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bartabsf.com ✶ December 2010 ✶ Vol. 1 #

ingredients ★ December 2010 ★

Toys R Us Page 4 Three Wise Gays Page 6 Yule Tales Page 8 DJ List: Bear Z. Bub Page 10 Judy. Judy: Connie Page 12 Holidaze Page 14 On the Tab: December Pages 18-28 BARchive: Rainbow Christmas Page 30 Read more stories online at www.bartabsf.com ✶ On the Cover: Jorge Vieto, Jr, Stu Smith and Suppositori Spelling don their gay apparel.

Photo: Jose Guzman-Colon. See page 6.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Editor: Jim Provenzano • Art Director: Kurt Thomas Designer: Scott King • General Manager: Michael Yamashita Advertising Sales: David McBrayer, Colleen Small, Scott Wazlowski Contributors: Matt Baume, Heather Cassell, Dr. Jack Fritscher, Michael McAllister, Ronn Vigh Photography: Rick Gerharter, Jose Guzman-Colon, Georg Lester, Jim Provenzano, Rich Stadtmiller, Steven Underhill BARtab is published by Benro Enterprises, Inc. Publisher: Thomas E. Horn Benro Enterprises, Inc. 395 Ninth Street • San Francisco CA 94103 • (415) 861-5019 Member of the National Gay Newspaper Guild National Advertising Representative: Rivendell Media (212) 242-6863

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A Santa-filled Marlena’s, left and below; Michael Brandon, (above, left) at Club 1220.

• by Jim Provenzano

f you find yourself lacking in Christmas spirit, you should definitely stop by Marlena’s, Hayes Valley’s historic gay bar (488 Hayes St.), where Marlena (Garry McLain, Empress 25) annually brings out his hundreds of tiny and plussized Santa Claus toys, dolls and figurines in every garb imaginable. Parties through the holiday season take on a festive tone, nodding to the pre-Christian eggnog-laden variation of this iconic daddy bear.

All those Santas should inspire you to give gifts to deserving ones, including under-privileged kiddies.

Sandy “Mama” Reinhart and her Family of volunteers have been collecting new unwrapped toys for local kids for years.

The toys and cash donations Photos: Rich Stadtmiller go to two main organizations; Operation Dream, which works year-round with disadvantaged youth, and Sunburst Projects, which has been providing family support services, including Camp Sunburst, the nation’s first therapeutically designed summer camp program for HIV/AIDS children and their families.

You really owe it to yourself to go shopping for some mystery recipient. It’s fun to relive the thrill of picking out a toy, and more fun to stop by the host bars through the season. www.mamasfamily.org ✸

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Dec. 4: Santa Slave Auction @ Turf Club Alameda Co. Leather Corps presents “Santa’s Slave Auction” at 6:30 pm; 22519 Main St., Hayward.

Dec. 5: Scary Santa Competition @ The Edge Mark Paladini hosts a toy drive with a beer bust, raffles, X-rated Christmas cookie decorating.

4pm-8pm. 4149 18th St. Dec. 9: Heartbeat @ Trigger Kelly Rivera Hart makes happy hour a lot happier by collecting toys for the kids, with live entertainers.

5pm-8pm. 2338 Market St. Dec. 1: Trailer Trash Girls @ Marlena’s Hilarious holiday drag show. 488 Hayes St.7pm.

Dec. 12: Christmas Toy Drive @ Club 1220, Walnut Creek Enjoy food, dancing, a raffle, porn dude Michael Brandon as Santa, cute elves, drag acts with Holotta Tymes and friends. 8pm-2am. 1220 Pine St. Dec. 12: Sundance Saloon @ Space 550 Enjoy two-stepping at the annual Country holiday party. $5.

5pm-10:30pm. 550 Barneveld Ave.

Dec. 18: Holiday Party at Bolt, Mr. Bolt Jeremy Willis throws a toy drive. 2560 Boxwood St., Sacramento.

Dec. 18: Christmas Party @ Turf Club Jessica Avalon hosts a party at the East Bay club. 22519 Main St · Hayward. ✸

Toy drop-off locations also include: Body, 450 Castro St., Chaps, 4057 18th St., The Edge, 4149 18th St., The Mix, 4086 18th St. and Phantom, 516 Castro St.

• by Jim Provenzano

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ur three holiday cover models could not appear more different. And yet, they share a few similarities. Their diverse experiences, which led them to San Francisco and the LGBT community, have inspired them to give back in unique ways.

Our Santa, Stu Smith, has been a name in the local bar business scene for decades. Yet his evolution as an out gay man took a while.

Born in San Francisco, but raised in Palo Alto, Smith had been a Silicon Valley CEO, until one day in his 30s, still closeted, “I just couldn’t go to work anymore. I had been suppressing my homosexuality for a long time.” Smith opened a few bars with various names, including Zots and Harpoon Louie’s.

Befriending David Kopay and Armistead Maupin in the 1970s helped Smith come out over the years. He became an importer-wholesaler for beer companies, and helped others open restaurants around the Bay Area.

Yet his drinking and drug use became problematic.

“When I was drunk, I would be openly gay, so I got more drunk. Then I got sober and seriously started coming out.”

Now 70, Smith, who is dating a younger man in his 20s, sees the decades of change in gay culture, and agrees that while the Bay Area is a comfortable home for older gay men, the missing thousands who died of AIDS leaves a gap.

After testing HIV-positive 25 years ago, volunteering for the then-new Shanti “was one of the greatest experiences of my life,” said Smith. “The non-profit world then didn’t have the experience with marketing and other business work, so I started helping out.” Smith was asked to be on the boards 6 BAR★TAB • bartabsf.com • December 2010

photo: Jose Guzman-Colon

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of several nonprofits, including UCSF and the Richmond-Ermet AIDS Foundation.

Getting PSAs (public service announcements) produced for nonprofits led him to start his own cable show, which allowed access to wider audiences.

Now in its third year, Smith’s The Drag Show regularly interviews local crossdressing talents.

“I want to show the impact of drag culture, in particular, San Francisco, which goes back to the Barbary Coast gold rush. Even then, everybody knew what was going on. These days, I meet people who are creative and daring. They’re really performance artists.”

Suppositori Spelling, our Mrs. Claus this month, has been a performance artist for most of this decade at countless nightclub and bars. Currently hosting the weekly Cocktailgate at Truck for three years (the 3rd annversary is December 19), Spelling continues to combine irreverent shows while giving new drag talents a chance.

Trudy Va was Jarred, aka Spaz’s original drag name in 1997, “Back at the old Polk Gulch,” he said of his early roots. 2001 brought him back from Los Angeles with his more Hollywood-style drag name.

While his Placerville family is divided between loving and “not quite getting” his drag work, his gift to a cousin’s wedding was a drag show in her honor.

“She’s really into burlesque and wore a red dress to her own wedding.”

Asked about his transition from wild guest star to show host, Spelling said that after “having lived in London for a year and a half, and performed at theatre festivals, people take you a bit more seriously when you have a few more serious gigs on your resume.”

Having learned what to do and what not to do

in clubs, Spelling started working at Truck and subsequently started Cocktailgate.

“I like to nurture young talent, like at Guerilla Drag, where queens can workshop numbers,” he said.

“There are no rules or expectations. We’re just doing it for fun, originally with three-hour-long shows.

Now, that’s changed!”

Spelling’s “sloppy-on-purpose” theme has worked, “as long as we don’t break anything.” His larger group numbers at street fairs are often collaborative works where, Spelling said, “I help them focus on doing a crowd-pleaser, or pair people up with a song, because we often have a time limit I call it micro-tranaging the talent.”

For our cover photographer Jose Guzman Colon, adding his book to our gift list is one of his holiday wishes. Glam Gender, a collaboration between photographer Marianne Larochelle and art director Guzman-Colon (who’s also known as drag queen Putanesca), confronts the traditional concept of glamour while featuring many of the Bay Area’s most outrageous artists and performers in San Francisco in dreamlike poses and settings.

Our elvish cover boy Jorge Vieto, Jr. knew San Francisco was his kind of town long before he lived

here. Born and raised in Costa Rica, Vieto moved to the U.S. 14 years ago, and has lived in San Francisco for six years.

“Fremont was just 45 minutes from the ‘gay mecca,’ so I knew of San Francisco,” said Vieto. “The first time I visited with high school friends, we took the train,” he joked, “… and I could ‘smell the gayness’ at the station.”

A community activist in BDSM/Fetish advocacy and education, Vieto works for the Stop AIDS Project as their Leather Intervention coordinator. As San Francisco Leather Daddy’s boy XX II, he serves as a fraternal member of The 15 Association. Turning the preconceptions of a leather “boy” around, Vieto is also a versatile rope fetish top. “It’s a lot of fun.”

“I thought I would meet resistance as a bondage top, but got a lot of help and nurturing, which used to not be the case. Most people know I’m very fluid. It depends on what I’m flagging.”

Asked what Santa could stuff in the stocking of an already well-equipped bondage boy, Vieto said, “Truly, honestly, a better economy. So many nonprofits are suffering.” Asked again for specific toys, he replied enthusiastically, “Oh, yes! A CBT-3000. It’s a chastity device.” ✸

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he holiday remembers wandering season is upon into the now-defunct us, bringing Rendezvous bar cold rain, pretty lights, on Polk Street with and familial obligations. • by Michael McAllister his boyfriend on Maybe you get a little Christmas Eve. “The sentimental, putting patronage was split on Mariah Carey’s pretty evenly between Christmas album, or johns and hustlers forking out $4.75 for a and they were having Venti-sized Gingerbread their Christmas party/ Latte. Whatever your amateur strip contest,” preferred trigger, he says. “What could memories of holidays have seemed seedy or past can come rushing sad was actually very back to warm or haunt touching and I was you.

BARtab asked reminded that we as some locals about their queer people often have own memories of past to designate our own holiday get-togethers. families. Plus my shy Fudgie Frottage, boyfriend was besieged drag king legend and with complimentary David Hawkins the man with “the lap dances!” We miss biggest balls in show the generous holiday business,” several years ago foolishly allowed himself spirit of the old Rendezvous, too. to be persuaded to meet his girlfriend’s parents in Performance artist Fauxnique, aka Monique Sacramento for Thanksgiving. “I was assured her Jenkinson, who snatched the Miss Trannyshack mother was a fantastic cook crown a few years back, has fond memories of and that it would be well worth the last few New Year’s Eves, it,” he says. “Oddly, when we performing with her friends arrived, the house did not have in the drag world. “When you the pleasant aroma of a bird know you’ll be working doing or anything at all roasting in something you love, you don’t the oven. I inquired and was have to worry about what party told she was cooking a turkey to go to,” she says. But one of the breast instead of a complete best New Year’s Eves, in 1998, Fudgie Frottage bird. The stuffing was generic Fauxnique also had the potential to be the Stove Top, out of a bag. The potatoes were boiled for worst. “We were on our way to a hours before being mashed and drenched with liquid rave in Goa, to the dance party extravaganza, when margarine. And there were no vegetables whatsoever, we were stopped by a group of ‘policemen’ (although not even in the fridge! The one bottle of wine I we couldn’t tell because the bandanas around their brought did not last into the meal, which was served faces made them look like bandits) and ordered to on paper plates! Both her mother and sister were pony up 100 rupees, or a member of our merry band chain-smoking the entire time. After dinner, one would go to jail on a drug charge. Luckily 100 rupees of my girlfriend’s nieces, who was developmentally was about $20. We paid up and went to the party. challenged, sat and watched the movie Forrest Gump Whew.” and recited every word of the script verbatim. Two Powerhouse bartender Carlton Paul tends to hours after dinner, her father went into the bathroom spend his New Year’s Eves and proceeded to hurl loudly for at least 20 minutes. working, and he prefers it that It sounded like he was turning inside out, and it lasted way. “Typically it’s a total leton and off, for hours, yet no one but me seemed down,” he says. “All that build concerned in the least – I guess the uncooked piece of up, and then, it’s just another turkey breast he ate is a family tradition.” minute. However, when 1999 Often during the holidays, it’s best just to avoid became 2000 I had flown the family altogether, or create a new one of your own to Cancun for the week and choosing. Local stand-up comic David Hawkins Carlton Paul planned on a low-key night. I

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was having drinks in the lobby of Moon Palace, and suddenly there was a big commotion. The singer Jewel and a couple of her friends were all drunk and singing at a piano. We had such fun that night, and as an added bonus... the sky didn’t fall.” Yeah, we remember the Y2K bug, too.

A brush with fame made New Year’s Eve of 1992 stand out for local DJ Matt Consola.

“It marked my first DJ gig in New York City at Roseland Ballroom,” he says. “I was born in New York, but grew up most of my life in the Bay Area, so I was thrilled to being going back Matt Consola to New York, especially for a New Year’s gig. I was booked in with handful of other DJs who were far more famous than I was at the time, so I had an early shift. This turned out to be a great thing, because it allowed me to walk around both backstage and in the club and meet people I would never have met. At 24, this was my biggest club to play so far, so I was nervous and anxious. Plus I new there was a ‘big midnight surprise,’ but even most of us DJs didn’t

know what it was. So just before midnight, who walks out on stage to do the countdown but Madonna, with her brother Christopher off to her side. And after the ball dropped, she announces the other surprise guest who lavishly hits the stage and begins an amazing performance. It’s RuPaul debuting ‘Supermodel.’

What a spectacle! Needless to say I was spending a large portion of the rest of the evening back in the VIP room.”

Performance artist Meliza Banales spent New Year’s Eve of 2002 closer to home: “I remember being at The Lexington, and I used to be a superstitious bird,” she says, “So I decided I had to get kissed at midnight or my whole year would suck.

Meliza Banales So the clock strikes 12 a.m. and balloons drop, and everyone’s making-out...but me! I was surrounded by a sea of dykes and not one of them gave me a kiss.”

Calling this year’s sea of dykes: will one or more of you please kiss Meliza? Her whole next year is depending on you. ✸

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DJ Bear Z Bub gets old school

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fter moving to San Francisco in 1996, DJ Bear Z Bub considers Don Baird’s mixes at the old Hole in the Wall and Robbie Daniels’ Trannyshack mixes as early inspirations. “I consider them my DJ parents,” he said.

“When I lived in Michigan, I got a steady diet of rock and R&B. As a kid I was drawn to new wave then industrial and then electronic music. From going to gay bars, I heard plenty of dance and disco.

Occasional drag shows exposed me to the diva stuff.

I love many different styles of music.”

That diverse taste ties in with his unique event, Around Amoeba in 180 Minutes on Friday December 10. In three hours, he’ll play at least one piece of music from every department at Amoeba Used Records, “from Wagner to Wu-Tang.” (www. amoeba.com/content/djsets.html) Currently the resident DJ at the Lone Star and for Suppository Spelling’s monthly solo night for Mary Go Round at The Lookout, Bear was one of the two resident DJs at the Charlie Horse, and I just recently played at Akbar in Los Angeles.

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12 Songs of Christmas Herman Apple – “C’est Noel Rock” Kay Starr – “The Man With The Bag” Duke Ellington – “Sugar Rum Cherry” The J’s with Jamie – “Cool Yule” Vince Guaraldi Trio – “Christmas Time Is Here” Henry Mancini – “Sleigh Ride” Cocteau Twins – “Frosty The Snowman” Miles Davis – “Blue Xmas (to whom it may concern)” 69 Boyz, Quad City DJ’s and K-nock – “What You Want For Christmas” Grandaddy – “Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland” Siouxsie & the Banshees – “Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant” Eartha Kitt – “Santa, Baby”

and the first two years of the Hairrison Street Fair.

Last year’s highlight included a six-hour set at Pink Saturday, and the 30th Anniversary of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Bear said, “My favorite gigs are playing parties at Isotope, the comic book lounge, and for the developmentally disabled adults at my day job at the Arc SF. For his upcoming schedule, you can find Bear Z. Bub on Facebook. ✸

He’s bringing Bear-y back!

JUDY, JUDY, CONNIEd W • by Ron Vigh

hile growing up in the suburbs of Sacramento, one of Connie Champagne’s most fond childhood Christmas memories is watching Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer. She still keeps that tradition alive residing from her beloved island (or peninsula) of misfit toys: San Francisco. Connie has been singing since age nine, and the actress, singer and skilled stage performer continues to uphold the Christmas spirit as she channels legendary songstress Judy Garland in her upcoming performance, Connie Champagne as Judy Garland, at December 20 and 21 at The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko in Union Square.

F. Allen Sawyer’s idea, and he continues to be my director and collaborator to this day.

What is one of your most memorable moments on stage that you feel has really contributed to where you are today?

Wow, I don’t want to get in trouble, and I’m always in trouble! I loved playing Neely O’Hara in a local production of Valley of the Dolls. And, bless Patty Duke; she said I’m her favorite Neely and should have been on the DVD commentary. I guess that’s the curse of not living in LA! Can you tell me about your favorite genre of music, and some must-haves in Connie Champagne’s music collection?

How long have you I love music that has been performing as Judy soul, truth, guts, and Garland? energy! If I was stranded Many years ago, F. on a desert island, I Allen Sawyer cast me would take LPs by Johnny in Christmas With the Thunders and Iggy Crawfords at Artfull Circle Pop and San Francisco Theater. Since then, I’ve songwriter Mark Eitzel. played her young, old, Also, I’d take my Ella dead, over the rainbow; Fitzgerald and Dinah you name it.

Washington records, and What can we expect maybe even Judy’s Live at of your upcoming Rrazz Connie Champagne as Judy Garland. Photo: Kent Taylor Carnegie Hall.

Room Judy Garland show?

How has San Francisco We have a completely new show this year and we’ll and the local community influenced your music and be recording a live holiday CD with some great new performances? songs. And the audience will be on it, of course! We Well, I’ve traveled a bit and lived in Europe, Los also have a fabulous band featuring Daniel Fabricante, Angeles and New York City. However, San Francisco is 16 year-old Alex Korsunskaya and David Dobrusky. a place where you can defy genres. I’m not sure I could Last year Santa Claus paid us a visit, and now that I have ever developed the kind of show we are doing at think of it, he looked a lot like Tom Orr. Maybe Santa The Rrazz Room if I had stayed in LA. They do so love will return. After all, I’ve been a real good girl! to put you in a box there, don’t they?

Were you influenced by Judy as a child, and how Is there any place that you have not been where you did you get your start performing? would like to travel and perform?

I made my singing debut at the age of nine, in Well, I’d love to play Carnegie Hall! God knows, the Beer Garden at the Placer County Fair with I’ve practiced! ✸ Bob Ringwald (yep, Molly’s dad) and his Dixieland jazz band. Much to my Mom and grandparents’ Connie Champagne performs at The amazement, I sang 27 choruses of “Hello, Dolly!” I Rrazz Room, Dec. 20 & 21. $30. 8pm. Twohave been doing impromptu, crazy things like that drink minimum. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. ever since. Performing as Judy Garland was completely (800) 380-3095. www.TheRrazzRoom.com 12 BAR★TAB • bartabsf.com • December 2010

HOLIDAZEd Nondenominational Fun • by Matt Baume

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Francisco Zoo will hold its seasonal Reindeer Romp every day throughout December. Special reindeer guests Holly, Velvet, Peppermint, and Belle will enjoy special holiday-themed treats all weekend long. And that’s a well-deserved thanks after the busy night’s work they’ll have just finished.

Burn a few calories while showing off your latest scarf at a bevy of ice skating options on Christmas Day. Rinks on the Embarcadero and Union Square will be open, but the shops in the Ferry Building and around Union Square will be closed. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, on the other hand, also boasts a bowling alley that’ll be open from 10am to midnight.

All that skating and/or bowling is enough to tire out even the hardiest among us, which is a perfect excuse to retire to the Castro for a fine wintery dinner.

ere comes Christmas one more time. That’s all well and good for the Christians and the Christianish, but what’s a bored Jew do to when all the shops are closed on December 25? Or for that matter, a bored Hindu, Wiccan, atheist, or Pastafarian?

Never fear! We’ve got you covered with our guide to Christmas Day fun for those of us whose idea of celebrating Christmas is not celebrating Christmas.

No winter is complete without HOLIDAY TREATS Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, The closest thing to a sexy night a nearly 20-year tradition that in Paris is a trip to L’Ardoise for a kir started off as one night in a Chinese royale or some escargot. The duck restaurant and blossomed into paté is a sure-fire winner, as is the eight shows with major headliners. tiger prawn ravioli. And chocolate This year, The Tonight Show’s fondant for dessert? Why, yes.

Wendy Liebman lights up the New Just a few blocks away, Asia Restaurant from December 23 Tangerine’s also open for brunch to 26. www.koshercomedy.com and dinner. If you swing by in For something more somber, the the afternoon, check out the Contemporary Jewish Museum ample omelet options or a crab will be open on Christmas Day, sandwich. Dinners are fruity and as if you even had to ask. In fact, Wendy Liebman headlines sweet, as the name might suggest: admission will be free, thanks to Kung Pao Kosher comedy; pork marinated in plum wine, a donation from, of all sources, Conservatory of Flowers pineapple duck, and salmon steak Target. The store’s relationship with mango salad. with the LGBT community may Skip across Europe by skipping over to Poesia, an be spotty, but that’s no reason to deprive yourself of some contemporary Judaica. Among the exhibits is the Italian restaurant that keeps things authentic. Start mirthful and serious exhibit Curious George Saves the with the grilled sardines –deboned, naturally– or try Day, a fascinating exhibit of 80 drawings by Margret the gnocchi with a spicy citrus sauce, good enough and H.A. Rey, cocreators of the impish monkey that they ought to be a full entreé. You can get a taste books, and how their daring escape from the Nazis in of the sea with the ink pasta and calamari salad, or Europe was aided by their drawings. www.thecjm.org order up a good hearty filet mignon.

If you’re longing to escape the Castro, the holiday That’s not the only cultural institution open for business on the December 25. Drop by the season is a perfect opportunity to drop by a hotel Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park to restaurant for dinner, since many plan special see its wintertime miniature railroad display. While Christmas meals. The Oak Room at the Westin you’re there, stroll through the recently-revamped St. Francis goes buffet, with offerings that include Rhododendron Dell, and swing by the just-restored butternut squash soup, slow-roasted turkey, and a fountains on the Music Concourse. The Academy of house-special bouillabaise.

These classy restaurants are a perfect place to Sciences and the deYoung are both closed on the 25th, but the Japanese Tea Garden is open every day. www. settle in for a huge filling meal before (or after) doffing your gay apparel at Blow Buddies, which, conservatoryofflowers.org Further down towards the ocean, the San by the way, is also open on Christmas Day. ✸

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Cuban Cowboys @ Bottom of the Hill CD release party for the Latin rock band, who perform their catchy hybrid music, with Dead Westerns and DJ Santero. $10-$12. Doors 8:30pm, show 11pm. 1233 17th St. 6214455. www.bottomofthehill.com Tom Orr

Margaret Cho @ Masonic Hall.

See Dec. 4.

Tom Orr’s wicked and wacky musical revue of campy parody songs includes six special guest performers. $24$40. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm.

25 Van Ness Ave., lower level.

861-8972. www.nctcsf.org

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Dirty Little Showtunes @ New Conservatory Theatre

Dope @ The Lookout Monthly music and pop culture party, with DJs Papa Tony and Crashfaster. 9pm-2am. 1600 Market St. at Noe. www.lookoutsf.com

Ghetto Disco @ The Endup DJs Hawthorne and guests spin dance grooves til dawn, with guest DJs James Torres, Oren Nitzri and Cuervo. $15-$20.

Free before 12am. 11pm-6am. 401 6th St. at Harrison. 6460999. www.theendup.com

Hard @ Q Bar

Thu 2➠

Electro pop dance night at the intimate Castro bar-club, with DJ Haute Toddy. 9pm-2am.

456 Castro St. www.QbarSF.com

The Golden Girls @ CounterPulse Holiday edition of the popular drag stage version of two episodes of the classic TV show, with nightlife queens Heklina, Cookie Dough, Matthew Martin and Pollo Del Mar. Guest stars include former Gogos band member Jane Wiedlin. $25. Thu-Sat 7pm & 9pm (no shows Dec. 24/25).

1310 Mission St. at 9th.

Some Thing @ The Stud Wild weekly drag show hosted by Glamamore.

10pm-2am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com Glamamore

Nightlife @ California Academy of Sciences Weekly parties with different themes at the new museum of life sciences. Enjoy the exhibits while drinking and schmoozing. $12. 21+. 6pm-10pm. Golden Gate Park. www.calacademy.org/nightlife

Super 8 Hanukkah Festival @ Various Venues Eight Ways to Burn Bright, a weeklong celebration of Hanukkah, with food, films, music, comedy and more.

Dec. 2, Good for the Jews at Café Du Nord. $12-$15, 8pm. 2170 Market St. Other events through Dec. 8. www.jccsf.org/thehub

Fri 3➠ Chicken Strip @ The Cinch Juanita Fajita brings her frisky and unpredictable male strip contest to The Cinch every Friday night. Juanita’s Taco Truck starts at 8:30pm for your late night cravings. Strip contest starts at 10:30pm. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place ($25$75). The Cinch 1723 Polk St. at Clay.

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Teatro Zinzanni @ Pier 29

License to Kiss II is the current show at the theatre-tentdinner extravaganza with comic Frank Ferrante, twin acrobats Ming and Rui, Vertical Tango rope dance, plus magic, comedy, a five-course dinner, and a lot of fun. $117$145. Saturday 11:30am “Breve” show $63--$78. Wed-Sat 6pm (Sun 5pm). Pier 29 at Embarcadero Ave. 438-2668. www.teatrozinzanni.com

Truck Wash @ Truck Live shower show with hot guys getting wet. 10pm-ish-2am.

1900 15th St. 252-0306. www.trucksf.com

Sat 4➠ Antares @ Mist Vilma Diaz y la Sonora perform at the fun mixed Latin music night’s one-year anniversary. Fou Fou Ha, DJ Jessy, gogo guys and gals, two dance floors. $20-$25. 11th St. at Folsom. 8415748. www.jorgechamorroevents.com

The Posies @ The Independent

Bangkok @ The Stud DJs Shawn P and Lamb Chop spin tunes; Stoli gogo guys tempt you at the monthly dance night (1st Saturdays). Free before 11pm. $8. 21+. 10pm-2am. 399 9th St. at Harrison. www.studsf.com

Popular pop-grunge band (“I Could Dream All Day”) performs with Brendan Benson. $20. 8pm. 628 Divisadero St. www.theindependentsf.com

Bearracuda @ Club Eight

Second annual benefit for the SF AIDS Foundation. Participants run around the Castro in red underwear, swim trunks, and not Winterfest, Dec 5. much else. You donate or register $25 and up. 1pm. 3600 16th St. at Market. www.greaterthanone.org/ events/santa-run www.lookoutsf.com

Scruff night includes DJs Jason Kendig (HoneySoundsystem) and Papa Tony (ZooSF), with a live show by Robot Bomb Shelter, plus upstairs, a puppy pile and Drunk Santa. $8. 10pm-3am. 1151 Folsom St. www.bearracuda.com

Cockfight @ Underground SF Culture Whores’ big slutty dance party in a little club, with Pansy the Drunken Panda and saucy gogo guys. Now 1st and 3rd Saturdays. $7. 9pm-2am. 424 Haight St. www.cockfightsf.com

Margaret Cho @ Masonic Hall Everybody’s favorite smartass Korean faghag comic Dancing With the Stars contestant and totally leftwing free-speechin’ star performs live. John Roberts opens. $29-$62. 8pm. 1111 California St. www.margaretcho.com

Get Down @ Maya

Le Perle Degli Squallor @ Hot Spot

photo: Rick Gerharter

Free monthly party for women, queers and pals. 1st Saturdays, with DJs Olga T and Astro. Taco menu, cheap beer buckets, private room reservations. 9pm2am. 303 2nd St at Harrison. www.mayasf.com

Santa Skivvies Run @ The Lookout

Sundance Saloon @ Space 550 Sundance Saloon presents country-western dancing for the LGBT community and its friends two night a week, every Sunday and Thursday. The club is always packed with friendly urban cowboys and cowgirls two-stepping and line dancing the night away. $5. 21+.

Sundays 5pm-10:30pm, lessons 5:30–7:15pm. Thursdays 6:30–10:30pm, lessons 7pm-8pm. 550 Barneveld Ave., near Bayshore and Industrial. www.sundancesaloon.org

Tiara Sensation Pageant @ Temple First annual drag pageant from the Some Thing crew. DJs Stanley Frank Sensation and Hoku Mama Swamp. Hosted

by Glamamore, DJ Down-E, VivvyAnne Forevermore, VIP Lounge with Juanita More, with drag contestants and a wild show. Proceeds benefit the Off-Center. $35. Available at 7th Heart, or Some Thing each Friday at The Stud. 8pm-12am.

540 Howard St. www.templesf.com

DJ Bus Station John’s intimate monthly (1st Saturdays) retro Winterfest Santa Skivvies Run, Dec 5. disco night re-decorates the @ SOMArts Gallery cozy dive bar into a cool dance SF Bicycle Coalition’s annual hangout; popular with bear cubs and friendly hipsters. 2 for 1 drinks 9pm-11pm. Open til 2am. party, full of tasty beer, nibbly things, bikes and bike stuff galore, art and bike auctions, arts, restaurant and many other $5. 1414 Market St. at Van Ness. gift auctions, live musical and performance acts, and fun groovy cyclist people. $15-$40. 6pm-10:30pm. 934 Brannan St. at 8th. www.sfbike.org/winterfest Sun 5

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Australian stage actor performs Broadway classics. $35. 7pm.

2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (866) 468-3399. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Honey Soundsystem @ Holy Cow The coolest Sunday music mix crew has moved yet again, but not too far, and to the original home of The Stud. Look for the suspended cow. 10pm-2am. 1535 Folsom St. at 11th. www.honeysoundsystem.com

Mon 6➠ Linda Kosut @ The Rrazz Room Veteran singer combines jazz. Pop and folk by blending different songs with the same title. $25. 8pm. 2-drink min.

Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (866) 468-3399. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Q Comedy @ Martuni’s Gaylicious laughfest with David Hawkins, Ricky Luna, Erin

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2am. 456 Castro St. www.juanitamore.com www.bootycallwednesdays.com

Men’s Club @ SoMa Bars

Souza, Justin Kayser Simpson and Nick Leonard, plus Shakey Gibson and Wada Fuk, with hostess Cookie Dough. $5-$16.

8pm. 4 Valencia St. at Market. www.Qcomedy.com

Got your dogtags? No? Get ‘em! Enjoy drink specials and other fun stuff at themed nights at Chaps, The Eagle, The Powerhouse, Truck and Hole in the Wall. 21+. www.lonestarsaloon.com

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Barb Jungr @ The Rrazz Room Acclaimed singer, called “the British Edith Piaf,” performs cabaret classics. $25-$35. 8pm. Also Dec. 8. 2-drink min.

Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (866) 468-3399. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Pop music club night with scantily-clad gogo studs. $10. 18+.

9:30pm-3am. 715 Harrison St. at 3rd. www.thecribsf.com

Glam @ Lime Betty’s List’s weekly women’s night has moved to the Castro bar and restuaruant. 6pm-10pm. 2247 Market St. www.bettyslist.com www.lime-sf.com

Blue Room Comedy @ Club 93 David Hawkins hosts, and Morgan headlines at the night of big laughs at the tiny bar. Free. 10pm. 93 9th St.

Lenny Williams @ The Rrazz Room

The Gay Blades @ Bottom of the Hill Fun thrash rock duo perform. Also Girls With Guns and The Go-GoingGone Girls. $10. 9pm. All ages. 1233 17th St. 621-4455. www.bottomofthehill.com

The Gay Blades, Bottom of the Hill, Dec 7

Ladies Night @ Q Bar Women’s night, with DJ Ms. Jackson, half-off drinks. 9pm2am. 456 Castro St. www.qbarsf.com

Former lead vocalist for Tower of Power performs classic R&B songs. $35-$45. 8pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (800) 380-3095. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Fri 10➠ Boy Bar @ The Cafe

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Full Frontal Fridays at the renovated popular club. Matt DJs, twinky boiz gogo dance. $10 or something like that. 9pm2am. 2369 Market St. at Castro. www.guspresents.com

A-List Martini Nights @ Bar TBA

Club Dragon @ Club Eight

Ongoing popular weekly social and networking event for gay men and their friends. Sign up to get invites to a different bar each week. 9pm-12am. www.sfalist.com

Weekly Asian gay dance club with frequent themed nights.

Oct. 8 has a White Party theme., with DJ Pornstar. 1151 Folsom St. at 7th. 431-1151. www.clubdragonsf.com

Booty Call @ Q Bar Juanita More! and her More Boys celebrate three years of Bootyness, with Juanita and Joshua J. DJing. $3-$5. 9pm-

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Ghetto Disco @ The Endup DJs Hawthorne and guests spin dance grooves til dawn, with guest DJs Paul Goodyear and Micky Friedman. $15-$20. Free before 12am. 11pm-6am. 401 6th St. at Harrison. 646-0999. www.theendup.com

Jackie Beat @ Brava Theater LA queen with a viper-sharp wit brings her comedy and music parody All-You-Can-Eat Christmas to the stage. $20-$40. 10:30pm. Also Dec. 11. (800) 838-3006. www.

JackieBeatRules.com

Latin Explosion @ Club 21, Oakland Renovated gay Latin dance club (eight bars, more dance floors, lounge) shows off their hottests gogo studs. Happy hour 4pm-8:30pm. Dancing 9pm-4am. 2111 Franklin St. (510) 268-9425. www.club21oakland.com

Noël Noir @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Celebrate the unusual side of the holidays with Crown City Rockers, Sonny and the Sunsets, H.U.N.X., Jill Tracy, Ejector, Honey Soundsystem, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in a runway fashion show and more. Dress up in your Tim Burton holiday garb. $20-$25. 21+. 9pm-2am. 701 Mission St. www.ybca.org www.noelnoir2010.com

Pete Escovedo @ The Rrazz Room Legendary percussionist performs with his vibrant salsa/jazz band. $35-$40. 8pm. Also Dec 11, 8pm; 12th, 7pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (800) 380-3095. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Radar @ Trigger Enjoy dancing at the trendy Castro nightclub til 2am. 2344 Market St. www.clubtrigger.com

Salsa Club @ Cafe Cocomo Same-sex dancing and lessons with a live band. 21+.

8:30pm-12am. 650 Indiana St. www.QueerBallroom.com

Sat 11➠ Big Top @ Club Eight Joshua J. Cook’s saucy monthly party hosts the after-party for Jackie Beat’s show (see Dec. 10). $5-$15. 9pm-3am. 1151 Folsom St. www.eightsf.com www.joshuajpresents.com

Chaka Khan @ The Warfield Soul diva performs classic hits and new music.

Chrisette Michele opens. $45-$82. 8pm. 982 Market St. (800) 745-3000. www.thewarfieldtheatre.com

Cockblock @ Rickshaw Stop Lesbo-rific queer homo dance night (each 2nd & 4th Saturday). $5-$7. 21+. 10pm-2am. 155 Fell St. www.rickshawstop.com

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Dress up and dance, you animal. $7 w/o $3 with costume.

9pm-2am. 399 9th St. at Harrison. www.neonbunny.com /frolic www.studsf.com

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Industry @ Mighty San Francisco debut of Brazilian superstar DJ Ana Paula DeeJay Woman; with Luke Johnstone, Rico and Freddy Agredano. $20-$30. 10pm-late. 21+. 119 Utah St. at 15th. www.IndustrySF.com

A John Waters Xmas @ Roxie Cinema Fundraiser for the art theatre presents the gay master of trash cinema, who brings a sleigh full of smut, his holiday camptastic take on the holidays to the stage and screen. Post-show reception, food, drinks, raffles, and pre-show video mash-ups. $250. 7:30pm. 3117 126th St. www.roxie.com

The Judds @ Oracle Arena, Oakland Popular country duo sisters perform live. $49.50-$79.50. 8pm. 7000 Coliseum way. www.apeconcerts.com

Christmas Toy Drive @ Club 1220, Walnut Creek Bring a new unwrapped toy for a boy or girl, enjoy food, dancing, a raffle, porn king Michael Brandon as Santa, cute elves, drag acts with Holotta Tymes and friends. 8pm-2am.

1220 Pine St. www.club1220.com

Cocktailgate @ Truck Suppositori Spelling’s weekly wild drag show at the cute gay bar. 10pm-ish-2am. 1900 15th St. 252-0306. www.trucksf.com

Janet Fly @ Martuni’s Enjoy a Double-Wide White Trash Christmas with a distant drag relative of Ethel Merman. 7pm. 4 Valencia St. www.dragatmartunis.com

Sunday’s a Drag @ Starlight Room Donna Sachet and Harry Denton host 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

Swing-out Sundays @ Rock-it Room

Slim Jenkins and other bands play weekly for your same- and oppositePeaches Christ at Midnight Mass, Dec 11 sex swing dancing pleasure. $5 Midnight Mass includes a lesson. 8pm-11pm. 406 @ Bridge Theatre Clement St. www.SwingChampionships.com Peaches Christ returns to the cinema with Lewis Jackson’s Christmas Evil, welcoming the director and its 30th anniversary screening. Enter the Scary Santa contest, and Mon 13 enjoy the dragtastic Nativity Scene show. $15. 12am. 3010 Monday Night Smackdown @ Bloodhound Geary Blvd. www.peacheschrist.com Football and food trucks blend each week in a beer and

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Sun 12➠ Afternoon Delight @ Deco Lounge Weekly Sunday T-dance with DJ Pirate spinning 70s, 80s and new stuff. 21+.

4pm-8pm. 510 Larkin St. www.decorsf.com

All-Male Amateur Strip Show @ Deco Lounge Ginger Snap hosts the wild and sexy night of newbies gettin’ nude. $100 cash prize! DJ Lambchop spins tunes.

510 Larkin St. at Turk. 346-2025. www.decosf.com

cocktail night at the stylishly rustic mixed/gay-friendly bar.

1145 Folsom St at 7th. www.bloodhoundsf.com

One Night Only @ Theater 39 The cast of Shrek the Musical (Eric Peterson, Haven Burton and others), plus Debroah Gibson and Jason Brock perform their own musical favorites in the concert benefit for the Richmond Ermet AIDS Foundation. $35-$65. 8pm. Pier 39. 273-1620. www.HelpIsOnTheWay.org

Terese Genecco @ The Rrazz Room

The exuberant singer and bandleader, Deborah Gibson at aka the lesbian “love child of Dean The most popular daytime gay bar One Night Only, Dec. 13 Martin and Judy Garland,” performs event in Northern California, with an all-Elvis Presley show. $25. 8pm. benefits for local LGBT and AIDS 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (800) 380-3095. charities and organizations. $10 (for beer bust). 3pm-6pm. www.TheRrazzRoom.com 12th St. at Harrison. www.sfeagle.com

Beer Bust @ Lone Star Saloon Benefit for various local charities each week. 4pm-8pm.

1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsaloon.com

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Fri 17➠ Ghetto Disco @ The Endup

Tue 14➠ Butch Queen @ Delirium

DJs Hawthorne and guests spin dance grooves til dawn, with guest DJs Ted Eiel and Vince. $15-$20. Free before 12am.

11pm-6am. 401 6th St. at Harrison. 646-0999. www.theendup.com

Joshua J. and Robert Jeffery’s new weekly night for homos Shag Fridays @ Cafe Flore and friends. No cover. 10pm-2am.

Loungey fun in the center of gayville.

3139 16th St. at Guererro. $4 martinis; no cover. 10pm-2am. 2298 www.joshuajpresents.com Cyndi lauper, Dec. 18 Market St. at Noe. 621-8579. www.cafeflore.com

Funny Tuesdays @ Harvey’s

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

Shirts Off @ Truck Take off your shirt and get $1.50 for draft beer. 8pm-10pm. 1900 Folsom St. at 15th. 252-0306. www.trucksf.com

Some Thing @ The Stud

Tank @ Trigger

Wild weekly drag show hosted by Glamamore. 10pm-2am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Muscle guy happy hour with DJs Hawthorne and James Torres. 7pm10pm. 2344 Market St. 551-CLUB. www.clubTrigger.com

Snap-a-Licious @ Deco Lounge

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Ginger Snap’s fun drag show features Holotta Tymes, Mahlae Balenciaga, Synergy, Kylie Minono and more. 10pm-2am. 510 Larkin St. at Turk. www.decosf.com

Mary-Go-Round @ The Lookout Cookie Dough, Suppositori Spelling and Pollo Del Mar host a weekly drag show. $5. 10:30pm show. 3600 16th St. at Market. www.lookoutsf.com

Thu 16➠ 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. Special holiday shows, schedules, including under-21 matinees, thru Nov & Dec. $25-$80. Wed, Thu 8pm. Fri, Sat 6:30, 9:30pm. Sun 2pm, 5pm. (Beer/ wine served; cash only). 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd. 421-4222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com

Big Gay Christmas Party @ Temple Right in the middle of the Holiday season, Dot249 brings a night of no agendas, no speeches, just an evening of joy and good cheer with LGBT groups dot429, GLAAD, NCLR, Reason to Party, and Startout. $30-$40. $100 VIP. 8pm-10pm.

504 Howard St. www.dot429.com/events/temple

Juicy @ The White Horse Hip Hop, R&B and soul. 9pm. (karaoke, drag king shows other nights, too). 6551 Telegraph Ave., Oakland.

(510) 652-3820. www.whitehorsebar.com

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Sat 18➠ Black Xxxmas @ 1015 DJs Abel, Jamie J. Sanchez, Wayne G. and Paul Goodyear spin grooves at Industry and Gus Presents’ 5th annual leathery holiday circuity dance night. $20-$40. 10pm-6am. 21+. 1015 Folsom St. at 6th. www.IndustrySF.com

Cyndi Lauper @ The Independent Pop singer extraordinaire, and one of the gay-friendliest, performs her new blues music.

The Ferocious Few open. $65.

9pm. 628 Divisadero St. www.theindependentsf.com

Fauxgirls @ Kimo’s Classic drag show with Victoria Secret, Alexandria, Chanel, Davida Ashton, Tiger Lily, Maria Garza and more; each 3rd Saturday. No cover. 10pm.

1351 Polk St. 885-4535. www.fauxgirls.com Wet & Wild, Dec 18

Hayes Valley Follies @ Marlena’s Weekly old-school drag show, hosted by Miss Galilea. 10pm.

No cover. 488 Hayes St. 864-6672. www.marlenasbarsf.com

Paula Poundstone @ Palace of Fine Arts Veteran comic performs her stand-up act. $35-$38. 7pm.

3301 Lyon St. www.paulapoundstone.com

Peaches @ Herbst Theatre Pop electro songstress performs live. Chilly Gonzales opens. $30. 8pm. 401 Van Ness Ave. www.peachesrocks.com www.apeconcerts.com

Wet & Wild @ Club Eight

Leche @ Trigger

DJs Pornstar and Techminds spin grooves at the monthly fun club kid night with gogo guys, electro pop with hunks and dragistas. Hostess Lady TaTas welcomes Mercedez Munro, Lindsay Slowhands and Maternity Row. Enjoy the Sexy Package contest. $3-$8.

9pm-3am. 1151 Folsom St. at 8th. www.eightsf.com

New Sunday Latin T-dance, with Margaritas, tequila shots, gogo studs and drag show by Sasha. 4pm-10pm.

2344 Market St. 675-9763. www.clubtrigger.com

Salsa Sunday @ El Rio Dance lessons and hot music at the neighbhorhood bar where everyone (over 21) is welcome. Free BBQ 3pm.

Show 4pm. $8. 3158 Mission St. at Cesar Chavez. www.elriosf.com

Sun 19➠ Big @ The Stud

Cocktailgate @ Truck

Mon 20➠ Connie Champagne @ The Rrazz Room Beach Blanket Babylon, Dec. 16

Suppositori Spelling’s raucous drag night at the cute lil gay bar celebrates three years of shows.

10pm-ish-2am. 1900 15th St. 252-0306. www.trucksf.com

Fresh @ Ruby Skye Holiday T-dance with DJs Grind, Kevin Lee and Derek Montiero. Proceeds benefit Glide Memorial Church. $20-$25.

21+. 6pm-12am. 420 Mason St. at Geary. www.freshsf.com

Jock @ The Lookout Afternoon schmooze and booze, with door and donations benefiting gay sports teams. $2. 3pm-8pm. 3600 16th St. at Market. 431-0306. www.myspace.com/JockatLookout

Local singer, actress and band member (Whoa Nellies) brings back her endearing Judy Garland vocal chops in a two-night concert celebrating her CD release of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. $30. 8pm. Also Dec. 21.

2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (800) 380-3095. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Tue 21➠ Blue Room Comedy @ Club 93 Weekly adults-only jokes with host David Hawkins giving it a queer bent at the divey small bar. 10pm. 93 9th St. at Mission.

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Ho Ho Ho Bang! @ Deco Lounge

Wed 22➠

Disco new-retro dance night celebrates the holidays on the holiday itself, with real fake snow, holiday-tinged disco tunes, Got your dogtags? No? Get ‘em! Enjoy drink specials and with hosts and DJs Sergio, Tres Lingereie and Steve Fabus other fun stuff at themed nights at bringing the fun ambiance and Chaps, The Eagle, The Powerhouse, Truck Ho Ho Ho Bang! Dec. 25 cheap drinks. It’s the perfect break and Hole in the Wall. 21+. from tradition. $5. 9pm-3am.

510 Larkin St. at Turk. www.lonestarsaloon.com www.gobangsf.com

Men’s Club @ SoMa Bars

Russ Lorenson & Friends @ The Rrazz Room

Sun 26➠

Local cabaret stylist performs holiday songs with Carly Ozard, Katya SmirnoffSkyy and Veronica Klaus. $30-$40. 8pm.

2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (800) 380-3095. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Kim Nalley @ The Rrazz Room Soul, blue and jazz singer extraordinaire performs classic cabaret songs, with a special New Year’s Eve show. 7pm $32.50. Dec 29 & 30, 8pm, $35. Dec. 31, $135, 10:30pm (includes NYE party favors, champagne, post-show buffet). 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (800) 380-3095. www.TheRrazzRoom.com

Thu 23➠ Tubesteak Connection @ Aunt Charlie’s Lounge Retro tunes and retro cruisy crowd, each Thursday in the risky part of town. DJ Bus Station John plays records. $4.

10pm-2am. 133 Turk St. at Taylor. www.auntcharlieslounge.com

Mon 27➠ Sacred Cocktails @ The Lookout

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy @ New Asia Restaurant

Religious discussion group for LGBT Christians and others.

Free. 8pm-9pm. 3600 16th St. 2nd floor.

The annual Jewish holiday comedy & dinner show returns, with Wendy Liebman, Joe Nguyen, Nathan Habib and host Lisa Geduldig. Partial proceeds benefit local charities. $42-$62. Dinner show at 5pm; cocktail show (with veggie eggrolls) at 8:30pm. Dec 24 and Dec 25, dinner show at 6pm and cocktail show at 9:30pm. 772 Pacific Ave. (925) 275-9005. www.koshercomedy.com

Tue 28➠ The Castro’s Got Talent @ Midnight Sun Open mic night with host Dee Spencer.

Weekly at 9pm. 4067 18th St. at Castro 861-4186. www.midnightsunsf.com

Wed 29➠ Messy Wednesdays @ Lime

Fri 24➠ Ghetto Disco @ The Endup

KIm Nalley at the Rrazz Room, Dec. 26

DJs Hawthorne and James Torries spin dance grooves til well after Santa flies over. $15-$20. Free before 12am. 11pm-6am. 401 6th St. at Harrison. 646-0999. www.theendup.com

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Christmas Day

New weekly night with sexy DJ Tristan Jaxx and caliente gogo dudes, Mexican food served up hot, plus Tequila, Tecates, Margarita specials. 6pm-10pm.

2247 Market St.

Mexican Radio @ Lone Star Saloon Twice monthly (2nd and last Wed) fun night with gogo guys, cheap drink specials, DJ Carsonova, and beartastic ambiance.

7pm-11pm. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsaloon.com

Bud E. Luv Christmas Show @ The Rrazz Room

Thu 30➠

Fun jazzy local band performs holiday classics and movie theme songs. $30. 8pm. 2-drink min. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. (800) 380-3095. wwwTheRrazzRoom.com

Pop music club night with scantily-clad gogo studs. $10. 18+.

9:30pm-3am. 715 Harrison St. at 3rd. www.thecribsf.com

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Glam G Gl l @ Li Lime i Betty’s List’s weekly women’s night has moved to the Castro bar and restaurant. 6pm-10pm. 2247 Market St. www.bettyslist.com www.lime-sf.com

Fri 31➠ Bearracuda @ Deco Lounge 5th annual beartastic New Year’s Eve party, with DJs Steve Sherwood, Debacy and Medic; snacks, party favors, midnight champagne and balloon drop, chunky visuals and lots of guys! $20-$25. 8pm-4am. 510 Larkin St. at Turk. www.bearracuda.com/NYE

Chris Isaak @ The Fillmore Local pop music fave headlines his annual New Year’s Eve show. $75 and up. 9pm. 1805 Geary St. www.livenation.com

Colossus @ Space 550 DJs Joe Gauthreaux, Phil B and Lee Decker Alexander spin grooves toward the climax with a countdown and balloon drop at midnight. Champagne toasting, sushi and treats all night long with party favors galore and nitrogen confetti storm. $50-($80 for Underworld, Jan. 1 and Mass, Jan. 2.

8pm–8am. 550 Barneveld Ave., San Francisco. www.guspresents.com.

Sea of Dreams, Dec 31

Masquerade Ball @ Davies Symphony Hall Start the New Year with a magical concert packed with music and guests disguised by mystical masks. Sing along to “Auld Lang Syne” and dance the night away on the gorgeous stage creating a night of delight and surprises. $80 to $195. (415) 864-6000. 201 Van Ness, San Francisco. www.sfsymphony.org

Sea of Dreams @ Concourse Exhibition Center Thievery Corporation, Balkan Beat Box, Modeslektor, MiMosa perform, along with dozens of DJs, live acts, and costumed attendees in the groovy New Year’s Eve party with fantastic décor. $75-$150. 9pm-5am. 8th St. at Brannan. www.seaofdreamsnye.com

Sundance New Year’s Eve Dance @ Hotel Whitcomb

Ring in the new year with your Sundance friends, family and community. Sundance Saloon returns to the glorious ballroom of the Hotel Whitcomb. Optional four-course dinner at 6:00 DJs Hawthorne and guests spin dance grooves til dawn. $15pm, followed by country$20. Free before 12am. 11pmwestern dancing from 8:00 6am. 401 6th St. at Harrison. pm to 1:00 am. Dinner The Lexington Club, Dec. 31 646-0999. www.theendup.com & dance $50 (limited capacity); dance only $25 Glitter, Glam in advance, $30 at the & Bow-Ties @ door. 6pm-1am.

The Lexington Club 1231 Market St. Hosts Aimee and Chandra www.sundancesaloon.org help ring in the New Year with

Ghetto Disco @ The Endup

DJs Durt and Pony Boy at San Francisco’s favorite lesbian bar.

9pm-late. No cover. 3464 19th St., San Francisco.

(415) 863-2052. www.lexingtonclub.com

HotBox @ Bench and Bar Women’s night with DJs Ai-Lo, Astro, Olga T, Rapture, Val G rock the night with Club Anthems, Top 40, Hip Hop, Latin, R&B on the main floor and with Jazz and Neo-Soul in the Love Lounge. A special surprise performance at 12:30 a.m. Guests will enjoy complimentary food by kain’bigan and a chocolate fountain; money balloon drop at midnight. 9pm to afterhours.

510 17th St., Oakland. www.hotboxinthebay.com

Marga Gomez New Year’s Eve Spectacular @ Victoria Theatre Queen of queer comedy is joined by special guests Natasha Muse, Casey Ley, host John Fisher and DJ O’DJ. $30-$35. 7pm & 9pm.

2961 16th St. at Mission. (800) 838-3006. www.therhino.org

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Trannyshack-Big Top @ DNA Lounge Drag shows galore on stage, cruisy fun in the upstairs room, a Midnight champagne toast, and dancing until 3am. 11pm Trannyshack show; electro band Ejector, and hostess Heklina debuting her new single. DJ Omar and visuals by Vis-à-Vis. Upstairs in the Big Top room, Joshua J’s DJs include Errol & Casey, Manicure Versace, Robert Jeffrey, and Jinks. The Big Top lounge comes with hot go-go studs. $20-$30. 9pm-3am. 375 11th St. www.trannyshack.com www.dnalounge.com ✸

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RAINBOW CHRISTMASd CHRISTMAS PAST ON CASTRO • by Dr. Jack Fritscher

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n the mid-1970s, “Rainbow Christmas” decked buy tickets to the holiday roadshow: a new print of Castro Street. The merry gentlemen who owned Gone with the Wind, $2.50. bars were, at heart, community organizers. They Swags of lights hung like lemon drops, way above took a cue from Cliff ’s Variety Store whose year- the chimney tops of the Castro, where, outside Elephant round theme windows and little sidewalk festivals put Walk bar, a drag queen sold mistletoe a buck a bunch, fun in every holiday. Bars and shops jingled up their and a campy leatherman hawked his “chestnuts” front windows into festive roasting on an open fire jewel boxes—back in the in his portable hibachi. innocent day before Prop Fronting Hibernia Bank, 6, before assassinations, barkeeps erected a fifty-foot before HIV, before the Gay tree with 6,000 lights, and Men’s Chorus, before the ornaments handmade by Sisters, and before irony local glitterati like Sylvester trumped human feeling. from the Hula Palace.

At dusk, our emerging Some witty Cockette tribe made Castro glow topped the branches with like a sugarplum Toyland. a sequined red high-heel.

Mart Crowley was right in Some wistful clone hung The Boys in the Band: “You his storybook of Peter Pan know, Mary, it takes a fairy from scarlet ribbons. Santas to make something pretty.” of diverse jolly genders, On a pub crawl from Toad all bewhiskered, set chairs Hall via Nothing Special under the holiday tree, and Badlands to the inviting folks to sit in their Midnight Sun, the Castro laps for charity. For $1, looked like one of those partiers told Santa over a perfect miniature “Dickens handheld mike if they’d Christmas towns” gift been bad or good. (For stores sell a-la-carte. We another $1, a nutcracking had a good feeling of hot toddy could be delivered confidence in our world— fa-la-la from almost Charles Sinclair as Santa Klaus at Hot Flash of like remembering all the any bar.) Nearby, Little America Gallery circa 1976. Photo: Dan Nicoletta dogs we loved in our lives.

Drummer Boys banged a Windows are the opposite of the closet. The toy-soldier beat, while whirling-dervish male dancers Edward Hopper windows of Twin Peaks bar, once spun like dreidels on the corner sidewalk, costumed painted black to hide from the street, had been the way three kings of Orient are. scraped clean as aquarium glass, revealing mistletoe When the silent night-chill dampered the street hanging over its year-round senior prom. Inside, hustle, the December party that ran through New Year’s Liza’s Judy was singing “Have Yourself a Merry Little surged on at the bars where, with inclusive room at the Christmas.” Windows at the Rugby Shop, the Obelisk, inn for all, pool tables of free food and pagan festivities and All-American Boy sparkled with skating bears welcomed anyone having a “Blue Christmas.” ✸ and bowing elves. Straights brought their kids to tour the gleeful windows, and the Big Tree with the, ©2010 Jack Fritscher Excerpt from so what, gay Santas. A line of movie-goers, cold as Some Dance to Remember: A Memoircarolers, cocaine nipping at their nose, waited under Novel of San Francisco 1970-1982 at the “lighthouse marquee of the Castro Theater” to www.JackFritscher.com 30 BAR★TAB • bartabsf.com • December 2010