Around Town Flix Fest features ‘The Social Network’ on Aug. 14 By Robert Hall | PRD Flix Fest | August 8, 2025 Screening at 801 Magnolia: the highly acclaimed dramatization about the early rise of Mark Zuckerberg and the launch of Facebook.
Arts & Entertainment East Bay period enthusiasts re-create historical costume dances By Stephanie Lam | Bay City News | August 7, 2025 'Period Events and Entertainments Re-creation Society, Inc.' (PEERS) brings the past alive for those who yearn for bygone eras.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands: SF’s biggest music fest is back this weekend — here’s how to beat the traffic By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | August 7, 2025 Bikes, scooters, and walking are generally recommended instead of driving.
Arts & Entertainment Scenic trip to Ashland, Oregon: Shakespeare, yes, but much more By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News | August 6, 2025 Wellness and relaxation are an important part of the scene.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: SF Fringe, Free Shakespeare in the Park, American Bach Soloists, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 6, 2025 Molly Shannon appears in the 2025 San Francisco Fringe Festival in a one-woman theatrical clown show called “Oh Johnny.”
Around Town ‘As You Like It’: Free Shakespeare returns to Dracena Park on Sunday, Aug. 10 By City of Piedmont | August 6, 2025 The Vallejo Shakespeare Group returns to the quarry.
Arts & Entertainment Review: A Palestinian-Israeli woman tells her story in ‘Home,’ an affecting solo show By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 6, 2025 “Home” continues through August 16 at Z Below in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Soccer fans will get their kicks when Oakland hosts back-to-back major September events By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | August 5, 2025 A match up between Mexico and Japan takes place on September 6, followed by the Oakland Roots' championship game on September 7.
Arts & Entertainment ‘A piece of freedom’: How San Quentin prisoners brought world-class art inside its walls By Joe Garcia | CalMatters | August 5, 2025 California committed more than $200 million toward refashioning San Quentin as a hub for rehabilitation.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Merola Opera’s production of Rossini’s ‘Le Comte Ory’ is boisterous, joyful By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Catch the comic opera on August 16 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.