Around Town
Arts & Entertainment
Leila Mottley pivots back to poetry with new collection ‘woke up no light’
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The 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate was known for powerful slam poetry appearances on the Bay Area spoken-word circuit.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: Steph Curry in ‘Mr. Throwback,’ Morricone at BAMPFA, Peterson murder series
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The Warriors' star player scores off the court in a scripted comedy series.Arts & Entertainment
Review: Five Betties stage riotous play-within-a-play in Shotgun Players’ fun ‘Collective Rage’
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A subversively clever play about five women struggling to find meaning and love runs through August 24 at Ashby Stage in Berkeley.Arts & Entertainment
Plans for musicals at PMS and PHS/MHS underway
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Auditions for Once Upon a Mattress at PHS take place the week of September 16.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Outside Lands, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, West Edge Opera, Noontime Concert, Kid Koala and more
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Yes, two of the biggest musical bonanzas of the year for some zany reason are scheduled for the same weekend.Arts & Entertainment
Canine competitors ride the waves at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica
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Cacau, a chocolate Labrador from Brazil, took home the “top surf dog” gold medal.Arts & Entertainment
Multimedia artist Edward Mills invites guests to play with ‘The Cube’
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The sculpture is composed of 1,000 handmade wooden blocks that, starting Aug. 9, will morph daily into new forms depending on who is interacting with it.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: ‘Planetwalker,’ ‘Sing Sing’ are intriguing, inspirational
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Two Bay-Area connected films top this week's recommendations.Books
