ARTS & CULTURE
Chinatown
PHOTOS: Chinatown's First Hungry Ghost Festival Satisfies Attendees With Spirited Fun
Late Saturday afternoon, an excited crowd gathered at Rose Pak Station to watch the inaugural Ghost King Parade. Kicking off Chinatown’s first Hungry Ghost Festival, the procession marched to Portsmouth Square at a dignified pace, punctuated by the solemn beat of drums.
Edge on the Square uses art to highlight Chinatown's diverse history and promote social change
Edge on the Square, a new contemporary gallery and cultural hub located in the heart of Chinatown on the corner of Grant and Clay, wants to show visitors a deeper cultural experience of the neighborhood.
Clarion fundraiser will serve up delicious food and dazzling fashions in Chinatown
Clara Hsu, owner and executive director of the Clarion Performing Arts Center in Chinatown, wears many hats, and on October 8, she'll be helping to host a fundraiser for the arts center that will double as a fashion show for local designers.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights Booksellers, dies at 101
Legendary North Beach poet, publisher, and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has died. He was 101 years of age. The beloved literary icon died peacefully in his San Francisco home surrounded by loved ones, "holding the hands of his son and his son’s girlfriend, 'as he took his last breath,'" his son Lorenzo Ferlinghetti said on Tuesday.
