The iconic "Beach Blanket Babylon" and Club Fugazi are one in the same, a show and venue locked together in San Francisco's eclectic history.
But all good things must come to an end – and with that, a new show is born.
That's exactly what's happening in the city's storied North Beach neighborhood now, as two years have passed since the curtain came down on a legendary 45-year run for "Beach Blanket Babylon." Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened and changed everything.
Finally – in a matter of days – a new show takes the stage.
That show is "Dear San Francisco: A High-Flying Love Story," which creators are teasing as "an acrobatic ode to the City by the Bay."
"The significance is practically overwhelming," said Gypsy Snider, San Francisco native and co-founder of The 7 Fingers. The arts collective has produced theatrical circus and acrobatic shows all over the world. "I've been looking for a venue or a project of this magnitude for the last 10 years and I happened to be in town when 'Beach Blanket' announced they were leaving," she told KCBS Radio's "Bay Current" on Friday.
"It just hit me so clearly," Snider added.
You may not recognize Club Fugazi if you've been before. The balcony is gone, floor seating has been replaced and the stage has been extended to accommodate the new, acrobatics-heavy production taking the stage.
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