Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Rubinoos, ‘Dead Man Walking,’ Flower Piano, ‘Hamlet,’ Sound Summit By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | September 10, 2025 Flower Piano festival kicks off at noon Friday with daylong access to the pianos through Sept. 21.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Opera in the Park, NorCal Book Awards, Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery, Anthony Wilson, ‘My Fair Lady’ By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | September 3, 2025 Lots of freebies this week and a loverly musical.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Little Village showcase, Golden Gate Park Band, Killing My Lobster, Ma and Kidjo, Laraaji By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 27, 2025 Find Labor Day weekend performances at the Freight, UC's Greek Theatre, Golden Gate Park and more.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Navarro Trio, Lisa Lisa ‘Take You Home’ tour, Cyrus Chestnut, Ravel concert, Fiddle Summit By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 20, 2025 Fiddling around.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Joe Goode Performance Group, Desi Comedy Festival, ‘Yellow River Cantata,’ ‘A German Requiem’ By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 13, 2025 Another choral masterwork.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: SF Fringe, Free Shakespeare in the Park, American Bach Soloists, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 6, 2025 Molly Shannon appears in the 2025 San Francisco Fringe Festival in a one-woman theatrical clown show called “Oh Johnny.”
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Mike Epps, Third World’s reggae, ‘H.M.S. Pinafore,’ ‘Dolores’ opera premiere By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 30, 2025 All kinds of musicians are playing all kinds of music at free community concerts enlivening the Bay Area this summer.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Cupertino, Walnut Creek free concerts, Napa puppet fest, TheatreWorks’ new works fest, mezzo Nikola Printz, Music@Menlo By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 23, 2025 Ringing in the new.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Point Richmond concerts, Roxie fundraiser, Stefanie Leder, Bach Festival, Peterson & Cowsill By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 9, 2025 Cue the music!
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Fillmore Jazz, Billy Martini Show, SF Mime Troupe, ‘& Juliet,’ Oakland Municipal Band By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 2, 2025 The Oakland Municipal Band returns to the Lake Merritt Bandstand in Oakland on July 4 to kick off a new season of free concerts.