Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’ takes antihero down dark timeline By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News Foundation | June 6, 2022 Saturday’s opening unfolded on a crumbling ruin, a few anguished aristocrats, and a ragged troupe of townspeople at the story's center.
Arts & Entertainment ‘We Were Hyphy’ attempts to capture a uniquely Bay movement By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 The Antioch-raised director, Laurence Madrigal, talks about his love letter to Bay Area culture, screening at SF DocFest.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ renews an old debate By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 When books are turned into cinema and TV, there is immeasurable room for debate on which version is the best.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: SF DocFest spotlights ‘Real World’s’ Pedro Zamora, a ‘Jurassic Park’ animator, more By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | June 3, 2022 The 21st annual San Francisco Documentary Festival reels with Bay Area talent amongst its 36 features and 58 shorts.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Don Giovanni’, ‘Ragtime’ and a monthlong Bloomsbay celebration By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | June 3, 2022 Also: Blues from Diunna Greenleaf at Freight and Salvage
Arts & Entertainment Local Lit | June’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | June 3, 2022 Fairyland Book Festival; activities at Oakland Public Library; releases from Nomadic Press; plus author visits from the likes of David Sedaris, Amor Towles, and more.
Arts & Entertainment Agnes Martin’s pursuit of happiness resonates at the SFMOMA By Matthew Byrne | Bay City News Foundation | May 31, 2022 Martin never relented in her pursuit of perfection and precision, and she produced some of her most acclaimed works well into old age.
Arts & Entertainment Eric Tran performs at the PCA this Saturday, May 28 By Lou Fancher | May 27, 2022 Composer and pianist, Tran is a 2009 graduate of Piedmont High School.
Arts & Entertainment PCA hosts SF Mandolin Orchestra this Sunday By Lou Fancher | May 27, 2022 The plucked string orchestra presents Meditations, this season’s showcase concert at the Piedmont Center for the Arts.
Arts & Entertainment The woman who writes the ‘Girls Who’ books on greening the world By Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News Foundation | May 27, 2022 Diana Kapp's “Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet” came out in April this year.