OMCA will be closed Friday in solidarity with May Day protest
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A nationwide day of action on May 1 against the Trump administration calls for “no shopping, no work, and no school."
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San Francisco Symphony’s Michael Tilson Thomas dies at 81
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MTT's last public conducting appearance in Davies Symphony Hall was on April 26, 2025 at an 80th birthday celebration concert.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Bay Area Dance Week, Angelique Kidjo, and more
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Plus, celebrated pianist Yuja Wang returns to San Francisco Symphony this Sunday for an almost sold-out show.Arts & Entertainment
Review: ‘Come From Away’ at TheatreWorks inspires faith and hope
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A feel-good musical in the best possible sense of the phrase.Arts & Entertainment
An unscientific snapshot of the Bay Area performing arts scene in 2026
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Despite facing desperate financial situations, art groups — and the arts — won’t be going away, at least not entirely.Arts & Entertainment
Movies: SF International film fest, ‘Steal This Story, Please!’ ‘Kontinental ’25,’ ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’
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Dozens of features and documentaries from around the world land on festival screens later this week.Arts & Entertainment
YPSO celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with the ‘America 250 Festival’
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California’s oldest youth orchestra marks America’s 250th anniversary with a festival of American music on May 2 at First Church Berkeley.Arts & Entertainment
PEBCC to perform ‘Echoes of Eureka’ choral opera in Oakland on April 18
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The opera traces the story of “Charley” Wei Lum, a young Chinese immigrant in 1880s California, whose community in Eureka was violently expelled amid rising anti-Chinese sentiment.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: 1906 quake remembrance, CubaCaribe fest, and Joshua Bell
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Also: Bilingual Shakespeare with "La Comedia of Errors," and Pocket Opera's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream."Arts & Entertainment
‘Mad Tea Party’: Children’s Fairyland kicks off adults-only event series on April 24
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An Alice in Wonderland-themed night out featuring cocktails, costumes, and cabaret magic.Arts & Entertainment
