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Subject: National Endowment for the Arts

  • 100 years at John's Grill

    By John Geluardi San Franciscans donned their hats and spats last night to honor the anniversary of John’s Grill, which has been serving up steaks, martinis and literary intrigue for 100 years. Outside the restaurant a jazz band played period tunes while San Franciso’s A-listers arrived to pay their respects to the city institution. Former state senate leader John Burton, state Senator Mark Leno and former city mayors Willie Brown and Frank Jordan stopped by to mingle with the city’

    November 14, 2008
  • Aisle Seat

    March 8, 1995
  • Aisle Seat

    June 14, 1995
  • Art Attack

    July 5, 1995
  • Dog Bites

    October 25, 1995
  • Dog Bites

    March 27, 1996
  • The Year of Living the Fantasy

    How to chase your dream job this year

    January 16, 2008
  • Adams vs. Glass

    Two contemporary music giants descend upon the Bay

    September 5, 2007
  • They Stand Alone

    September 13, 2006
  • The Tipping Point

    July 4, 2007
  • Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

    August 23, 2006
  • Our critics weigh in on local theater

    August 16, 2006
  • The Mary Magdalene Story

    August 9, 2006
  • Only Disconnect

    A long-simmering play about the ties that bind tells us nothing new

    October 26, 2005
  • Kees to the City

    The mysterious obsession with Weldon Kees, poet, polymath, and icon of San Francisco bohemianism

    July 27, 2005
  • The Kids All Write

    A new anthology argues that reading and writing still matter

    May 25, 2005
  • Cut-Up

    October 27, 2004
  • Orphans of Beauty

    June 2, 2004
  • To Sun Ra With Love

    The Hinds brothers make art about -- and inspired by -- Saturn's most influential musician

    April 30, 2003
  • She's Back

    January 15, 2003
  • After the Series, Mumm's the Word

    Bubbly and baseball, plus a quirky collection of 78 RPM records

    October 23, 2002
  • Angels in Afghanistan

    A controversial, uneven, and eerily timely production at the Berkeley Rep

    May 1, 2002
  • House Of Tudor

    Horror-hop DJs, soup-spewing actresses, and prickly peared singers

    October 17, 2001
  • Beyond Bozo

    A little levity can soothe tragic times, and San Francisco's Clown Conservatory has a new generation of entertainers eager to provide it

    September 26, 2001
  • Shut Up and Love Me

    March 21, 2001
  • A Sense of Discovery

    March 21, 2001
  • Digging Up Roots

    How Chris Strachwitz sparked a music revolution by releasing obscure, vernacular music

    October 11, 2000
  • Artjournalism

    Bruce Conner, the greatest artist you don't know, uses our Peter Byrne for image-honing purposes. We use Conner to get you to pick up the paper.

    September 13, 2000
  • Enema of the State

    March 8, 2000
  • Church and State

    March 1, 2000
  • Airing Old Secrets

    Flags tell the stories of Chinese paper sons and daughters

    February 2, 2000
  • Rock Em! Sock Em! Sue Em!

    September 1, 1999
  • Classical Discord

    For three decades, Mariedi Anders has used Old World grace and negotiating acumen to create significant American careers for serious European musicians. Now, the doyenne of West Coast classical music agents faces a new challenge: the globalization of the

    September 3, 1997
  • Duck!

    March 5, 1997
  • Making Good

    August 2, 1995
  • Porn and Perverts: Are Stimulus Funds Showered on 'Stimulating' Art?

    ​That paragon of quality news reporting, Fox, ran a story on its Web site today about two local arts organizations that  received federal stimulus funding for "...Saturday night 'pervert' revues and the airing of pornographic horror films at art houses in San Francisco." The two organizations in question are CouterPULSE and Frameline. The National Endowment for the Arts received $80 billion of the $787 billion stimulus package. Of that $80 million, CounterPULSE received $25,000 and Framel

    July 31, 2009