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.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Mexica New Year, ‘Nobody Loves You,’ Dance Theatre of Harlem, Pavel Haas Quartet, Patrick Ball  

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | March 12, 2025

Don't miss the happenings in San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek and Pleasanton.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Faye Carol and Dennis Chambers, ‘SF Musicians for LA’ benefit, ‘Zorro’  and more

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | March 5, 2025

A few performances you won't want to miss this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Abby Govindan and more comedy, SF Civic Symphony, ‘Heart Sellers,’ American Bach Soloists, Pocket Opera

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

See what's on tap around the Bay this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Legion of Honor movies, ‘Circle: Songs from the Heart,’ Syncopated Ladies, cellist Steven Isserlis 

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | February 12, 2025

Free showing of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 classic psychological thriller this Saturday at the Legion.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Bets: Sports at SFMOMA, ‘Great Gatsby Ballet,’ Geoff Sobelle’s ‘Food,’ Lunar New Year at SF Symphony, Alexander String Quartet farewell   

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | February 5, 2025

Pro football player-turned-painter Ernie Barnes’ “Homecoming” is part of SFMO's “Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture," on view through Feb 18.