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What’s Cool On Hulu In May 2025

1 week ago | brokeassstuart.com | Peter Wong |Peter Wong

May is still Asian-American Pacific Heritage Month despite the Orange Domestic Terrorist’s efforts to wipe the celebration from public memory. While the better films and tv series on Hulu this month come from Japan and South Korea and don’t feature Asian-American talent, at least their existence shows that Asian pop culture is still welcome in America.
Best Bay Area Events 5/6-5/26

1 week ago | brokeassstuart.com | Vanessa Gil

Valencia LIVE! is making Valencia St. jump to life every 2nd Thursday, starting May 8th. Three stages of LIVE music, a free clothing swap, artmaking, and more! Savor local food and delicious drinks! Shop with amazing small businesses and at the American Indian Cultural District IndigenizeSF Craft Market. Free with RSVP!…Ready For It? by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events EditorFestival season is upon us! Mill Valley Music Fest is this weekend. I’m going to BottleRock in just a couple of weeks.
Netflix’s May Lineup: From Judy Blume Reimagined to ABBA’s 50th Anniversary

1 week ago | brokeassstuart.com | Peter Wong

It’s smorgasbord month for May’s Netflix programming. See a reimagining of a frequently attacked (by sexual prudes calling themselves concerned parents) Judy Blume classic. Catch a slice of period Americana from George Lucas and see a restoration of Steven Spielberg’s first feature film.
Immigrant Rights Advocates in CA Work to Fortify Against Threats to ‘Sanctuary State’ Law

1 week ago | brokeassstuart.com | Mariana Martínez Barba

By Mariana Martínez Barba, PrismSan Diego-based attorney Ian Seruelo received three separate reports in March alone about local county Sheriff Kelly Martinez violating California’s immigration policy. The California Values Act, also known as Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), ensures that local law enforcement will not cooperate with immigration authorities to deport individuals.
San Francisco's Newest Night Market: Valencia LIVE!

1 week ago | brokeassstuart.com | Alex Mak

See you in the streets for Valencia LIVE! A FREE, all-ages monthly neighborhood celebration spotlighting local businesses, live music, and art. 3 stages of live music curated by The Chapel, Blondies Bar & San Francisco Carnival! A free clothing swap, artmaking and more. Savor local food and delicious drinks! Shop with amazing small businesses and at the American Indian Cultural District IndigenizeSF Craft Market. Free with RSVP.
Best Bay Area Events 4/29-5/19

2 weeks ago | brokeassstuart.com | Vanessa Gil

It’s Been So Longby Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events EditorDue to life events over the past (quite a few) years, I stopped following Giants baseball as closely as I had in previous years. Thankfully, last season, I attended my first game in seven years. I missed it there at 24 Willie Mays Plaza. I wanted to feel those feels again about my team. Put aside the drama of life and care about something fun and light again. And boy, did I ever pick the right season to tune back in?! I missed this kind of torture.
Can These Documentaries Save Public Libraries and Bat Populations?

2 weeks ago | brokeassstuart.com | Peter Wong

A pair of feature documentaries premiering this week have several things in common. Female filmmakers made both of these films. San Francisco happens to be the stomping grounds for these two films’ directors. Different forms of woman power get celebrated in these films. Most importantly, both films concern subjects endangered in different ways by the depredations of the Orange Felon and his gang of right-wing goons.
Sunday Fundays, FREE Weekly Dances, Games, Workouts & More in Union Square

2 weeks ago | brokeassstuart.com | Alex Mak

There are 200 days of family-friendly programming continuing in Union Square all summer long and into the fall. Currently on Union Square, there are eight weekly programs and one monthly program, ranging from live music to fitness to chess and juggling lessons. Additional weekly programs will be added in May, bringing the total to 13 programs per week.
A Country Western Hoedown in Downtown SF!

3 weeks ago | brokeassstuart.com | Alex Mak

By far, San Francisco’s most successful and consistently well-attended street party, Downtown First Thrusdays, is expanding its free programming to the city’s first Entertainment Zone on Front Street, with boots, spurs, and a giant disco bison. Lower Haight Line Dancing will get crowds in the yeehaw spirit with all-levels line dancing, and Jose Canchola and Sofia Claire will bring country roots, a touch of rock, and soulful vocals to the streets.
Dive Bar Art Crawl Returns - 8 Bars, 30+ Artists, 1 Epic Night

3 weeks ago | brokeassstuart.com | Katy Atchison

Happening this Friday, April 25th, 8 Mission dive bars in San Francisco are participating in the annual Dive Bar Art Crawl. The crawl brings together local artists and neighborhood bars to transform these beloved gritty spaces into one-night-only galleries. What began in 2024 as a solo art show at Mission Bar has grown into a grassroots celebration of local art and local watering holes in the heart of the Mission District.