Oakland Ballers to host sold-out World Cup watch party at Raimondi Park By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News | 23 hours ago The U.S. team faces Paraguay in a group stage match this evening at 6 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment Young People’s Symphony Orchestra ends season with Pops / Pre-Tour Concert By Young People’s Symphony Orchestra | June 5, 2026 The June 7 event features Americana classics along with Nordic masterworks that preview YPSO's upcoming international tour repertoire.
Oakland Jewish Community Center East Bay to open ‘first-of-its-kind’ campus in Rockridge By Eric Urbach | Bay City News | June 4, 2026 The campus at the former Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream site will also include a 200-person performance venue and an outdoor flex space.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Jazz on the Hill, Josh Jones Latin Quintet, Symphony San Jose’s nod to the soccer World Cup By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 4, 2026 Plus a Bob Ross painting session and a stunning "Barber of Seville"
Arts & Entertainment Review: Shotgun Players balance humor, disaster nicely in ‘Continuity,’ a climate change comedy By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | June 3, 2026 Pulitzer Prize-winner Bess Wohl's play addresses issues beyond the environment to the very fate of the planet and the human race.
Books Local Lit | Top tips for June By Lou Fancher | June 2, 2026 Appearances from authors of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and a graphic novel; also a heartfelt farewell to A Great Good Place for Books -- all on tap this month.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors May-June 2026 By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | June 2, 2026 Authors ranging from Dusty Baker and Dave Eggers to Theo Baker and Andrew Sean Greer (and more) have titles hitting the stands.
Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Opera kicks off summer season with charming ‘Barber of Seville’ By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | June 2, 2026 The production is a revival of Spanish director Emilio Sagi’s 2013 high-energy staging.
Around Town Pickin’ with Rick | June 9 at PRD By Rick Schiller | Reader Submission | June 2, 2026 Enjoy an evening of casual music and conversation at the last get-together of the spring season.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: ‘Bleak Week,’ French film noir, and glacier stories in ‘Time and Water’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | June 1, 2026 "Bleak Week" celebrates film with a flair for gloom, doom, and pessimism.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Berkeley Rep’s musical ‘Lunchbox’ is charming, heartfelt, joyful By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | May 29, 2026 Based on the 2013 film of the same name, it is, to put it simply, a must-see, writes Jean Schiffman.