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Pride fires Former Pride GMs speak out staffer by James Patterson

by Cynthia Laird

San Francisco Pride staffer has been fired in the latest fallout over the board’s bungled handling of the Bradley Manning grand marshal controversy. In an exclusive interview with the Bay Area Reporter Tuesday, May 14, San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee CEO Earl Plante said that the staff member who handled the electoral college grand marshal selection was terminated from his position last Wednesday. Plante, who was interviewed with Pride board President Lisa Williams, would not name the staffer, calling it a personnel matter. But Pride staff member Joshua Smith had been Cynthia Laird tasked with variPride board ous grand marshalrelated duties and it President Lisa was Smith who sent Williams and the confirmed list of CEO Earl Plante grand marshals to the B.A.R. last month. In a phone interview Wednesday morning, Smith said that he was currently “on leave” from Pride. “I don’t have any comment,” he said. “I made a commitment to Lisa and Earl not to have a conversation about my employment status” Plante and Williams also said that they stand behind the decision to rescind grand marshal honors for Manning, an Army private, but that they are committed to hearing from community members angry with the move. The May 14 interview was a couple days after the board’s latest statement in which it said, “Discussion of this matter is closed for this year.” In a related development gay Supervisor David Campos has called on the board to have “an open community discussion on the matter of Private Manning’s awarding and rescission as grand marshal.” In a May 14 letter to Plante, Williams, and the Pride board, Campos asked that the meeting be held “as soon as possible and before the June Pride festivities.” “We must remember that Pride was born as a tribute to the courage of the LGBT community, and walking away from this discussion is contrary to that legacy,” Campos wrote. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting Campos called the Pride board’s decision to “close the discussion” about the manner “disturbing.” See page 7 >>

s former grand marshals of the San Francisco LGBT Pride parade vote a second time to select a grand marshal, several spoke out about the clumsy process that led the Pride board to name and then rescind grand marshal honors for WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning. In a May 7 statement the board of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee said it was reopening the voting by former grand marshals in what’s known as Pride’s electoral college. The voting ends today (Thursday, May 16). The two candidates are drag chanteuse BeBe Sweetbriar and gay Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal James Humes. Manning, is the gay Army private accused of leaking 700,000 classified government documents to WikiLeaks. He was initially named a grand marshal late last month and Pride officials said he was the electoral college’s choice. But the Pride board rescinded the honor two days later, claiming it was a “mistake.” Since then, Manning’s supporters have denounced the Pride board and demanded that Manning be reinstated. Sister Roma, a community grand marshal by public vote in 2012, said in an email she did not vote for Manning the first time.

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Jay Lyon, left, speaks to empty chairs representing the missing San Francisco Pride board members during a mock board meeting on the street outside Pride offices Tuesday, May 14. Activists demanding the reinstatement of Bradley Manning as a Pride parade grand marshal hosted the protest.

“The entire [Manning] debacle is the result of poor communication and a lack of leadership,” said Roma, a longtime member of the

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. “I feel it was a mistake to allow Manning, who is under arrest See page 7 >>

Bay Area celebrates Harvey Milk Day

by Matthew S. Bajko

rom book readings to movie screenings, the Bay Area is marking the annual Harvey Milk Day with a variety of events this

year. Begun in 2010, the unofficial state holiday falls each year on May 22, Milk’s birthday. The first openly gay person elected to political office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, Milk had made a name for himself as an outspoken gay rights activist before his historic victory. His death by an assassin’s bullet in November 1978, while tragic, has led to Milk’s status as an international icon for the LGBT community. His life has been turned into two Oscarwinning movies, an opera, choral works, and even children’s books. To mark what would have been Milk’s 83rd birthday, city officials are organizing a reenactment of his famous “You’ve Got To Have Hope” speech Sunday, May 19. Milk gave the speech on June 24, 1977 at the San Francisco Gay Community Center at the campaign kickoff to announce his third bid for supervisor. “What came to be called ‘The Hope Speech’ was initially conceived as a stump address, wherein Milk attempted to embolden a strong GLBTQ nationalism within the Castro, while also appealing for an alliance with other disenfranchised groups and straight folks,” wrote

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The Bay Area will remember Harvey Milk, shown here with Mayor George Moscone, center, and Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver at the January 1978 Imperial Court Coronation, with a variety of events starting this weekend.

Jason Edward Black and Charles E. Morris III in their anthology An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk’s Speeches and Writings (University of California Press, 2013). Milk would revise the speech and recite it

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several more times at various appearances, according to the introduction written by Black and Morris to the version they included in their book. It was a defiant speech about gay See page 13 >>

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Giants, nonprofit mark 20 years of AIDS awareness by Seth Hemmelgarn

wo decades ago, it was a radical idea: enlist a Major League Baseball team to help bring attention to – and raise funds for – HIV/ AIDS. The San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports team to raise HIV/AIDS awareness with a special pre-game event, in partnership with Until There’s a Cure. For many years the ceremony featured a moving tribute as volunteers donned in red T-shirts formed a giant red ribbon on the field. That has been retired in recent years, but the San Francisco Giants’ Until There’s A Cure game has remained popular. Most Giants players wear a small red ribbon on their uniforms for the game. Until There’s a Cure and the Giants will mark the 20th annual event next week. For UTAC Executive Director Nora Hanna, the work she does related to HIV and AIDS is “extremely personal.” “This is just something I’m extremely passionate about, and I can’t believe it’s 2013 and we don’t have the vaccine,” Hanna said. The Redwood City-based nonprofit, which also marks its 20th anniversary this year, helps groups around the world try to end the disease that’s killed millions of people, including Hanna’s two best friends, who died around the time UTAC was founded. Since 1994, she’s worn the bracelet the agency is known for selling to raise funds. The Until There’s a Cure Day game takes place Tuesday, May 21, when the Giants play the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park. There will be a pregame home plate ceremony, which is themed “Together We Can.” The Giants will honor their late closer Rod Beck, who was the initial spokesman for the first game. The special event ticket package includes a commemorative Beck Bobblehead. “The Giants were the first team of any major league sport to recognize HIV and AIDS was a problem in our community,” said Hanna. “Twenty years ago they gave us an awareness game,” and the events have been hap-

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Red balloons are released by volunteers who formed a giant red ribbon on the field at the San Francisco Giants’ annual Until There’s a Cure game in June 2003.

pening every year since then. For their part, the baseball team was happy to help. “We saw how HIV and AIDS was taking the lives of so many amazing people in our community and believed it was our responsibility to use our platform to engage our fans,” Giants spokeswoman Staci Slaughter said in a statement. “While the HIV/ AIDS epidemic is now more global than local, we remain committed to raising awareness until a cure is found and no one person or family suffers from the effects of HIV and AIDS.” The event “reminds people that HIV and AIDS is still strong in all communities, and that the best way to stop it is to get tested, know your status, and really be part of the solution,” Hanna said. Fans will also be reminded that “we need to work together” on research, services, and vaccine development. Bracelets and T-shirts will be sold throughout the ballpark. UTAC hopes to raise $40,000 at the event, which will feature speakers representing the foundation and the Giants, and “doesn’t cost us anything,” Hanna said. “We’ve been very fortunate in that we have great relationships, and we have amazing volunteers.” Until There’s a Cure has had relationships with a wide array of organizations.

Juan Arellano, a case manager at Santa Cruz AIDS Project, said his agency has used funding from UTAC to assist clients with transportation to medical appointments. Arellano didn’t know what the current budget is, but “it’s being reduced a lot” due to cuts in government support. The budget used to be over $300,000 and is now less than half that. The foundation also works with agencies outside of California. Sally Welch, director of community services at Matthew 25, in Henderson, Kentucky, estimated she’s had one of UTAC’s sterling silver bracelets for 20 years. “It’s a great product, and it’s a great cause, and it’s always well-received,” Welch said. The nonprofit sells the UTAC’s bracelets and other jewelry. Last month, the agency, which is named after a Bible passage, sold about $150 worth at a fashion show fundraiser. The unrestricted money goes into Matthew 25’s general fund and helps stock the HIV/AIDS nonprofit’s food pantry or is used to transport clients. “We are a rural clinic, and sometimes they can’t get to their doctors’ appointments,” Welch said. Last year, Until There’s a Cure used money from the Giants event to provide grants, but the foundation isn’t See page 7 >>

Esta Noche faces fee hurdle by Peter Hernandez

Mission district gay bar popular with Latinos is scrambling to raise funds to cover the cost of renewing its permits and is turning to the public for help. Esta Noche, a 33-year-old Latino gay bar along the Valencia Street Corridor, needs $9,000. The bar on 16th Street is seeking to renew several permits, such as its entertainment and service permits, which can each cost up to $750 but used to be staggered throughout the year. A recent law has changed that. Legislation passed in 2011 requires that permits be renewed annually rather than on the first of several months throughout the year, which fundraiser organizer Nate Allbee said can be difficult for small businesses like Esta Noche. “Sometimes these bills can get lost in the mail, which can be tricky. [The ordinance is] all very well-meaning, but paying it all at once can be difficult for queer bars and organizations at the margins,” explained Allbee, who’s also a legislative assistant to gay District 9 Supervisor David Campos. A couple years ago when the ordinance was introduced, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu said the

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Violeta, part of the Arias Transvesti Show, performs every Sunday at Esta Noche bar.

legislative clean-up was needed to help businesses. “The way the city currently bills for licenses is a perfect example of how red tape makes doing business in San Francisco so challenging,” Chiu said in a press release when the legislation was introduced to the Board of Supervisors. In Esta Noche’s case, a quarter of the funds have been raised in an online fundraiser. A monthly party, Fix Yr Hair, has donated $100. Another fundraiser, Save Esta Noche, is scheduled for Friday, May 18, featuring drag queens like Per Sia, Heklina, and Anna Conda, alongside

soul music from DJ Carnita. The bar is already a month late on paying the $9,000, which includes a 20 percent penalty fee. Albee said that Esta Noche is an important community resource for Latinos coming out as gay and their friends. Campos has hosted events at the bar, such as a Halloween drag performance. Esta Noche remains the only gay Latino bar in San Francisco and it has seen a rapid change along the Valencia Street Corridor. Bartender Fabrizio Kuan, 49, said that Saturdays have some 60 people in the establishment – the same amount of people that Monk’s Kettle, just a block away, has most weekday evenings. Esta Noche supporters attribute its modest clientele to a cultural shift toward the corridor’s upscale restaurant and bar aesthetic. Sixteen new restaurants opened between 2011 and 2012 between 16th and 19th streets. Esta Noche’s permit fees were due March 31 and partial payments to the tax collector are not accepted. Penalty fees will continue to accrue monthly if the payment is not made. The Save Esta Noche party takes place from 9 p.m. to closing at 3079 16th Street. The cost is $10-$20 sliding scale. The event is for those 21 and over.t

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Obama scandals threaten progress T

he twin scandals that erupted in the Obama administration last week put the president and Democratic lawmakers on the defensive. Revelations that the IRS singled out conservative groups for additional scrutiny regarding their applications for taxexempt status and that the Justice Department secretly examined phone records of Associated Press reporters, combined with the ongoing investigations into the terrorist attack at the U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya that left American Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others dead, gives the Republicans the opportunity to hold hearings for months. There’s a lot of blame to go around. Nobody likes the IRS, and Republicans’ worst fears were confirmed last week when it was revealed that conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status were targeted. And while that is a serious matter, made worse by bumbling explanations from IRS officials, it’s worth noting that in our view, such groups should get a closer look. Many conservative organizations walk a fine line when maintaining separation of church and state, as LGBT folks know all too well. The National Organization for Marriage, for instance, continues to fight court rulings requiring it to release donor information in accordance with various reporting laws. Nevertheless, the IRS should have done a better job ensuring that all applicants are examined equally. Its bad reputation will only get worse, and these latest actions, which were acknowledged by the agency, could affect the implementation of healthcare reform as it’s the IRS that will be providing the subsidies to states as well as issuing penalties against individuals who do not acquire or employers who do not provide health insurance, as a Washington Post blog post noted.

The government’s information grab of reporters’ phone records, however, is a far more serious matter because it could have a chilling effect on newsgathering. The Justice Department was apparently investigating the source of a May 2012 story by the AP that disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen, the news agency said. Attorney General Eric Holder said this week that he had recused himself from the matter and that it was a deputy who made the decision to obtain records from more than 20 separate phone lines used by more than 100 journalists. But AP President and CEO Gary

Pruitt countered by saying that the department’s response failed to justify the breadth of its subpoena. The government’s actions will discourage confidential sources from speaking with reporters. While Washington is consumed with these scandals, it is increasingly apparent that little to no progress will be made on legislation like the Employment Non-Discrimination Act or other equality measures. In fact, given the political gridlock that has been in place for years, it would seem that even comprehensive immigration reform legislation is in danger of collapsing, without the inclusion of policies that would help same-sex binational couples. It’s critical that the president get on the offensive and not allow Republicans to continue obstructing progressive legislation.t

Duboce historic district moves forward

by Pat Tura

n May 13 the land use committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the recommendation of the Duboce Park Historic District. This proposal will go onto the full board for a final vote. In addition, the historic preservation commission and the planning commission have also unanimously approved this pending designation. The Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association has also been a strong supporter of the proposal. The blocks surrounding Duboce Park lay claim to one of the most intact collections of Victorian architecture in the city. Eighty-one of the district’s 90 buildings are “contributing” historical resources. Largely constructed between 1899-1902, the proposed district contains excellent examples of residential buildings designed by master Victorian-era builders, including Fernando Nelson. The Duboce Park neighborhood was identified and documented as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and was added to the planning department’s Landmark Designation Work Program in 2011. This process was part of the Market/Octavia plan, which up-zoned many areas within the district. DNTA played a key role in working with Supervisor Scott Wiener, and the planning department for the proposed designation. Only a small portion of land in San Francisco is protected by some sort of landmarking or historic designation, just 1.38 percent according to recent figures. Currently, the area north of Duboce Park, Golden Gate Park, and a group of eight masonry buildings on Market Street are the only new districts proposed. The Duboce Park historic district would be only the 12th in the city. There are 261 individual landmarks in San Francisco. The process has been balanced, tailored, and fair with input from everyone involved. With nine community events in 18 months the designation has been tailored to the community’s interest. The planning department’s drafted ordinance streamlines project approval and exempts entire classes of projects from historic review altogether. It is the most permissive set of rules for property owners of any of the historic districts in the city. For many items, such as replacing a garage door, a primary facade window, a non-visible rear facade window, or replacing solar panels and related structures and roof replacement,

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Houses in the proposed Duboce Park Historic District directly abut the parkland in an arrangement very unusual for San Francisco.

the current review process is unchanged and there are not additional fees. Only front stairs, dormers and additions not visible from the street will require an administrative review by planning department staff. The intent of administrative review is to ensure that the design of these highly visible building elements are compatible to the building and the neighborhood as a whole. For dormers and additions that are visible from the street, the current review process will be amended to require a hearing before the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission. This is the only change that would require the oversight of the commission. Dormers and additions without oversight could potentially comprise the architectural integrity of a building. The community asked for financial relief for continued investment in preservation and Wiener made the Mills Act available to those property owners within the district. The Mills Act is widely considered the most important financial incentive for preservation. The Mills Act primarily benefits more recent property owners, who pay much higher property taxes than longer-term residents. The most significant property tax savings are realized by owners of property purchased within the last 10 years. Wiener requested that the planning department conduct an official survey, which is not required in the proposed designation. The response was 35 percent of the participants

approved the proposal. Some residents later conducted their own survey and then wanted to city to redo the official survey. The comprehensive process developed by planning was accepted by the city as truth and fact. The process has been a lengthy, collaborative community engagement. Some of the residents who have been the stewards for this resource may oppose the proposal, however, we can agree that preservation is important to the city. This designation is consistent with the general plan of the city and preservation is as important in the plan as housing and the arts. Preserving the architectural fabric of the Duboce Park area is part of the character that defines our city. People love to come to San Francisco for its beauty and character. We are experiencing a building boom in the Upper Market Corridor, which also started with the up-zoning element of the Market/Octavia plan. Upper Market speaks to the new urban lifestyle of San Francisco with currently six cranes in the sky, which will soon turn into large-scale residential buildings. It is this contrast of the historic and the modern that attracts residents and visitors and creates diverse neighborhoods. We need to preserve this historical resource for San Francisco and all the visitors who come here to for our unique architectural character.t Pat Tura is president of the Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association.

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The San Francisco Airport Commission’s own panel on naming areas at the airport met for the first time this week.

SFO panel not keen on Milk Terminal

by Matthew S. Bajko

naming committee created by the city’s airport commission is not keen on seeing a terminal be named after the late gay supervisor Harvey Milk or anyone else. It is looking at drafting a policy that would recommend both the airport and its four terminals remain as is and not have a person’s name attached. If adopted by the airport commission, the policy would be counter to the proposal announced last week by Mayor Ed Lee and gay Supervisor David Campos to name one of the terminals after Milk, the city’s first openly gay elected official. It is a compromise proposal after Campos’s initial push to rename San Francisco International Airport after Milk met with extreme resistance. The revised proposal, introduced at the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, May 14, would establish a nine-member panel tasked with recommending which of the terminals would carry Milk’s name. It could also recommend other names for the three remaining terminals, as well as the airport’s control tower and waiting areas. Campos told the Bay Area Reporter last week that the airport commission, whose members are appointed by the mayor, does not have the authority to name any airport facilities. That power lies with the supervisors and mayor, he said, and the proposed legislation would affirm it. However, there is a built in expiration date for what would be called the Airport Facilities Naming Advisory Committee. The legislation requires that a year after its first meeting it would be dissolved. Noting that other city departments, such as rec and park, have adopted their own naming policies, airport commission president Larry Mazzola said this week that a similar policy is needed for SFO. He convened the first meeting of the airport naming committee Monday, May 13 in order to begin drafting such a policy. “There have been numerous attempts to change the name of the airport. Most didn’t get as much press as David Campos’s last request,” said Mazzola, who has served on the commission for 18 years. “I said to myself we should have a policy for how to name the airport, if we are to name the airport.” Mazzola, who chairs the airport commission-created naming panel, at one time had supported renaming the airport after former Mayor

Joe Alioto, who created the airport commission. But he has since had a “change of mind” and believes it should remain known as San Francisco International Airport. “I don’t want this to be about Harvey Milk at all. This is about policy,” he added. Neither Lee nor Campos called him to discuss their new legislation regarding the naming of Terminals 1, 2, 3, and the International Terminal. He learned about it from media reports, said Mazzola. “If they have their own committee, that is fine,” he said. “The airport should have its own policy. We probably should have had it years ago.” Since 1985, 13 areas of SFO have been named after former airport commissioners, staff, and the late Congressman Tom Lantos, who represented San Mateo County. In 2010 the airport commission named the Terminal 3 Hub after Lantos, while the International Terminal check-in area between aisles 6 and 7 bear the name of Morris “Mo” Bernstein, who served as an airport commissioner from 1976 to 1991. The most recent naming came in 2011 when the remodeled Terminal 2’s Departure Level Concourse was named after William Coblentz, who served on the airport commission from 1970 to 1986. “In the past we made these decisions after staff researched the ideas” and in consultation with the person’s family, said former Airport Commissioner Caryl Ito, who asked for more facts about the proposed legislation. “Will they just tell the airport it’s their jurisdiction to name anything at the airport?” It prompted Mazzola to remark, “They think they trump everybody,” though he added, “I wouldn’t want to get hung up on what they’re doing. They can ignore our policy at the end of the day. We will at least have our own policy.” Some of the questions the panel will grapple with is what criteria should be in place for determining if a person deserves to be honored at SFO with a named area and what parts of the airport, if any, should be off limits for naming purposes. “Maybe we should decide if certain things are okay for naming and those things that are not,” said Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. When the new International Terminal opened, SFO relabeled the other three terminals with numerals to make it easier for travelers to locate them. Several panel members voiced concerns that attaching people’s names to the terminals could confuse travelers, especially those

rushing to make their flights. “If we start renaming terminals it might confuse our customers,” said Lee Blitch, a retired vice president of San Francisco State University and former CEO at the SF Chamber of Commerce. There already have been suggestions that the International Terminal be named after Milk. Similar terminals at the Los Angeles and Atlanta airports are named after people. Mazzola voiced a desire, however, not to see the current signage adorning the building altered. Under the mayor’s and Campos’s legislation, that terminal would be renamed the Harvey Milk International Terminal if it is chosen. “If we are naming the international terminal, to me that is part of the name, San Francisco International,” he said. “If we do say we want to name buildings, I would want to keep the international title up.” The only committee member to express hesitancy toward seeing the terminals be off-limits for naming purposes was Pamela H. David, a National Gay and Lesbian Task Force board member and executive director of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund. “Maybe because I have less of a connection to the airport, I see less of a problem with naming a terminal. To me that is not off the table,” she said. While Mazzola and others voiced a preference for honoring people with close connections to the airport, several others felt such a requirement was unnecessary. “There should be a nexus to the airport but it doesn’t have to be directly related to the airport,” said David. Pointing to Milk as one example, David said he was an exemplary San Franciscan who merits being honored at SFO even if his ties to the airport are tenuous. “I don’t believe he or others like him have to have a direct connection to the airport,” said David, who knew Milk back in the 1970s. The panel next meets June 19 to review the proposed list of areas deemed appropriate for naming and those facilities that should be offlimits.t

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Plea-deal in Calvarese domestic violence case compiled by Cynthia Laird

San Francisco sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lieutenant has reached a plea-bargain in his domestic violence case that will spare him jail time. Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department Lieutenant Vincent Calvarese, 48, reached the settlement Friday, May 10 just as his case was scheduled to go to trial. Calvarese pleaded no contest to misdemeanor false imprisonment, according to Alex Bastian, spokesman for the district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. The charge stems from an incident last summer in which Calvarese got into an altercation at a local gym with a man he used to date. During the incident, Calvarese allegedly followed the victim and pushed and punched him. At one point Calvarese pushed the victim against a wall and punched him repeatedly. The victim suffered welts and similar injuries, but pushed and punched back. Based on video and witness accounts, however, Calvarese was the aggressor, authorities said. At last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearing before San Francisco Superior Court Judge Robert Foley, Calvarese entered his

plea. Under the agreement, he is expected to be sentenced to three years of adult probation, 150 hours of community service, 52 weeks of counseling, and has a stay-away order from the victim. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Ilana Jacobs, Bastian said. Susan Fahey, public information officer at the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department, said Calvarese has been back at work â&#x20AC;&#x153;for some timeâ&#x20AC;? and has been assigned to administrative duties with no public contact. Fahey said that once the sentencing report is completed, the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department would begin its disciplinary process. She noted that would be overseen by the undersheriff and not Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who pleaded no contest to a similar charge in his own domestic violence incident in 2012. Erin Dervin, the attorney representing Calvarese, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

Applications sought for AIDS media scholarships

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plications from students for scholarships they are offering. First up is The National AIDS Memorial Grove, which is now accepting applications for its Young Leaders Scholarship program. The deadline to apply is September 16, with essays due September 30. The groveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scholarship program is sponsored by UnitedHealthcare and will make awards from $1,000 to $2,500. Applications will be accepted from both college-bound high school seniors and college un-

dergraduates. The scholarships will be announced on World AIDS Day, December 1. To qualify, applicants are asked to write an essay describing their leadership goals and experiences related to HIV/AIDS. Applicants are encouraged to participate in HIV/AIDS-related community service projects and demonstrate such involvement in their essays. Applicants must also provide proof of current academic status and HIV/ AIDS-related community service. For full eligibility rules and guidelines, including areas to address in the essay, visit http://www.aidsmemorial.org and click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young Leaders Scholarship program.â&#x20AC;? In other scholarship news, the northern California chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association is now accepting applications for its Bob Ross Student Scholarship. The $2,500 award honors northern California students who demonstrate a commitment to the NLGJA mission of working within the industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. The scholarship is sponsored by the Bob Ross Foundation, which is named for the funding publisher of the Bay Area Reporter. (The foundation and newspaper are separate

legal entities.) This scholarship is for students from northern California or studying here. They must be enrolled full-time in an institution of higher education and pursuing a journalism-related field of study. Applicants are also required to submit an essay explaining why they are pursuing journalism and how they demonstrate their commitment to NLGJAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission, provide references, and meet other criteria. For an application and more information, visit http://www.nlgja.org/norcal. For questions, email norcal@nlgja.org. The deadline is September 15.

API HIV Awareness Day

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV Awareness Day is May 18 and Asian Health Services will be having a fundraiser at Madison Square Park, 849 Madison Street, between 8th and 9th streets, in Oakland. The day starts at 8:30 a.m. with the fourth annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strike a Pose Yogathon,â&#x20AC;? in which four professional yoga instructors will lead 150 yoga participants through a series of yoga poses to raise funds for Asian Health Servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; programs. Registration is $10. Other activities from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. include learning about various community organizations, including Community Health for Asian Americans, East Bay AIDS Center, Asian American Recovery Center, and the Berkeley Free Clinic. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and local health officials are expected to provide brief remarks. For more information, visit http://www.asianhealthservices.org.

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for war crimes including aiding the enemy, which is a capital offense, to be nominated for grand marshal in the SF Pride Parade.” The controversy, he said, “is an embarrassing blemish on SF Pride and San Francisco in general.” In a conciliatory message, Roma called for the LGBT community to unify for Pride. “Let’s concentrate on the positives around Pride and get on with it.” Alameda County Superior Court Judge Victoria S. Kolakowski, 51, a community grand marshal in 2011, refrained from commenting on the Manning controversy. She said in an email she was among those former grand marshals who were not contacted by SF Pride the first time. Why was that the case? Kolakowski explained to the Bay Area Reporter she had moved in 2012 and had also changed her email address. Though she notified SF Pride of her new contact information last week, she said she had not heard from staff for the second vote. “I was told that I would receive a new ballot by e-mail and postal mail,” she said. “I have not received either to date.” Gay South San Franciscan Robert Bernardo, a community grand marshal in 2006, said in an email he was concerned that his vote for grand marshal became public. He said he did not vote for Manning. “If a person’s vote is made public, it

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He said the controversy over the past few weeks has been “interesting and sad to see,” and that no matter one’s view about Manning, the public should be allowed to weigh in on the decision to rescind his being a

will make others in the future less likely to vote because they will be afraid that their selection(s) will be available for public scrutiny,” he said. “With regards to PFC Bradley Manning, I think history will be the ultimate judge. We must wait to see what happens during his June 2013 trial,” Bernardo added. Earlier this year Manning confessed to some of the charges against him but remains in a military prison awaiting a court-martial that’s expected to begin next month. Bernardo, 45, believes the community has been hurt by SF Pride’s Manning controversy, which he said, “has caused a lot of confusion and hurt feelings both in the LGBTQ community and the veterans’ community.” The controversy may have been worthwhile, Bernardo said, if “it gets us thinking about what ‘pride’ really means to each of us.” Though he may be out of town for Pride this year, Bernardo had some advice for SF Pride. “Don’t nominate people for grand marshal if you plan to later change your mind. In other words, all grand marshal nominees should be thoroughly vetted before they are announced grand marshal candidates.” Therese Stewart, chief deputy city attorney in San Francisco, was a community grand marshal in 2011. She said this week that she’s been too busy working on issues related to the city’s involvement in the federal Proposition 8 lawsuit to know much about the Manning controversy. Stewart, 56, who identifies as

lesbian, spoke only as a former grand marshal. She said SF Pride is a community organization and its decisions should reflect community views. As for SF Pride’s process for selecting grand marshals, Stewart said she was unaware of the process and could not comment. Those former grand marshals who supported Manning remain furious at the Pride board. Joey Cain, 58, is a former Pride board president and past grand marshal. It was he who nominated Manning. “An LGBT person who put his life on the line not only as a soldier but as a whistle-blower who exposed the lies of the United States military. He represents an aspect of the best of who we as LGBT people can be,” Cain said of Manning. Cain said the Pride board has “completely destroyed that organization’s credibility in my eyes. I worry what other huge blunders are lurking under the surface if they handled this thing so badly.” Cain said that he would march in the Bradley Manning grand marshal contingent at Pride. Several Manning supporters staged a mock Pride board meeting outside the organization’s offices Tuesday evening. The group unanimously voted to reinstate Manning as a grand marshal.t

grand marshal at a public meeting. “The failure of the board to not do that, in my view, is not a good thing for the LGBT community, is not a good thing for the Pride Committee and is not a good thing for the city,” said Campos. Campos’s letter prompted Plante to call the B.A.R. Wednesday morn-

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issuing a call for grant proposals this year. Instead, UTAC will use about $20,000 to support its internship program. “We want to inspire the next generation to get involved in the fight,” Hanna said. The current advocates, scientists, and others involved in the work have been doing it “for a very long time.” “We need someone to pick up the torch,” she said. The interns’ fields range from molecular biology to public policy. Projects include helping to redesign the website dedicated to Timothy Brown, the so-called Berlin Patient, who was functionally cured of HIV. The money will also “hopefully” fund a public service announcement campaign, Hanna said. “We work with the interns to really come up with a project that suits their degree and suits what they really want to learn,” she said. The other half of the money the foundation’s hoping to collect at the Giants game would go toward buying bracelets and supporting other awareness programs.

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The foundation’s expenses last year were about $500,000, and that isn’t expected to change this year. Hanna, who’s 53 and a straight ally, has a salary of $120,000. She doesn’t receive any personal benefits, including medical, other than her salary. Aside from fundraisers, the foundation has other revenue streams. People can go online to https:// until.org, buy a bracelet or other items, and designate which organization they want to support. Every three months, UTAC writes checks to the chosen agencies. Each partner gets 25 percent of the money, as designated by customers.

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Of the remaining funds, 15 percent goes to administrative costs. The rest goes to support awareness work, grants, and other areas, including buying bracelets made by people living with HIV in Africa and other parts of the world. Through the retailer program, other nonprofits introduce the foundation to a retailer that sells the jewelry. The other agency then gets a cut of those sales. Last year, total jewelry sales were close to $380,000. It’s too soon to say how much her group expects to sell this year, but she said, “It’s been a rough first quarter retail-wise, because we get affected just like the Gap would, or Levi’s. When retail’s soft, we feel it.” UTAC also works with other organizations including the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care and others. As far as anniversary events, Hanna said, “We’re hoping to do something in September,” but plans haven’t been determined. “We’ve never thrown a party,” she said. “We really do try to keep our expenses to a minimum.”t

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Former BCA ED Barbara Brenner dies by David-Elijah Nahmod

arbara Brenner, the former executive director of Breast Cancer Action who often took on the medical and charity establishments, died May 10 at her home in San Francisco. She was 61. Ms. Brenner, an out lesbian, was a breast cancer survivor herself. But she was later diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to death. Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 41, Ms. Brenner joined BCA, a grassroots organization started by women with breast cancer. A year later, Brenner became the group’s first full-time executive director. Under Ms. Brenner’s leadership BCA grew into a national organization, and one that changed the conversation in breast cancer advocacy from building awareness to demanding research on causes and prevention. The intensely opinionated Brenner wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. She was a harsh critic of the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s pink ribbon campaign (now Susan G. Komen for the Cure), which she felt offered a false “feel good” approach to breast cancer. In Lea Pool’s 2011 documentary film Pink Ribbons, Inc. Ms. Brenner

condemned Komen for its history of networking with companies she felt contributed to the disease by polluting the environment. Under her leadership, BCA refused to accept funding from those companies, an eyebrow raising move that was noted in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Ms. Brenner targeted big pharmaceutical companies whom she felt were profiteering off of illness and death. She campaigned heavily for research into cures, and also for preventative alternatives. Her tireless efforts made her a few enemies, but also awarded her many admirers. “Barbara made things happen in the world of breast cancer,” said Cindy Pearson, executive director of the National Women’s Health Network. “She was responsible for changing the way women thought about breast cancer, and moved people from awareness to activism.” Another controversial issue that Ms. Brenner took on was the overpromotion of mammograms. She wrote, “The dominant message about mammography is that it will save your life. That message is so oversimplified as to be dishonest. Mammograms can only be lifesaving if they find a cancer that is treatable and if the woman gets treatment in a timely way – and one of the known causes of breast cancer is ionizing radiation,

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the kind you get from medical Xrays.” By the time Ms. Brenner stepped down from BCA in 2010 due to her ALS diagnosis, the organization had grown exponentially. “We started with a mailing list of 3,500,” she recalled, “half of which were bad.” By the end of her tenure, membership numbered 50,000. Ms. Brenner used a wide variety of strategies, included media, advising medical panels, and pressuring government agencies for research on prevention. Her opinion pieces appeared in many publications, including the Bay Area Reporter.

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“Barbara was a visionary, activist, leader, and all-around change maker. We grieve Barbara’s death deeply,” Karuna Jagger, the current executive director of BCA, said in a statement to the B.A.R. “It’s a great loss to the world of women’s health activism, and we simultaneously celebrate all that she accomplished, all that changed because of her work, all that her legacy will enable. The world is a better place for her having been in it. We are spurred by Barbara’s words: ‘there is work to be done.’” Ms. Brenner’s activism started early. Raised in Baltimore in a family of seven children, she remembered hearing Martin Luther King Jr. when her mother took her to a civil rights march at age 10. At Smith College she was active in the anti-war movement, including shutting down the campus in 1970 as a protest against the war. At graduate school in Princeton, she came out as a lesbian in the early 1970s, and the experience radicalized her. It was there that she met Suzanne Lampert and they formed a bond that was to endure for four decades. Ms. Brenner attended UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law and at one time formed her own law firm with Donna Hitchens, an out lesbian who later became a San Francisco judge.

Over the years Ms. Brenner received numerous awards, including the Smith College Medal from her alma mater in 2012 and the Lola Hanzel Courageous Advocacy Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. In a powerful video posted by USA Today in 2011, Brenner, barely able to speak, used computer technology to communicate. She refused to give in to self-pity and listed the things she could still do at the time, which included: chopping vegetables, reading, thinking, and being able to sleep with her partner. In addition to Lampert, Ms. Brenner is survived by her siblings Joseph S. Brenner, Mark A. Brenner, Nanci E. Grail (Donald Grail), Richard D. Brenner (Barbara), and Lawrence M. Brenner (Roderic Hooks), and 11 nieces and nephews, all of whom live in the greater Baltimore area. She is predeceased by her parents, Morton A. and Bettie B. Brenner, and her sister Ruth B. Newman. Contributions in Ms. Brenner’s memory can be made to the Barbara Brenner Rapid Research Fund at Breast Cancer Action: http://www.bcaction.org. Ms. Brenner’s writings can still be viewed at her blog, Healthy Barbs, at http://www.barbarabrenner.net.t

and worldwide, until his final workshop in Beijing, China in 2011. He is on video dancing at an early gay Pride day. He was King Tut when the Bal Anat Troupe opened the 1979 King Tut exhibit. John joins Terry Whitmore, his partner, and is sorely missed by friends and family left behind.

majority of his adult life was spent in San Francisco, however in 2010 Steve moved back home to his beloved Maine. Born in Rumford, Maine, he was the son of Walter and Christine Harlow. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gary. Survivors include: sister Barbara Chapman and husband Jeffrey; brother William Harlow and wife Ann; nephews Dean Harlow and Scott Chapman; nieces Paula Madison and Allison DeSalvo; and many friends. Graveside services will be conducted on May 17, 2013 at 11 a.m., at the Demerritt Cemetery, Peru, Maine. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Hospice of Southern Maine Scarborough, Maine in his memory. Arrangements are under the direction of the Meader and Son Funeral Home, Rumford, Maine, (207) 364-4545. Please sign the online guest book and share memories of Steve at http://www.meaderandson.com.

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self-acceptance that included Milk’s call for LGBT people to come out of the closet and inspire others to do so. For as Milk said, particularly of LGBT youth, “And you have to give them hope. Hope for a better world. Hope for a better tomorrow. Hope for a place to go if the pressures at home are too great. Hope that all will be alright.” Five people will help to recite a portion of the speech. They are Courtney Walsh and Aaron Wimmer, two actors from Dear Harvey, the recent New Conservatory Theater play about Milk’s life; local poet Randall Mann, winner of the 2003 Kenyon Review Prize in Poetry; Sister Roma, a 20-year member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; and lesbian political consultant Andrea Shorter, who serves on the city’s Commission on the Status of Women. The event begins at 1 p.m. in Jane Warner Plaza at Castro and Market streets. After the ceremony in the

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During the interview Tuesday, Plante and Williams acknowledged some dissent within the board as to whether a public meeting should be held before or after the festivities. “There’s disagreement on the board to have a meeting before or after Pride,” Plante said. Plante said the board held an emergency meeting last Saturday in the aftermath of a contentious meeting Tuesday, May 7 that saw 125 people try to cram into Pride’s small office space. All of those people did not get in, as well as some local reporters, and the meeting was abruptly halted after only about 20 people spoke. Pride was set to have a membership meeting May 14 but that was canceled when the organization couldn’t find a larger venue, Williams said. Manning, 25, is the gay soldier who leaked 700,000 classified government documents to WikiLeaks. He has confessed to some of the charges against him but remains in a military prison awaiting a courtmartial. Manning had been named a grand marshal for this year’s Pride parade, and was chosen by Pride’s electoral college, a group of former grand marshals. But two days after the April 24 announcement, Williams issued a terse statement saying that Manning would not be a grand marshal. She attributed his selection to a “mistake.” Many in the LGBT and progressive communities consider Manning a hero and whistle-blower. There is expected to be a large “Free Bradley Manning” contingent at this year’s Pride parade, as there has been the last couple years. The Pride board issued a statement just before last week’s board meeting that said Manning was ineligible for an electoral college nomination because he is not local. “The whole brouhaha – I as CEO take responsibility for it,” Plante said Tuesday. “Pride is all about integrity, transparency, and openness. We attempted to have a meeting and unfortunately a few bad apples took over the meeting.” During last week’s meeting protesters chanted loudly in the foyer and on the street. San Francisco police were called, but officers said the crowd was compliant and no arrests were made. The meeting seems to have shaken up some board members, however. Just before last week’s meeting ended Plante said that he was assaulted and Tuesday he said that board treasurer David Cur-

parklet the crowd will march two blocks down Castro Street to gather at Milk’s former camera store and residence at 575 Castro Street. The birthday celebration is being organized and co-sponsored by gay District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener’s office and three neighborhood groups: the Merchants of Upper Market and Castro, the Castro/Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association, and the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District. “We could do it on his actual birthday but fewer people would be able to come,” Wiener said of the decision to hold the event Sunday. “We want people in the neighborhood but also people from around the city and around the region to be able to come.” On Harvey Milk Day, which falls on a Wednesday this year, the GLBT History Museum at 4127 18th Street in the Castro will be free all day. Brief docent tours of the museum highlighting special Milk-related displays will be offered every hour on the hour from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

rie, who had the job of telling the crowd the meeting was over, was also pushed over. He decried “vile” comments directed at Williams on various social media sites, calling it “reprehensible.” “I, as CEO, will not tolerate Lisa or anyone on our board being in harm’s way,” Plante said. “We can’t have a dialogue with people engaged in violent attacks.” Plante and Williams also made it clear that the next meeting, whenever it’s held, will be at a larger venue and will include security. Plante and Williams were adamant that no corporate sponsors ever contacted them about the inclusion of Manning as a grand marshal and ask that he be withdrawn, as has been alleged by some bloggers. They also said no military folks pressured them to withdraw Manning’s honor. “No one called us and no one pulled out,” Plante said of Pride’s sponsors. “We didn’t hear from the military.” Some military veterans are supportive of Manning and were at last week’s meeting.

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It’s not entirely clear what led to Manning being placed on the ballot voted on by previous grand marshals if he wasn’t eligible. Plante said he is committed to an internal examination to see where the breakdown occurred. Members of Pride’s electoral college are re-voting this week for a new grand marshal. [See story, page 1.] It was also discovered during the interview that grand marshal Betty Sullivan was actually selected by the board. Her name was also on the first electoral college ballot. Neither Plante nor Williams could explain why Sullivan’s name was on the first electoral college ballot if she was selected by the board. “The board was reviewing the process, noticed a breakdown and mistake, and corrected it,” Williams said, referring to her initial statement that rescinded Manning’s grand marshal honor. Plante said that he is committed to finding out the breakdown in the original voting process – some former grand marshals were not contacted and thus, did not vote – and looking internally at how electoral college grand marshal nominees are vetted. “There was a breakdown in staff,” he said. Plante also reiterated that the board apologized in last week’s statement to Manning, “knowing that he did not ask to be at the center of a community firestorm” and “for any harsh words that may have been said about him.” t

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That night the museum and Books Inc. are co-hosting a reading with editors Black and Morris from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the bookstore at 2275 Market Street. Also scheduled to take part are photographer and former employee of Milk’s Daniel Nicoletta and Milk’s speechwriter Frank Robinson. (Tuesday, May 21 the four men are also giving a talk from 6 to 8 p.m. at the city’s James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center on the third floor of the main library, 100 Larkin Street.) Immediately after the May 22 book reading there will be a party with birthday cake hosted by the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club at the Lookout, 3600 16th Street at Market. The free event is open to the public and runs through midnight. The American Jewish World Service and Horizons Foundation, the LGBT grant-making nonprofit, are co-sponsoring a free screening of the documentary God Loves Uganda at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to mark both Milk Day and the International Day Against Homophobia, which occurs Friday, May 17.

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merce will dedicate a civil rights monument that includes Milk among the 25 leaders depicted in the 52 feet long by 25 feet high sculpture. Other luminaries in the sculpture by Oakland native Mario Chiodo include Cesar Chavez and Rosa Parks. Called “Remember Them: Champions for Humanity,” the 60,000-pound bronze monument is comprised of four sections and adorns the Henry J. Kaiser Memorial Park, at 19th and Rashida Muhammad streets, in downtown Oakland. A dedication ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, May 31 at the park. As the Bay Area Reporter noted in a 2006 story about the project, Milk was to be the last person picked for the $4.5 million art project. But in 2011 a New York City firefighter was added to the fourth and final section as a tribute to the heroes of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A piece of charred rubble from the World Trade Center is interred inside that section of the monument. For more information visit http:// remember-them.org/index.html.t

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In the matter of the application of: ZAKARY KATHRYN BAIRD SZYMANSKI, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ZAKARY KATHRYN BAIRD SZYMANSKI, is requesting that the name ZAKARY KATHRYN BAIRD SZYMANSKI be changed to ZAKARY BAIRD SZYMANSKI. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514 on the 25th of June 2013 at 9:00 am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC13-549448 In the matter of the application of: LESLIE ZIANI, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner LESLIE ZIANI, is requesting that the name LESLIE ZIANI be changed to LESLIE ENNIS. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514 on the 27th of June 2013 at 9:00 am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-035047100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE BAY AREA RELATIONSHIP CENTER, 538 HAYES ST., SF, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Anna Schuessler. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/17/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-035046800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CADRE GELATO, 1650 QUESADA AVE., SF, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Robert Davis. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/17/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/17/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-035046100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: E LIMO SF, 280 CHARTER OAK AVE., SF, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Luan Viet Nguyen. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/16/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/17/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-035048600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PANTHERS MARKET, 2955 CLEMENT ST., SF, CA 94121. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Basima Dabit. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/17/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/17/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-035058500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN FRANCISCO JUICERY, 408 29TH ST., SF, CA 94131. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Tom Wayne Basso. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/22/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/22/13.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MULTITEK GROUP, 306 RANDOLPH ST., SF, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed George Ehigiator. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/18/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/18/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PALM BEACH ARCADE, 1043 KEARNY ST., SF, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed Inter-Regional Service Corporation (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/01/08. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/25/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TOTALLY NON TOXIC, 3156 MISSION ST. #3, SF, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Randen D. Kane. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/29/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/29/13.

Dated 05/10/13 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: JUAN MANUEL GALLARDO, MARIA ELENA GALLARDO. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SF, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 3248 18TH ST., SF, CA 94110-1913. Type of license applied for

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APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035040800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BATTER UP, 428 11TH ST., SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed Batter Up Inc. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/15/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/15/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035059700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CWESTE; SFIBC; SFIACC; 5 3RD ST. #1010, SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed Nowruz At City Hall (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/11/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/22/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035060000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CDM SMITH & A-T-S, 5 3RD ST. #1010, SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a joint venture, and is signed CDM Smith Inc. (CA) & Elahe Enssanil. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/22/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035058800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAFE ST. JORGE, 3438 MISSION ST., SF, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed St. Jorge LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/22/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035033400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HANDY SANDY, 2514 3RD ST., SF, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed Sandy Katrina Lazzari & Tyler Christopher Marcic. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/11/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/11/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A035056300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BAY SUPER NANNIES, 291 MUNICH ST., SF, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Rebecca J. Meyer. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/17/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/19/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035052400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PUG WINE, 2455 3RD ST., SF, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed Pug Wine LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/06/10. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/18/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035059600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHOESOFSPAIN, 3387 MARKET ST., SF, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Susana Conde-Guadano. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/22/13.

APR 25, MAY 2, 9, 16, 2013 NOTICE OF APPlICATION TO SEll AlCOhOlIC BEvERAgES Dated 04/19/13 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: ELKS LODGE SAN FRANCISCO 3. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SF, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 450 POST ST., 3RD FL., SF, CA 94102-1526. Type of license applied for

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MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035075000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCHATZI LLC, 791 VALENCIA ST., SF, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed Schatzi LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/22/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/30/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035044300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAKE UP OR BREAK UP, 212 FAIR OAKS ST., SF, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Heather R. Baker. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/12. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/16/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035064300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TWINKY PUPPY PALS, PUPPY PALS; 33 HIGUERA ST., SF, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Eric Michael Moren. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/24/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/24/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035045300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAGUNA CAFE, 1821 HAIGHT ST., SF, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Khaled Hegazy. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/15/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/16/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035063100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRUENWALD PRESS, 1663 MISSION ST. (BACK MEZZANINE), SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed John Gruenwald. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/06/05. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/24/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035020300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LA PROMENADE CAFÉ, PROMENADE CAFÉ; 3643 BALBOA ST., SF, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a married couple, and is signed Eanly L. Thong & Vichetr Thong. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/05/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/05/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035065400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CLOUDY CATE QUILTS, 690 HEARST AVE., SF, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Catherine C. Sherman. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/31/12. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/25/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035064100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NIC CRUSH, 201 MISSION ST., SF, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Maria P. Aleman. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/24/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/24/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035067200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEXTIZEN, 155 9TH ST., SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed Vox Metropolis Inc. (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/02/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/25/13.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035063700

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: ITALIAN HEART CYCLING, 1370 CHESTNUT ST., SF, CA 94123. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by Luca Ortolani. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/16/09.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 STATEMENT OF ABANdONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FIlE A-033616700 The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: KINDRED NURSING AND REHABILITATIONVICTORIAN, 2121 PINE ST., SF, CA 94115. This business was conducted by a limited liability company and signed by Kindred Nursing Centers West LLC (DE). The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/08/11.

MAY 02, 09, 16, 23, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035072700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GEORGETTE CRIMSON, 199 NEW MONTGOMERY ST. #1004, SF, CA 94105. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Tina Lorayne Reith. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/29/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/29/13.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035080700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: APARTMENTSINSF.COM; POST REAL ESTATE ADVISORS; 1895 JEFFERSON #306, SF, CA 94123. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Chuck Post. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/02/13.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035047000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIGH ROAD PARTNERS, 3746 20TH ST., SF, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed Paul R. Hurley & Cynthia Cummins. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/17/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/17/13.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035078200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POCKET CHANGE, 657 HOWARD ST., SF, CA 94105. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed Lunch Money Co. (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/23/11. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/01/13.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035074700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BASQUE HOTEL; 15 ROMOLO; 15 ROMOLO PL., SF, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed Galileo Inc. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/00. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/30/13.

MAY 09, 16, 23, 30, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035083100

Dated 05/06/13 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: ALCYONE, LLC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SF, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 10-16 CALIFORNIA ST., SF, CA 94111-4803. Type of license applied for

48 - ON-SAlE gENERAl PUBlIC PREMISES MAY 16, 23, 30, 2013 NOTICE OF APPlICATION TO SEll AlCOhOlIC BEvERAgES Dated 05/02/13 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: IST, INC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SF, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 1222 NORIEGA ST., SF, CA 94122-4408. Type of license applied for

41 - ON-SAlE BEER & WINE - EATINg PlACE MAY 16, 23, 30, 2013 NOTICE OF APPlICATION TO SEll AlCOhOlIC BEvERAgES Dated 04/30/13 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: GASHEAD PRODUCTIONS INC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SF, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 2351 MISSION ST., SF, CA 94110-1813. Type of license applied for

47 - ON-SAlE gENERAl EATINg PlACE MAY 16, 23, 30, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035106000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MENDESKARR LIMO SERVICE, 3845 LAWTON ST., SF, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Camila Mendes Severino. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/14/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/14/13.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035046600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE PAMPERED GIRL, 225 GOUGH ST., SF, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Hong Thi Nguyen. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/17/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/17/13.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035081100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JAPHICDESIGN, JAPHIC DESIGN, 74 NEW MONTGOMERY ST. #314, SF, CA 94105. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Jackie Phung. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/02/13.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035044200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ROUGH NECTAR, 47 PALM AVE. #4, SF, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Erin Eisenhower. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/16/13 The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/16/13.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035104200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAHBAZOF LAW FIRM LLP, 1256 HOWARD ST. #201, SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability partnership and is signed Sufi Tahbazof Hariri & Yosef Tahbazof. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/03/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CITY DWELLER, 1440 DE SOLO DR., SF, CA 94044. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed David Brian Gohn. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/25/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/14/13.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ASIT NAVIGATION & INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD., 600 OAK ST., SF, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed Hazem Akleek. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/23/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/24/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SST APARTMENTS, 1256 HOWARD ST., SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed SST Investments, LLC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/07/13.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THIRD EAR DEAR, 1180 HOWARD ST #308, SF, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed Mary Ann Masagca & Michael Masagca. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/12. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/15/13.

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NOTICE OF APPlICATION FOR ChANgE IN OWNERShIP OF AlCOhOlIC BEvERAgE lICENSE Dated 05/10/2013 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: SEX AND THE KITCHEN, INC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SF, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 1434 LOMBARD ST., SF, CA 94123-3112. Type of license applied for

47 - ON-SAlE gENERAl EATINg PlACE MAY 16, 2013 NOTICE OF APPlICATION TO SEll AlCOhOlIC BEvERAgES Dated 05/06/13 To Whom It May Concern: The name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are: APPLE NORCAL LLC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 33 New Montgomery St. #1230, SF, CA 94105 to sell alcoholic beverages at 2770 TAYLOR ST. 3RD FL., SF, CA 94133-1204. Type of license applied for

47 - ON-SAlE gENERAl EATINg PlACE MAY 16, 23, 30, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035078300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WORLD GATE JEWELERS, 1 MARKET ST., SF, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed Diva Poulos & Sophia Poulos. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/01/13.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A- 035098000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOBILEY, 859 HARRISON ST. #B, SF, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed Mobile Lab LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/10/13.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035089800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ISLA STUDIO, 1945 WASHINGTON ST. #304, SF, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed Isla Studio LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/07/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/0713.

MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE A-035091200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HEARWHOSATTHECLUBS.COM, 1353 BUSH ST. #112, SF, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed Music City LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/07/13. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/07/13.

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Lexus offers luxury; Mini has spunk

by Philip Ruth

elcome to the second installment of Out Wheels. This week weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hit both ends of the price spectrum, going high with a topline Lexus and then going low with a basic Mini Cooper. At the end thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a link to more photos and a review of the Dodge Dart Limited. Enjoy.

Lexus LS

Lexus LS 600h L: $128,529, 20 mpg, 203-inch length. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want crystal meth anywhere in my life, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just going to leave.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my parting line for people who surprise me with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;giftâ&#x20AC;? of crystal. In this case, a handsome guy from Scruff invited me over on a Sunday night. He seemed okay; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d chatted about the pitfalls of online hookups and â&#x20AC;&#x153;all the kids on crystal these days.â&#x20AC;? But no sooner did I park the Lexus and walk in the door did my eyes fall on his meth pipe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hang on, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll put it away,â&#x20AC;? he said as he scrambled to remove it. A sad scene came into focus: an apartment half packed up and a whimpering dog in a crate. Lube but no condoms. I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you understand why I feel misled?â&#x20AC;? Through a glaze of blasted pupils, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure. But it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have fun.â&#x20AC;? I headed back to the car. Maybe you know how upsetting those situations can be â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the wasted time and the witnessing of a life in decline, when you were hoping to simply snuggle up and watch Mad Men with a cute guy. So I climbed back into the LS 600h L, slammed the door and sat in the dark for one long minute. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moments like that that being single

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The top of the line Lexus LS offers luxury in every detail.

in the city can feel foolish, and foolhardy. I did a deep exhale and buckled my seatbelt. The click of the buckle cued the car to glide the seat and steering wheel into place. A tap of the power button enlivened the LSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool blue displays, and with the help of the hybrid powertrain, I rolled silently away from the curb. This $130K cocoon soothed my spirit with its creamy silence. The adaptive air suspension gobbled potholes whole. Its seemingly bottomless pit of power dispatched surrounding traffic. Not a shiver in the structure, not a creak from the interior trim. Even the steering wheel felt special, with a stunning hunk of sculpted wood forming the base. Of course, this is crazy money for a car, even if it has the Executive Class Seating Package ($7,555), which transforms the rear into a man cave for two, with seats that recline and massage and ventilate

and a console that bristles with options for music and video. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wood-trimmed table for your gadgets and a Cool Box to keep your Shirley Temples chilled. If the Lexus designers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of everything, they certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget much. So I felt a lot better when I backed the Lexus into my tandem garage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a brief time, all my needs had been met and my expectations had been exceeded. A stark contrast to the scene Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d just left. Money canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy you love, but it sure can keep you sane until you find it.

Mini Cooper

Mini Cooper: $21,650, 32 mpg, 146-inch length. Chances are, the Mini Cooper is familiar to you. You own one, your friend has one, you used one through City Car Share, or were nearly hit by one â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Mini is part of the Bay Areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transportation fabric, woven in like the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was a mainstay of 1970s suburbia. Expressive and sporty or prim and tidy, the Mini parks like a dream and drives like a demon. Loaded with character and

The popular Mini Cooper can easily handle the hills of San Francisco, plus itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to park.

happy in its work, the Mini Cooper has earned its place as an obvious choice for San Francisco. The tested Mini Cooper had only one option, the $1,250 Sport Package. So it was the cheapest way to get the better seats and wheels this package brings, and after a procession of Mini test cars that highjumped the $30,000 mark with their myriad options, the relative simplicity of this Mini was refreshing. I did miss the zing of the Cooper Sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supercharged engine. You may not miss it if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never felt it, and you may also prefer the base Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s softer ride. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s satisfying in other ways, too â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the six-speedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shifter is beefy, and the hill-holder clutch takes the drama out of steep grades. Theater lighting gives the interior a soft glow, and those optional sport seats are wonderfully grippy. Quick steering, stable handling, firm brakes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no wonder everybody and their sub has a Mini. I recommend that Mini buyers choose one that has a factory warranty or service contract in place.

Last I checked, Consumer Reports gave the Cooper a decent reliability rating, and the Coopers Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen have been dependable. But they can be pricey to fix, partly because the Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compactness can require a teardown of unrelated systems to get to the problem part. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why buying a used one can be a false economy; if I were considering a Cooper, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get an S and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d buy it new.t Philip Ruth is an automotive journalist and consultant at http://www.gaycarguy.com. Visit ebar.com with the QR code below to read about the Dart Limited. See you next time.

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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts soloists, the San Francisco Symphony & San Francisco Symphony Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall.

by Erin Blackwell

T Roxie Theater director of repertory programming Elliot Lavine.

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all, balding, with distinguished gray goatee and glasses, Elliot Lavine, 65, feeds his addiction to the hypnotic charms of film noir as director of repertory programming for the Roxie Theater. He presented his first noir in 1991, and is midway through this year’s I Wake Up Dreaming festival of rarely seen double features. Lavine’s Rosebud moment came, age six, when his older brother took him to see Them at the Royal Theater in Detroit. “That transformed me from being somebody who did not enjoy going to the movies, to somebody who insisted on going to the movies all the time,” he says, standing in the shadows behind the candy counter at a press screening. “I was petrified!” An emphatic speaker, Lavine’s enthusiasms are contagious. “I never had so much fun in my life. Horrified. A 90-minute movie. It took me twoSee page 18 >>

Giant steps by Philip Campbell

he San Francisco Symphony’s Beethoven Project, a two-week festival and symposium guided and conducted by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, ended last Saturday with a fervent and powerful performance of the composer’s glorious Missa solemnis. MTT should get a copyright on the template he has created over the years for captivating music appreciation cum composer celebrations. His unstuffy approach and passionate enthusiasm charge each series with

infectious energy and intelligent curiosity unrivaled since the days of Leonard Bernstein. Beginning and ending the Beethoven Project with choral works was a typically interesting MTT stroke, showing a progression of musical development in the composer that would culminate late in his career with undisputed masterworks both revolutionary and forever influential. Of course, while even giants start small, See page 26 >> Kristen Loken

Outside of the box by Sura Wood

’m a dyke, and I love being gay and I love women, but I was born to be an artist, not a female or lesbian artist,” Nicole Eisenman has asserted. Neither a slave to fashion nor captive to a single approach or medium, and not defined solely by sexual orientation, this refreshingly down-to-earth, Brooklyn-based artist refuses to be consigned to a box. Although she has explored overt LGBT themes in previous bodies of work, she branches out in her latest show, now at the Berkeley Art Museum, expressing but not trumpeting a social conscience and a grasp of art history, and looking beyond herself to the wider world. The show’s arresting monotypes, lithographs and paintings, done in a range of styles, respond to the fallout from the financial crash. Note the ominous “Guy Capitalist,” an oil and mixed-media vision of the Dark Lord of Greed, and “The Triumph of Poverty,” a modern mash-up of art-historical references, politics, horror and humor that takes off from Holbein the Younger’s “lost” painting of the same name. In Eisenman’s version, a motley group clustered in and around a brokendown Hugo is going nowhere fast; a man in a tuxedo, his pants down around his knees, is literally ass-backwards, his forward motion impeded by faulty anatomy; Brueghel’s blind

men, in miniature, nestle in the lower right corner, and a small green boy, a refugee from Oliver, proffers an empty bowl. Born in France 48 years ago, Eisenman draws from a multiplicity of sources – European painting, Italian Renaissance and American art, Weimar Berlin before the hammer came down, and German Expressionism – while not forsaking lesbian experience, romance, and an active dream-life. Attachments clearly play a significant role in her life and art. Her works are populated with all manner of people, many of them friends, and sometimes the artist herself, who appears in a top hat, like the MC from Cabaret, in the background of the exuberant “Beer Garden Ulrike and Celeste,” in which a couple sits at a table, one of them cradling an orange cat. (The artist’s color choices are, shall we say, unexpected.) In spirit if not in style, Eisenman’s disarming inclusiveness recalls the effervescence of Renoir, whose paintings of joyous gatherings invite the viewer to join the party. As she has pointed out, the beer garden is Brooklyn’s 21st-century answer to the Parisian bistro. The latter could easily be the setting for “Sloppy Bar Room Kiss,” where two empty bottles of wine stand like sentries near two newfound lovers. Collapsed on the table, their heads face each other, lips locked in

“Sloppy Bar Room Kiss” (2011), oil on canvas by Nicole Eisenman; collection of Cathy and Jonathan Miller.

Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy of SusanneVielmetter Los Angeles Projects

the smooch of the century. (Through July 14)

Down the rabbit hole

In a town mad for animation and in the vanguard of technological advances in the field, the Walt Disney Family Museum goes back to the medium’s artistic roots. Since opening its new building in the Presidio in

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2009, WDFM has struggled to get off the ground exhibition-wise. But in the last year, they’ve found their footing; now comes a pair of new shows, both of which feature book illustrations. Billed in some quarters as Alice Goes Goth, Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit Hole updates Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s See page 21 >>

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18 • Bay Area Reporter • May 16-22, 2013

Where you’ll find us by Roberto Friedman

ast Monday a week ago, Out There joined the San Francisco Symphony and the family of the late William Bennett, the Principal Oboist for the orchestra who passed away in February, at a memorial tribute in celebration of his life in Davies Symphony Hall. Members of his family and friends, SF Symphony Music Director Michael

Tilson Thomas, musicians of the Symphony, and others remembered Bennett in words and music in a greatly moving tribute. Last Wednesday a week ago, we attended the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS)’s Golden Gate Awards reception at Rouge, feasting on yummy Nick’s Crispy Tacos under the many chandeliers as SFFS awarded over $70,000 in prizes to emerging and established filmmak-

ers from 10 countries. It was an inspirational affair among some together filmies. Last Thursday night, you could find us at the Castro Theatre for the glamorous closing night of the 56th SF International Film Festival, with director Richard Linklater and star Julie Delpy in the house for the screening of Before Midnight, also starring Ethan Hawke. The pair was greeted with rousing ovations. We Steven Underhill

Before Midnight star Julie Delpy appeared at closing night of the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival.

loved catching up with Jesse (Hawke) and Celine (Delpy) years after Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), even if both of them could legitimately qualify for “mayor of Crazytown!” Delpy is fearless and blessedly free of vanity in her portrayal of the spirited Celine. Way to ring out the festival. Also, we think new SFFS e.d. Ted Hope is going to work out just fine. We especially appreciated how he kept his podium speeches short and sweet. The closing-night afterparty at Ruby Skye was swank and swell. Thanks to the Film Society for inviting us to be part of it all.

Elliot Lavine

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and-a-half hours to describe it to my mom.” He mimics her fondly. “’Follow me downstairs, Honey, I have to get the laundry. The policeman showed the scientist the movie about the ants. Then what happened?’” Eating a bagel from Katz’s, he says, “My Mom was the sweetest person on the planet.” Them (1954), a chilling sci-fi horror B-movie, exploited nuclear nightmares. “It’s the noir elements I carry with me. The scariest part was way before the ants ever show up. When the two cops go to investigate this ripped-up hardware store where some old guy’s been mangled to death by some unknown monster. The scene is lit and shot like a noir film about an escaped maniac. Which makes the surprise of 12-feet radioactive mutant ants that much more devastating!” Age 10, the young fanatic wrote a TV station asking to see The Monster and the Girl (1941), in which the wrongly executed hero’s brain is transplanted into a gorilla. His “grammar fanatic” mom helped with the letter, having always encouraged him to read books and watch movies, not realizing where it’d lead. His obsession deepened as life threw curveballs. “When I was 13, my dad died, and things got really, really tough. I was a latch-key kid for a while. My brother got sick and was in the hospital. I had to get hip fast. Even though I never lost my sense of humor, I found a certain fascination for depressing stories. B-movies on The Late Show seemed to be fashioned out of some understanding of the human condition.” He seduces the press by reaching into the display case and slapping half a Kit Kat on the counter. “This is a share and share-alike world, Baby.” In San Francisco, soaking up movies at repertory houses, Lavine’s path clarified. “In February 1976, I bought Kings of the Bs, a compendium of articles on B-movies, mainly film noir. I read

Friday night we attended San Francisco Ballet’s boffo production of Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella, the hottest ticket in town, and last of the season’s LGBT NiteOut series. In our estimation it’s Prokofiev’s greatest score, and Wheeldon’s creation brings fun and flights of fancy to the oft-told tale. The SRO crowd ate it right up. The afterparty in Dress Circle bar attracted boys from the corps and was gay, gay, gay. This ’Rella will be back for another run next season. Saturday night we had a muchdeserved slothful stay-at-home with Mr. Pepi. Come on, even that testy old Creator from the Old Testament got to take one day off a week. And Pepi got to take a break from slathering on the sunscreen. Sunday night we were back in the game, at opening night as ACT offered the Bay Area premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch at the Armory Community Center. The piece, about the Scottish regiment sent to the front lines of the bloody American-led Iraqi war, was intensely theatrical and filled the huge Armory space. Director John Tiffany and his crew’s conception did honor to the brave laddies who served, while pointing to the military madness that ensnared them. Through June 16; go to www.act-sf.org.t those 500 pages cover-to-cover half-a-dozen times. I couldn’t put it down. One film they talked about was Edgar Ulmer’s Detour [1945]. Coincidentally, that film turned up on cable, and I watched it with my roommates at 3 o’clock in the morning. That was a major epiphany. Within six months, I enrolled in film school.” After 10 years making short films at San Francisco State, Lavine heard that Roxie owner Bill Banning needed someone to write program notes. That was the backalley entrance to the fine art of film selection, detection, and projection. He started teaching film at S.F. State and Stanford Continuing Education in 2003. When the Roxie went non-profit in 2009, Lavine succumbed again to programming noir, whose allure he understands like an opium eater understands poppies. “Being privy to secrets known only to you, you’re in a public place, watching events evolve on a screen, contriving a secret meaning for what you’re watching. Once you make that arrangement with your mind or imagination, it takes on a life of its own. And eventually, if you do it all the time, then you will give yourself over to it.” Which pretty much explains the phenomenon called Elliot Lavine, a staunch enabler of people’s “inexplicable love for B pictures.” He’s got it all figured out. “If you can derive a positive aesthetic experience from looking at disturbing images, you’re crashing through a psychological barrier. It’s cathartic. A moment of personal revelation can come through watching images in a film considered disreputable, or disparaged because it’s about unseemly things. Particularly when you’re feeling vulnerable. You came to a darkened theater to be entertained. Your guard is down. You’re not really thinking this thing is going to creep itself inside my brain and fuck with me.”t I Wake Up Dreaming, through May 23, Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, $11 per double bill. www. roxie.com

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Let us now praise Barbra Streisand by John F. Karr

arbra Streisand is an incredible star who has had a not-soincredible film career. She’s now 71. Three of her meager clutch of six musicals have recently been issued in the superlative Blu-ray format. Is it time to inquire after her screen legacy? If they asked me, I could write a book. But I’ll have to settle for searching clues in Funny Girl, Hello, Dolly! and (a heavenward roll of the eyes) A Star is Born. Counting her screen debut, Barbra starred in three musicals in three years (Funny Girl, Hello, Dolly! and On a Clear Day, 1968-70). Five years later, she made two more musicals in two years (Funny Lady and A Star is Born, 1975-76). Another seven years passed before she made her pet project Yentl, in 1983. She hasn’t appeared in a film musical since. That’s 30 years! In-between these too-sporadic musicals, she pissed away both her film and recording careers with her lifelong pursuit of mass popularity. Before you gasp and cry “Heresy!,” consider those disco and pop rock recordings, and that the back-to-back bell-ringers The Way We Were and What’s Up Doc? were followed by a clutch of drivel – For Pete’s Sake, going Up the Sandbox was hardly a Main Event. Following Yentl, she directed and starred in two unmemorable, glossy soaps, and as she passed into her twilight years, farted around with two Focker features and Guilt Trip. The Blu-ray disc of her first movie, Funny Girl, celebrates its 45th anniversary. It’s been beautifully restored from the original negative, with its sound vibrantly remastered as well. Two previously released and inconsequential promotional featurettes are meager Special Features. The lack of a commentary track from Babs is painful. But not as painful as the movie’s second act, which is soupy – gorgeously costumed and lightly grazed by a song or two, but soupy.

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Young for Dolly, but lively, Barbra Streisand dances with Michael Crawford in director Gene Kelly’s film version of Hello, Dolly!

Unintended comic relief comes from the movie’s disregard for historical accuracy. I guess that sort of thing became a Hollywood concern sometime after 1968. The lipstick, hairdos, and costumes of the Ziegfeld Girls are sheer Playboy bunny. And a pregnant bride on a New York stage in what the movie purports to be 1910? That’s a laugh. But then, the movie really has little to do with Fanny Brice, spending more time on her morose husband Nicky Arnstein than on her lively stage career. Hello, Dolly! has been wildly denounced over the years. Yes, Babs is much too young for the role, and director Gene Kelly gave her little guidance. Her performing style is all over the map (although her youthful liveliness keeps her far from the potential of yenta shrew). Overall, Kelly’s direction is so old-fashioned. Michael Kidd’s choreography saps the movie’s energy with a pair of unnecessary dances, and is mighty strenuous for such a light-hearted tale. Its best parts are copped directly from Gower Champion’s original stage production. I’d take great delight in numbering those moves, but will contain myself to two: the skipping and stylized walking of “Sunday Clothes” and “Elegance,” and

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‘Classical Barbra’ revisited by Jason Victor Serinus

or hundreds of thousands of Streisand fans, many of whom were Friends of Dorothy, Classical Barbra was the album that first introduced them to the songs of Fauré, Debussy, Schumann and Wolf. Recorded in 1973, and destined for Gold upon its release in 1976, Classical Barbra was a mind-blower, and not just for the classically uninitiated. Even as many welcomed Streisand’s one-off departure, others found it an image-shatterer. Affected the most, perhaps, were those still staggering from the impact of their diva’s 1971 breakaway album Stoney End. It was bad enough that Barbra had abandoned the Broadway of “People” for the pop tunes of Laura Nyro, Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell and Carole King. But to now go classical, and trade “Cry Me a River” for Handel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga,” was tantamount to traitor-hood. Some adored the album. Our bisexual brother Leonard Bernstein, who had successfully

bridged the Broadway/classical divide, showered the album with praise. “Barbra Streisand’s natural ability to make music takes her over to the classical field with extraordinary ease,” he proclaimed. “It’s clear that she loves these songs. In her sensitive, straightforward, and enormously appealing performance, she has given us a very special musical experience.” Truth be told, Classical Barbra is a mixed bag. On one level, it is an absolute joy to hear this great singer approach art songs and arias in German, Italian, French, Occitan, Latin, and English with such devotion and care. EnunSee page 25 >>

yards and yards of the title song’s outstretched arms and lock-kneed legs. But I like this movie more every time I see it, and as I get further away from the glory of Gower Champion’s original. Hello, Dolly!

is suffused with a greatly good-natured sparkle. The disc’s only new Special Feature presents Gene Kelly’s widow reminiscing about his work on the movie. One of the reasons the movie is so lively was that Kelly’s concept that filming choreography coming toward the camera instead of across the screen restored a third dimension the flat screen had removed. Compare it to the dances in Funny Girl, and you’ll understand his smarts. Even though I find the Streisand A Star is Born a pretty ludicrous and mostly bad movie, I’m glad for its glam appearance and sound on a Blu-ray disc. But here’s what I think’s best about the disc: Barbra’s brandnew Commentary track. For half of it she defends her (ill-considered) decision to forgo a costume designer and wear her own clothes. Her description of the filming of the song “Evergreen” will deepen your appreciation of the movie (without, unfortunately, making it a good movie).

But the commentary also reveals that for Babs, the movie was A Director is Born, and we hear and then see on screen her nascent ideas on technical matters, directing, the handling of actors, and numerous aesthetic concerns (which resulted in the actual director’s horrendous experience; his account is a must-read; search Frank Pierson New West Magazine, or go to Barbra-Archives.com). All told, the three movies trace the growth of Babs’ screen skill. Spongelike, she famously absorbed director William Wyler’s craft during Funny Girl, was led more by lively instinct through Dolly!, and then began asserting herself – by fighting her director – in the unlikable Star is Born, which is now seen as key to her artistic growth. I’m more than a bit surprised to find that my favorite of the three is Dolly! It’s got energy, Barbra has joy throughout, and there’s enough Thornton Wilder left in it to preserve the story’s heart.t

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20 • Bay Area Reporter • May 16-22, 2013

Florida & beyond by David Lamble

n round one of Amy Seimetz’s steamy noir Sun Don’t Shine (opening Friday at the Roxie), a young couple comes undone and starts swinging for the downs. Crystal and Leo are parked along a feral stretch of Central Florida highway. They’re the kind of kids you bump into in cheap bars, or fleabag motels where they never change the sheets. By the time this one’s over, in just under 80 minutes, Leo will be sorry he didn’t opt for double-duty tours in an inadequately armored Army Humvee in Iraq. He drives their clunker like he’s looking out for an unexploded IUD. In his late 20s, his college-boy cuteness just starting to fray, Leo will look pathetic in a jailhouse jumpsuit; Crystal has the petulant demeanor of a girl. First-time director Seimetz teases us into cozying up to this desperate couple by rationing out the bottomline bleakness of their situation one detail at a time. Yeah, there’s a package in the trunk, wrapped in a trash bag. Crystal hears something moving back there, Leo insists there’s nothing alive. She wants to steal away to a motel and hump their worries away. He insists that a visit with an older woman will help matters. The leads are everything. Kate

Lyn Sheil, last seen in a supporting turn in Alex Ross Perry’s diverting road comedy The Color Wheel, has a knack for dispensing key bits of backstory. When Crystal starts sobbing, you cringe but also lean forward to figure out why she stuck a kitchen knife into her late hubby, and why she has such a terrible hold on the doomed Leo. Kentucker Audley gives emotional complexity to Leo’s slowly dawning sense that he’s been played for a fool. I wish Seimetz had mortgaged her condo to pay for a soundtrack more worthy of her deadly dreamscape than her friends’ wind-chime moodpieces. Sun Don’t Shine could use a dose of jukebox country pathos. Midnight’s Children It’s a sad truth how often big-budget epic productions miss the mark. I’m not sure what I was looking for in Salman Rushdie’s faithful but stilted adaptation of his 1981 novel. Reportedly, fans of his surreal, digressive masterpiece hate this movie. I didn’t hate it, but I can’t recall any moment during its 140 minutes when I was really engaged. Our plucky hero Saleem Sinai (Satya Bhabha as a young man, Darsheel Safary as a 10-year-old) is born at the stroke of Midnight, Aug. 15, 1947, just as the British

Kate Lyn Sheil and Kentucker Audley in director Amy Seimetz’s Sun Don’t Shine.

handed over power in partitioned India, to create the rival Muslim state Pakistan, East & West, and the fractious but defiantly democratic India. Saleem’s coming into the world at the same moment as his two nations creates a world of grief, and possibilities for dark comedy that the filmmakers allude to but never quite invoke. Director Deepa Mehta and cinematographer Giles Nuttgens create a magnificent vase, but never figure out which of their lovely flowers it should showcase.

Rushdie keeps the grand arc of his 60-year story intact, but creates no cinematic pitstops as fascinating as those in his overflowing novel. I was fully prepared to love a boy/ man emotionally crippled by his fears about using his secret power: his ability to conjure up séance-like audiences with the other kids who share his fateful birthtime. But the slapstick absurdity of Saleem’s having been switched at birth by a confused hospital nurse who becomes his mother never resonates.

I’m a huge admirer of Mehta’s naturalistic 2008 masterpiece Heaven on Earth, a moving account of a Punjabi woman’s cruel treatment by the greedy kin of her Canadian husband. Mehta’s best work here matches the novel’s domestic scenes, but where the book soars into magic realism, her hand falters. The perfect match for this material might have been director Ang Lee, but as his transcendent Life of Pi proved, he was profitably engaged elsewhere. (Opens Friday.)t

ery day, Gilles and friends hold impromptu rallies to decide whether the latest protest martyr is worthy of their high ideals. Does a longhaired blonde kid who’s lost an eye to the riot cops’ batons qualify if he’s a tad apolitical? His bloodied face inspires one hell of a poster, but his lack of the right views on

China’s Cultural Revolution makes the Maoists skittish. At night Gilles, his best friend Alain (Felix Armand) and a redhaired boy from the print shop grab graffiti markers and make a revolutionary billboard out of the ugly student-center façade. One night this band of rebels runs into the right-wing security guards. With all the testosterone and Molotov cocktails in the air, something bad is bound to happen. Sure enough, a protestor-launched missile puts a young guard into a coma. The earnest redhead is accused of the crime, and his friends make hasty plans to cool their heels in Italy until things calm down. This summary of the defeats and pyrrhic victories that befell student movements across Europe and the US after the heady days of May 1968 doesn’t convey the real joys to be found in this passionate ensemble piece. In each chapter, Gilles and Alain get a little more proficient at capturing the contours of nude models, and facing down their growing doubts about whether

they’re cut out to be urban streetfighters. With his flirty bedroom eyes, lithe body and casual but resolute posture of nonchalant indifference to the agendas of others, Mettayer’s Gilles is a non-threatening, anti-heroic, distinctly attractive figurehead for a movie that reveals how youthful idealism dissolves, not in some furious battle, but slowly, almost imperceptively, until one day our grownup selves can barely remember what the fuss was all about. Something in the Air recounts the perplexing heritage inherited by today’s digitally agile but politically ambivalent Millennial generation. Towards the end of the film, Gilles has temporarily forestalled his need to choose a career path by volunteering as a go-fer for a British-filmed science-fiction movie that mixes faux Nazis with costumedepartment monsters. It’s Godzilla meets Barbarella, and in the satire evoked, we can see the slow death of a generation’s dreams for a little meaning. (Opens Friday.)t

Spirit of ’68 by David Lamble

s director Olivier Assayas’ quasi-autobiographical Something in the Air opens in 1971, Gilles (spunky newcomer Clement Mettayer) is torn between desires to make it as a painter, or, before it’s too late, acquire the skills to become

a revolutionary filmmaker. Gilles’ real problems are the distractions swirling through his provincial college campus as shaggyhaired Maoists duke it out with grumpy disciples of Trotsky, stuffy trade unionists and art-school dilettantes for the mushy loyalty of the school’s apathetic majority. Ev-

Scene from director Olivier Assayas’ Something in the Air.

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Camille Rose Garcia

“Madhatter and the March Hare” (2009), watercolor and acrylic on paper by Camille Rose Garcia at the Walt Disney Family Museum.

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Adventures in Wonderland and gives the 1865 classic a kinky makeover. The L.A.-born Garcia, the daughter of a Mexican filmmaker and muralist mother, grew up in the 1970s on a diet of 60s sitcoms, cartoons, comic books, outlaw rock and outsider art, influences she’s channeled into her art. The palette for Garcia’s watercolors may be girly bubblegum pink, sunshine yellow and baby blue, but her Alice is a gangly, raccoon-eyed bleached blonde with mascara so generously applied as to make a proper English mum shudder. But hey, if Tim Burton can turn Alice into a Joan of Arc figure in chainmail,

anything is possible. Witness Alice imbibing mysterious liquids from glass bottles, legs protruding akimbo from the roof of a house after her unexpected growth spurt, and demurely sipping tea with a very Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Queen of Hearts, whose fearsome countenance is an emblem of let’s-hurt-someone feminine peevishness. Modernist paintings for Disney’s 1951 film by Mary Blair, his imaginative in-studio colorist, provide an interesting counterpoint. (Through Nov. 3) Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons, also at WDFM, marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the gay author/illustrator’s Where the Wild Things Are, a book child See page 24 >>

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22 • Bay Area Reporter • May 16-22, 2013

Splashy

Little Me @ Eureka Theatre Jason Graae stars in 42nd Street Moon’s production of Neil Simon’s witty rags-toriches musical comedy, based on the novel by Patrick Dennis (Auntie Mame ), with a score by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh. $25-$75. Wed 7pm. Thu & Fri 8pm. Sat 6pm. Sun 3pm. Thru May 19. 215 Jackson St. 255-8207. www.42ndstmoon.org

by Jim Provenzano

ow about a little pizzaz, a little showmanship, a little extra effort in your entertainment options? Enjoy aural odysseys and terpsichorian treats from artists great and small. Shaping Sound, the dance company whose start was taped in a reality show (All the Right Moves), includes dancers and choreographers from the hit show So You Think You Can Dance. Emmy-nominated co-creators, the out, gay, and cute Travis Wall and Nick Lazzarini, perform live with their full company on their first national tour in a splashy contemporary dance concert. $39-$89. Wednesday, May 22. 8pm. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon St. 392-4400. www.cityboxoffice.com Read our interview with Travis and Nick on www.BARtabSF.com

Thu 16 artMRKT @ Fort Mason Art fair, viewing and sales, with special events and receptions; proceeds benefit the de Young and Legion of Honor museums. $20-$150. 5pm-10:30pm (opening night events). Fri & Sat 11am-7pm. Sun 12pm-6pm. Thru May 19. Festvial Pavilion. Marina Blvd at Buchanon. 345-7500. www.art-mrkt.com

Black Watch @ Armory Community Center American Conservatory Theatre presents the National Theatre of Scotland’s globally acclaimed military drama-dance performance work, appropriately staged in the enormous Mission District Armory’s Drill Court. (Special bike valet night May 23.) $44-$82. Tue-Sat 8pm. Sat & Sun 2pm. Sun 7pm. Thru June 9. 333 14th St. at Mission. 749-2228. www.act-sf.org

Cirque de l’Arc @ the Arc Gala fundraiser for the nonprofit that works with people with developmental disabilities; hosted bar, nibbly food, a circus-themed drag show (Donna Sachet, Alexis Miranda, Galilea and more), The Arc Superstars, members of the SF Gay Men’s Chorus, honorary chair Supe. Bevan Dufty, DJ Page Hodel, silent and live auctions, and a hosted bar. $75, $100 and up. 7pm-9pm. 1500 Howard St. 2557200. www.thearcsf.org

A.C.T. M.F.A. Plays @ Hastings Studio Theater Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9, Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo and August Wilson’s Seven Guitars are performed in repertory by American Conservatory Theatre MFA program students. $30-$50 (for all 3). Thu-Sat 7:30pm. Sun 2pm. Thru May 19. 77 Geary St., 6th floor. 749-2228. www.act-sf.org

Arcadia @ American Conservatory Theatre Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece of romance and literary intrigue, with 19th and 20thcentury scenes in an English country house, is performed in a new production directed by Carey Perloff. $25-$200. Previews. Opens May 22. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sat & Sun 2pm. (some Sun 7pm or 8pm, weekdays matiness 2pm). Thru June 9. 415 Geary St. 749-2228. www.act-sf.org

Mitzi Gaynor @ Feinsteins at the Nikko The celebrated entertainer performs an intimate concert at the renovated cabaret. $65-$95 (includes $30 food/drink credit). 8pm. Also May 16 & 17, 8pm. May 18, 7pm. Hotel Nikko lobby, 222 Mason St. (866) 663-1063. www.feinsteinssf.com www.ticketweb.com

Comedy Bodega @ Esta Noche Marga Gomez headlines the fun weekly LGBT and indie comic stand-up night, and performs a half-hour preview of her new solo show, Pride Baby. 8pm-9:30pm. 3079 16th St. at Mission. www.comedybodega.com

Fauxgirls @ Infusion Lounge The classy drag revue (3rd Thursdays) now in its 12th year features Victoria Secret, Alexandria, Chanel, Maria Garza, Mini Minerva, Kipper, Daffney Deluxe and Ruby LeBrowne, with special guest Anya; dinner seating at 7pm. Show at 8pm. No cover. 124 Ellis St. 421-8700. www.fauxgirls.com

Janelle Monáe @ Davies Symphony Hall The UK singer performs a concert of music as part of the SF Symphony’s Spring Gala. After-party, dinner and VIP packages available. $100-$1000. 8pm. 201 Van Ness Ave. 864-6000. www.sfsymphony.org/janelle

The Merry Wives of Windsor @ Buriel Clay Theatre African-American Shakespeare Company’s production of The Bard’s comic middleclass spin-off from the King Henry plays, reset in the urban U.S. 1950s, with Sir John Falstaff scheming and plotting. $10-$35. Thu 10am, Sat 8pm. Sun 3pm. Thru May 26. African American Arts & Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St. at Webster. (800) 838-3006. www.African-AmericanShakes.org

Pericles, Prince of Tyre @ Berkeley Rep

Shaping Sound @ Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Sandra Bernhard @ Bimbo’s The sapphic sardonic songstress performs music and comedy in her inimitable style. $45. 21+ 9pm. Also May 17. 1025 Columbus Ave. 474-0365. www.bimbos365club.com

Fri 17 Acid Test @ the Marsh Warren David Keith’s solo show, Acid Test: the Many Incarnations of Ram Dass, about the ‘60s guru, returns. Fri 8pm. Sat 5pm. Thru May 18. 1062 Valencia St. at 22nd. 282-3055. www.themarsh.org

Goapele @ Yoshi’s Traditional, smokey singer (like Nina Simone, Sade) performs. $30-$40. Thu-Sat 8pm & 10pm. Sun 7pm & 9pm; thru May 19. 1330 Fillmore St. 655-5600. www.yoshis.com

Obie Award-winning director Mark WingDavey revamps Shakespeare’s actionpacked seafaring drama full of knights, pirates, villains and kings. $29-$77. TueThu-Sat 8pm. Wed & Sun 7pm. Also Sat & Sun 2pm. Thru May 26. Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. at Shattuck. (510) 647-2949. www.BerkeleyRep.org

Radar Spectacle @ Verdi Club Fifth annual benefit for The Lab’s artist retreat, hosted by Ali Liebegott and Michelle Tea, with acts by Marga Gomez, Brontez Purnell Dance Company, Dia Dear, Mica Sigourney and Jesse Hewitt. $15-$25. 8pm. 2424 Mariposa St. www.verdiclub.com

Sat 18 Asia on Stage @ SOMArts Cultural Center GAPA Men’s Chorus and LIKHA Philipino Folk Ensemble perform Pilgrim, a music and dance theatre work that explores the lives of gay Asian immigrant farm workers in early 20th-century California. $20. 7pm. 934 Brannan St. www.likha.org www.somarts.org

Birds of a Feather @ NCTC, Fri 17

New & Classic Films @ Castro Theatre May 16: Happy Together (7pm) and Fallen Angels (8:55). May 17: Midnites for Maniacs presents The Bed News Bears (7:30), Gummo (9:30) and The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (11:30). May 18: Rear Window (2pm, 4:30, 7pm) and Body Double (9:10). May 21: Stoker (7pm) and Shadow of a Doubt (8:55). May 22: Milk (2pm,4:30pm, 7pm, 9:30pm). May 23: Black Swan (7pm) and Dancer in the Dark (9pm). $8.50-$12. 429 Castro St. 621-6120. www.castrotheatre.com

Dyke March Fundraiser @ Lexington Club Maxine Holloway hosts a dance party with the Hard French, Mango and Stay Gold DJs, performance by Sarah Bush Dance Project, raffle prizes galore, photo booth and lesbianic fun. $7 and up. 9pm-2am. 3158 Mission St. www.lexingtonclub.com

From Heather’s Mommies to Tango’s Daddies @ SF Public Library Subtitled The Evolution of Family Affirming Children’s Literature, exhibit curator Randall Tarpey-Schwed shares his unique collection of children’s books that portray gay or lesbian parents. Thru Aug. 1. Hormel Center, 3rd floor, 100 Larkin St. 557-4400. www.sfpl.org

If Gender is a Kind of Doing @ MCCLA Gallery Group exhibit of visual art exploring the constructions of female gender. $5-$10. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Thru May 25. Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St. 6435001. www.missionculturalcenter.org

Mascara @ Castro Country Club U-Phoria’s monthly drag show at the LGBT sober space take son Spirituality and her birthday! $3-$6. 10:30pm. 4058 18th St. www.castrocountryclub.org

NCLR Party @ City View, Metreon The National Center for Lesbian Rights’ 36th anniversary gala fundraiser, with hosts Kate Clinton and Kate Kendell; cocktails, wine, beer, food, DJ Olga, billiards, air hockey in the lounge. $90 and up. 8pm-12am. 4th St. at Mission. www.nclrights.org

New Exhibits @ Museum of Craft & Design Dogpatch warehouse is now a museum store, gallery and program space. Inaugural exhibitions are Michael Cooper: A Sculptural Odyssey, 1968-2001 and Arline Fisch, Creatures from the Deep. Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm. 2569 Third St. 773-0303. www.sfmcd.org

Rainbow Chamber Players @ St. Matthew’s Church A concert of chamber music by John Ireland, Francis Poulenc, Nicholas Pavkovic and Brahms. 6pm. 3281 16th St. at Dolores. www.bars-sf.org

Science Exhibits @ The Exploratorium Visit the fascinating science museum in its new Embarcadero location. Free-$25. Pier 15 at Embarcadero. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm (Thu night 6pm-10pm, 18+). 528-4893. www.exploratorium.edu

Samavesha @ Marin Headlands

Ross Mathews @ Regency Ballroom

Into the Sound, the ensemble’s popular annual “Cave Concert,” with acoustically amazing live music by Gamelan Sekar Jaya and other ensembles. $36-$116. 9:30pm. Hawk Hill Tunnel, Marin Headlands, Conzelman and McCullough roads, Sausalito. www.caveconcert.org

The extra-gay comic from Jay Leno’s Tonight Show performs Man Up! Tales of My Self Delusional Self-Confidence. $32-$35. 8pm. 1300 Van Ness Ave. 673-5716. www.theregencyballroom.com

Smuin Ballet @ YBCA

UnderCurrents @ SOMArts Cultural Center

The popular local modern ballet company performs repertory and new works by Helen Pickett and Darrell Grand Moultrie. $24-$70. Thu-Sat 8pm. Sat & Sun 2pm. Thru May 19. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St. (Also May 22-26 in Mountain View, with additional California

Lois Tema

tours). 556-5000. www.smuinballet.org

Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma @ The Hypnodrome

Birds of a Feather @ New Conservatory Theatre

Thrillpeddlers performs Scrumbly Koldewyn and Pam Tent’s new, full-length restored version of The Cockettes’ 1971 wacky drag musical comedy on the 42nd anniversary of the original production. Thu-Sat 8pm. Extended thru June 29. 575 10th St. at Bryant. (800) 838-3006. www.thrillpeddlers.com

Previews begin for Marc Acito’s comic play about Central Park Zoo’s gay penguins, Fifth Avenue hawks, and the silly human reactions to such flighty families. $22-$45. Wed-Sat8pm. Sun 2pm. Thru June 2. 25 Van Ness Ave, lower level. 861-8972. www.nctcsf.org

Smuin Ballet @ YBCA, Thu 16

The Fantastiks @ Mission Dolores Auditorium The longrunning musical about concocted romance and interfering parents is performed by the 16th Street Players. Free/ donations. Fri & Sat 7:30pm. Sat & Sun 3pm. Thru May 19. 3371 16th St. (650) 952-3021. www.16thstreetplayers.org

Hedwig and the Angry Inch @ Boxcar Theatre New local production of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s popular transgender rock operetta, with multiple actor-singers performing the lead, including Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, Jason Brock, Arturo Galster and Trixxie Carr. $25-$40. Wed-Sat 8pm. Also Sat 5pm. Extended with open-ended run. 505 Natoma St. 9672227. www.boxcartheatre.org

Beach Blanket Babylon @ Club Fugazi Musical comedy revue, now in its 35th year, with an ever-changing lineup of political and pop culture icons, all in gigantic wigs. Reg: $25-$130. Wed, Thu, Fri at 8pm. Sat 6:30, 9:30pm. Sun 2pm, 5pm. (Beer/wine served; cash only). 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd (Green St.). 4214222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com

Brews 4 Bikes @ Soma Streat Food Park Beer-licious fundraiser benefits SF Urban Riders and the McLaren Bike Park Project. Enjoy a mobile bar featuring 12 specialty beers. $30. 11am-5pm. 428 11th St. www.sfurbanriders.org

China’s Terracotta Warriors @ Asian art Museum The First Emperor’s Legacy, an exhibit of ten of the famous life-size sculptures of guards of China’s first emperor, and 100-plus other treasures from 2,200 years ago. Free-$22 ($10 Thu eves, 5pm-9pm). Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Thru May 27. 200 Larkin St. 581-3500. www.terracotta-warriors.asianart.org

UnderCurrents & The Quest for Space, a group exhibit of works by Asian American women about stereotypical depictions of Asian Americans. Tue-Fri 12pm-7pm Sat 12pm-5pm. Thru May 25. 934 Brannan St. 863-1414. www.somarts.org

Sun 19 Bay to Breakers @ Downtown to Ocean Beach The 102nd annual massive running event’s 50,000 participants (aka “drunk straight pride day”) interrupts traffic, features jerks peeing on your neighbor’s stoop, and raises funds for … something. 7am start at Howard St, to the Great Highway, Ocean Beach. www.baytobreakers.com

Girl With a Pearl Earring @ de Young Museum Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis, a touring exhibit of Dutch Masters paintings, drawing and etching; Thru June 2. Several other exhibits. $10-$25. Tue-Sun 9:30am5:15pm. (til 8:45pm Fridays) Thru Dec. 30. Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. 750-3600. www.famsf.org

Sunday’s a Drag @ Starlight Room Donna Sachet hosts the weekly fabulous brunch and drag show. $45. 11am, show at noon; 1:30pm, show at 2:30pm. 450 Powell St. in Union Square. 395-8595. www.harrydenton.com

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Asia on Stage @ SOMArts, Sat 18

Bjork @ Craneway Pavilion, Richmond The Icelandic art/pop music composersinger performs a special intimate in-the-round concert of music from her CD Biophilia. $75-$150. Also May 25 & 28. 8:30pm. 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond. www.ticketmaster.com

Celebrating Harvey Milk @ Books Inc. Jason Edward Black and Charles E. Morris III, editors of An Archive of Hope, the speeches, letters and writings of Harvey Milk, join Milk’s friends Frank Robinson and Daniel Nicoletta to discuss the book and Milk’s legacy. 7:30pm. 2275 Market St. www.booksinc.net

Migrating Archives @ GLBT History Museum

Vital Signs @ The Marsh

Funny Tuesdays @ Harvey’s

Aloson Whittaker’s solo show about her career as a nurse. $15-$450. Sundays, 7pm. Thru June 16. Upstairs Studio Theatre, 1062 Valencia St. 282-3055. www.themarsh.org

Ronn Vigh hosts the weekly LGBT and gayfriendly comedy night. One drink or menu item minimum. 9pm. 500 Castro St. at 18th. 431-HARV. www.harveyssf.com

Mon 20 Camile Rose Garcia @ Walt Disney Museum New exhibit of Goth interpretations of the Alice in Wonderland story. Thru Nov 3. Also, see biographical exhibits about Walt Disney, early sketches and ephemera from historic Disney movies. Frequent lectures and film screenings. $5-$20. 104 Montgomery St., The Presidio. www.waltdisney.org

California Native Plant Bloom @ Botanical Gardens Seasonal flowering of hundreds of species of native wildflowers in a century-old grove of towering Coast Redwoods. Free$15. Daily thru May 15. Golden Gate Park. 6612-1316. www.SFBotanicalGarden.org

Porchlight Readings @ Verdi Club

Giuliano Bekor, Piotr Perski @ Geras Tousignant Gallery Two intimate exhibits; Perski’s panoramic Bay Area and Barcelona landscapes, and Bekor’s small golden male nude photos and chariot collection, Odyssey. Exhibits thru June 10 & 19. RSVP in advance required. 433 and 437 Pacific Ave. 986-1647. www.gtfineart.com

Pinhole Photo Show @ Rayko Gallery Fourth biennial juried group exhibit, with featured artist Jo Babcock, of traditionallymade modern prints. Tue-Thu 10am-10pm. Fri-Sun 10am-8pm. Thru May 25. 428 3rd St. 495-3773. www.raykophotocenter.com

Travis Jensen @ Genlser Exhibit of arresting black and white street portraits by the photographer are exhibited at the design firms’ offices. Thru June 29. 2 Harrison St., #400. 433-3700. travisjensenphoto.com www.gensler.com

Kitchen Confidential, tasty tales from current and former restaurant workers and bartenders Richie Nakano, Mary Ladd, Ali Liebegott, David Lynch (not the film director), Telmo Faria and Jill Vice. $10-$20. 7pm. 2424 Mariposa St. www.verdiclub.com

Beat Memories: Photographs of Allen Ginsberg @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

An Archive of Hope @ SF Public Library

Eve Ensler @ Grace Cathedral Books Inc. presents the playwright, author and activist who discusses her new memoir. $25 includes a signed first edition of her new book In the Body of the World. 7pm. Gresham Hall, 1100 California St. www.booksinc.net

Spencer Day @ Feinstein’s, Thu 23

Bjork @ Craneway Pavilion, Wed 22

Thu 23

Tue 21 Jason Edward Black and Charles E. Morris III, editors of An Archive of Hope, the speeches letters and writings of Harvey Milk, join Milk’s friends Frank Robinson and Daniel Nicoletta to discuss the book and Milk’s legacy. 6pm. Hormel Center, 3rd floor, 100 Larkin St. www.sfpl.org

Migrating Archives: LGBT Delegates From Collections Around the World features historical items from nearly a dozen countries and archives, each showcasing an archive of prominent LGBT persons. Special Harvey Milk exhibits and free admission and tours May 22 (Milk’s birthday). $5. Reg hours Mon & Wed-Sat 11am-7pm. Sun 12pm5pm. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistorymuseum.org

An Archive of Hope @ SF Public Library, Tue 21 & Celebrating Harvey Milk @ Books Inc., Wed 22

Wed 22 Butterflies & Blooms @ Conservatory of Flowers Popular exhibit transforms the floral gallery into a fluttering garden with 20 species of butterflies and moths. Free-$7. Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm. Thru Oct. 20. 100 JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park. 831-2090. www.conservatoryofflowers.org

New exhibit of vintage prints taken by gay Beat poet of his friends Jack Kerouac and others. Curator talk and musical performance arrangement of Ginsberg’s poem “America,” May 23, 7pm ($10-$20). Thru Sept. 8. Also, Kehinde Wiley’s The World Stage: Israel, a series of vibrant portraits of Middle Eastern and African men, created by the gay artist. Thru May 27. Free (members)-$12. Thu-Tue 11am-5pm (Thu 1pm-8pm) 736 Mission St. 655-7800. www.thecjm.org

Comedy Bodega @ Esta Noche The weekly LGBT and indie comic stand-up night. This week, Mark Davis headlines with Lydia Popovich. Marga Gomez hosts. 8pm-9:30pm. 3079 16th St. at Mission. www.comedybodega.com

Spencer Day @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko The celebrated local pianist-singer-composer performs music from his new CD The Mystery of You, and selections from his prior albums. $55-$75. 8pm. Also May 24 (8pm) & 25 (7pm). Hotel Nikko lobby, 222 Mason St. (855) 636-4556. www.ticketweb.com

Without Reality There Is No Utopia @ YBCA Group exhibit/installation of politicallythemed art focusing on the clash of Capitalism/Communism, propaganda/ disinformation, financial lies and truths, and other global issues. Free/$10. Thru June 2. 701 Mission St. 979-2787. www.ybca.org

To submit event listings, email jim@ebar.com. Deadline is each Thursday, a week before publication. For more bar and nightlife events, go to www.bartabsf.com

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24 • Bay Area Reporter • May 16-22, 2013

Time to gear up!

by Scott Brogan

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t’s almost time for the “summer camp for kinksters,” the one and only GearUp Weekend. The weekend’s events begin on July 11, which is a scant two months away. That might seem far off to some, but it’s not. What with Pride coming up, it’s easy to forget what lies beyond. GearUp Weekend is the perfect way to head into July, ending the month with the Up Your Alley Street Fair here in SF. Now in its third year, GearUp Weekend has become a huge success. It’s also unique. As they put it: “GearUp Weekend is an annual retreat where the next generation of kinky/ kink-curious guys and weathermen can socialize with, learn from, and play with other men of all ages in a safe and friendly environment. Our goal is to create a sex-positive community in the San Francisco Bay Area that welcomes all men, including trans men, of all levels of experience.” Although the weekend starts on July 11, you don’t need to attend all days from Thurs. through Sun. You can come up Fri. or Sat. and still enjoy the benefits the weekend has to offer. The price of the weekend includes food and alcohol. We all know how both of those can add up quickly. The GearUp organization is focused on “older” guys bringing younger guys into the scene by helping, mentoring, or simply just being there. The young men I’ve spoken to about the annual weekend and the monthly play parties have nothing but great things to say. Words I hear are “welcoming,” “relaxed,” “consensual,” “hot” and “fun.” The weekend also features classes like “Introduction to Kink,” a formal fetish dinner, and a tongue-in-cheek (or is that tongue-between-thecheeks?) runway show for attendees to show off their gear. Did I mention that you can walk around naked all over the grounds? You can! Where are the grounds? They’re at the Sarasota Springs Resort in Clear Lake, CA. A ride-share program is available, as are discounts and specials for anyone under 35, as well as for students and active-duty military. All the details can be found at www.gearupweekend.com. Coming up in June is their “Black is the New Pink” play party on Pink Saturday. It’s kind of an “anti-pink party” event for those who might be tired of all the Skittles and rainbows that permeate Pride Weekend. Not that any of that is a bad thing, but sometimes it’s a bit much. Info on that can also be found at www.gearupweekend.com. Their play parties are held in the play space at Mr. S Leather, and unlike the GearUp Weekend, the monthly parties are substance-free (no booze or drugs). They provide lots of refreshments and, of course, equipment for all manner of scenes. So be sure to make time for the GearUp events, especially the weekend in July. You won’t be disappointed. and you might just make some new and fun friends. Daddy’s Barbershop Leather: I recently sat down with Tony Delfino, First Runner-Up to Mr. SF Leather 2013 and the current and first Mr. Daddy’s Barbershop Leather. He explained to me the impetus behind the new title, and what’s in store for the future.

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psychologist Bruno Bettelheim once denounced as too frightening for children. (Thereafter, Sendak referred to the good doctor as “that creep.”) This modest, short-term exhibition displays drawings, watercolors and lithographs along-

Jordan, Some Men Photography

The playroom at GearUp Weekend at the Sarasota Springs Resort in Clear Lake, CA, is primed and ready for action.

Daddy’s Barbershop

Mr. Daddy’s Barbershop Leather Tony Delfino poses in front of Daddy’s Barbershop in the Castro.

Scott Brogan

Mr. SF Leather 2013 Andy Cross surrounded by his Mr. Powerhouse brothers the night he won the Powerhouse title.

The official title is Mr. Daddy’s Barbershop Leather. Mr. Daddy’s Leather was not an option due to its association with Daddy’s Bar (now 440) in the Castro. The owners of Daddy’s Barbershop, Arlen Lasater and Jeff Cilone, were looking to sponsor a candidate for Mr. SF Leather on a regular basis. As an employee of The Eagle, Tony didn’t feel right competing for the Powerhouse or Edge titles (The Eagle had already appointed Marcus Alston as Mr. Eagle Leather 2013), so when Mr. SF Leather 2010 Darren Bondy introduced Tony to Arlen and Jeff, everything fell into place. Going forward, the guys at Daddy’s Barbershop and Tony are thinking of having a type of contest each year. They’re definitely going to sponsor

someone on a regular basis. If they have a contest, it will be different from what we’re accustomed to. Tony is spearheading the Leather Bomb nights. These nights entail leather/kink men meeting at a bar in their gear, and then going as a group to non-gear/leather bars. The purpose is not to cause trouble, but to expose our community to those who might want to explore and learn but are afraid to. So far, the outreach has been successful. IML or bust! Good luck to Andy Cross, our Mr. SF Leather 2013! He just had his send-off party this past weekend at The Powerhouse. Andy will compete for International Mr. Leather this Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. I hope that in my next column I will have the pleasant task of relaying the title coming back to San Francisco. No pressure, Andy! We have our fingers crossed – but never legs!t

side less-than-scintillating comments from celebrities opining on Sendak. So what connection, you may ask, does the cantankerous master of children’s night terrors have with Disney, the purveyor of soft-edged, sentimental, family-friendly entertainments? (OK, I, too, never fully recovered from the demise of Bambi’s mother.) The museum

is mounting the show because of Sendak’s boy crush on Mickey Mouse, a love affair that reached its peak when the author saw Fantasia at 12, and reportedly decided right then and there to become an illustrator. Lore has it that Sendak wrote Walt and asked to be adopted so that he could be Mickey’s little brother. Now that’s devotion. (May 23-July 7)t

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Raging Stallion

Benjamin Godfre puts Shawn Wolfe’s face in firing range in Raging Stallion’s Oh My Godfre.

Cock magnetism by John F. Karr

n intense, classic jack-off locks together seductive stud Shawn Wolfe and master of enticement Benjamin Godfre in a keeper scene from Godfre’s mainstream film debut, Oh My Godfre. Heterosexual Godfre first showed up in 2008, as an excellent clothes and fitness model, who projected with natural ease a strong masculinity and irresistible desirability – aided by a fine physique, thick eyelashes on come-hither, doe eyes, and boyish face with a sultry-slutty expression. Soon, however, he found his true calling. He’s a Cocktease. A top-of-the-line exhibitionist, he’s made a career of modeling his cock. He kept it from view from quite some time, while always promising to expose it. He led us pantingly on for many months before showing its outline inside wet briefs, and then more clearly through gauze, mesh, and various kinds of see-thru. Then there were online jpgs of him jacking off, followed by webcam cockery – with orgasm! I thought that might cap our collusion with his cock, but he’s such a compelling show-off that he sailed right on, teasing and taunting. But would he make porn? Gay porn? Oh, yes, he would. In a str8guy way. Godfre’s got a directing credit on the 90-minute Raging Stallion collection of shorts, but I’m pretty sure it’s similarly-billed Chris Ward and

Classical Barbra

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ciation is clear, breathing exceptional, and the basic warmth of the voice irresistible. The first two tracks, Debussy’s “Beau Soir” and Canteloube’s beloved lullaby “Brezairola” from Songs of the Auvergne, show Streisand to best advantage. In both, she sings with such intimacy that it feels as though she’s making love to the microphone, and to us in turn. Her tone is so warm, so sexy, so sweet and smooth. So what if she and her arranger change some of the timing in “Beau Soir” to make it sound more pop-like? It’s still a wonderful sing. Yet, as the album continues with one slow, lyrical track after the other, there’s a sense that Streisand is resisting her natural impulse to let go. Often, as she rises in her range, the sound is unmistakably that of Barbra the belter. But the belting is held in check, very much in check, so

Tony Dimarco who’ve done such a swell job of capturing his essential best. The videography by Steve Cruz and Mr. Dimarco is great, slavering slowly over some mighty fine cock. Godfre deserves the professional cinematic treatment that Raging Stallion provides, and even the music by minor9 is swell, some barebones drum-and-bass that’s low-key sexy. Godfre’s first seen skateboarding in the buff down Castro Street. It’s a momentary treat. This makes him horny (us, too), so he ducks into a building for an intense JO. I like the way he sees us watching him, and watches us, until the imperatives of his cock draw his gaze back down to the meat of the matter. So the opening shot’s been fired pretty hard. Up next is the still-entertaining penis of Paddy O’Brian, who jacks off while Godfre pretends to direct him. That’s not too intrusive, but gets comic, especially when Godfre calls, “Quiet on the set!” and “Rolling!” before yelling “Action!” and skedaddling out of sight so that Paddy’s prime prick can fill the screen. I distracted myself momentary by thinking of the peculiar situation: here are two str8 guys who make their living selling cock to gay boys. What a world. Godfre’s second jack-off depicts RS photographer Kent Taylor prepping him for another solo. It’s padding, but their byplay is sorta interesting, and Taylor makes it seem spontaneous. I was thankful when the actual sex took over, though,

and enjoyed this second cum-quest with the star. And then we get to the real meat of the matter, the super swell finale. When a performer doesn’t show for a shoot, “director” Godfre drafts setworker Shawn Wolfe into action – like it was 42nd St. “Do ya think you can do it?” “I’ll try.” Wolfe (currently an RS Exclusive) is a rising star. He’s self-composed and attractive, with a muscled physique that’s furred with light gold hair, and a cock that’s shiny even before it’s lubed. He’s a screen natural, intense and focused. His jack-off is pretty arousing. Godfre certainly thinks so, and walks into view baring his boner. “This is kinda unprofessional,” he confides, but he joins in. The distance he at first maintains soon dribbles away, as cock magnetism draws him tight up to Wolfe. Sure, I thought, this is how a str8 guy jacks off: staring at another guy’s dick. Yet the transaction’s not a false one. Godfre’s exhibiting, in deluxe manner, and Wolfe’s getting off on it big-time, each egging the other one on. Wolfe’s expression is so sexy – he’s mesmerized by Godfre’s cock, suffused with desire. He dares Godfre to cum on his face. Godfre’s game, and gives him what he wants. Godfre flaunts a solo so well that I’m hoping he doesn’t have penetrative sex with a guy. Not even getting a blow job. This kind of quality cocktease shouldn’t be traduced by what many would see as a natural progression. The self-love he shows for his cock, and his sexy skill at selling it to us, are all I ask. www.RagingStallion.comt

in check that for those who already know what can be done with these songs, the renditions frequently become mono-dimensional and monotonous. You keep wanting Barbra to do more, both vocally and emotionally, but she goes only so far. A good share of responsibility for the album’s shortcomings lies with its producer and arranger, Claus Ogerman. Ogerman not only conducts the Columbia Symphony Orchestra on eight of the 12 tracks, but also provides piano accompaniment for the remaining four. Has a professional musician ever provided a more singsong, plodding, and deadly accompaniment to Schumann’s exquisite “Mondnacht,” or a more un-liquid clatter under Schubert’s “Auf dem Wasser zu singen?” To the extent that Ogerman encouraged Streisand to sing as he played and conducted, without nuance, rubato, and other hallmarks of the artistry she brought to her Broadway repertoire, and

to replace dreaminess for feeling, he deserves castigation. Is it any wonder that two of his pianoaccompanied songs, Schubert’s delightful “An Sylvia” and the aforementioned “Auf dem Wasser zu singen,” are here published for the first time? Then there is the engineering. You can hear the sound of the limiter kicking in an attempt to legislate lethargy every time Barbra got going. It’s also humorous to hear the differences in the electronically altered acoustic for Handel’s “Dank sei Dir, Herr” and Ogerman’s pseudo-classical song “I Loved You.” But when all is said and done, how can you not love the high sweetness that Streisand brings to Orff ’s “In trutina” (Carmina Burana), or the beauty of her Vocalise in Fauré’s oft-heard Pavane? Classical Barbra may not represent Streisand at her best, but so much of it is so lovely and daring that it’s hard not to embrace her effort.t

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Wagner’s fairies by Tim Pfaff

he Wagner Year without The Fairies would be an opportunity lost. Die Feen, in the composer’s apt words a “grand romantic opera,” written in 1833 when he was 20 and revised the following year for a production that did not materialize, has never found traction, particularly on this side of the Atlantic. Its latest recording, a superb new release (Oehms Classics) in the Frankfurt Opera’s series of Wagner operas under its music director Sebastian Weigle, taken from live concert performances, could bring back to the repertoire a work no previous recording has been able to resurrect. A few measures into the work’s bracing Overture, it’s clear that this is a performance – and music – to reckon with. There’s an arresting, unflagging zest to the music-making, and the opera’s three substantial acts race by. The challenge is not to sit through this Die Feen, but rather to stay sitting during it. It’s full-tilt, if not full-strength Wagner. The audible influences of opera composers from Mozart to Marschner abound in the score, but the originality of Wagner is everywhere. Among the foreshadowings of the great operas to come are musical motifs associated with the various characters. Everything, of course, is writ large.

That may partially explain why the work went unperformed until six years after the composer’s death. Although the work of an apprentice composer, the sheer scale of its ambition is already “Wagnerian.” The scenes shift, epically, between fairy gardens and magnificent palaces to a wasteland and “a terrible chasm in the underworld.” The vocal writing, for 10 principals and large chorus, is taxing, and the orchestral writing is intricate and effects-laden. Once Wagner and his henchwoman Cosima placed the work outside the so-called Bayreuth canon – the 10 operas that are the exclusive fare of the theater they built for festival performances – the work’s fate was pretty much sealed. Wagner gave the original manuscript to his great gay patron, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and somehow it ended up in the hands of none other than Adolf Hitler, with whom, it is assumed, it was incinerated. Wagner wrote the libretto, drawing primarily on two Italian plays, but borrowing freely from the Orpheus myth and Norse legend. The plot revolves around Prince Arindal and Ada, a fairy (or in some recountings, “half-fairy”). In a hunting accident that prefigures Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten, the prince sees Ada in the form of a doe, follows her into the fairy kingdom where she is transformed into a woman, whom

that Ada has been transformed into a terrible child-murderess. The illusion disappears, but it is too late; Arindal curses Ada, and she is turned to stone. Completely overcome, Arindal loses his mind.” In the final act it’s music itself (and love, of course) that redeems. Arindal picks up a lyre whose strains, plus a big patch of heroic singing, free Ada from the stone – a happier ending than Orpheus’. Weigle and his

musicians make it all irresistible. The conductor is a Wagner natural, and it’s gratifying news that he’s currently folding not only Die Feen, but also Das Liebesverbot and Rienzi, which followed, into Frankfurt’s Wagner birth bicentennial repertoire. By the time he’s done with them, they just might stick. It’s not wild fancy to think that Katharina Wagner’s recent speculation that the Festspiel itself might perform the early operas (though not in the hallowed Festspielhaus) might owe to her experience doing Wagner with Weigle. There’s not a famous name in the cast, but neither is there anything like a weak link. The singing is alert and masterly all round, and dispatched with an intensity you have to admire in singers who likely will never have a chance to repeat their demanding roles. Among the singers you might know, Burkhard Fritz is an ardent, golden-voiced Arindal; Michael Nagy a mellifluous, inviting Morald; and Tamara Wilson a simply stunning Ada. Her big second-act scene, which Birgit Nilsson favored, would have stopped any show except one with this forward propulsion. At the beginning of Act III, there’s a huge, a cappella ensemble scene for solo voices and full chorus, with dense dramatic harmonies, that’s pure musical wizardry from all involved, only starting with Wagner.t

the Cantata proves a somewhat satisfying curiosity with clear insights to the composer’s incubating thoughts about scoring, and his growing understanding of the power of the human voice. There is too much fuss, repetition, and really dreadful text to give the lamenting work much more than an informative scholarly appeal. Actual performance poses a rather daunting challenge. Fearless leader to the fore! If anyone could keep the choral canonization of an unfairly badmouthed historical figure relevant, it has to be MTT, and he came pretty close to succeeding. With a crew of mostly adept soloists, an obviously well-rehearsed San Francisco Symphony Chorus (Ragnar Bohlin, director) and committed orchestral forces, the Cantata made many beautiful points along the way. The early intimations of the opera Fidelio were particularly appealing, and the heftiness of the choruses lent excitement to a rather leaden piece that ultimately sinks under the excessive weight of its own goals. The evening opened on a much lighter note with Bohlin’s charming arrangement for chorus of the song Adelaide. Week one and concert program two of the Project was crowned by a SFS co-commissioned work that couldn’t have been written without Beethoven, Absolute Jest by John Adams. Premiered during the orchestra’s 2012 American Mavericks festival, Jest has been reworked and greatly improved to make a much more cogent statement about Beethoven, and also a more satisfying example of Adams’ unique genius and wit. The St. Lawrence String Quartet was on hand to anchor the references in the piece, and to make some fun of their own amidst all the surrounding orchestral hoopla. The inspiration borrowed from the scherzos of the late Beethoven quartets was wonderfully apparent within the amusing framework by Adams. Absolute Jest is now an absolute keeper (it was recorded for future release on the SFS Media label), doing both Adams and the long shadow of Beethoven proud. The concert also included a fine rendition by tenor Michael Fabiano and pianist John Churchwell of

Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte. Fabiano’s strong, pliant and pleasing voice gave credibility to the ardent words of the song cycle To the Distant Beloved. The evening concluded with a crisp and buoyant Symphony No. 4, only partially marred by a false fire alarm that conveniently went off between movements. It gave rise to some good-natured clowning by both MTT and the audience. The maestro even managed a decent little buckand-wing. How could the night end without a standing ovation? The unanimous standing O that followed the final Missa solemnis performance in the Beethoven Project was far more hard-earned. Starting with a massive orchestra, pinpointed by a wonderful violin solo from Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik, the rich and beautifully articulated sections of the SFS Chorus, and a quartet of dream-casted vocal soloists, MTT had all the tools for a suitably memorable finale. More than setting the parts in motion, however, he managed to show a fresh interpretive approach to a complicated and daunting score. There was lovely attention to detail, but there was never any doubt that the conductor had the big picture in mind. What a deeply moving and transcendent meditation it turned out to be. Beethoven wasn’t a church man, and he probably wasn’t a god man, either, but there is spiritual intensity and raw humanity in the Missa solemnis, and MTT mined it with a gentle and firm hand. Radiant soprano Laura Claycomb, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (her career is justifiably growing by leaps and bounds; be sure to catch her in San Francisco Opera’s Mary Magdalene in June), tenor Michael Fabiano (another young career to watch) and sonorous bass-baritone Shenyang all contributed to tremendous effect. It was an emotionally exhausting night that started with a fine performance of selections from the Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli. This was a welcome chance to hear more of Ragnar Bohlin’s SFS Chorus in action. It also created something of a historical context for the Beethoven Mass. Church music certainly expanded with Beethoven, and the Beethoven Project delivered the goods.t

Collection Tim Pfaff

Composer Richard Wagner as a cross-dresser, which he was.

he marries. The thing is – and here comes Lohengrin – he is forbidden to inquire about her identity. Things go so well for the couple that, predictably, he asks her name and is banished from the fairy kingdom. And then the opera begins. One bit of plot synopsis hints at the larger story. Reunited after eight years of Arindal’s pursuit of Ada, “They face a difficult test: magic from the fairy realm makes Arindal believe

SF Symphony

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Beethoven’s beginnings were nothing if not ambitious. The obscure Cantata on the Death of the Emperor Joseph II is an excellent example of a young mind fairly bursting with ideas. In relation to the Missa solemnis,

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