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The best karaoke in San Francisco.

I saw Mitski play a tiny club last year, and she’s absurdly great. Intense, anxious, and poetic new artist.

KinkFest is an annual, 3 day event celebrating sexual diversity, bdsm, fetish and leather communities. There are numerous educational classes, evening play parties, and a large vendor mall filled with…

Join us in celebration and appreciation of employers paving the way on LGBTQ equality. Be a part of the movement for fair and equal workplaces in every community, every county and every corner of this…

Networking and speakers, including myself. :D
Should be a fun time. Maybe Squarespace will sponsor my podcast… lol.

This is put on by some friends, and it’s INCREDIBLE. Take it from me, and I’m not even attracted to dudes. There’s hilarity, intrigue, feats of strength, and general burlesque goodness. You’ll laugh, …

Failed Films is the guts, the glory, the gasping agonal breaths. It’s that sneaking suspicion that there’s something more out there, just beyond your reach. That thing you didn’t know you needed, but …

No idea if this’ll be any good or not. But hey, Prometheus wasn’t entirely terrible. Let’s find out!

The NonfictioNOW Conference is a regular gathering of over 400 nonfiction writers, teachers, and students from around the world in an effort to explore the past, present, and future of nonfiction. Pan…

What I know about Low is that I once fell into a near-asleep, near-trance state while seeing them at the Metro in Chicago.

What I (think) I know about Mono is that they are punishing and awesome. …

Queer storytelling bliss. I’m one of the storytellers this go-round, but expect bawdy tales, a lot of laughter, and some tears. Really fun and special.

Open Source Bridge is an annual conference focused on building open source community and citizenship through four days of technical talks, hacking sessions, and collaboration opportunities. Participan…

I’m hosting a launch party of sorts for my latest project, the Liberty Foundation, at my friend Kate Bingaman-Burt’s new studio in New New Crusher Court. I’ll be there to answer questions about the fo…

Her Own Wings is a gallery show of femme representations of our city, by female-identified Portland artists. Featuring contributions from Meg Hunt, Marlowe Dobbe, Molly Mendoza, Elsa Lang, Cate Andrew…

Marika Hackman files- listen to her albums wherever you request sound. Really, reallt melancholically delightful.

An experimental festival for independent artists and creators who work on the internet.