSA used Barbie in a knives warning\u003c/a>, and isn’t the end of the movie where Barbie goes to the gynecologist actually lazy and reductive, and wouldn’t it have been better if she was in the Mattel CEO chair instead because women aren’t allowed that very often, and actually, just forget it, because even though \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931753/allan-doll-michael-cera-greta-gerwig-barbie-movie-review\">Allan is the literal greatest\u003c/a>, I want nothing to do with any of this now.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 928px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939095\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png 928w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-800x236.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-160x47.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-768x227.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks, Elon. \u003ccite>(X)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Billionaires Ruining the Internet’s Usefulness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While TikTok continues to drive culture and dominate discourse among young people, adults like Elon Musk (“adults,” ha) couldn’t figure out what to do with their social media platforms if it walked up and hit them with a Cybertruck. Meta did what it always does and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931259/threads-meta-thanks-i-hate-it\">copied an existing platform\u003c/a> with Threads. BlueSky didn’t fully catch on, Mastodon is a distant memory, and BeReal kinda withered and died. And, in the midst of it all, Google Search became \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/16yxzg0/google_is_no_longer_a_search_engine/\">more useless than ever\u003c/a>, prompting users seeking information to be fed pages of ads, or worse, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jakezward/status/1728032639402037610\">AI-generated garbage\u003c/a>. (This is where I repeat my catchphrase: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=subscribe%20to%20a%20newspaper%20from%3Agmeline&src=typed_query&f=top\">subscribe to a newspaper\u003c/a>.)\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/GettyImages-1455560954-scaled-e1673477731985.jpg\" alt=\"A stack of books featuring Prince Harry's face in close up, sit in a neat pile.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923614\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ is offered for sale at a Barnes & Noble store on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Scott Olson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Flood of Celebrity Memoirs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The secret to publishing a NYT-bestselling blockbuster this year seemed to lie in aristocracy. Celebrity memoirs have never gone out of style, but the monumental success of Prince Harry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923613/dish-from-prince-harry-one-of-their-own-could-fuel-royal-change\">\u003cem>Spare\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and pop music royalty Britney Spears’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936729/britney-spears-book-autobiography-the-woman-in-me-gallery-books\">\u003cem>The Woman in Me\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which sold over 1.6 million and 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone in their first weeks, shifted the spotlight back on the genre in 2023. For those of us seeking even more juicy, reflective stories from our aspirational tax bracket, memoirs from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937730/barbra-streisands-memoir-review-my-name-is-barbra\">Barbra Streisand\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936614/dolly-parton-book-review-behind-the-seams-my-life-in-rhinestones\">Dolly Parton\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13930083/elliot-page-shares-struggles-and-former-selves-in-engaging-new-memoir\">Elliot Page\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151356491/pamela-anderson-book-memoir\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206140650/jada-pinkett-will-smith-tupac-worthy\">Jada Pinkett Smith\u003c/a> did not disappoint. Pro tip: These memoirs make great stocking stuffers for the pop culture fanatics in your life.\u003cem>—Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939097\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pants! \u003ccite>(Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Great Pants Awakening\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I went to high school in the late aughts, when we all traded low-rise flares for skinny jeans, so I’ve been studying the latest Great Pants Awakening like an anthropologist, gathering data on BART and TikTok, and surveying friends and family members of all ages. Some millennials dared to break up with our beloved tapered legs and waist-cinching highrise trousers, while others clung on to their favorite cuts for dear life. Meanwhile, new pants styles challenged all generations to reconsider their notions of beauty, gender and even propriety. Unisex cargo pants paired with a baggy hoodie to hide the body; thong-revealing ultra-low-rise with nipple-baring mesh on top. It’s all fair game, and both looks can be seen on the same person in a given week. 2023 was all about poly-pantism: the way of the future.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1852px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1852\" height=\"1384\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939094\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg 1852w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-800x598.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1020x762.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-768x574.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1536x1148.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1852px) 100vw, 1852px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Albany Twin theater pictured on June 16, 2023, the day after its final movie screening. The theater had served Albany’s moviegoing public for 88 years. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Too Many Movie Theaters Biting the Dust\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Despite some hopeful reopenings such as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924146/4-star-theater-talk-movies-richmond-history-woody-labounty\">4-Star Theater\u003c/a>, the Bay Area’s movie theaters continue to roll credits and close down for good. The Albany Twin, the Century Theater in San Francisco’s Westfield Mall, the CGV (formerly the AMC) on Van Ness, the Rohnert Park Reading cinema and others all shuttered. “But we can watch movies at home now,” you might say! Joke’s on you, bub: fees for streaming subscriptions \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/streaming-service-price-increase-1235784311/\">got significantly more expensive\u003c/a>. After three years of other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13892596/historic-west-portal-theater-closes-permanently-due-to-pandemic\">tough-to-swallow theater closures\u003c/a>, and tumult for fans of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13917362/castro-theatre-seating-renovation-town-hall\">movies at the Castro\u003c/a>, we’re happy for even the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/s-f-real-estate-office-movie-theater-18431003.php\">smallest bit of good news\u003c/a> for local theaters.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939098\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The studio of San Francisco sign painter and pinstriper Lauren D’Amato at Headlands Center for the Arts, Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Lots of Love for Sign Painting (and Signs in General) \u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With a healthy local sign painting scene, it’s no surprise we saw a lot of this work in gallery spaces this year — and a greater appreciation for the artistry of signs, period. Lauren D’Amato’s \u003ca href=\"https://houseofseiko.info/complete_machine\">solo at House of Seiko\u003c/a> borrowed from real-life Bayview signs, and she later received the Headlands’ Tournesol Award for an emerging Bay Area painter. The \u003ca href=\"https://web-production-7d4c4.up.railway.app/pieces/pieces/pieces/shows/2/\">inaugural show at Berkeley’s 127010\u003c/a>, curated by Oliver Hawk Holden, focused on artists merging commercial craft and fine art (a gold leaf and enamel piece by sign painter Michelle “Meng” Nguyen was a standout). And Pacific Saw Works, a new artist-run space in Oakland, christened their walls with a show of sign painters called, simply, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificsawworks.com/exhibitions\">\u003ci>Signs\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. I also need to mention the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/tenderloin-neon-sign-district-wins-approval/article_cf388ae8-3939-11ed-94c7-3376ecdea09c.html\">legislation\u003c/a> that passed late last year to make it easier to repair old neon signs (which often include painted elements) and install new ones in the Tenderloin. This year, we saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7G72syuX0/?img_index=1\">the electric results\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1017px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"652\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938611\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg 1017w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Jackson about to win 12 Grammys for ‘Thriller’ at the 1984 awards. At his side is his date Brooke Shields. At the time, says Mary J. Blige in a new documentary, Jackson was considered ‘super-duper-duper sexy.’ \u003ccite>(Ron Galella/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>TV Going Peak ’80s and ’90s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My childhood was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97337/the-other-f-word-how-homophobic-language-has-ruined-80s-teen-movies\">the 1980s\u003c/a>, my teen years coincided with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915084/chloe-sherman-renegade-san-francisco-1990s-schlomer-haus\">the ’90s\u003c/a>, and goddamnit, the streaming platforms \u003cem>really\u003c/em> played into my rapidly aging hands this year. In 2023, I finally got to rewatch \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936463/moonlighting-hulu-cybill-shepherd-bruce-willis-1980s-comedy\">\u003cem>Moonlighting\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (the endearingly preposterous detective show that launched Bruce Willis’ career) and unabashedly immerse myself in \u003cem>L.A. Law\u003c/em> at an age where I could actually understand it. But nowhere has ’80s and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/14084/90s-nostalgia-a-look-at-how-our-lives-do-and-dont-matter\">’90s nostalgia\u003c/a> shown up harder than in celebrity documentaries. Watching retrospectives about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938155\">\u003cem>Thriller\u003c/em>-era Michael Jackson\u003c/a>, Michael J. Fox, Wham!, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924520/pamela-anderson-captivatingly-tells-her-own-story-in-new-netflix-documentary\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a>, Anna Nicole Smith, the Gladiators, Robbie Williams, David Beckham and, yes, even Apple TV+’s far too rose-tinted profile of \u003cem>The Super Models\u003c/em> was like seeing my first 20 years of life flash before my eyes. My middle-aged ass is clearly being pandered to — and I absolutely love it.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Welcome to our list of Bay Area arts and culture trends in 2023. Notably, it was a year that few are describing as “the worst year ever,” as many year-end listmakers were understandably wont to do for a while. We also suppose this list could have included things like AI, driverless cars, robot deliveries and the metaverse. It was just Tom Waits’ birthday; \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/195963-we-are-buried-beneath-the-weight-of-information-which-is\">let’s let him weigh in\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s to you all, individually and collectively, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8AMZmWqgRM\">love and happiness\u003c/a> in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A blonde woman with a microphone is on stage performing.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1815\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937426\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-800x567.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1020x723.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-768x544.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-2048x1452.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-1579018397-1920x1361.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs onstage during The Eras Tour at Levi’s Stadium on July 28, 2023 in Santa Clara. \u003ccite>(Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Return of the Monoculture\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Twelve years after Touré’s defining treatise “\u003ca href=\"https://www.salon.com/2011/09/29/how_niches_killed_culture/\">Why I Miss the Monoculture\u003c/a>,” the monoculture is back, for better or for worse. Taylor Swift alone absolutely dominated the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-top-album-sales-chart-1235464968/\">recording\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.normantranscript.com/community/taylor-swift-is-spotify-s-most-streamed-artist-of-2023-ending-bad-bunnys-3-year/article_daecf7f8-8fa4-11ee-8337-5f9be5f11a35.html\">streaming\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-eras-tour-top-grossing-global-tour/\">touring\u003c/a> industry, while captivating the \u003ca href=\"https://ew.com/movies/taylor-swift-eras-tour-concert-film-tops-box-office-breaks-global-record/\">box office\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937413/uc-berkeleys-taylor-swift-business-class-set-for-2024\">UC system\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/\">\u003cem>TIME\u003c/em> magazine\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931892/dear-city-leaders-stop-with-the-taylor-swift-pandering-already\">our nation’s elected officials\u003c/a> — and Beyoncé was \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/music/news/beyonce-record-most-grammy-wins-all-time-1235513412/\">not far behind\u003c/a>. \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Oppenheimer\u003c/em> took the nation’s multiplexes \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/summer-box-office-hits-4-billion-barbie-oppenheimer-1235712314/\">by storm\u003c/a>, and superhero franchises like \u003cem>Guardians of the Galaxy\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Spider-Man\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Ant-Man\u003c/em> filled out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2023/\">Top 10 box office list\u003c/a>. In other words, if you needed common ground to talk about with coworkers, you had plenty to pick from this year.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13894605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13894605\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/vangogh-5690_1200-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immersive van Gogh at SVN West, San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Cheshire Isaacs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The End of Immersive ‘Art Experiences’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let me tell you one thing I didn’t miss this year: being immersed in a so-called art experience. 2022 was full of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13894558/immersive-van-gogh-review-san-francisco\">Immersive van Gogh\u003c/a> spawn (a frankly offensive Frida Kahlo, a fine-by-comparison \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909273/review-imagine-picasso-immersive-san-francisco\">Picasso thing\u003c/a> at the Armory). Those events, in turn, were the immaterial outcome of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13804930/no-filter-necessary-in-sfs-instagram-ready-color-factory\">Color Factory\u003c/a>, the Museum of Ice Cream and (my personal least favorite) the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861247/the-90s-experience-instagram\">90’s Experience\u003c/a>. Strangely, we’ve now come full circle: the immersive photo-op has phase-shifted back into physical artwork and taken up residence at our largest museum, courtesy of SFMOMA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935810/yayoi-kusama-sfmoma-infinite-love-review\">Yayoi Kusama exhibition\u003c/a>, which literally costs $10 a minute. If museums learned one thing from all the immersive offshoots over the years, it’s that people will pay top dollar for a limited amount of time in an audio-visual experience utterly stripped of context.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939100\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1456657401-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If San Francisco’s new marketing campaign slogan sounds familiar, well… (seen here: a sign in Las Vegas.) \u003ccite>(Darren Asay/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco Spending Millions Trying to Rebrand Itself\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Imagine you live elsewhere, and your understanding of San Francisco is essentially Fox News footage of people pillaging Walgreens. But wait! You encounter a bus ad: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/san-francisco-ad-campaign.html\">It All Starts Here\u003c/a>.” Are you overcome with desire to travel to SF? How about “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RkuigBlSLg\">Always San Francisco\u003c/a>,” does that do anything for you? This is, as far as I can tell, the scenario on which city leaders and a handful of tech billionaires wagered a combined $10 million in 2023, attempting to reverse reputational damage caused by a dearth of affordable housing, an absurd cost of living and a devastating fentanyl crisis \u003cem>with marketing\u003c/em>. Does this feel a little like the captain of the Titanic launching a social media rebrand mid-collision? Sure! Do nuanced discussions of public health, inequality and long-term investments in the arts make for snappy copy in politicians’ campaign materials? Not really! But hey, maybe we just haven’t come up with the right slogan yet. In the meantime, we have this new “\u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/04/san-francisco-anthem-premiere-johns-grill/\">San Francisco theme song\u003c/a>,” about which I will say: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931922/tony-bennett-san-francisco-remembrance\">We miss you, Tony Bennett\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Emma Silvers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg\" alt=\"A hand reaches to pick up an icy pink beverage. There's also a iced chocolate drink and a plate of corn roti on the table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13925324\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Natera_DekDoiCafe_feature-crop-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dek Doi Cafe’s Thai-style “pink milk” and street food style sweet roti.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Bay Area’s (Mom-and-Pop) Restaurant Scene Isn’t Dead Yet\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These days, keeping a restaurant afloat in the Bay Area seems like an impossible task — an unwinnable battle against \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-restaurants-crime-closure-18373900.php\">thieves\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz2mhcvLNwW/\">vandals\u003c/a> and an overall “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/cafe-international-lower-haight-18339072.php\">sea of lawlessness\u003c/a>.” Or so goes the prevailing narrative, anyway. A few Oakland restaurateurs even declared a (\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/27/strike-oakland-business-closure-protest/\">largely overblown, hour-long\u003c/a>) “strike” in protest. And it’s true that crime (and, nearly as bad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933006/hina-yakitori-closing-grilled-chicken-omakase-san-francisco\">the \u003cem>perception\u003c/em> of crime\u003c/a>) is a real concern. This isn’t an economy that leaves much margin for error, and the sheer economics of the Bay have snuffed out a lot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.bonappetit.com/story/sf-bay-area-dining-problem-opinion\">innovation at the highest end\u003c/a>. Still, anyone lamenting the death of Bay Area food hasn’t been eating out at the same places we have — not when 2023 has gifted us with S-tier \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936332/tchaka-haitian-restaurant-oakland\">Haitian comfort food\u003c/a>, idiosyncratic little Thai cafes serving dessert rotis and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925310/dek-doi-cafe-pink-milk-thai-bl-oakland\">gay pink milk\u003c/a>,” and joyously off-kilter \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/egglicious-india-san-jose-18193681.php\">Indian egg restaurants\u003c/a>. Now as always, when it comes to niche, street-level mom-and-pops, the Bay remains undefeated.\u003cem>—Luke Tsai\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939096\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/20230614-AS-REVERSE-BOYCOTT-04-AC-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of the Oakland A’s gather during a reverse boycott at the Oakland Coliseum to protest the ownership of the baseball team on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley/ KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The A’s Resent You\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Well, the A’s \u003cem>owners\u003c/em> do, at least. That much was confirmed in 2023, during which, instead of my usual seven or eight games at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/gmeline/status/1179463946631184384\">the greatest ballpark in America\u003c/a>, I could only bring myself to go to one. Finally, after years of neglect, the A’s owner — I’d say his name, but it’d have to be accompanied by the foulest string of obscenities imaginable — acquired approval from Major League Baseball to move the whole sad, desiccated team southward to sad, desiccated Las Vegas. Sure, there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\">another baseball team coming to town\u003c/a>. But 2023 was the year of the “SELL” T-shirt, and the broken hearts of longtime fans.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13937172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A person stands holding a sign with a building in the background.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13937172\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Image-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soha Leach, 42, poses in front of a marching crowd at the ‘Stop the Genocide in Gaza’ rally at the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Saturday, Oct. 28. \u003ccite>(Olivia Cruz Mayeda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Pro-Palestinian Uprising Larger Than Ever\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year saw the largest, most cohesive wave of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937170/the-art-of-protest-in-san-francisco-5-messages-from-the-gaza-rally\">pro-Palestinian protests\u003c/a> ever. In the Bay Area, Richmond became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/richmond-city-council-passes-resolution-showing-solidarity-with-gaza/\">first American city\u003c/a> to pass a ceasefire resolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968400/oakland-city-council-set-to-vote-on-gaza-cease-fire-resolution\">followed by Oakland\u003c/a>. Bay Area artists, in particular, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">rallied in protest\u003c/a> of Israel’s most recent siege of Gaza, which has so far killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-passes-15000-palestinian-official-says?nid=322376&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=491046\">more than 15,000\u003c/a> Palestinians. Artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937219/bay-area-artists-palestinian-childrens-relief-fund-continental-club\">raised upwards of $13,000\u003c/a> for Palestinian children at a November fundraiser in Oakland, matched in the restaurant scene with support for and by Palestinian \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/israel-hamas-war-giving-back-to-gaza-fundraiser-san-jose-business-el-halal-amigos/13968097/\">businesses and eateries\u003c/a> here in the Bay Area. Even local surfers got involved, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937866/local-surfers-screening-gaza-surf-club\">screening\u003c/a> the documentary \u003cem>Gaza Surf Club\u003c/em> to call upon their community to advocate for a ceasefire. With their dollars, poetry, policy, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938619/porch-party-oakland-pop-up-art-activism-community\">food\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938450/400-bay-area-artists-palestine-bds-pacbi-letter\">organized boycotts\u003c/a>, Bay Area folks are showing up for Palestinians now more than ever.\u003cem>—Olivia Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13848951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg\" alt=\"Signage at Bandcamp's new Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13848951\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Bandcamp.Sign_-1020x696.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage at Bandcamp’s Oakland offices goes up on Jan. 17, 2019. The downtown Oakland performance space and record showroom closed in 2023 shortly after Bandcamp’s sale to Songtradr. \u003ccite>(Sam Lefebvre/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Music Industry Making it Harder to Be an Artist — and Fan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2023, we convinced ourselves that paying Ticketmaster hundreds of dollars in fees would be a fair exchange for experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13934154/beyonce-review-levis-stadium-2023-renaissance-world-tour\">Beyoncé tour\u003c/a>. But throughout the year, the ubiquitous ticketing company drove up prices for large and small concerts alike with those exorbitant add-on fees, all while its parent company, Live Nation, pocketed record profits. Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935406/fillmore-live-nation-on-road-again-touring-artists\">independent touring musicians\u003c/a> continued to lose money amidst post-pandemic gas prices and inflation. Songtradr bought Bandcamp and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936509/idiotic-and-cruel-musicians-slam-layoffs-at-bandcamp\">laid off staff\u003c/a> including the entire union bargaining committee, prompting a labor complaint, and Spotify announced that it will stop paying royalties on songs with under 1,000 streams. The music industry is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101893314/how-musicians-are-navigating-streaming-algorithms-ai-and-automation\">increasingly stacked against up-and-coming musicians\u003c/a>, which is why it’s all the more important to be intentional about supporting our local artists.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Rubber gloved hand sprinkles chopped cilantro onto an oversized pupusa topped the meat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938220\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/20230927-Biggest-Pupusa-020-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Morales sprinkles cilantro on a Birria Pupusa Pizza in the kitchen at Pupuseria Las Cabańas in Hayward, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Watch Me Eat This Pupusa The Size of Your Head and sMasH tHaT LiKe bUtToN!!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone chronically on TikTok and Instagram has probably already noticed this year’s biggest food trend: the proliferation of local, raucous, personality-driven food influencers. From the humorous caricatures of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thesnacksensei/?hl=en\">The Snack Sensei\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafoodz/\">BayAreaFoodz\u003c/a> to the health-focused feed of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915889/berkeley-vegan-food-festival-bizerkeley-vegan\">Bizerkeley Vegan\u003c/a> and lavish outings of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allie.eats/?hl=en\">Allie Eats\u003c/a> (nearly half a million followers combined between the four accounts), there’s more bombastic food-related content than ever from the Bay Area. Viral videos of an oversized pupusa or a pan dulce big enough to use as a literal pillow has fueled a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936325/social-media-biggest-pupusas-burritos-instagram-tiktok-latinextravagant-bay-area\">new wave of extravagant restaurateurs\u003c/a> catering to the frenzy by super-sizing, quadruple-dipping and gold-flaking everything under the sun — often collabing with foodie accounts to build hype. And all of our internet-marinated brains seem to be eating it up.\u003cem>—Alan Chazaro\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1630px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png\" alt='A blue sky background with a large Barbie logo in the center and a United airplane. Text around it reads: \"This Barbie is a dream. Now flying.\"' width=\"1630\" height=\"1196\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM.png 1630w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-800x587.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1020x748.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-160x117.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-768x564.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-17-at-8.54.28-AM-1536x1127.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Barbie isn’t a Barbie. Now, knock it off, United. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @united)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Barbie Burnout\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At first it was like, yay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933011/its-billiongirlsummer-taylor-beyonce-and-barbie-made-for-one-epic-trifecta\">girly pop culture moment\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931981/greta-gerwig-box-office-record-female-directors\">female director from Sacramento making hella bank\u003c/a>, but then it was like, why is every commercial this very specific shade of pink and why are all the makeup stores pink, and the clothing stores, and the shoe stores, and why is that Burger King burger pink, and why is my Google search pink, and is it okay that everyone’s making \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931677/barbenheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-box-office-greta-gerwig-christopher-nolan\">memes that combine Barbie and the actual atomic bomb\u003c/a>, and what the hell is an Ice Spice Munchkin, and isn’t it a bit weird that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kidshttps://www.kqed.org/arts/13931533/taylor-swift-irs-fbi-woke-gen-z-how-do-you-do-fellow-kids\">the TSA used Barbie in a knives warning\u003c/a>, and isn’t the end of the movie where Barbie goes to the gynecologist actually lazy and reductive, and wouldn’t it have been better if she was in the Mattel CEO chair instead because women aren’t allowed that very often, and actually, just forget it, because even though \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931753/allan-doll-michael-cera-greta-gerwig-barbie-movie-review\">Allan is the literal greatest\u003c/a>, I want nothing to do with any of this now.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 928px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939095\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM.png 928w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-800x236.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-160x47.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-1.43.29-AM-768x227.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks, Elon. \u003ccite>(X)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Billionaires Ruining the Internet’s Usefulness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While TikTok continues to drive culture and dominate discourse among young people, adults like Elon Musk (“adults,” ha) couldn’t figure out what to do with their social media platforms if it walked up and hit them with a Cybertruck. Meta did what it always does and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13931259/threads-meta-thanks-i-hate-it\">copied an existing platform\u003c/a> with Threads. BlueSky didn’t fully catch on, Mastodon is a distant memory, and BeReal kinda withered and died. And, in the midst of it all, Google Search became \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/16yxzg0/google_is_no_longer_a_search_engine/\">more useless than ever\u003c/a>, prompting users seeking information to be fed pages of ads, or worse, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jakezward/status/1728032639402037610\">AI-generated garbage\u003c/a>. (This is where I repeat my catchphrase: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=subscribe%20to%20a%20newspaper%20from%3Agmeline&src=typed_query&f=top\">subscribe to a newspaper\u003c/a>.)\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/GettyImages-1455560954-scaled-e1673477731985.jpg\" alt=\"A stack of books featuring Prince Harry's face in close up, sit in a neat pile.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923614\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ is offered for sale at a Barnes & Noble store on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Scott Olson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Flood of Celebrity Memoirs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The secret to publishing a NYT-bestselling blockbuster this year seemed to lie in aristocracy. Celebrity memoirs have never gone out of style, but the monumental success of Prince Harry’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923613/dish-from-prince-harry-one-of-their-own-could-fuel-royal-change\">\u003cem>Spare\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and pop music royalty Britney Spears’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936729/britney-spears-book-autobiography-the-woman-in-me-gallery-books\">\u003cem>The Woman in Me\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which sold over 1.6 million and 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone in their first weeks, shifted the spotlight back on the genre in 2023. For those of us seeking even more juicy, reflective stories from our aspirational tax bracket, memoirs from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937730/barbra-streisands-memoir-review-my-name-is-barbra\">Barbra Streisand\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936614/dolly-parton-book-review-behind-the-seams-my-life-in-rhinestones\">Dolly Parton\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13930083/elliot-page-shares-struggles-and-former-selves-in-engaging-new-memoir\">Elliot Page\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151356491/pamela-anderson-book-memoir\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206140650/jada-pinkett-will-smith-tupac-worthy\">Jada Pinkett Smith\u003c/a> did not disappoint. Pro tip: These memoirs make great stocking stuffers for the pop culture fanatics in your life.\u003cem>—Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 848px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939097\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968.jpg 848w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/GettyImages-1042695968-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pants! \u003ccite>(Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Great Pants Awakening\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>I went to high school in the late aughts, when we all traded low-rise flares for skinny jeans, so I’ve been studying the latest Great Pants Awakening like an anthropologist, gathering data on BART and TikTok, and surveying friends and family members of all ages. Some millennials dared to break up with our beloved tapered legs and waist-cinching highrise trousers, while others clung on to their favorite cuts for dear life. Meanwhile, new pants styles challenged all generations to reconsider their notions of beauty, gender and even propriety. Unisex cargo pants paired with a baggy hoodie to hide the body; thong-revealing ultra-low-rise with nipple-baring mesh on top. It’s all fair game, and both looks can be seen on the same person in a given week. 2023 was all about poly-pantism: the way of the future.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1852px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1852\" height=\"1384\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939094\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin.jpg 1852w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-800x598.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1020x762.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-768x574.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/AlbanyTwin-1536x1148.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1852px) 100vw, 1852px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Albany Twin theater pictured on June 16, 2023, the day after its final movie screening. The theater had served Albany’s moviegoing public for 88 years. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Too Many Movie Theaters Biting the Dust\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Despite some hopeful reopenings such as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924146/4-star-theater-talk-movies-richmond-history-woody-labounty\">4-Star Theater\u003c/a>, the Bay Area’s movie theaters continue to roll credits and close down for good. The Albany Twin, the Century Theater in San Francisco’s Westfield Mall, the CGV (formerly the AMC) on Van Ness, the Rohnert Park Reading cinema and others all shuttered. “But we can watch movies at home now,” you might say! Joke’s on you, bub: fees for streaming subscriptions \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/streaming-service-price-increase-1235784311/\">got significantly more expensive\u003c/a>. After three years of other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13892596/historic-west-portal-theater-closes-permanently-due-to-pandemic\">tough-to-swallow theater closures\u003c/a>, and tumult for fans of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13917362/castro-theatre-seating-renovation-town-hall\">movies at the Castro\u003c/a>, we’re happy for even the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/s-f-real-estate-office-movie-theater-18431003.php\">smallest bit of good news\u003c/a> for local theaters.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13939098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13939098\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/LaurenDamato-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The studio of San Francisco sign painter and pinstriper Lauren D’Amato at Headlands Center for the Arts, Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Lots of Love for Sign Painting (and Signs in General) \u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With a healthy local sign painting scene, it’s no surprise we saw a lot of this work in gallery spaces this year — and a greater appreciation for the artistry of signs, period. Lauren D’Amato’s \u003ca href=\"https://houseofseiko.info/complete_machine\">solo at House of Seiko\u003c/a> borrowed from real-life Bayview signs, and she later received the Headlands’ Tournesol Award for an emerging Bay Area painter. The \u003ca href=\"https://web-production-7d4c4.up.railway.app/pieces/pieces/pieces/shows/2/\">inaugural show at Berkeley’s 127010\u003c/a>, curated by Oliver Hawk Holden, focused on artists merging commercial craft and fine art (a gold leaf and enamel piece by sign painter Michelle “Meng” Nguyen was a standout). And Pacific Saw Works, a new artist-run space in Oakland, christened their walls with a show of sign painters called, simply, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificsawworks.com/exhibitions\">\u003ci>Signs\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. I also need to mention the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/tenderloin-neon-sign-district-wins-approval/article_cf388ae8-3939-11ed-94c7-3376ecdea09c.html\">legislation\u003c/a> that passed late last year to make it easier to repair old neon signs (which often include painted elements) and install new ones in the Tenderloin. This year, we saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7G72syuX0/?img_index=1\">the electric results\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Sarah Hotchkiss\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13938611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1017px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"652\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13938611\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1.jpg 1017w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/GettyImages-88696481-1020x847-1-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Jackson about to win 12 Grammys for ‘Thriller’ at the 1984 awards. At his side is his date Brooke Shields. At the time, says Mary J. Blige in a new documentary, Jackson was considered ‘super-duper-duper sexy.’ \u003ccite>(Ron Galella/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>TV Going Peak ’80s and ’90s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>My childhood was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97337/the-other-f-word-how-homophobic-language-has-ruined-80s-teen-movies\">the 1980s\u003c/a>, my teen years coincided with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915084/chloe-sherman-renegade-san-francisco-1990s-schlomer-haus\">the ’90s\u003c/a>, and goddamnit, the streaming platforms \u003cem>really\u003c/em> played into my rapidly aging hands this year. In 2023, I finally got to rewatch \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936463/moonlighting-hulu-cybill-shepherd-bruce-willis-1980s-comedy\">\u003cem>Moonlighting\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (the endearingly preposterous detective show that launched Bruce Willis’ career) and unabashedly immerse myself in \u003cem>L.A. Law\u003c/em> at an age where I could actually understand it. But nowhere has ’80s and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/14084/90s-nostalgia-a-look-at-how-our-lives-do-and-dont-matter\">’90s nostalgia\u003c/a> shown up harder than in celebrity documentaries. Watching retrospectives about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938155\">\u003cem>Thriller\u003c/em>-era Michael Jackson\u003c/a>, Michael J. Fox, Wham!, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924520/pamela-anderson-captivatingly-tells-her-own-story-in-new-netflix-documentary\">Pamela Anderson\u003c/a>, Anna Nicole Smith, the Gladiators, Robbie Williams, David Beckham and, yes, even Apple TV+’s far too rose-tinted profile of \u003cem>The Super Models\u003c/em> was like seeing my first 20 years of life flash before my eyes. My middle-aged ass is clearly being pandered to — and I absolutely love it.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/fallarts2022\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Find more of KQED’s picks for the best Fall 2022 events here\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While blockbuster season in the movie business is year-round these days, studios increasingly reserve their adult-oriented character-driven films for fall and winter, when serious moviegoers celebrate the cooling temperatures as a herald of quality cinema.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But older audiences are proving reluctant to return to theaters so long as COVID variants circulate, while streaming has become the preferred platform for a portion of the public. So the state of movies and the health of theaters are open questions, even as those in the industry—not to mention film lovers—crave a return to normalcy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tempered optimism is the watchword, so my fall forecast is gripping drama with a chance of excitement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918105\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"a still from a black and white movie of a woman and man, looking away from each other\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-1020x731.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-768x551.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-1536x1101.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from ‘Mamma Roma’ by Pier Paolo Pasolini. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/events/pasolini-100-220910/\">Pasolini 100\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 10, Castro Theatre\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nPier Paolo Pasolini was known in the U.S. merely as a provocative filmmaker; in his native Italy, he was an eminent (and devoutly controversial) public intellectual and social critic. A poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, actor, screenwriter and director, Pasolini remains a complicated, challenging figure 45 years after his unsolved death at the hands of a male prostitute. Cinema Italia SF commemorates his centennial with an all-day marathon spotlighting Pasolini’s early ’60s black-and-white dramas of Rome’s underclass, \u003cem>Mamma Roma\u003c/em> (Anna Magnani’s signature role) and \u003cem>Accatone\u003c/em>, and capped by the unflinching, notorious \u003cem>Saló, or the 100 Days of Sodom\u003c/em> (1976). \u003ca href=\"https://bampfa.org/program/pier-paolo-pasolini\">A BAMPFA retrospective\u003c/a> (Oct. 22-Nov. 27) offers even more chances to immerse yourself in Pasolini’s fascination with sex, violence, faith and power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIt0bGwe1rY\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/sidney/\">‘Sidney’\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 23, Apple TV+\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nOur personal reactions to movie stars reveal more about us—our fantasies, our prejudices—than them. Sidney Poitier’s career spanned the entirety of the second half of the 20th century and the enormous evolution in how Black people were portrayed, played and viewed onscreen. It’s impossible to conceive the tightrope Poitier walked in the ’50s and ’60s, playing dignified characters (Virgil Tibbs in \u003cem>In the Heat of the Night\u003c/em>, notably) who had to restrain their response to a diet of insults lest they scare white moviegoers—without losing his credibility with Black audiences. A successful director (\u003cem>Stir Crazy\u003c/em>) and a prominent civil rights activist, Poitier, who died in January, possessed an unshakable moral compass. Reginald Hudlin’s documentary introduces Poitier to a new audience, filtered through the voices of his contemporaries (Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand) and heirs (Denzel Washington, Spike Lee).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918106\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"a white man, Brendan Fraser, looks concerned\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-800x601.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-768x577.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-1920x1442.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of A24)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mvff.com/\">Mill Valley Film Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 6-16, in theaters and online\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nMarin County’s venerable fall blowout boasts several strong strands: female directors, local documentaries, music films, foreign-language sleepers. In addition, as fall marks the kickoff to awards season, MVFF has positioned itself over the last 15 years as the Bay Area venue of choice to premiere thoughtful, actor-powered dramas. This year’s star sightings could include Michelle Williams in Kelly Reichardt’s \u003cem>Showing Up\u003c/em>, Tilda Swinton in Joanna Hogg’s \u003cem>The Eternal Daughter\u003c/em>, Olivia Colman and/or Colin Firth in Sam Mendes’ \u003cem>Empire of Light\u003c/em> and Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s \u003cem>The Whale\u003c/em>. Of note, MVFF is expanding its in-person events this year to BAMPFA in Berkeley and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QCa25CmONI\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Lost King’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>TBD\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nA potential candidate for MVFF’s opening or closing night slot, the new film from the underappreciated British director Stephen Frears is an expertly calibrated, comic yet touching portrait of female perseverance. Frears and his \u003cem>Philomena\u003c/em> collaborators, screenwriter Jeff Pope and co-writer and actor Steve Coogan, recreate contemporary writer Philippa Langley’s real-life obstacles and travails on her journey to uncovering the burial site of King Richard III (1452-85). Sally Hawkins (\u003cem>The Shape of Water\u003c/em>) plays the determined protagonist, aided by her husband (Coogan). Frears has a dry sense of humor, giving me hope that Sir Ian McKellen, who played Richard so brilliantly on stage and screen, makes an unbilled cameo as, say, a librarian or cab driver. (The audience for \u003cem>The Lost King\u003c/em> overlaps with the demographic that’s been the slowest to return to theaters, so the film may score more success on PVOD.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkQi6GBwmSA\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Till’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 14\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nEmmett Till was just 14 when he was kidnapped, tortured and shot to death while visiting family in Mississippi on his summer vacation in 1955. One of the most heinous crimes in the endlessly brutal history of American racism, Emmett’s murder became a flashpoint for the entire country when his mother gave him a public funeral with an open casket back home in Chicago. Writer-producer-director Chinonye Chukwu’s follow-up to \u003cem>Clemency\u003c/em> (which starred Alfre Woodard as a prison warden) recounts the saga of another Black woman under unfathomable pressure, Mamie Till-Mobley (played by the estimable Danielle Deadwyler). The terrible events of 1955 continue to reverberate in the present day, and \u003cem>Till\u003c/em> will likely extend the conversation: Keith Beauchamp, who alleged in his 2005 documentary \u003cem>The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till\u003c/em> that no fewer than 14 people were involved in the boy’s death, has a writing and producing credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-scaled.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918110\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-800x432.jpeg\" alt=\"a young white man and woman look at each other while leaning over the side of a swimming pool\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-800x432.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-1020x551.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-160x86.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-768x415.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-1536x830.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-2048x1107.jpeg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-1920x1038.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harry Styles and Emma Corrin in ‘My Policeman.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Prime Video)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘My Policeman’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 21 in theaters, Nov. 4 on Amazon Prime Video\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nThe esteemed British theater director Michael Grandage directs Ron Nyswaner’s adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel, though Harry Styles is the only name trending on Twitter. The Evesham heartthrob plays the title character—a married, closeted cop in 1950s Brighton who’s having an affair with a museum curator. Forty years after making a hash of things, the characters (now played by Linus Roache, Gina McKee and Rupert Everett) strain to alchemize regret into redemption. Regardless of the artfulness of the film’s structure, the performances are the key to its emotional punch. By the time Oscar nominations are announced, Styles may be trending everywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917942\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"A man in glasses stares at a bird known as a black kite.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-1020x572.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-768x431.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘All That Breathes’ follows two brothers who operate a bird sanctuary in New Delhi, India. \u003ccite>(HBO)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/year-round-programming/doc-stories/\">Doc Stories\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 3-6\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nDevotees of nonfiction film will have ample opportunities to partake of real-world sagas this fall, between the \u003ca href=\"https://sfgreen2022.eventive.org/welcome\">Green Film Festival of San Francisco\u003c/a>’s (Oct. 6-16) globe-hopping array of environmental documentaries and the \u003ca href=\"https://sfdancefilmfest.org/\">San Francisco Dance Film Festival\u003c/a>’s (Oct. 28-Nov. 7) scintillating mix of portraits and performances. SFFILM’s Doc Stories casts its net beyond any specific niche to snare the latest high-profile works on any subject by well-known filmmakers and buzz-catching newcomers. This compact series avidly positions itself as a stop on the road to the Academy Awards due to the many Bay Area members of the Documentary branch. Regular folks benefit, too, from the unusually sophisticated post-film conversations on documentary practice and ethics. Keep your eyes on the skies for the possible inclusion, synced to its HBO premiere, of the Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prizewinner \u003cem>All That Breathes\u003c/em>, Shaunak Sen’s touching, poetic portrait of New Delhi brothers who save injured black kites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlOB3UALvrQ\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 11\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nSurely there’s room to include one blockbuster on our list. Yes, Oakland native Ryan Coogler’s hotly anticipated new film is a sequel, a superhero movie and a Marvel production. Yes, the death of Chadwick Boseman leaves a void in the Wakanda universe. Consequently, and thrillingly, the sequel foregrounds and centers the characters played by forces of nature Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o. There’s every reason to anticipate that \u003cem>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u003c/em> (scripted by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote the original) will be even more audacious, outspoken and galvanizing than the original. Yes, I know that runs counter to the Hollywood mode of business, but selling out isn’t in Coogler’s DNA.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Fabelmans’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 23\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nSteven Spielberg isn’t known as a writer—he last took pen to paper to adapt the \u003cem>A.I. Artificial Intelligence\u003c/em> screenplay 20 years ago—but who else could tell his semi-autobiographical tale of a Jewish boy growing up in wild and woolly Phoenix in the ’50s and ’60s? Thankfully, his longtime collaborator, Louisiana-raised Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner. Consequently, Spielberg’s contribution to the precious (in both senses of the word) genre of the formative years of film directors has potential to be much more than a lavish golden-hour ode to the ups and downs of the nuclear (age) family. Michelle Williams and Paul Dano play Sammy’s parents, with Seth Rogen in the key role of lad’s uncle. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll remember a time when air conditioning was proof of God’s existence.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/fallarts2022\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Find more of KQED’s picks for the best Fall 2022 events here\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While blockbuster season in the movie business is year-round these days, studios increasingly reserve their adult-oriented character-driven films for fall and winter, when serious moviegoers celebrate the cooling temperatures as a herald of quality cinema.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But older audiences are proving reluctant to return to theaters so long as COVID variants circulate, while streaming has become the preferred platform for a portion of the public. So the state of movies and the health of theaters are open questions, even as those in the industry—not to mention film lovers—crave a return to normalcy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tempered optimism is the watchword, so my fall forecast is gripping drama with a chance of excitement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918105\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"a still from a black and white movie of a woman and man, looking away from each other\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-1020x731.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-768x551.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001-1536x1101.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Pasolini_Mamma-Roma_001.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from ‘Mamma Roma’ by Pier Paolo Pasolini. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/events/pasolini-100-220910/\">Pasolini 100\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 10, Castro Theatre\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nPier Paolo Pasolini was known in the U.S. merely as a provocative filmmaker; in his native Italy, he was an eminent (and devoutly controversial) public intellectual and social critic. A poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, actor, screenwriter and director, Pasolini remains a complicated, challenging figure 45 years after his unsolved death at the hands of a male prostitute. Cinema Italia SF commemorates his centennial with an all-day marathon spotlighting Pasolini’s early ’60s black-and-white dramas of Rome’s underclass, \u003cem>Mamma Roma\u003c/em> (Anna Magnani’s signature role) and \u003cem>Accatone\u003c/em>, and capped by the unflinching, notorious \u003cem>Saló, or the 100 Days of Sodom\u003c/em> (1976). \u003ca href=\"https://bampfa.org/program/pier-paolo-pasolini\">A BAMPFA retrospective\u003c/a> (Oct. 22-Nov. 27) offers even more chances to immerse yourself in Pasolini’s fascination with sex, violence, faith and power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZIt0bGwe1rY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZIt0bGwe1rY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/sidney/\">‘Sidney’\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 23, Apple TV+\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nOur personal reactions to movie stars reveal more about us—our fantasies, our prejudices—than them. Sidney Poitier’s career spanned the entirety of the second half of the 20th century and the enormous evolution in how Black people were portrayed, played and viewed onscreen. It’s impossible to conceive the tightrope Poitier walked in the ’50s and ’60s, playing dignified characters (Virgil Tibbs in \u003cem>In the Heat of the Night\u003c/em>, notably) who had to restrain their response to a diet of insults lest they scare white moviegoers—without losing his credibility with Black audiences. A successful director (\u003cem>Stir Crazy\u003c/em>) and a prominent civil rights activist, Poitier, who died in January, possessed an unshakable moral compass. Reginald Hudlin’s documentary introduces Poitier to a new audience, filtered through the voices of his contemporaries (Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand) and heirs (Denzel Washington, Spike Lee).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918106\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"a white man, Brendan Fraser, looks concerned\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-800x601.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-768x577.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Whale_Final-Image-1920x1442.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of A24)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mvff.com/\">Mill Valley Film Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 6-16, in theaters and online\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nMarin County’s venerable fall blowout boasts several strong strands: female directors, local documentaries, music films, foreign-language sleepers. In addition, as fall marks the kickoff to awards season, MVFF has positioned itself over the last 15 years as the Bay Area venue of choice to premiere thoughtful, actor-powered dramas. This year’s star sightings could include Michelle Williams in Kelly Reichardt’s \u003cem>Showing Up\u003c/em>, Tilda Swinton in Joanna Hogg’s \u003cem>The Eternal Daughter\u003c/em>, Olivia Colman and/or Colin Firth in Sam Mendes’ \u003cem>Empire of Light\u003c/em> and Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s \u003cem>The Whale\u003c/em>. Of note, MVFF is expanding its in-person events this year to BAMPFA in Berkeley and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/1QCa25CmONI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/1QCa25CmONI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>‘The Lost King’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>TBD\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nA potential candidate for MVFF’s opening or closing night slot, the new film from the underappreciated British director Stephen Frears is an expertly calibrated, comic yet touching portrait of female perseverance. Frears and his \u003cem>Philomena\u003c/em> collaborators, screenwriter Jeff Pope and co-writer and actor Steve Coogan, recreate contemporary writer Philippa Langley’s real-life obstacles and travails on her journey to uncovering the burial site of King Richard III (1452-85). Sally Hawkins (\u003cem>The Shape of Water\u003c/em>) plays the determined protagonist, aided by her husband (Coogan). Frears has a dry sense of humor, giving me hope that Sir Ian McKellen, who played Richard so brilliantly on stage and screen, makes an unbilled cameo as, say, a librarian or cab driver. (The audience for \u003cem>The Lost King\u003c/em> overlaps with the demographic that’s been the slowest to return to theaters, so the film may score more success on PVOD.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/rkQi6GBwmSA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/rkQi6GBwmSA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>‘Till’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 14\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nEmmett Till was just 14 when he was kidnapped, tortured and shot to death while visiting family in Mississippi on his summer vacation in 1955. One of the most heinous crimes in the endlessly brutal history of American racism, Emmett’s murder became a flashpoint for the entire country when his mother gave him a public funeral with an open casket back home in Chicago. Writer-producer-director Chinonye Chukwu’s follow-up to \u003cem>Clemency\u003c/em> (which starred Alfre Woodard as a prison warden) recounts the saga of another Black woman under unfathomable pressure, Mamie Till-Mobley (played by the estimable Danielle Deadwyler). The terrible events of 1955 continue to reverberate in the present day, and \u003cem>Till\u003c/em> will likely extend the conversation: Keith Beauchamp, who alleged in his 2005 documentary \u003cem>The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till\u003c/em> that no fewer than 14 people were involved in the boy’s death, has a writing and producing credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-scaled.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918110\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-800x432.jpeg\" alt=\"a young white man and woman look at each other while leaning over the side of a swimming pool\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-800x432.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-1020x551.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-160x86.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-768x415.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-1536x830.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-2048x1107.jpeg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/MPOL_2022_FG_02125220_Still048-1920x1038.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harry Styles and Emma Corrin in ‘My Policeman.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Prime Video)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘My Policeman’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 21 in theaters, Nov. 4 on Amazon Prime Video\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nThe esteemed British theater director Michael Grandage directs Ron Nyswaner’s adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel, though Harry Styles is the only name trending on Twitter. The Evesham heartthrob plays the title character—a married, closeted cop in 1950s Brighton who’s having an affair with a museum curator. Forty years after making a hash of things, the characters (now played by Linus Roache, Gina McKee and Rupert Everett) strain to alchemize regret into redemption. Regardless of the artfulness of the film’s structure, the performances are the key to its emotional punch. By the time Oscar nominations are announced, Styles may be trending everywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917942\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"A man in glasses stares at a bird known as a black kite.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-1020x572.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-768x431.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/AllThatBreathes.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘All That Breathes’ follows two brothers who operate a bird sanctuary in New Delhi, India. \u003ccite>(HBO)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/year-round-programming/doc-stories/\">Doc Stories\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 3-6\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nDevotees of nonfiction film will have ample opportunities to partake of real-world sagas this fall, between the \u003ca href=\"https://sfgreen2022.eventive.org/welcome\">Green Film Festival of San Francisco\u003c/a>’s (Oct. 6-16) globe-hopping array of environmental documentaries and the \u003ca href=\"https://sfdancefilmfest.org/\">San Francisco Dance Film Festival\u003c/a>’s (Oct. 28-Nov. 7) scintillating mix of portraits and performances. SFFILM’s Doc Stories casts its net beyond any specific niche to snare the latest high-profile works on any subject by well-known filmmakers and buzz-catching newcomers. This compact series avidly positions itself as a stop on the road to the Academy Awards due to the many Bay Area members of the Documentary branch. Regular folks benefit, too, from the unusually sophisticated post-film conversations on documentary practice and ethics. Keep your eyes on the skies for the possible inclusion, synced to its HBO premiere, of the Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prizewinner \u003cem>All That Breathes\u003c/em>, Shaunak Sen’s touching, poetic portrait of New Delhi brothers who save injured black kites.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/RlOB3UALvrQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/RlOB3UALvrQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 11\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nSurely there’s room to include one blockbuster on our list. Yes, Oakland native Ryan Coogler’s hotly anticipated new film is a sequel, a superhero movie and a Marvel production. Yes, the death of Chadwick Boseman leaves a void in the Wakanda universe. Consequently, and thrillingly, the sequel foregrounds and centers the characters played by forces of nature Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o. There’s every reason to anticipate that \u003cem>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u003c/em> (scripted by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote the original) will be even more audacious, outspoken and galvanizing than the original. Yes, I know that runs counter to the Hollywood mode of business, but selling out isn’t in Coogler’s DNA.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Fabelmans’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"headTitle": "There’s Only One Castro Theatre. Why Change It Now? | KQED",
"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917427\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917427\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em; float: left; line-height: 0.733em; padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0; font-family: times, serif, georgia;\">F\u003c/span>irst things first: Everybody loves the Castro Theatre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That much should be evident during a town hall this Thursday, Aug. 11, hosted by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13908311/castro-theatre-to-become-live-music-and-events-venue-after-renovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the theater’s new operators\u003c/a>, the live-music promoters \u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another Planet Entertainment\u003c/a>. But love for the Castro Theatre may be where consensus ends on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another Planet Entertainment (APE) is proposing a restoration and renovation of the 100-year-old theater, which includes the ceiling, marquee, proscenium, dressing rooms, bathrooms, ADA compliance and more—upgrades widely welcomed. One part of APE’s proposal, however, has inspired over 5,000 opponents to sign \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/save-the-castro-theatre\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a petition\u003c/a> launched by the nonprofit Castro Theatre Conservancy, which names famous film directors like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola among its supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#castrotheatre\">Want to share your thoughts on the Castro Theatre with KQED?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The controversy comes down to the raked theater floor and the Castro’s traditional orchestra-style theater seating, which APE has proposed replacing with removable seats on multi-level, flat platforms more conducive to standing-room concerts. (\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Plans-429-Castro-Street.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The plans submitted\u003c/a> to San Francisco’s planning department \u003ca href=\"https://meyersound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fox_theater_7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">look similar to the Fox Theater in Oakland\u003c/a>, which APE helped restore and now operates.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917433\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13917433\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of plans for the Castro Theatre submitted to the Planning Department, showing concession/bar areas in the back of the theater and multi-level tiers, which would be equipped for removable seating. The building’s new operators call the plans “very, very preliminary.” \u003ccite>(San Francisco Planning Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Why in the world would anyone change a historic theater that everyone loves? In short, APE’s answer is that the Castro needs some TLC, which APE can offer, but only if it’s allowed to present more than just film, including live music. And in order to present live music in a profitable, sustainable way, APE believes it needs to install a multi-level floor, or else audiences won’t come and it won’t make enough money to keep the doors open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re wondering why a bunch of seats stir such passion, you can get an earful of answers on Thursday night, sitting in those very seats where a century of San Francisco moviegoers have gazed up at a flickering screen and had life-changing experiences. As APE sees it, they’re preserving a crown jewel of the neighborhood, and paving a way to keep it open for another 100 years. But to so many who love it, the Castro is church, and altering its seating would be like ripping out the pews at Grace Cathedral.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917424\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917424\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seats and carpet on the orchestra level of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em; float: left; line-height: 0.733em; padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0; font-family: times, serif, georgia;\">P\u003c/span>eter Pastreich is among the film congregation. “If they are able to flatten the floors and remove all of those seats, the building will no longer be suitable for film,” Pastreich says. “They’ll make it great for rock concerts and other events, and virtually unusable for all kinds of other things, particularly film.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pastreich is the executive director of the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.savethecastrotheatre.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castro Theatre Conservancy\u003c/a>, formed in June, which opposes APE’s floor plans. He admits that it’s virtually impossible in the modern day to keep a large, single-screen movie theater running on movies alone, at least with a for-profit model. In 2020, he says, members of his group approached the owners of the theater—Bay Properties, Inc., run by the Nasser family, whose ancestors built the theater in 1922—with a proposal to operate the Castro as a nonprofit, similar to the Roxie Theater in San Francisco or Film Forum in New York City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13908311']“Instead, they made a deal with APE. Which isn’t really a problem, until APE converts the theater,” Pastreich says, noting that while APE plans to present film at the Castro, it operates no other venues that regularly show film.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve heard Gregg Perloff from Another Planet say, ‘The public will tell us what they want to see, and we will respond to that.’ Well, what that means, I fear, is if they can sell 1,400 tickets to Metallica, and only 300 tickets to a showing of \u003cem>Casablanca\u003c/em>, of course they’re going to bring in Metallica and not \u003cem>Casablanca\u003c/em>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917446\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Conservancy is asking District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman to amend his enhanced landmark designation for the theater, which preserves “the full historical, architectural, aesthetic and cultural interest and value of the Castro Theatre,” to specifically include preservation of the orchestra-style seating. (Mandelman did not reply to a request for comment.) They are joined by the Castro LGBTQ+ Cultural District, which warns against “the intangible assets that are in danger of being lost if film repertory programming is ended at the theater.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re not alone in their worries, as evidenced by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CY69fTPrI4G/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online comments\u003c/a> on the announcement of the Castro’s new management. And the Conservancy boasts the support of legendary film directors including Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford Coppola, Joel Coen, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Barry Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro, Terry Zwigoff, and John Waters, as well as San Francisco figures like Art Agnos, Jello Biafra, Cleve Jones, Sister Roma and Rebecca Solnit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for Thursday’s town hall hosted by APE, Pastreich is dismayed at the lack of a livestreaming option, as well as the format. His group has been given just five minutes to present, he says. “And the Q&A is handled by [former Supervisor] Bevan Dufty, who’s on the APE payroll, so he can recognize or not recognize whomever he wishes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, he’s hoping for a minor miracle: that film fans will voice such overwhelming opposition that APE will change their plans. “And realize,” he says, “that they’ve miscalculated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917426\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Century projector at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em; float: left; line-height: 0.733em; padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0; font-family: times, serif, georgia;\">O\u003c/span>n the phone, David Perry is adamant: “Film is, has been and always will be part of the Castro Theatre experience,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The owner of a public relations firm, Perry, like former Supervisor Dufty, was hired by APE this year specifically to manage controversy about the Castro Theatre. Like many, he recalls fondly his first visit to the theatre, in 1986. But in 2022, he says, “single-screen theaters around the country are on life support. That’s the reality in which we live.” A 1,400 seat theater, he says, needs to diversify its offerings to be sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perry insists that the floor plans submitted to the city “are very, very much preliminary plans,” subject to input from sightline specialists, architects, and the film community. He denies the charge made by the Castro Theatre Conservancy that smaller film festivals and LGBTQ+ organizations will be “priced out” of using the Castro as a community resource, and clarifies that APE will keep the Castro’s rare 70mm projector that visiting filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson have utilized in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917425\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917425\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original 1922 proscenium of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022, which Another Planet plans to restore. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perry takes issue with the criticism that APE is a giant, corporate promoter that’s out of step with the independent, community-focused history and spirit of the theater. (The company puts on the Outside Lands music festival every year, which \u003ca href=\"https://news.pollstar.com/2019/08/27/by-the-numbers-outside-lands-grosses-highest-yet-29-6-million/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in 2019 grossed $29.6 million\u003c/a>.) Perry describes APE as a “small, local business” that “understands the Castro.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like the Paramount in Oakland or the Orpheum in Los Angeles, the Castro could theoretically host concerts, comedy, events and film with the theatre seating intact, as it’s already done for years. Asked why APE couldn’t simply keep the current seats—and consider removing the first five to eight rows for concerts—Perry defers to APE’s experience, and their “good sense of what it takes to program a multi-use venue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>APE also has a good sense of what it takes to compete in the live music market. Their two direct rivals, Live Nation and Goldenvoice, operate multiple theaters and ballrooms in San Francisco: the Warfield (capacity 2,300), the Masonic Auditorium (3,481), the Fillmore (1,300), and the Regency Ballroom (1,400). APE, on the other hand, operates the small Independent (500) and the large Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (8,500), with no mid-sized options in between.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917434\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917434\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another Planet Entertainment plans restorations of both the marquee and neon “blade” of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco’s Castro District, pictured here on July 28, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So, in San Francisco, APE needs a venue like the Castro to stay competitive. Which explains why, as APE CEO Gregg Perloff told KQED in January, APE approached the Nassers during the pandemic with a proposal to operate the theater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were looking for the right stewardship for the theater,” Perloff said. “This is their baby. And we need to respect the tremendous work they’ve done in making the theater a part of the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Castro has become such a part of the community, in fact, that generations of moviegoers feel a strong sense of ownership over the theater. Part of what’s happening now is the shock that they are not the owners; the Nassers are, and they’re entitled to do what they want with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the way the Castro Theatre has become such a community asset is primarily through film. As Sister Roma of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence asks, “Do we really need another concrete concert hall when glamorous film houses are disappearing around the country?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words: while there are already plenty of music venues in San Francisco, there’s only one Castro Theatre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.castrotheatre.com/community-meeting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Town Hall on the future of the Castro Theatre\u003c/a> takes place at 6pm on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Questions and comments for the Q&A must be submitted at the event via an online portal. \u003ca href=\"https://www.castrotheatre.com/community-meeting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"castrotheatre\">\u003c/a>Share your thoughts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>However the future may look for the Castro Theatre, a live-music promoter taking over its operations marks an end of an era for this iconic space. And ahead of these potential changes, here at KQED we want to take a moment to highlight your memories of the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tell us using the box below: \u003cstrong>What was your favorite movie you saw at the Castro Theatre? The most memorable night you had? The best (or worst) date you went on?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Share your thoughts, and we’d love to feature your words here on KQED.org and on our social media channels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=”9857″ src=”https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/9857.js”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917427\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917427\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.MAIN_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em; float: left; line-height: 0.733em; padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0; font-family: times, serif, georgia;\">F\u003c/span>irst things first: Everybody loves the Castro Theatre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That much should be evident during a town hall this Thursday, Aug. 11, hosted by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13908311/castro-theatre-to-become-live-music-and-events-venue-after-renovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the theater’s new operators\u003c/a>, the live-music promoters \u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another Planet Entertainment\u003c/a>. But love for the Castro Theatre may be where consensus ends on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another Planet Entertainment (APE) is proposing a restoration and renovation of the 100-year-old theater, which includes the ceiling, marquee, proscenium, dressing rooms, bathrooms, ADA compliance and more—upgrades widely welcomed. One part of APE’s proposal, however, has inspired over 5,000 opponents to sign \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/save-the-castro-theatre\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a petition\u003c/a> launched by the nonprofit Castro Theatre Conservancy, which names famous film directors like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola among its supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#castrotheatre\">Want to share your thoughts on the Castro Theatre with KQED?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The controversy comes down to the raked theater floor and the Castro’s traditional orchestra-style theater seating, which APE has proposed replacing with removable seats on multi-level, flat platforms more conducive to standing-room concerts. (\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Plans-429-Castro-Street.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The plans submitted\u003c/a> to San Francisco’s planning department \u003ca href=\"https://meyersound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fox_theater_7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">look similar to the Fox Theater in Oakland\u003c/a>, which APE helped restore and now operates.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917433\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13917433\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.seating-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of plans for the Castro Theatre submitted to the Planning Department, showing concession/bar areas in the back of the theater and multi-level tiers, which would be equipped for removable seating. The building’s new operators call the plans “very, very preliminary.” \u003ccite>(San Francisco Planning Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Why in the world would anyone change a historic theater that everyone loves? In short, APE’s answer is that the Castro needs some TLC, which APE can offer, but only if it’s allowed to present more than just film, including live music. And in order to present live music in a profitable, sustainable way, APE believes it needs to install a multi-level floor, or else audiences won’t come and it won’t make enough money to keep the doors open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re wondering why a bunch of seats stir such passion, you can get an earful of answers on Thursday night, sitting in those very seats where a century of San Francisco moviegoers have gazed up at a flickering screen and had life-changing experiences. As APE sees it, they’re preserving a crown jewel of the neighborhood, and paving a way to keep it open for another 100 years. But to so many who love it, the Castro is church, and altering its seating would be like ripping out the pews at Grace Cathedral.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917424\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917424\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Seatsfromavobe.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seats and carpet on the orchestra level of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em; float: left; line-height: 0.733em; padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0; font-family: times, serif, georgia;\">P\u003c/span>eter Pastreich is among the film congregation. “If they are able to flatten the floors and remove all of those seats, the building will no longer be suitable for film,” Pastreich says. “They’ll make it great for rock concerts and other events, and virtually unusable for all kinds of other things, particularly film.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pastreich is the executive director of the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.savethecastrotheatre.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castro Theatre Conservancy\u003c/a>, formed in June, which opposes APE’s floor plans. He admits that it’s virtually impossible in the modern day to keep a large, single-screen movie theater running on movies alone, at least with a for-profit model. In 2020, he says, members of his group approached the owners of the theater—Bay Properties, Inc., run by the Nasser family, whose ancestors built the theater in 1922—with a proposal to operate the Castro as a nonprofit, similar to the Roxie Theater in San Francisco or Film Forum in New York City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Instead, they made a deal with APE. Which isn’t really a problem, until APE converts the theater,” Pastreich says, noting that while APE plans to present film at the Castro, it operates no other venues that regularly show film.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve heard Gregg Perloff from Another Planet say, ‘The public will tell us what they want to see, and we will respond to that.’ Well, what that means, I fear, is if they can sell 1,400 tickets to Metallica, and only 300 tickets to a showing of \u003cem>Casablanca\u003c/em>, of course they’re going to bring in Metallica and not \u003cem>Casablanca\u003c/em>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917446\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/015_kqed_castrotheatreinterior_08102022.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Conservancy is asking District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman to amend his enhanced landmark designation for the theater, which preserves “the full historical, architectural, aesthetic and cultural interest and value of the Castro Theatre,” to specifically include preservation of the orchestra-style seating. (Mandelman did not reply to a request for comment.) They are joined by the Castro LGBTQ+ Cultural District, which warns against “the intangible assets that are in danger of being lost if film repertory programming is ended at the theater.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re not alone in their worries, as evidenced by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CY69fTPrI4G/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online comments\u003c/a> on the announcement of the Castro’s new management. And the Conservancy boasts the support of legendary film directors including Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford Coppola, Joel Coen, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Barry Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro, Terry Zwigoff, and John Waters, as well as San Francisco figures like Art Agnos, Jello Biafra, Cleve Jones, Sister Roma and Rebecca Solnit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for Thursday’s town hall hosted by APE, Pastreich is dismayed at the lack of a livestreaming option, as well as the format. His group has been given just five minutes to present, he says. “And the Q&A is handled by [former Supervisor] Bevan Dufty, who’s on the APE payroll, so he can recognize or not recognize whomever he wishes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, he’s hoping for a minor miracle: that film fans will voice such overwhelming opposition that APE will change their plans. “And realize,” he says, “that they’ve miscalculated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917426\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Projector.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Century projector at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em; float: left; line-height: 0.733em; padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0; font-family: times, serif, georgia;\">O\u003c/span>n the phone, David Perry is adamant: “Film is, has been and always will be part of the Castro Theatre experience,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The owner of a public relations firm, Perry, like former Supervisor Dufty, was hired by APE this year specifically to manage controversy about the Castro Theatre. Like many, he recalls fondly his first visit to the theatre, in 1986. But in 2022, he says, “single-screen theaters around the country are on life support. That’s the reality in which we live.” A 1,400 seat theater, he says, needs to diversify its offerings to be sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perry insists that the floor plans submitted to the city “are very, very much preliminary plans,” subject to input from sightline specialists, architects, and the film community. He denies the charge made by the Castro Theatre Conservancy that smaller film festivals and LGBTQ+ organizations will be “priced out” of using the Castro as a community resource, and clarifies that APE will keep the Castro’s rare 70mm projector that visiting filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson have utilized in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917425\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917425\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Proscenium.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original 1922 proscenium of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2022, which Another Planet plans to restore. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perry takes issue with the criticism that APE is a giant, corporate promoter that’s out of step with the independent, community-focused history and spirit of the theater. (The company puts on the Outside Lands music festival every year, which \u003ca href=\"https://news.pollstar.com/2019/08/27/by-the-numbers-outside-lands-grosses-highest-yet-29-6-million/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in 2019 grossed $29.6 million\u003c/a>.) Perry describes APE as a “small, local business” that “understands the Castro.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like the Paramount in Oakland or the Orpheum in Los Angeles, the Castro could theoretically host concerts, comedy, events and film with the theatre seating intact, as it’s already done for years. Asked why APE couldn’t simply keep the current seats—and consider removing the first five to eight rows for concerts—Perry defers to APE’s experience, and their “good sense of what it takes to program a multi-use venue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>APE also has a good sense of what it takes to compete in the live music market. Their two direct rivals, Live Nation and Goldenvoice, operate multiple theaters and ballrooms in San Francisco: the Warfield (capacity 2,300), the Masonic Auditorium (3,481), the Fillmore (1,300), and the Regency Ballroom (1,400). APE, on the other hand, operates the small Independent (500) and the large Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (8,500), with no mid-sized options in between.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917434\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917434\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Castro.Marquee.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another Planet Entertainment plans restorations of both the marquee and neon “blade” of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco’s Castro District, pictured here on July 28, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So, in San Francisco, APE needs a venue like the Castro to stay competitive. Which explains why, as APE CEO Gregg Perloff told KQED in January, APE approached the Nassers during the pandemic with a proposal to operate the theater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were looking for the right stewardship for the theater,” Perloff said. “This is their baby. And we need to respect the tremendous work they’ve done in making the theater a part of the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Castro has become such a part of the community, in fact, that generations of moviegoers feel a strong sense of ownership over the theater. Part of what’s happening now is the shock that they are not the owners; the Nassers are, and they’re entitled to do what they want with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the way the Castro Theatre has become such a community asset is primarily through film. As Sister Roma of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence asks, “Do we really need another concrete concert hall when glamorous film houses are disappearing around the country?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words: while there are already plenty of music venues in San Francisco, there’s only one Castro Theatre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.castrotheatre.com/community-meeting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Town Hall on the future of the Castro Theatre\u003c/a> takes place at 6pm on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Questions and comments for the Q&A must be submitted at the event via an online portal. \u003ca href=\"https://www.castrotheatre.com/community-meeting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"castrotheatre\">\u003c/a>Share your thoughts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>However the future may look for the Castro Theatre, a live-music promoter taking over its operations marks an end of an era for this iconic space. And ahead of these potential changes, here at KQED we want to take a moment to highlight your memories of the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tell us using the box below: \u003cstrong>What was your favorite movie you saw at the Castro Theatre? The most memorable night you had? The best (or worst) date you went on?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Share your thoughts, and we’d love to feature your words here on KQED.org and on our social media channels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Castro Theatre, a 100-year-old jewel of the film community in San Francisco, is set to become a live music and events venue after a year-long makeover. The renovated theater will broaden its programming to include “comedy, music, film, community and private events and more,” according to \u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/venues/castro-theatre/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a statement\u003c/a> by the new operators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The theater will be managed by Another Planet Entertainment, the Bay Area-based live music promoter which co-produces the Outside Lands music festival and operates the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, the Greek Theatre, the Fox Theatre, the Independent and other music venues. Another Planet does not operate any movie theaters, or venues with regular film programming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently it is unclear exactly how much film will be shown at the renovated Castro Theatre. Speaking with KQED on Wednesday, Another Planet CEO Gregg Perloff repeatedly said it was too soon to tell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know this isn’t a great answer for you, but we’ve just started,” Perloff said, in response to questions about film programming. “This is really our first week talking to people. And we plan on talking to a lot of people in the community. And of course all the people who have rented the theater—find out what it is they’re all about and what they plan on doing. So I can’t give you definitive answers right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Wednesday, Another Planet had not been been in touch with any independent film bookers who would book a regular daily schedule of films, Perloff said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13908354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Castro.Street-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13908354\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Castro.Street-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Castro.Street-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Castro.Street-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Castro.Street-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Castro.Street-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Castro.Street.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Castro Theatre has been a central fixture of San Francisco’s Castro District since 1922. \u003ccite>(Tobias Kleinlercher / Wikipedia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You don’t want to change the historic nature of the theatre,” said Perloff. “We absolutely want to do film. We absolutely want to honor the LGBTQ community. And so, what they’ve historically done, we want to do a lot of that. We also want to add to it by doing other things. What those other things are? Could be a lecture. Could be comedy. Could be music. We plan to try anything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past decade, the Castro Theatre had been booked by Keith Arnold, whose experience working with Berkeley’s Fine Arts Cinema and the Sundance Film Festival informed the Castro’s repertory programming, which included movies both new and old on a daily basis. The Castro Theatre has also long been home to several film festivals like Frameline, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Existing contracts with the Castro are being honored before renovation begins, Perloff said. Frameline’s executive director James Woolley said, in an email to KQED: “We are pleased to confirm that the Frameline46 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival will proceed at the Castro Theatre, June 16-26, 2022.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFFILM, the San Francisco International Film Festival, is still scheduled to run April 21–May 1 this year, as well. (The Noir City film festival had planned to move to the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland this month before postponing due to the spread of the omicron variant.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Construction on the theater will begin later this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13827376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13827376\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/SFIFFLogo_COVER-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A packed house at the Castro Theatre. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SFFILM)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The Castro Theatre is a wonderful building that we will upgrade for more use in the future,” said Perloff in a \u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/venues/castro-theatre/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">statement\u003c/a> Wednesday morning. “We want to activate and re-energize the building, making improvements to the customer and artist experience, including dressing room upgrades, restoring the marquee and blade and expanding food and beverage service.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional upgrades would include a new sound system, sound, lighting, production, and heating and air conditioning system. An expanded backstage and lobby and a renovated marquee are planned, along with a restoration of the theater’s iconic neon sign. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Nasser Padian, the vice president of Bay Properties Inc., which owns the Castro Theatre, called Another Planet “an ideal partner” for the Castro, “as they have a rich history with the City and in rehabilitating historic venues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perloff said that Another Planet approached the Nasser family to make a deal for the building, and that, to his knowledge, no other promoters were in contention for management of the theater. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CY69fTPrI4G/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today’s news answers a long-standing question on the lips of moviegoers over the past year and a half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the pandemic, while other independent movie theaters like the Roxie Theatre, the Balboa Theatre and the New Parkway Theatre cautiously re-opened, the Castro Theatre sat conspicuously dark, hosting occasional one-off concerts and events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most recently, the theatre hosted the world premiere for \u003cem>The Matrix Resurrections\u003c/em> and a special screening of \u003cem>West Side Story\u003c/em> with Rita Moreno in attendance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A fundraising campaign for a new organ at the Castro Theatre, to be played by beloved fixture David Hegarty, had \u003ca href=\"https://hoodline.com/2021/01/castro-theatre-s-massive-new-hybrid-organ-may-get-installed-in-time-for-cinemas-to-reopen/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recently raised\u003c/a> over $800,000 in donations. Perloff said that while there are no renovation plans for the stage that would make it impossible to install the organ, Another Planet has yet to get specifications for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We got kind of thrown a curveball by this idea of a new organ,” Perloff said, adding that Another Planet has been in touch with Hegarty and the nonprofit CODA. “This is the kind of thing we’re dealing with in working out our construction plans: what does the organ need? So we’re certainly working or planning on working with CODA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked about moviegoers who think of the Castro Theatre as a family member, and are worried that they’re losing it forever, Perloff emphasized the upcoming restoration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re not losing it,” Perloff said of the Castro. “This is a labor of love for us. We make our money doing big shows like Outside Lands. What we’re doing is: this is a diamond, and we’re polishing the diamond. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Angela Chan hardly misses a film at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.roxie.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roxie Theater\u003c/a>, even though she takes public transportation all the way from where she lives in Millbrae to get to the San Francisco Mission District venue.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you get a membership, you’re going to want to see more than two movies a month,” the avid moviegoer says, crossing 16th Street on the way to catch a screening of \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14030552/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Kid Candidate\u003c/em>\u003c/a> as part of the Roxie’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfdocfest2021.eventive.org/welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DocFest\u003c/a> programming. “And patron members get free popcorn.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chan is legally blind, and because she has scoliosis, she uses a walker. So she’s thrilled to discover the theater’s shiny new wheelchair-accessible door, which glides open at the push of a big button. She’s also happy the Roxie remodeled its formerly wheelchair-inaccessible bathroom.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s huge,” she says. “And everything’s white, so it’s easy to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the pandemic’s few silver linings is that it gave some of the Bay Area’s shuttered historic movie theaters, like the Roxie, the time and space to undertake much-needed accessibility upgrades. For these older theaters, built long before current codes, making the moviegoing experience more welcoming for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/impacts/california.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">23% of adults in California\u003c/a> who live with a disability has been a long time coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Accessibility Nightmare\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“There was a time in which myself as a wheelchair user could not get into many theaters at all,” says Oakland-based film director and sound designer \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_LeBrecht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim LeBrecht\u003c/a>, who’s in his mid-60s. “Maybe they would allow me to sit in the aisle, but I was a fire hazard. Or maybe when I was a younger guy I was able to transfer to a seat, and then my wheelchair was stashed somewhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Together with \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Newnham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicole Newnham\u003c/a>, LeBrecht wrote, directed and co-produced the Oscar-nominated movie \u003ca href=\"http://www.cripcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Crip Camp\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which tells the story of a group of disabled teens—LeBrecht among them—whose memorable experiences at a summer camp in the early 1970s sparked a nationwide surge in disability rights activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Official Trailer | Netflix | Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/XRrIs22plz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LeBrecht says his moviegoing experience has steadily improved since the passage of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans with Disabilities Act\u003c/a> (ADA) in 1990. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But he sees compliance with the ADA as “a floor, not a ceiling.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This poses a challenge for \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">historic\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> theaters, built decades before the establishment of ADA codes. Many are in constant need of other more pressing repairs, and, as small local businesses, they’ve traditionally been held less accountable for complying with accessibility laws, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeBrecht says\u003c/span>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some have really not done much of anything, saying that the cost is so great, they are not obligated under the law,” LeBrecht says. Another common argument from historic theaters is that making accessibility upgrades would destroy their historic architecture.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Historic Theaters Step It Up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But things are changing. More owners and managers of historic theaters are seeing the value of making their spaces more inclusive, and finding the funds to follow through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a huge audience out there that wants to come to the movies,” says the Roxie’s executive director Lex Sloan, who used the majority of a $150,000 grant from the \u003ca href=\"https://savingplaces.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Trust for Historic Preservation\u003c/a> to make accessibility upgrades to the 108-year-old venue. “And so let’s make sure that we have what they need to feel comfortable here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13899767\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899767\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lex Sloan, executive director of the Roxie, demonstrates the new ADA door. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We feel that that’s sort of a social responsibility of a business, and wherever possible needs to be achieved,” says Allen Michaan, owner and operator of Oakland’s 95-year-old \u003ca href=\"http://www.renaissancerialto.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Lake Theatre\u003c/a>. Michaan says he’s used business profits steadily over the years to make upgrades, like adding more seats for wheelchair users in prime spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, over in Marin County, the \u003ca href=\"https://larktheater.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lark Theater\u003c/a> in Larkspur, opened in 1940, is making its existing ADA bathrooms and lobby concession counters more wheelchair-friendly with funds from a capital campaign and a private donor. “It’s very important that we do this,” says the Lark’s executive director Ellie Mednick. “We have had people with disabilities come to our theater for a long time, and have always asked how we can improve.” The theater began these renovations a few months ago and plans to reopen in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Some Lag Behind\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But some historic Bay Area theaters are lagging behind—notably San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.castrotheatre.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castro Theatre\u003c/a>, which was built in 1922.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All sorts of people with disabilities have been saying, ‘Look, we can’t access half the theater. It’s not available to us,'” says Catherine Kudlick, who directs the \u003ca href=\"https://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco State University\u003c/a>, which hosts \u003ca href=\"https://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/superfest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superfest\u003c/a>, touted as “the world’s longest running disability film festival.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kudlick is among several people interviewed for this story who want the famed San Francisco movie palace to make a variety of accessibility upgrades, including providing more desirable seating options for wheelchair users, implementing audio description and closed captioning technology for people who are hearing or sight impaired, and making the stage and mezzanine accessible to people who can’t climb stairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If there’s a will, there’s a way,” says Kudlick. “The problem is you’ve got to get people to the point where they need to be willing to do this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887089\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887089\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"The Castro Theatre at night. The theatre has been closed since March due to coronavirus restrictions.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Castro Theatre. \u003ccite>(Castro Theatre/Facebook)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The Castro is\u003cb>\u003c/b> a wonderful theater, the absolute centerpiece of our cinematic community, and I appreciate it deeply,” says filmmaker LeBrecht. “But it is a horrible place for me to go see a movie.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Working Toward Improvements\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeBrecht and Kudlick are part of a \u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/accessibility/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disability Advisory Board\u003c/a> set up three years ago by \u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFFILM\u003c/a>, which hosts many \u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/sffilm-festival/?gclid=CjwKCAjwz_WGBhA1EiwAUAxIcREwVAJI7xRZUCo3tgUFvBOPr40iHKjTsyq5yk0IH0jfu6UYoZdWuxoCCs8QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco International Film Festival\u003c/a> screenings and other events throughout the year at the Castro, among other local venues. The board’s initiatives, with the help of funding from the \u003ca href=\"https://krfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenneth Rainin Foundation\u003c/a>, include improving accessibility at historic movie theaters, supporting filmmakers with disabilities, and increasing access to closed captioning and audio description both for digital and in-person film events. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeBrecht says his group is helping SFFILM work with its partner venues, including the Castro, to address accessibility issues. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Castro’s general manager, Steve Nasser, says he’s committed to addressing their concerns, though he’s vague on specifics and a timeline at this stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, we’re looking at a variety of options, is what I would say,” Nasser says. “Our architect and historical consultants have met with the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Audio Description Challenge\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even theaters that \u003cem>have\u003c/em> embraced accessibility can’t always create the most optimal experience for disabled customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Roxie, for example, has a stock of closed captioning and audio description devices. Small \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">closed captioning\u003c/a> boxes, for people who have trouble hearing, fit in seat cupholders with text captions showing up on the boxes’ screens. \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio description\u003c/a>, for patrons who are sight-impaired, is provided through headphones. A voice describes the action unfolding on the movie theater screen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these devices are mostly only useful to visually and hearing impaired filmgoers if the films on view are outfitted with closed captioning and audio descriptions. And making a film caption- and audio description-ready is the responsibility of the filmmaker or film distributor. (Sloan adds a caveat that audio headsets have a setting which will increase the loudness of any film’s basic audio track, so this can help some people who have trouble hearing, even if the film itself doesn’t come with audio description. But it’s not much help to people who can’t see very well.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13899768\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899768\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An audio description headset. \u003ccite>(Lex Sloan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Roxie’s screening of indie documentary \u003cem>Kid Candidate \u003c/em>didn’t come with audio description. So film buff and Roxie member Chan had to sit in the very front row to follow the action on screen and the post-show Q&A with the director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Big studio films have the money to provide that kind of service,” Chan says. “Independent films and foreign films generally won’t have that available.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closed captioning is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.ada.gov/regs2016/movie_captioning_qa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legally required\u003c/a> and can be done cheaply, or even for free using automated speech-to-text technology. So films with captioning are fairly ubiquitous these days. Movies with audio description are much less prevalent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Longmore Institute’s Kudlick, who is vision impaired, says audio description is more hands-on and subjective. “Someone has to decide what to describe, so it’s more complex and pricey to produce. It’s also still more niche and in its infancy as a service, so a lot of folks don’t know about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to data provided to KQED by the Rainin Foundation via email, audio description costs $20-$30 per minute. Captioning costs around $4 per minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Kudlick’s colleague, Longmore Institute associate director Emily Beitiks, says indie filmmakers shouldn’t be let off the hook for providing audio description because of budget size. She says more of them are starting to include the service as part of the basic package that goes along with their films. “They write it into grants or get reduced costs from access providers who want to see these titles provided with access,” Beitiks says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Accessibility For All\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Filmmaker LeBrecht says the movie industry is starting to understand that accessibility isn’t just about meeting the needs of a niche group or fulfilling legal requirements. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is this shift, finally, of support and validation for the disabled community that we have been fighting for for years,” he says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, LeBrecht points out, the mere act of aging comes with accessibility needs.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are fortunate enough to live long enough, you are going to start experiencing things with your body that are going to make it more difficult for you to access a cinema or just society in general without some kind of accommodation,” LeBrecht says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the more that movie theaters prioritize accessibility, the more moviegoers they can reach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s an audience out there!” LeBrecht says. “They spend money in your theater!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Together with \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Newnham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicole Newnham\u003c/a>, LeBrecht wrote, directed and co-produced the Oscar-nominated movie \u003ca href=\"http://www.cripcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Crip Camp\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which tells the story of a group of disabled teens—LeBrecht among them—whose memorable experiences at a summer camp in the early 1970s sparked a nationwide surge in disability rights activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Official Trailer | Netflix | Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/XRrIs22plz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LeBrecht says his moviegoing experience has steadily improved since the passage of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans with Disabilities Act\u003c/a> (ADA) in 1990. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But he sees compliance with the ADA as “a floor, not a ceiling.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This poses a challenge for \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">historic\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> theaters, built decades before the establishment of ADA codes. Many are in constant need of other more pressing repairs, and, as small local businesses, they’ve traditionally been held less accountable for complying with accessibility laws, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeBrecht says\u003c/span>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some have really not done much of anything, saying that the cost is so great, they are not obligated under the law,” LeBrecht says. Another common argument from historic theaters is that making accessibility upgrades would destroy their historic architecture.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Historic Theaters Step It Up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But things are changing. More owners and managers of historic theaters are seeing the value of making their spaces more inclusive, and finding the funds to follow through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a huge audience out there that wants to come to the movies,” says the Roxie’s executive director Lex Sloan, who used the majority of a $150,000 grant from the \u003ca href=\"https://savingplaces.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Trust for Historic Preservation\u003c/a> to make accessibility upgrades to the 108-year-old venue. “And so let’s make sure that we have what they need to feel comfortable here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13899767\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899767\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50210_lex-sloan-roxie-ada-door-copy-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lex Sloan, executive director of the Roxie, demonstrates the new ADA door. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We feel that that’s sort of a social responsibility of a business, and wherever possible needs to be achieved,” says Allen Michaan, owner and operator of Oakland’s 95-year-old \u003ca href=\"http://www.renaissancerialto.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Lake Theatre\u003c/a>. Michaan says he’s used business profits steadily over the years to make upgrades, like adding more seats for wheelchair users in prime spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, over in Marin County, the \u003ca href=\"https://larktheater.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lark Theater\u003c/a> in Larkspur, opened in 1940, is making its existing ADA bathrooms and lobby concession counters more wheelchair-friendly with funds from a capital campaign and a private donor. “It’s very important that we do this,” says the Lark’s executive director Ellie Mednick. “We have had people with disabilities come to our theater for a long time, and have always asked how we can improve.” The theater began these renovations a few months ago and plans to reopen in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Some Lag Behind\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But some historic Bay Area theaters are lagging behind—notably San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.castrotheatre.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castro Theatre\u003c/a>, which was built in 1922.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All sorts of people with disabilities have been saying, ‘Look, we can’t access half the theater. It’s not available to us,'” says Catherine Kudlick, who directs the \u003ca href=\"https://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco State University\u003c/a>, which hosts \u003ca href=\"https://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/superfest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superfest\u003c/a>, touted as “the world’s longest running disability film festival.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kudlick is among several people interviewed for this story who want the famed San Francisco movie palace to make a variety of accessibility upgrades, including providing more desirable seating options for wheelchair users, implementing audio description and closed captioning technology for people who are hearing or sight impaired, and making the stage and mezzanine accessible to people who can’t climb stairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If there’s a will, there’s a way,” says Kudlick. “The problem is you’ve got to get people to the point where they need to be willing to do this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887089\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887089\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"The Castro Theatre at night. The theatre has been closed since March due to coronavirus restrictions.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/CastroTheatre.covid_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Castro Theatre. \u003ccite>(Castro Theatre/Facebook)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The Castro is\u003cb>\u003c/b> a wonderful theater, the absolute centerpiece of our cinematic community, and I appreciate it deeply,” says filmmaker LeBrecht. “But it is a horrible place for me to go see a movie.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Working Toward Improvements\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeBrecht and Kudlick are part of a \u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/accessibility/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disability Advisory Board\u003c/a> set up three years ago by \u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFFILM\u003c/a>, which hosts many \u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/sffilm-festival/?gclid=CjwKCAjwz_WGBhA1EiwAUAxIcREwVAJI7xRZUCo3tgUFvBOPr40iHKjTsyq5yk0IH0jfu6UYoZdWuxoCCs8QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco International Film Festival\u003c/a> screenings and other events throughout the year at the Castro, among other local venues. The board’s initiatives, with the help of funding from the \u003ca href=\"https://krfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenneth Rainin Foundation\u003c/a>, include improving accessibility at historic movie theaters, supporting filmmakers with disabilities, and increasing access to closed captioning and audio description both for digital and in-person film events. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeBrecht says his group is helping SFFILM work with its partner venues, including the Castro, to address accessibility issues. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Castro’s general manager, Steve Nasser, says he’s committed to addressing their concerns, though he’s vague on specifics and a timeline at this stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, we’re looking at a variety of options, is what I would say,” Nasser says. “Our architect and historical consultants have met with the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Audio Description Challenge\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even theaters that \u003cem>have\u003c/em> embraced accessibility can’t always create the most optimal experience for disabled customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Roxie, for example, has a stock of closed captioning and audio description devices. Small \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">closed captioning\u003c/a> boxes, for people who have trouble hearing, fit in seat cupholders with text captions showing up on the boxes’ screens. \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio description\u003c/a>, for patrons who are sight-impaired, is provided through headphones. A voice describes the action unfolding on the movie theater screen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these devices are mostly only useful to visually and hearing impaired filmgoers if the films on view are outfitted with closed captioning and audio descriptions. And making a film caption- and audio description-ready is the responsibility of the filmmaker or film distributor. (Sloan adds a caveat that audio headsets have a setting which will increase the loudness of any film’s basic audio track, so this can help some people who have trouble hearing, even if the film itself doesn’t come with audio description. But it’s not much help to people who can’t see very well.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13899768\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13899768\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/RS50209_audio-decription-headset-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An audio description headset. \u003ccite>(Lex Sloan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Roxie’s screening of indie documentary \u003cem>Kid Candidate \u003c/em>didn’t come with audio description. So film buff and Roxie member Chan had to sit in the very front row to follow the action on screen and the post-show Q&A with the director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Big studio films have the money to provide that kind of service,” Chan says. “Independent films and foreign films generally won’t have that available.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closed captioning is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.ada.gov/regs2016/movie_captioning_qa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">legally required\u003c/a> and can be done cheaply, or even for free using automated speech-to-text technology. So films with captioning are fairly ubiquitous these days. Movies with audio description are much less prevalent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Longmore Institute’s Kudlick, who is vision impaired, says audio description is more hands-on and subjective. “Someone has to decide what to describe, so it’s more complex and pricey to produce. It’s also still more niche and in its infancy as a service, so a lot of folks don’t know about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to data provided to KQED by the Rainin Foundation via email, audio description costs $20-$30 per minute. Captioning costs around $4 per minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Kudlick’s colleague, Longmore Institute associate director Emily Beitiks, says indie filmmakers shouldn’t be let off the hook for providing audio description because of budget size. She says more of them are starting to include the service as part of the basic package that goes along with their films. “They write it into grants or get reduced costs from access providers who want to see these titles provided with access,” Beitiks says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Accessibility For All\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Filmmaker LeBrecht says the movie industry is starting to understand that accessibility isn’t just about meeting the needs of a niche group or fulfilling legal requirements. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is this shift, finally, of support and validation for the disabled community that we have been fighting for for years,” he says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, LeBrecht points out, the mere act of aging comes with accessibility needs.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are fortunate enough to live long enough, you are going to start experiencing things with your body that are going to make it more difficult for you to access a cinema or just society in general without some kind of accommodation,” LeBrecht says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the more that movie theaters prioritize accessibility, the more moviegoers they can reach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s an audience out there!” LeBrecht says. “They spend money in your theater!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With vaccinations rolling along and Bay Area counties moving out of restrictive tiers, we’re seeing more and more reopenings of movie theaters, museums, attractions and even live music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below is a regularly updated list of what we know is open. Check back for updates to guide your weekend planning, and as always, adhere to your county’s mandates and guidance for COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Note: Hours and policies may be different than what you were used to pre-pandemic. Some venues may require \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11867934/covid-vaccine-passports-how-they-could-work-when-you-might-need-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proof of vaccine\u003c/a>. It’s advisable to follow the links to each venue’s website for more details. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>UPDATE: As of June 15, we will no longer be adding to this list. With California’s COVID restrictions mostly lifted, it is now more newsworthy if something is closed than if it’s reopened. Even live music and theatre are starting to trickle back. Congratulations to us all for making it through the long, lonely arts dry spell.—Ed. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump To\u003c/strong>: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#museums\">Museums\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#music\">Live Music\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#movies\">Movie Theaters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#theatre\">Live Theatre\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sports\">Sports\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#other\">Other\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=”8284″ src=”https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/8284.js”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-1020x162.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-160x25.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-768x122.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"museums\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Museums and Art Centers\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://asianart.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asian Art Museum\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://bampfa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAMPFA\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.bedfordgallery.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyartcenter.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berkeley Art Center\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://museum.stanford.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection\u003c/a>, Stanford University\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://schulzmuseum.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles M. Schulz Museum\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cccsf.us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese Culture Center\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://deyoung.famsf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">de Young Museum\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Academy of Sciences\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Historical Society\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://conservatoryofflowers.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecjm.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contemporary Jewish Museum\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.dirosaart.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">di Rosa\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.icasanjose.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICA San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legion of Honor\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mcevoyarts.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McEvoy Foundation for the Arts\u003c/a> (reservation required)\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.numulosgatos.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Museum Los Gatos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Community-Services/Arts-Sciences/Palo-Alto-Art-Center\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Palo Alto Art Center\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sfmcd.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Museum of Craft and Design\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://richmondmuseum.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richmond Museum of History & Culture\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmoma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sjmusart.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Jose Museum of Art\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://somarts.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOMArts\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://svma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonoma Valley Museum of Art\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Opening Soon\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Museum of California\u003c/a> – opening June 18\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploratorium\u003c/a> – opening July 1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-1020x169.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-160x27.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-768x127.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"music\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Live Music\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Most live music is currently outdoors; we’re noticing a general return to large indoor concerts starting in August–September. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.audium.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audium\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://backroommusic.com/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Back Room\u003c/a> in Berkeley – Outdoor live music\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.bluenotenapa.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Note Napa\u003c/a> – Concerts being held outdoors starting in May at Charles Krug Winery\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://thechapelsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chapel\u003c/a> – Outdoor shows with dinner\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.feinsteinssf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feinstein’s at the Nikko\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.hopmonk.com/livemusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hopmonk Tavern\u003c/a> – Outdoor music in Sebastopol, Sonoma and Novato\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://mrtipplessf.com/calendar/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Studio\u003c/a> – Live jazz Thursday-Saturday\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13896318/sf-symphony-returns-to-in-person-concerts-in-may\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Symphony\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.hopmonk.com/twin-oaks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twin Oaks Roadhouse\u003c/a> – Outdoor music in Penngrove\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://theuctheatre.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UC Theatre\u003c/a> – Outdoor music every Friday and Saturday night\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Coming Soon\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sterngrove.org/\">Stern Grove Festival\u003c/a> – returning June 20 for summer 2021; lineup announced soon\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://secondskyfest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Porter Robinson’s Second Sky Festival\u003c/a> – returning Sept. 18 and 19 in Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Symphony\u003c/a> – Opening Oct. 15\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.operasj.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Opera San Jose\u003c/a> – Returns Sept. 30\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfoutsidelands.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Outside Lands\u003c/a> – returning Halloween weekend; tickets sold out\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.oxbowriverstage.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Oxbow Riverstage\u003c/a>, Downtown Napa – Shows resume Aug. 14\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://live.stanford.edu/venues/frost-amphitheater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frost Amphitheater\u003c/a> – live performances resume July 1\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://yoshis.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yoshi’s\u003c/a> – club is reopening for live music starting July 9 \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-800x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-800x137.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-1020x175.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-160x27.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-768x131.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"movies\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Movie Theaters\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-francisco/amc-kabuki-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Kabuki 8 in Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-francisco/amc-metreon-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Metreon 16, San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemasf.com/balboa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balboa Theater\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-francisco/century-san-francisco-centre-9-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century San Francisco Centre 9\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-daly-city/century-20-daly-city-and-xd-and-imax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 20 Daly City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/san-francisco/embarcadero-center-cinema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://fortmason.org/event/flix/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fort Mason Flix in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/oakland/amc-bay-street-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Bay Street 16, Emeryville\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-hayward/century-at-hayward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century at Hayward\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-leandro/century-16-bayfair-mall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 16 Bayfair Mall\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-hayward/century-southland-mall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century Southland Mall in Hayward\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-union-city/century-25-union-landing-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 25 Union Landing in Union City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.renaissancerialto.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Lake Theater\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemawest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Livermore 13 Cinema\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/solano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Wind Solano Drive-In in Concord\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemawest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veranda Luxe Cinema in Concord\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay/Penninsula\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-francisco/amc-newpark-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC NewPark 12, Newark\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-jose/amc-mercado-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Mercado 20, San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-francisco/amc-dine-in-sunnyvale-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Dine-In Sunnyvale 12, Sunnyvale\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-jose/amc-saratoga-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Saratoga 14, San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-jose/amc-eastridge-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Eastridge 15, San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-mateo/century-12-san-mateo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 12 San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-redwood-city/redwood-downtown-20-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redwood Downtown 20 in Redwood City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-bruno/century-at-tanforan-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century at Tanforan in San Bruno\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Wind Capitol Drive-In in San Jose\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemawest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boulevard 14 Cinemas in Petaluma\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.santarosacinemas.com/roxy-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roxy Stadium 14 in Santa Rosa\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.santarosacinemas.com/summerfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summerfield Cinemas in Santa Rosa\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-novato/century-rowland-plaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century Rowland Plaza in Novato\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-rafael/century-northgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century Northgate in San Rafael\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-vallejo/century-14-vallejo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 14 Vallejo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-napa/century-napa-valley-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century Napa Valley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.readingcinemasus.com/rohnertpark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reading Cinemas Rohnert Park\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-jack-london/1808#/buy-tickets-by-cinema?in-cinema=1808&at=2021-05-21&view-mode=list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regal Jack London\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-ua-berkeley/1172#/buy-tickets-by-cinema?in-cinema=1172&at=2021-05-21&view-mode=list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regal UA Berkeley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-stonestown-galleria-screenx-4dx-rpx/1464#/buy-tickets-by-cinema?in-cinema=1464&view-mode=list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regal Stonestown\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://rialtocinemas.com/index.php?location=elmwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rialto Cinemas Elmwood\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://rialtocinemas.com/index.php?location=sebastopol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894616\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-800x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-800x130.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-1020x166.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-160x26.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-768x125.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"theatre\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Live Theatre\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.broadwaysf.com/Online/default.asp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Theatre\u003c/a> – in-person performances resume Oct. 13 with \u003cem>Jesus Christ Superstar\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.broadwaysf.com/Online/default.asp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Orpheum Theatre\u003c/a> – in-person performances resume Nov. 3 with \u003cem>My Fair Lady\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Playhouse\u003c/a> – in-person performances resume June 8 with \u003cem>Hold These Truths\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-1020x162.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-160x25.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-768x122.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"sports\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Sports\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Available Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nba.com/warriors/tickets/single\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors \u003c/a>– Single-game tickets available now; negative test result or proof of vaccination required for entry\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/athletics/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland A’s\u003c/a> – Regular single-game tickets on sale now\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Roots\u003c/a> – Home games start in June, \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tickets sold in membership groups\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Giants\u003c/a> – Regular single-game tickets on sale now (\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/fans/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proof of vaccination or negative test result\u003c/a> no longer required for entry)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Coming Soon\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://santacruz.gleague.nba.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Cruz Warriors\u003c/a> – Single-game ticket info coming soon\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-1020x169.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-160x27.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-768x127.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"other\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Other\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://bayareadiscoverymuseum.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bay Area Discovery Museum\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdm.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://fairyland.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children’s Fairyland\u003c/a> in Oakland\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.gilroygardens.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gilroy Gardens\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cagreatamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great America\u003c/a> in Santa Clara\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://happyhollow.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy Hollow Park and Zoo\u003c/a> in San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/welcome-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monterey Bay Aquarium\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandzoo.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/queerfirstfridays/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queer First Fridays\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/sfpl-to-go/browse-bounce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Public Library\u003c/a> – Main Branch, Chinatown Branch, Mission Bay Branch\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfzoo.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Zoo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://beachboardwalk.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom/attractions/marine-world-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.skystarwheel.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SkyStar Wheel\u003c/a> in Golden Gate Park\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.smuinballet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMUIN Ballet\u003c/a> – Outdoor performances start May 14\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.stagecoachgreens.com/cms/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stagecoach Greens\u003c/a> – Outdoor mini 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With vaccinations rolling along and Bay Area counties moving out of restrictive tiers, we’re seeing more and more reopenings of movie theaters, museums, attractions and even live music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below is a regularly updated list of what we know is open. Check back for updates to guide your weekend planning, and as always, adhere to your county’s mandates and guidance for COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Note: Hours and policies may be different than what you were used to pre-pandemic. Some venues may require \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11867934/covid-vaccine-passports-how-they-could-work-when-you-might-need-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proof of vaccine\u003c/a>. It’s advisable to follow the links to each venue’s website for more details. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>UPDATE: As of June 15, we will no longer be adding to this list. With California’s COVID restrictions mostly lifted, it is now more newsworthy if something is closed than if it’s reopened. Even live music and theatre are starting to trickle back. Congratulations to us all for making it through the long, lonely arts dry spell.—Ed. \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump To\u003c/strong>: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#museums\">Museums\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#music\">Live Music\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#movies\">Movie Theaters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#theatre\">Live Theatre\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sports\">Sports\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> | \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#other\">Other\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-1020x162.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-160x25.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-768x122.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"museums\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Museums and Art Centers\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://asianart.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asian Art Museum\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://bampfa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAMPFA\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.bedfordgallery.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyartcenter.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berkeley Art Center\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://museum.stanford.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection\u003c/a>, Stanford University\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://schulzmuseum.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles M. 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Culture\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmoma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sjmusart.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Jose Museum of Art\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://somarts.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOMArts\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://svma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonoma Valley Museum of Art\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Opening Soon\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Museum of California\u003c/a> – opening June 18\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploratorium\u003c/a> – opening July 1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-1020x169.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-160x27.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-768x127.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"music\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Live Music\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Most live music is currently outdoors; we’re noticing a general return to large indoor concerts starting in August–September. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.audium.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audium\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://backroommusic.com/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Back Room\u003c/a> in Berkeley – Outdoor live music\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.bluenotenapa.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Note Napa\u003c/a> – Concerts being held outdoors starting in May at Charles Krug Winery\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://thechapelsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chapel\u003c/a> – Outdoor shows with dinner\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.feinsteinssf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feinstein’s at the Nikko\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.hopmonk.com/livemusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hopmonk Tavern\u003c/a> – Outdoor music in Sebastopol, Sonoma and 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target=\"_blank\">Yoshi’s\u003c/a> – club is reopening for live music starting July 9 \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-800x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-800x137.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-1020x175.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-160x27.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4-768x131.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs4.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"movies\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Movie Theaters\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca 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Hayward\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-union-city/century-25-union-landing-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 25 Union Landing in Union City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.renaissancerialto.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Lake Theater\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemawest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Livermore 13 Cinema\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/solano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Wind Solano Drive-In in Concord\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemawest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veranda Luxe Cinema in Concord\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay/Penninsula\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-francisco/amc-newpark-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC NewPark 12, Newark\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-jose/amc-mercado-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Mercado 20, San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-francisco/amc-dine-in-sunnyvale-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Dine-In Sunnyvale 12, Sunnyvale\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-jose/amc-saratoga-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Saratoga 14, San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-jose/amc-eastridge-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC Eastridge 15, San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-mateo/century-12-san-mateo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 12 San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-redwood-city/redwood-downtown-20-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redwood Downtown 20 in Redwood City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-bruno/century-at-tanforan-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century at Tanforan in San Bruno\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Wind Capitol Drive-In in San Jose\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemawest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boulevard 14 Cinemas in Petaluma\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.santarosacinemas.com/roxy-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roxy Stadium 14 in Santa Rosa\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.santarosacinemas.com/summerfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summerfield Cinemas in Santa Rosa\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-novato/century-rowland-plaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century Rowland Plaza in Novato\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-san-rafael/century-northgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century Northgate in San Rafael\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-vallejo/century-14-vallejo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century 14 Vallejo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemark.com/theatres/ca-napa/century-napa-valley-and-xd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Century Napa Valley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.readingcinemasus.com/rohnertpark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reading Cinemas Rohnert Park\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-jack-london/1808#/buy-tickets-by-cinema?in-cinema=1808&at=2021-05-21&view-mode=list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regal Jack London\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-ua-berkeley/1172#/buy-tickets-by-cinema?in-cinema=1172&at=2021-05-21&view-mode=list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regal UA Berkeley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-stonestown-galleria-screenx-4dx-rpx/1464#/buy-tickets-by-cinema?in-cinema=1464&view-mode=list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regal Stonestown\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://rialtocinemas.com/index.php?location=elmwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rialto Cinemas Elmwood\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://rialtocinemas.com/index.php?location=sebastopol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894616\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-800x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-800x130.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-1020x166.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-160x26.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3-768x125.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs3.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"theatre\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Live Theatre\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.broadwaysf.com/Online/default.asp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Theatre\u003c/a> – in-person performances resume Oct. 13 with \u003cem>Jesus Christ Superstar\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.broadwaysf.com/Online/default.asp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Orpheum Theatre\u003c/a> – in-person performances resume Nov. 3 with \u003cem>My Fair Lady\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Playhouse\u003c/a> – in-person performances resume June 8 with \u003cem>Hold These Truths\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-800x127.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-1020x162.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-160x25.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1-768x122.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/stubs1.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"sports\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Sports\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Available Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nba.com/warriors/tickets/single\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors \u003c/a>– Single-game tickets available now; negative test result or proof of vaccination required for entry\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/athletics/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland A’s\u003c/a> – Regular single-game tickets on sale now\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Roots\u003c/a> – Home games start in June, \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tickets sold in membership groups\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Giants\u003c/a> – Regular single-game tickets on sale now (\u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/fans/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proof of vaccination or negative test result\u003c/a> no longer required for entry)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Coming Soon\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://santacruz.gleague.nba.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Cruz Warriors\u003c/a> – Single-game ticket info coming soon\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13894618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-800x133.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-1020x169.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-160x27.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2-768x127.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Stubs2.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"other\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Other\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Open Now\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://bayareadiscoverymuseum.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bay Area Discovery Museum\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdm.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://fairyland.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children’s Fairyland\u003c/a> in Oakland\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.gilroygardens.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gilroy Gardens\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cagreatamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great America\u003c/a> in Santa Clara\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://happyhollow.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy Hollow Park and Zoo\u003c/a> in San Jose\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/welcome-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monterey Bay Aquarium\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandzoo.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Zoo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/queerfirstfridays/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queer First Fridays\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/sfpl-to-go/browse-bounce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Public Library\u003c/a> – Main Branch, Chinatown Branch, Mission Bay Branch\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfzoo.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Zoo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://beachboardwalk.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom/attractions/marine-world-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.skystarwheel.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SkyStar Wheel\u003c/a> in Golden Gate Park\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.smuinballet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMUIN Ballet\u003c/a> – Outdoor performances start May 14\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.stagecoachgreens.com/cms/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stagecoach Greens\u003c/a> – Outdoor mini golf\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.subparminigolf.com/booking2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subpar\u003c/a> – Indoor mini golf\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.thetech.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tech Interactive\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.urbanputt.com/location/san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Putt\u003c/a> – Indoor mini golf and dining\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Coming Soon\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/sfpl-to-go/browse-bounce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Public Library\u003c/a> – Ortega, Richmond, Visitacion Valley (June 21); Excelsior (June 22)\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://comedyday.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comedy Day\u003c/a> in Golden Gate Park – Scheduled for Sept. 12\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandballet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Ballet\u003c/a> – Opening Oct. 29\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Mateo County Fair\u003c/a> – Returning June 5-13\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "For Indie Movie Theaters in the Bay Area, an Uphill Climb to Reopening",
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"content": "\u003cp>On March 13 of last year, Lex Sloan had been planning for a sold-out weekend of movies at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.roxie.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Roxie\u003c/a> when she decided to \u003ca href=\"https://www.roxie.com/a-message-to-our-patrons-regarding-covid-19/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shut down\u003c/a>. “Health and public safety encouraged us to close our doors early and to remain closed,” explains Sloan, the executive director of the historic indie movie theater in San Francisco’s Mission District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, over a year later, large theater chains in the Bay Area like AMC and Regency have reopened their multiplexes while most indie theaters remain closed, a result of reduced resources combined with social-distancing protocols. Smaller cinemas have been forced to innovate to stay afloat, leaning on \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/rialto-cinemas-needs-your-help\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">crowdfunding campaigns\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.thenewparkway.com/very-private-rentals/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">private theater rentals\u003c/a>. As for their reopening, Sloan has a simple prescription.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Franciscans and Bay Areans \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">getting vaccinated\u003c/a>,” she says. “That’s really the key.” \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Indie Theaters Hit Harder\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Until the pandemic fully recedes, indie theaters abide by the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemasafe.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CinemaSafe\u003c/a> regulations, which mandate reduced capacity and social distancing in movie theaters. These rules make the indoor moviegoing experience safer—and, for many independent exhibitors, less profitable. Smaller venues with less seats, Zastrow explains, will have trouble reaching even 50% capacity while also maintaining six feet of distance between customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>J Moses Caesar, general manager of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thenewparkway.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Parkway\u003c/a> in Oakland, concurs. “We had the opportunity to reopen in the fall,” Caesar says. “The numbers just did not pencil out for us, certainly at 25% [capacity] and probably not even at 50%.” Caesar admits the decision to reopen the New Parkway \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TheNewParkway/status/1379630318064447497\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in September\u003c/a> is partially based on the hope that, by then, it will be allowed to operate as a “non-socially distanced theater.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13895685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The New Parkway auditorium, with couches and seats\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13895685\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New Parkway in Oakland, with couches and household furniture as seating, may wait until social-distancing requirements are scaled back before reopening to the public. \u003ccite>(Flickr/mliu92)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sloan estimates that the Roxie will also probably lose money when it reopens. “With limited concessions at reduced capacity,” she says, “it’s very unlikely we will be able to break even for the first couple of months that we’re open.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But continued sales of virtual cinema tickets and memberships have given Sloan reason for optimism. This community support, she says, will make the financial losses workable.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Innovations—and Obstacles\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Streaming cinema is one of many interim measures that smaller theaters have implemented—in addition to crowdfunding campaigns and private theater rentals—that may remain a fixture of post-pandemic moviegoing. As the specter of the virus looms over public gatherings, at-home digital cinema provides viewers who would rather watch from home with a steady supply of curated programming from their local indie theater. The Roxie Theater, Balboa Theater and the Smith Rafael Film Center have all incorporated a digital cinema arm since initially closing their physical doors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dan Zastrow, general manager and programmer at the \u003ca href=\"https://rafaelfilm.cafilm.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smith Rafael Film Center\u003c/a>, has seen continued engagement with both in-person and virtual offerings since the theater reopened on March 5. “It’s kind of 50/50 in terms of attendance,” Zastrow says. “So, if these kinds of numbers keep holding true, it makes total sense to keep the streaming site going.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another pandemic-era feature that could possibly stay put is the \u003ca href=\"https://dothebay.com/events/weekly/sun/popcorn-parklet-tickets\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">parklet\u003c/a> that owner and operator Adam Bergeron installed in front of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemasf.com/balboa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Balboa Theater\u003c/a>. The parklet, which features an 80-inch screen and allows for concession sales, has enabled Bergeron to stay in contact with audiences in the absence of indoor screenings. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The neighborhood has really responded to it,” says Bergeron. “I really hope that is something we keep up for as long as we can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13895683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Smith.Rafael.Film_.Center.GeorgeLazarus-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13895683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Smith.Rafael.Film_.Center.GeorgeLazarus-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Smith.Rafael.Film_.Center.GeorgeLazarus-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Smith.Rafael.Film_.Center.GeorgeLazarus-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Smith.Rafael.Film_.Center.GeorgeLazarus-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Smith.Rafael.Film_.Center.GeorgeLazarus.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael. \u003ccite>(George Lazarus/Courtesy Smith Rafael Film Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A more unwelcome innovation? Major film studios’ aggressive shifts in \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-postpones-black-widow-shang-chi-1234935874/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">release strategy\u003c/a> as a response to COVID-19. Warner Bros., for example, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-smashes-box-office-windows-will-send-2021-slate-to-hbo-max-and-theaters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">releasing its 2021 slate of films simultaneously\u003c/a> in cinemas and on HBOMax. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On March 13 of last year, Lex Sloan had been planning for a sold-out weekend of movies at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.roxie.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Roxie\u003c/a> when she decided to \u003ca href=\"https://www.roxie.com/a-message-to-our-patrons-regarding-covid-19/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shut down\u003c/a>. “Health and public safety encouraged us to close our doors early and to remain closed,” explains Sloan, the executive director of the historic indie movie theater in San Francisco’s Mission District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, over a year later, large theater chains in the Bay Area like AMC and Regency have reopened their multiplexes while most indie theaters remain closed, a result of reduced resources combined with social-distancing protocols. Smaller cinemas have been forced to innovate to stay afloat, leaning on \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/rialto-cinemas-needs-your-help\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">crowdfunding campaigns\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.thenewparkway.com/very-private-rentals/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">private theater rentals\u003c/a>. As for their reopening, Sloan has a simple prescription.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Franciscans and Bay Areans \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">getting vaccinated\u003c/a>,” she says. “That’s really the key.” \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Indie Theaters Hit Harder\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Until the pandemic fully recedes, indie theaters abide by the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cinemasafe.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CinemaSafe\u003c/a> regulations, which mandate reduced capacity and social distancing in movie theaters. These rules make the indoor moviegoing experience safer—and, for many independent exhibitors, less profitable. Smaller venues with less seats, Zastrow explains, will have trouble reaching even 50% capacity while also maintaining six feet of distance between customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>J Moses Caesar, general manager of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thenewparkway.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Parkway\u003c/a> in Oakland, concurs. “We had the opportunity to reopen in the fall,” Caesar says. “The numbers just did not pencil out for us, certainly at 25% [capacity] and probably not even at 50%.” Caesar admits the decision to reopen the New Parkway \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TheNewParkway/status/1379630318064447497\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in September\u003c/a> is partially based on the hope that, by then, it will be allowed to operate as a “non-socially distanced theater.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13895685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The New Parkway auditorium, with couches and seats\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13895685\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/New.Parkway.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New Parkway in Oakland, with couches and household furniture as seating, may wait until social-distancing requirements are scaled back before reopening to the public. \u003ccite>(Flickr/mliu92)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sloan estimates that the Roxie will also probably lose money when it reopens. “With limited concessions at reduced capacity,” she says, “it’s very unlikely we will be able to break even for the first couple of months that we’re open.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But continued sales of virtual cinema tickets and memberships have given Sloan reason for optimism. This community support, she says, will make the financial losses workable.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Innovations—and Obstacles\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Streaming cinema is one of many interim measures that smaller theaters have implemented—in addition to crowdfunding campaigns and private theater rentals—that may remain a fixture of post-pandemic moviegoing. As the specter of the virus looms over public gatherings, at-home digital cinema provides viewers who would rather watch from home with a steady supply of curated programming from their local indie theater. 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Major film studios’ aggressive shifts in \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-postpones-black-widow-shang-chi-1234935874/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">release strategy\u003c/a> as a response to COVID-19. Warner Bros., for example, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-smashes-box-office-windows-will-send-2021-slate-to-hbo-max-and-theaters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">releasing its 2021 slate of films simultaneously\u003c/a> in cinemas and on HBOMax. 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