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).

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Golden Gate Park Band, ‘The Underpants,’ Leela Dance Collective, San Jose Opera’s ‘Zorro,’ Evgeny Kissin  

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 16, 2025

The Golden Gate Park Band opens its 143rd season of free shows in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: ‘R-Evolution,’ Terence Blanchard, Atsuko Okatsuka, Pocket Opera, SF Symphony SoundBox  

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 9, 2025

See, hear, and feel at shows near you.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: ‘I Am My Own Wife,’ ‘Broken Seder,’ ‘Uplifted Voices,’ ‘Prayer for Peace,’ ‘Bach’s Paradise’  

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 2, 2025

April showers the Bay this month with arts, music, and theater.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bests: Latina storytelling, ‘The Mousetrap,’ ‘Swan Lake Suite,’ Symphony San Jose, lutist Thomas Dunford  

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | March 26, 2025

Alert, all lute lovers!

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Found-sound artist Cheryl E. Leonard, ‘Cher Show,’ New Ballet, Israel Philharmonic, pianist Jan Lisiecki 

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | March 19, 2025

Don't miss out on upcoming performances in Palo Alto, San Jose, and San Francisco.