Arts & Entertainment Review: Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s ‘Sunset Baby’ a powerful family drama By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | September 15, 2025 Performances run through September 28 at the Magic Theatre at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Children’s film fest, ‘History of Sound,’ ‘A Little Prayer,’ Megadoc, Albany film fest By Anita Katz | Bay City News | September 15, 2025 A festival for children leads off the weekly slate, which also includes new releases starring David Straithairn and Jane Levy; and Francis Ford Coppola.
Around Town Out and about: Piedmont’s own draws hyperlocal fans to SF’s Curran theater By Exedra Staff | September 12, 2025 Tyler Ellis (PHS '16) plays a lead role in the North American tour of the musical "Shucked;" performances run through October 5.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Star power fuels San Francisco Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’ revival By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | September 12, 2025 Performances, set against a magical, uncluttered set and staging, continue through Sept. 27 at the SF War Memorial Opera House.
Arts & Entertainment Review: With humor and heartbreak, Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Reservoir’ is unsparingly truthful By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | September 11, 2025 Performances continue through October 12 at Peet’s Theatre in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Rubinoos, ‘Dead Man Walking,’ Flower Piano, ‘Hamlet,’ Sound Summit By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | September 10, 2025 Flower Piano festival kicks off at noon Friday with daylong access to the pianos through Sept. 21.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Oakland International film fest, neon signs at Roxie, ‘Baltimorons,’ ‘Paper Bag Plan,’ ‘Happyend’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | September 8, 2025 Look for social themes at the Oakland International Film Festival, a sparkling romantic dramedy, and other new releases this week.
Arts & Entertainment Piedmont Center for the Arts | Slavic arts, jazz, Beethoven, opera, and more on tap for September By Exedra Staff | September 5, 2025 You needn't go far to fill your weekends with music and art.
Around Town Berkeley jazz musician Bob Roden to appear at Piedmont Harvest Festival, Sept. 21 By Exedra Staff | September 5, 2025 Enjoy live music by The Bob Roden Quintet as part of the community event's Jazz Fest.
Arts & Entertainment 10 Berkeley-set crime tales offer thrilling reading By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News | September 5, 2025 There are around 2,700 mysteries set in the Bay Area according to the online bibliography Golden Gate Mysteries.