Tony Bravo
@tonybravosf.bsky.social
Arts & Culture columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle, farmer’s market patron, small dog person.
‘Orwellian’ is the only word for Trump’s reaction to the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
‘Orwellian’ is the only word for Trump’s reaction to the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting
OPINION: The Trump administration is telling you not to believe what you see on video in an ICE agent’s killing of a Minneapolis woman. Whom are you going to believe?
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January 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
‘Orwellian’ is the only word for Trump’s reaction to the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
From tears to triumph: A timeline of S.F. drag club Oasis www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
From tears to triumph: A timeline of S.F. drag club Oasis
Oasis’ whole history — partner changes, death, the financial losses from the pandemic closures and slow San Francisco nightlife recovery — has been whiplash-inducing.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
From tears to triumph: A timeline of S.F. drag club Oasis www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
2026 Culture Forecast: Bold colors, more naps and civil disobedience www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
2026 Culture Forecast: Bold colors, more naps and civil disobedience
As the new year approaches, it’s time to look ahead at what’s to come and say goodbye to the cultural phenomena heading out.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
2026 Culture Forecast: Bold colors, more naps and civil disobedience www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Days before it was slated to close, Oasis gets a Christmas gift that will allow them to reopen in 2026.
D'Arcy Drollinger gave me the exclusive!
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D'Arcy Drollinger gave me the exclusive!
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Exclusive: S.F. drag club Oasis saved with multimillion-dollar gift
The LGBTQ cabaret and club was slated to shutter after New Year’s Eve, but will now continue, Oasis owner D’Arcy Drollinger confirmed, calling it “a Christmas miracle.”
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December 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Days before it was slated to close, Oasis gets a Christmas gift that will allow them to reopen in 2026.
D'Arcy Drollinger gave me the exclusive!
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D'Arcy Drollinger gave me the exclusive!
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This @sfchronicle.com feature is so well done! Don’t miss.
I feel like I just consumed a really good prestige TV series. Honestly started imagining Cate Blanchett in the “Hurricane Weinberg” role.
Cheers @tonybravosf.bsky.social and Caleb Pershan.
I feel like I just consumed a really good prestige TV series. Honestly started imagining Cate Blanchett in the “Hurricane Weinberg” role.
Cheers @tonybravosf.bsky.social and Caleb Pershan.
She was the ‘mad genius’ behind a S.F. restaurant empire — then it fell apart. Can she make a comeback?
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She was the ‘mad genius’ behind a S.F. restaurant empire — then it fell apart. Can she make a comeback?
The owner of Tosca and Leo’s Oyster Bar wants to breathe new life into her San Francisco restaurants while she fights a former business partner in court.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This @sfchronicle.com feature is so well done! Don’t miss.
I feel like I just consumed a really good prestige TV series. Honestly started imagining Cate Blanchett in the “Hurricane Weinberg” role.
Cheers @tonybravosf.bsky.social and Caleb Pershan.
I feel like I just consumed a really good prestige TV series. Honestly started imagining Cate Blanchett in the “Hurricane Weinberg” role.
Cheers @tonybravosf.bsky.social and Caleb Pershan.
She was the ‘mad genius’ behind a S.F. restaurant empire — then it fell apart. Can she make a comeback?
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She was the ‘mad genius’ behind a S.F. restaurant empire — then it fell apart. Can she make a comeback?
The owner of Tosca and Leo’s Oyster Bar wants to breathe new life into her San Francisco restaurants while she fights a former business partner in court.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
She was the ‘mad genius’ behind a S.F. restaurant empire — then it fell apart. Can she make a comeback?
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@tonybravosf.bsky.social has a wonderful article in the SF Chronicle about Basil Twist and SF Opera's dazzling production of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King." Gift link:
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Inside S.F. Opera’s dazzling new ‘Monkey King’ with puppeteer Basil Twist
San Francisco Opera’s new production “The Monkey King” will likely appeal to children of all ages with its tactile, immersive world and performances.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
@tonybravosf.bsky.social has a wonderful article in the SF Chronicle about Basil Twist and SF Opera's dazzling production of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King." Gift link:
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Have you seen the massive inflatable on top of SFMOMA? Artist KAWS shares the story behind it. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Have you seen the massive inflatable on top of SFMOMA? Artist KAWS shares the story behind it
KAWS’ first major West Coast museum exhibition opens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, with 36-foot “HOLIDAY: San Francisco” inflatable.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Have you seen the massive inflatable on top of SFMOMA? Artist KAWS shares the story behind it. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Most experts recommend couples give themselves at least one year to plan their wedding. But David Saxe and Melissa Blaustein used half that time to stage a four-day arts festival that culminated in their “I do” at one of Napa’s signature museums.
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She’s a former mayor. He’s an arts scion. Of course their wedding was a four-day festival
How David Saxe and Melissa Blaustein turned their wedding into a four-day fundraiser for Bay Area arts institutions.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Most experts recommend couples give themselves at least one year to plan their wedding. But David Saxe and Melissa Blaustein used half that time to stage a four-day arts festival that culminated in their “I do” at one of Napa’s signature museums.
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Drag Queen Story Hour originator appointed as San Francisco’s next Drag Laureate www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Drag Queen Story Hour originator appointed as San Francisco’s next Drag Laureate
As anti-LGBTQ policies grow nationwide, longtime educator and drag performer Per Sia becomes San Francisco’s first transgender Drag Laureate.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Drag Queen Story Hour originator appointed as San Francisco’s next Drag Laureate www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
This S.F. museum will forgo permanent home for new nomadic model www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
This S.F. museum will forgo permanent home for new nomadic model
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco is pursuing a new model without a permanent exhibition space, instead hoping to activate locations throughout the city.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!
Reminder- I did a Comme des Garcons David Sedaris story before W. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
David Sedaris on extreme fashion, meeting the pope and a second Trump term
The essayist is a frequent visitor to the Bay Area and client of legendary San Francisco...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Reminder- I did a Comme des Garcons David Sedaris story before W. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
How revisiting ‘Rocky Horror’ at S.F.’s Oasis reminded me what it means to belong www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
How revisiting ‘Rocky Horror’ at S.F.’s Oasis reminded me what it means to belong
At San Francisco’s Oasis, a wild night performing in “The Rocky Horror Show” becomes more than nostalgia — it’s a reminder of joy, community and true belonging.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
How revisiting ‘Rocky Horror’ at S.F.’s Oasis reminded me what it means to belong www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
How Bette Midler inspired this ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner’s latest S.F. show www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
How Bette Midler inspired this ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner’s latest S.F. show
Ginger Minj, who starred in “Hocus Pocus 2,” brings her new drag show “Hokus Pokus” to San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
How Bette Midler inspired this ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner’s latest S.F. show www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Is Sam Smith the first act at the newly renovated Castro Theatre in February 2026? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Sam Smith teases Castro Theatre reopening gig with cryptic TikTok post
Sam Smith sparked buzz about the Castro Theatre’s upcoming concert lineup on social media, hinting at a big announcement to come.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Is Sam Smith the first act at the newly renovated Castro Theatre in February 2026? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Heklina shaped drag culture. After her death, her community is making sure it lasts.
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Inside Heklina's closet: S.F. drag icon's costumes, wigs and makeup tell her full story
Heklina shaped drag culture. After her death, her community is making sure it lasts.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Heklina shaped drag culture. After her death, her community is making sure it lasts.
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
‘See you, Hubbell’: Reflecting on Robert Redford and the unattainable man www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
‘See you, Hubbell’: Reflecting on Robert Redford and the unattainable man
Robert Redford’s death recalls his most iconic role in “The Way We Were,” where his tender performance opposite Barbra Streisand defined tragic romance.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
‘See you, Hubbell’: Reflecting on Robert Redford and the unattainable man www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
‘Back to the music’: S.F. Symphony opens new season with optimism www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
‘Back to the music’: S.F. Symphony opens new season with optimism
The San Francisco Symphony averted a strike with a new labor contract with its musicians, opening its 2025-26 season with relief, optimism and dazzling performances.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
‘Back to the music’: S.F. Symphony opens new season with optimism www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
If we gloat in Charlie Kirk’s death, we become what we loathe www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
If we gloat in Charlie Kirk’s death, we become what we loathe
OPINION: In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, we must remember political violence is never acceptable — no matter how abhorrent the person, Tony Bravo writes.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
If we gloat in Charlie Kirk’s death, we become what we loathe www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
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Lynn Hershman Leeson explores aging, science in ‘About Time’
San Francisco artist Lynn Hershman Leeson debuts About Time at Altman Siegel, blending science, technology and questions about aging.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I was honored to be briefly quoted in this piece from @sfchronicle.com and writer @tonybravosf.bsky.social about the enduring magic of Elisa Donovan. Give it a read!
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This ‘Clueless’ star and S.F. resident is making a movie about the worst year of her life
Elisa Donovan hopes to harness the nostalgia around the 30th anniversary of “Clueless” to direct her first film, a deeply personal story about the worst year of her life.
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September 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I was honored to be briefly quoted in this piece from @sfchronicle.com and writer @tonybravosf.bsky.social about the enduring magic of Elisa Donovan. Give it a read!
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S.F. Opera Ball highlights urgent need for support: ‘No civilization has ever survived without culture’ www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
S.F. Opera Ball highlights urgent need for support: ‘No civilization has ever survived without culture’
The San Francisco Opera’s 103rd season opener mixed glamour with urgency, as arts leaders and longtime patrons worry about the survival of the arts amid funding cuts and political pressure.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
S.F. Opera Ball highlights urgent need for support: ‘No civilization has ever survived without culture’ www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
This ‘Clueless’ star and S.F. resident is making a movie about the worst year of her life www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
This ‘Clueless’ star and S.F. resident is making a movie about the worst year of her life
Elisa Donovan hopes to harness the nostalgia around the 30th anniversary of “Clueless” to direct her first film, a deeply personal story about the worst year of her life.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This ‘Clueless’ star and S.F. resident is making a movie about the worst year of her life www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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The good vibes for this screening are off the charts.
@tonybravosf.bsky.social is hosting a 30th anniversary “Clueless” screening on Wednesday Sept. 10 with co-star Elisa Donovan at the mighty Balboa Theatre.
Get your tickets!!
🍿🌁❤️
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@tonybravosf.bsky.social is hosting a 30th anniversary “Clueless” screening on Wednesday Sept. 10 with co-star Elisa Donovan at the mighty Balboa Theatre.
Get your tickets!!
🍿🌁❤️
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Live event: Join the Chronicle and Elisa Donovan for a 30th anniversary screening of ‘Clueless’
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Clueless,” the Chronicle is presenting a special screening of Amy Hecklering’s teen comedy classic with actor, writer and San Francisco resident Elisa...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The good vibes for this screening are off the charts.
@tonybravosf.bsky.social is hosting a 30th anniversary “Clueless” screening on Wednesday Sept. 10 with co-star Elisa Donovan at the mighty Balboa Theatre.
Get your tickets!!
🍿🌁❤️
www.sfchronicle.com/events/artic...
@tonybravosf.bsky.social is hosting a 30th anniversary “Clueless” screening on Wednesday Sept. 10 with co-star Elisa Donovan at the mighty Balboa Theatre.
Get your tickets!!
🍿🌁❤️
www.sfchronicle.com/events/artic...