I'm with you on that, Carl--there's really no other place that makes for a viable alternative. The Grand Lake main theatre has a maximum capacity of ~625, probably around 450-475 if minimal social distancing restrictions are applied.

I'm curious if the coyness means that Eddie may yet pull a rabbit out of his fedora and procure a second weekend (1/27-1/30) at the Castro, which would permit a roughly normal-sized festival if matinees/evenings are booked for both Saturday and Sunday. (Behind-the-scenes info suggests that there were significant issues that came up WRT a standard ten-day festival at the Castro, where the owners have kept the "grande dame" mostly closed over the past six months and appear intent on not resuming normal operations until an "all clear" situation occurs.)