Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: Some authors embrace, others despise screen adaptations of their works
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Works by Tom Wolfe, Amor Towles, Colm Tóibín, John Steinbeck, Stephen King and others have been brought to screen and stage.Arts & Entertainment
Alameda’s annual sand sculpture contest to showcase artworks whimsical and temporary
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Family-friendly contest begins with registration at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 1.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Festa Italiana, Levitt Pavilion concerts, Gail Dobson tribute, ‘Page to Screen’ authors, SF Opera summer season
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Don’t we all need pizza-tossing and accordion symphonies in our lives? The Italian street fair in North Beach, along with other happenings on tap this weekend.Arts & Entertainment
San Francisco Opera stages American premiere of Saariaho’s intense ‘Innocence’
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A contemporary Scandinavian look and sound, plus timely 21st-century themes comprise Saariaho’s rich new opus.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: Dozens of intriguing true stories at Roxie, online in SF DocFest
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This year’s hybrid program of 38 features and 35 shorts runs May 30 to June 9 in San Francisco with screenings at the Roxie Theatre and online.Youth
Bill to require age verification to visit porn sites pits child safety, free speech advocates
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Bi-partisan lawmakers work together, but "Free Speech Coalition," a porn industry trade group says the law would hurt their business.Arts & Entertainment
Bay Area Book Festival offers powerhouse writers, thinkers on 10th anniversary
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More than 157 writers will attend the mostly free June 1-2 extravaganza in downtown Berkeley.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Pher, Golden Gate Park Band, ‘Breed or Bust,’ ‘Gladiator,’ ‘Music for Migratory Birds’
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Two freebies in SF plus standup, storytelling, symphony, and song.Arts & Entertainment
