Finding our resonance at the Grace Cathedral Gala
Looking down the long rows of tables, Grace Cathedral cathedral was awash in the vibrant, shifting colors of the Year of Resonance....
PartyA collection of 36 posts
How to party like it’s the Met Gala in San Francisco
People tell me all the time how drab San Francisco is, as they might put it: no one dresses up, and where are the good parties? Glamour does exist in ye olde city of denim, hoodies, and Crocs — you just have to look a little harder....
SF Ballet gala keeps topping itself, and we keep showing up
It’s honestly hard to pinpoint how SF Ballet does this so often, but they’ve ranked in the city’s top soirées every time I’ve gone....
Forgive me, Father, for I have served a look
San Francisco’s holiest night of hedonism landed at Grace Cathedral on March 4th. Yes, I came to fundraise — no, I did not skip the photobooth....
Here’s how I’m surviving 2025 — one San Francisco party at a time
Because you might as well escape the madness with glitter, music, and questionable costumes. This is my map to San Francisco’s most unapologetic celebrations....
I thought SantaCon would be a disaster — it was a delightful mess instead
San Francisco’s first tornado warning brought sideways rain and wind. But soggy Santas laughed like they’d been cast in a low-budget Christmas special....
Q Bar returns along with ‘Booty Call Wednesdays’ — and Castro becomes a little more whole
It’s a homecoming for a party that once defined the midweek in Castro. Juanita More brings queer community and fun back inside the cramped space....
How to gaslight your family into thinking you cooked Thanksgiving dinner
Nothing says “chef at work” like a little flour on your shirt. Turn that grocery store dessert into a heartfelt heirloom....
How Weird ends its 25-year run
Born in 2000 as a small, quirky gathering, How Weird Street Faire now faces soaring expenses that make its future uncertain....
‘Glow in the Streets’ was a chill half block of neon fun
The annual Halloween event by Comfort & Joy felt like a small family dance party with old friends in the Castro....
Castro’s first-ever night market was good, not great
The two-block SF market had all the right ingredients — dancing, tarot reading, and food trucks. It just needed to be bigger and gayer....
When SF goes formal: The black-and-white ball at Fort Mason
The Fall Show transformed San Francisco’s Fort Mason into a glamorous, monochrome wonderland....