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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 10h

The only bad thing about this Rae Alexandra piece on horror movies playing at SF theaters this month is that it might fill you with paralyzing FOMO and there are just not enough hours in the day.

www.kqed.org/arts/1398217...

How to Fill Your Halloween 2025 With Horror (Movies)

Here’s how San Francisco’s Roxie, Vogue, Alamo, 4 Star and Balboa movie theaters are getting freaky for Halloween.

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Luke Tsai @theluketsai.bsky.social · 11h

Here's an update on the new Cantonese barbecue counter coming this month to the Tenderloin, courtesy of the brothers behind the old Hing Lung Co. — one of my all-time favorite Chinatown spots before it closed last year. www.kqed.org/arts/1398223...

A Quintessential SF Chinatown Barbecue Shop Moves to the Tenderloin

Quack House is the newest addition to the Hing Lung Co. roast duck empire.

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 12h

"romantic AI relationship"

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 13h

What a pleasure to read and edit Claire Frost's review of Em Kettner's lovely, materially rich show at Rebecca Camacho Presents.

"...the wood is not just a frame, but a sculptural element that shapes our engagement with what is held within."

www.kqed.org/arts/1398221...

Small-Scale Art Tells a Moonlit Story of Vulnerability and Imperfection

Em Kettner’s solo show ‘Cyrano’ at Rebecca Camacho Presents is a delicate presentation of intimate objects.

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 17h

"literary selfhood"

Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 1d

"An economical choice for multipurpose void fill."

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 1d

Here's my commentary piece on the Big Art Loop, and what it means to hand our public space over to a billionaire and his choice of 100 pieces of existing, large-scale art.

And for god's sake: Send your opinions to the agencies/nonprofit/org involved, not to me!

www.kqed.org/arts/1398217...

Who Has a Say In the Flood of Public Art Coming to San Francisco?

The Sijbrandij Foundation’s plan to install 100 pieces of large-scale art around the city needs public oversight.

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 1d

"tech-bro litter" ew

Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 2d

sfgov.tv hold music not my fave

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 2d

"an Anywhere, USA park space"

lotsa zingers in the Vaillancourt Fountain public discussion via the SFAC meeting right now: sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/camer...

SFGovTV2 LIVE (Osprey)

Live and Recorded Public meetings of SFGovTV2 LIVE (Osprey) for City and County of San Francisco

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 2d

"sclerotic"

Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 2d

ISO lunch that doesn't bore me to death

Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 6d

Tomorrow!

KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 6d

FRI at 9AM:

@kqedarts.bsky.social's Gabe Meline, @sahotchkiss.bsky.social and @nastiaaa.bsky.social join us to provide recommendations for enjoying the arts in the Bay Area this fall.

❓ What are your favorite fall activities?

Your Complete Guide to Fall Arts in the Bay Area Is Here | KQED

Concerts, plays, art exhibits, movies, festivals, books, fashion shows — we’ve got you covered.

buff.ly

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 6d

This is happening next year

www.kqed.org/arts/1398207...

RM From BTS Will Curate an SFMOMA Exhibit in 2026 | KQED

The Korean rapper will bring works from his personal collection to San Francisco.

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 6d

Canada how dare you

www.kqed.org/news/1205811...

It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s Coming From Canada to Save SF’s Fleet Week | KQED

San Francisco aviation enthusiasts can expect fly-overs and stunning aeronautics displays by Canada’s Snowbirds, regardless of the U.S. government shutdown.

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 6d

haha touché!

Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 6d

A crushing aspect of Fort Point's closure is that people cannot visit FOR-SITE's 'Black Gold' exhibition during the second annual Black Art Week.

KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 6d

Which Bay Area Landmarks Are Closed by the Government Shutdown — and Where Can You Go Instead?

On Wednesday, some popular National Park Service locations around the Bay Area began experiencing full or partial closures. Here are the spots that are still open and unaffected.

dlvr.it

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 6d

📢 The #InternetArchive is celebrating an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved by the #WaybackMachine. 🎉

Join us!
📆 Weds, Oct 22

🎟️ IN-PERSON: 5–10 PM PT (SF) ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...

💻 ONLINE: 7–8 PM PT ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...

#Wayback1T

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 6d

Yesss @emmaruthless.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Everyone join @coyotemedia.org so I can continue to read passages like these out loud over breakfast.

www.coyotemedia.org/mabuhay-gard...

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 7d

"Whatever your thoughts about this park, it was hardly an equitable act to place a vast, city-funded open space here.

Sunset Dunes is a park next to a park next to a beach next to a park."

missionlocal.org/2025/09/suns...

S.F. ‘sustainability’ dollars paid for Sunset Dunes hammocks, skate park

It turns out that 'sustainability' and 'significant financial investment' are both difficult terms for Rec and Parks to define

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Danielle Venton @dventon.bsky.social · 7d

“The reason this work is important is because climate change feels abstract and nebulous. You hear about two degrees Celsius of warming. To most people, that’s just an imperceivable difference on their home thermostat. But our findings here are tangible.” www.kqed.org/science/1998...

California’s Ancient Glaciers Are Melting Away for the First Time in Human History | KQED

New research shows that California's Sierra Nevada glaciers, which will vanish in decades, have remained intact for at least 10,000 years.

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 7d

oh no Fleet Week

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Luke Tsai @theluketsai.bsky.social · 7d

I wrote about the teenage fashion designers who are spinning braided plantain peels and spray-painted pasta into high-fashion couture outfits, with the help of some of Oakland's top chefs. www.kqed.org/arts/1398191...

Plantain Peels, Sugar and Style: Oakland Teens Weave Food Into Fashion

At the first-ever Cuisine and Couture, students at the Oakland School for the Arts team up with some of Oakland’s top chefs to celebrate the local food scene.

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KQED Arts & Culture @kqedarts.bsky.social · 8d

Five months after the installation of the giant metal sculpture of a nude woman in Embarcadero Plaza, the Sijbrandij Foundation has unveiled the latest piece of “big art” in San Francisco and announced a new project dubbed the “Big Art Loop.”

More Big Burning Man Art Is Coming to San Francisco | KQED

A private foundation hopes to place up to 100 large-scale sculptures in public spaces over the next three years.

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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 8d

I’m baaaaaack (on the big art beat):

www.kqed.org/arts/1398194...

More Big Burning Man Art Is Coming to San Francisco | KQED

A private foundation hopes to place up to 100 large-scale sculptures in public spaces over the next three years.

www.kqed.org

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