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SF Ballet Cancels Its Performance at Recently Trump-ified Kennedy Center, After Weeks of Local Pressure

San Francisco Ballet canceled Kennedy Center performances after Trump renamed the venue and installed himself as chairman, joining numerous artists boycotting the venue.

San Francisco

fromThe Bold Italic

1 day ago

SF Ballet finally went clubbing. It's called 'The Blake Works'

SF Ballet cancels Kennedy Center performances after public backlash, while premiering William Forsythe's innovative triple bill featuring modern, street-inflected movement on a minimalist stage.

fromThe Bold Italic

4 days ago

SF Ballet will no longer perform at Kennedy Center

President Trump overhauled the Kennedy Center's board last year, got himself elected chairman, and installed ally Ric Grenell as president. Then, in December, his handpicked board renamed the venue "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" - slapping his name ahead of JFK's on one of the country's most storied arts institutions.

SF music

World news

fromsfist.com

4 weeks ago

Monday Morning Headlines: Human Chain Across Golden Gate Bridge Calls for Regime Change In Iran

Massive Golden Gate protest, local arrests and labor tensions, ongoing political conflicts, and a partial federal government shutdown mark heightened civic unrest and controversy.

California

fromsfist.com

1 month ago

Day Around the Bay: Oakland Zoo's Tiger Lola Euthanized After Infection From Injured Paw

An Oakland Zoo tiger died from an infected paw; news also reported Bay Area violent incidents, political controversies, Tesla sales declines, and Tule elk sighting.

US politics

fromThe Atlantic

3 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke

Marjorie Taylor Greene moved from promoting conspiracies to realizing she was manipulated, while Richard Grenell faces accusations of using Kennedy Center funds to enrich allies.

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