The lowdown on Ladyfest Bay Area

LADYFEST BAY AREA runs Wed/24-Sun/28, and events are open to all genders. Most events are all ages; check the Web site for exceptions. Venues are Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia, S.F.; Brava! For Women in the Arts, 2781 24th St., S.F.; Galia, 2565 Mission, S.F.; Mission Creek Café, 968 Valencia, S.F.; Mission High School, 3750 18th St., S.F.; New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia, S.F.; New College Theater, 777 Valencia, S.F.; Pond Gallery, 214 Valencia, S.F.; San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center, 1800 Market, S.F.; Spanganga Gallery, 3376 19th St., S.F.; and Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St., S.F. Three-day passes are $55-$90 sliding scale, and five-day passes are $70-$100 sliding scale; passes can be purchased online at www.ladyfestbayarea.org or in person at Mod Lang Records, 2136 University, Berk.; Mama Bear's Women's Books, 6536 Telegraph, Oakl.; and Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia, S.F. Buy three passes (either kind) and get $10 off each one. Tickets for single events will also be sold at the door of each performance 30 minutes beforehand. Single ticket prices are listed with each event below. All art exhibits and film panels are free and open to the public. For extensive coverage of Ladyfest events, see Calendar listings, starting on page 46. For more information call (415) 820-1697 or go to www.ladyfestbayarea.org.