Category Archives: Entertainment

How To Get Free Family Admission to City Museums

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Though they look glamorous, this is not another Bernalwood fashion shoot. Instead, here we see Laura (8), Hanna (11), Max (1), and mother Lene waiting for the Bernal Heights Branch Library to open, so they can check out a Family … Continue reading →

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Carnaval Dancers Shake Their Stuff in Precita Park

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Precita Park is never a bad place to spend a glorious weekend afternoon. But it got even better yesterday with the arrival of Fogo na Roupa, a Bay Area-based Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion troupe whose members young and old … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Events, Music, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Bernal Native and Smarty-Pants Political Comic Performs Tonight in Oakland

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Our sources at the Bernal Heights Parents Club tell us that Bernal native and Bay Area comic luminary Nato Green – whom writer Lemony Snicket has likened to “finding a shot of bourbon at your co-worker’s stupid vegan potluck” – … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrity, Children and Parenting, Entertainment, Events | 1 Comment

YIMBY Power: How Friends of the Lucky Horseshoe Bar Rallied to Sway the City’s Entertainment Commission

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

So, remember how Eric Embry, co-owner of the Lucky Horseshoe on Cortland, asked folks from Bernal Heights to attend a hearing at City Hall on Tuesday night, so that the Lucky Horseshoe might secure the coveted Entertainment Permit needed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Politics | 8 Comments

Tonight! Buy Chicken John’s Book, Help Save His Space for ‘Odd and Unlikely Artworks’

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

On Cesar Chavez Street near Mission, there’s a prominent mural on a jaunty red building that shouts advice to all passers-by: “Fail…to WIN!” That slogan is the subtitle of The Book of the IS, a new book written by the … Continue reading →

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Let the Chase Begin!! Bernal’s Bullitt Cameo, Then and Now

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Although Bernal Heights has earned many a claim to Hollywood fame, my favorite is the role our neghborhood played in Bullitt, the 1968 Steve McQueen classic. It’s a great flick, but the most famous part, of course, is the epic … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, History, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Off the Hill: Best Cheap Eats in the Mission, Carnival Parade on Sunday, Beach Chalet Blues, and a Market Street Makeover

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

It’s time for Bernalwood’s Friday buffet of warmed-over nibbles from around The City: The 20 Best Dishes Under $10 in the Mission  (7×7 via MissionLoc@l) Design Unveiled for New SFMOMA Addition (SF Chronicle) Don’t Forget the Carnival Parade on Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Events, Food and Drink, History, New Stuff, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Filmmaker, Attack!!! Submit Your Film for the 2011 Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Series

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Look, there is a reason we call it Bernalwood — and it’s not just because everyone who lives here is glamorous and fashion-obsessed. No, it’s also called Bernalwood in part because our neighborhood is home to its very own film … Continue reading →

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Style Network Uses Stylish Bernalwood Home As Location for Stylish TV Show

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Reader Molli Amara submitted some news via the Bernalwood hotline about a camera crew from the Style Network that’s shooting an episode of a TV show in our stylish neighborhood. (Luckily, no one told them about our unstylish dirt-fountain. Shhhhh!) … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Entertainment | 4 Comments

Excellent Art and Seasonal Cheer at Secession Friday Night

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

I’ve become a big big fan of Secession Art and Design on Mission Street — so much so that I’ve spent a small pile of money there during the last few years. Others have taken notice too: The commie pinkos … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Entertainment, Uncategorized | 1 Comment