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Try to remember the kind of September when arts events did not have warnings. Try to remember to follow the guidelines and you'll enjoy the shows.

Lisa Geduldig's monthly online comedy show Lockdown Comedy celebrates its one-year anniversary on July 15 with a rollicking night of comics from around the world. Geduldig, who produced monthly comedy shows at El Rio during the pre-pandemic days, will host and perform from Florida with her mom, special guest performer Arline Geduldig. The elder Geduldig made her comedy debut with Lockdown Comedy last year and was the surprise hit of the season. "I thought it was going to be a one-off that she'd just perform on the first show, July 2020," Lisa Geduldig said in an email interview with the Bay A...

Cal Performances presents the world premiere of Jamar Roberts' Holding Space, streaming thru Sept. 8. $5-$60. https://calperformances.org/ New Conservatory Theater Company In Good Company, a podcast for when life goes off-script; also, Hold Me the Forgotten Way, an audio play collaboration by Harrison David Rivers. www.nctcsf.org Out of Site: Haight Ashbury Tina D'Elia hosts and performs Seth Eisen's charming collaborative performance-walking tour (written by Michelle Carter) of notable LGBTQ spaces in SF's Haight-Ashbury district. $15-$125. Sat. & Sun. thru July 25. www.eyezen.org Pericle...

Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister  Dana sez, “Mother’s Day is May 9. May I be the first to wish all you mothers and drag mothers a well-deserved and very happy day! You have raised some delightful offspring!” Comedian, actress, television host, and producer  Niecy  Jessica  Betts) hosted the 32nd Annual  GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS on YouTube on April 8; the show is also now streaming on Hulu. Here are the highlights. Outstanding Music Award (presented by  Katy Perry) was  CHIKA. Best Reality Series was HBO’s  We’re Here—bringing drag to rural...

February ‘Lockdown Comedy’ is refined, chuckle-worthy online classic for the Zoom Age Lockdown Comedy/Courtesy In the age of online performances, Lockdown Comedy is a culmination of what the average pandemic-afflicted and constricted citizen needs: COVID-19-safe, yet delightfully cheeky humour that accompasses all the weird perspectives and backgrounds of the at-home lockdown experience. Hosted monthly on Zoom by San Francisco-based comedy producer Lisa Geduldig, Lockdown Comedy features a variety of stand-up comics in a show designed to replicate the real life comedy club experience righ...