Porchlight: The Bitch is Back: Stories of Resurgence
The Bitch is Back: Stories of Resurgence Back in hot vax summer of '21, we were so jazzed about coming out of the pandemic. We brought our l...
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Porchlight Storytelling Series
Selected stories from Porchlight, San Francisco's longest-running storytelling series, hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.
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20 of 50 episodesPorchlight Presents: North Beach Episode 8: Graziano Cerchiai
We wrap up our North Beach series with an interview with Graziano Cerchiai, the patriarch of the city's legendary Bimbo's 365 Club, on his 9...
Porchlight Presents: North Beach Episode 7: Jonathan Moscone
Our guest this week is theater director and current Chief Producer at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Jonathan Moscone. Jon...
Porchlight Presents: North Beach Episode 6: Pia Hinckle
Author, journalist, and fifth generation San Franciscan Pia Hinckle joins us to talk about growing up and raising her own kids in the city....
Porchlight Presents: North Beach Episode 5: Jack Hirschman
Arline and Beth catch up with poet Jack Hirschman. He looks back on his friendship with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and shares a poem he wrote for...
Porchlight Presents: North Beach Episode 4: Stacey Lewis
Arline and Beth catch up with City Lights Books' linchpin Stacey Lewis. She looks back on 25 years at the iconic bookstore and remembers her...
Porchlight Presents: North Beach: Episode 3: Lyle Tuttle and Danielle Boiardi
A year after Tuttle's death, Arline and Beth remember the tattoo icon with his friend and archivist Danielle Boiardi.
Porchlight Presents North Beach: Episode 2: Peggy Knickerbocker
Arline and Beth talk to San Francisco legend Peggy Knickerbocker. The cookbook author and gal about town talks about The Dolphin Club, her n...
Porchlight Presents North Beach: Episode 1: Jesse DeNatale
Beth and Arline remember a great show back in 2019 in the perfectly lit, crowded lounge at Bimbo's. Porchlight favorite Jesse DeNatale was t...
Porchlight: Show Me As I Want To Be Seen
We were so excited to join forces with both the Contemporary Jewish Museum and the California Institute for Integral Studies for a night of...
Porchlight Presents Green Apple Books' 50th Anniversary Jubilee
A not-to-miss variety show celebrating the wonderment and weirdness of SF's landmark indie bookstore with author Mary Roach, illustrator Wen...
Porchlight's 15-Year Anniversary Show-tacular!
It's our 15th birthday and we're putting on a killer storytelling show to celebrate! BACK IN THE DAY will feature true tales from a stellar...
Porchlight + Sketchfest! Bombs Away! Night 1
Porchlight and Sketchfest present: BOMBS AWAY! Stories of Implosions and Explosions With Dana Merwin, Eddie Pepitone. Erin Foley, Karla Mart...
Annual Litquake Show! Life During Wartime
Every year, we join forces with the amazing Litquake Literary Festival to bring you a night of stories told by authors and writers. Our them...
14-Year Anniversary Romp: Identity Crisis!
Who am I? It's a queston that never fails to amuse, confuse, bewilder, and humble us as we plunk along our journey on this earth. To what en...
Porchlight + Greenhouse: JOBS
Porchlight partners with Greenhouse, a software company that optimizes hiring practices, for a show of stories about JOBS. Our storytelling...
Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution
Porchlight returns with a Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution edition featuring Wavy Gravy , Bob Barsotti , Eric Shea , Deanne Frankl...
Kitchen Confidential 2016
Kitchen Confidential is back! Hear some of SF's finest onstage with their insider stories about food, restaurants, kitchens, customers, and...
You're Doing It Wrong: SF Sketchfest 2016
You're Doing It Wrong: Stories from Porchlight's annual SF Sketchfest show featuring Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte with guests Iris Haas-Bie...
Kill Your Darlings: The Unpleasant Art of Starting Over. Porchlight + Litquake 2015
Litquake's edition of the Bay Area's long-running Porchlight series (15 years!) returns to the festival for a special storytelling night of...