Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Redwood City free shows, Opera San José, Maria Bamford, SF Pride drag

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 25, 2025

Tyson Check-In is among the drag artists performing in the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival on June 28.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Free Circus Bella shows, ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime,’ W. Kamau Bell, SF Symphony Chorus sings Verdi’s Requiem, Pocket Opera’s ‘Tartuffe’

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 18, 2025

Making music out of Molière.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Fountain Blues and Brews fest, ‘Idomeneo,’ Chanticleer, Montclair Beer and Wine fest, SFJazz fest

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 11, 2025

Fair and festival season in the Bay Area is up and running.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: SFMOMA freebies, ‘Beautiful Noise,’ ‘Happy Pleasant Valley,’ SF Symphony, Symphony San Jose

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 4, 2025

Cue the castanets.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Fridays on Front Street, ‘Harvey Milk Reimagined,’ Berkeley Symphony, ‘Limitless’ art show, Adele Givens, Tommy Davidson  

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 28, 2025

Mark your calendars for swan songs, season closers, and comedic catchphrases.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: ‘The Waiting Period,’ Piano Duo Amabile,  Salonen leads ‘Firebird,’ ‘Parade,’ SF Gay Men’s Chorus Punk Pride

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 21, 2025

Brian Copeland performs his solo show about depression "The Waiting Period" on May 23, June 8 and June 15 at the Marsh in Berkeley.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Boogie Festival, New Ballet, Diablo Ballet, Eliades Ochoa, Valley Concert Chorale, San Jose Chamber Orchestra

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 14, 2025

Cuban guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa performs May 15-16 at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Lines Ballet, Axis Dance Co., Mark Morris’ ‘Pepperland,’ Symphony San Jose’s ‘Planets’

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 7, 2025

It’s a rich weekend for dance in the Bay Area.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Ruth Asawa retrospective, Marin Irish festival, ‘Jersey Boys,’ Manuel Barrueco, Bach’s Mass in B-Minor  

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 30, 2025

Don't miss the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s ongoing Free First Thursdays program.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Bay Area Dance Week, Scottish Fiddlers, ‘Crumbs from the Table of Joy,’ ‘Shrek the Musical,’ Tangent Winds 

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 23, 2025

National Dance Week isn't just performances. It's classes and participatory events for the Bay Area community to enjoy (for free).