Review: SF Playhouse’s ‘Noises Off’ fresh and funny as ever By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | October 6, 2025 The 40-plus-year-old slapstick comedy runs through November 8 at San Francisco Playhouse.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Lucía, Black Art Week, ‘Dracula’ comedy, SF Symphony, Emeryville art By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 1, 2025 Don't miss the art on display during the 39th annual Emeryville Art Exhibition October 4-26.
Arts & Entertainment October 2025 author events: Rabih Alameddine, John Freeman, Daniel Handler, Kamala Harris, Adam Johnson, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Mary Roach, Joyce Vance By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | October 1, 2025 Essays, historical fiction, memoirs, translations, thrillers and deep investigations in the lineup this month.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Symphony premieres trombone-forward ‘Market Street, 1920s’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | September 30, 2025 The concerts, at Davies Symphony Hall this weekend, also feature works by Tchaikovsky and Grieg.
Books Local Lit | Top tips for October By Lou Fancher | September 30, 2025 Visiting writers @ St Mary's, Litquake events, Mary Roach, Adam Johnson, and more for book lovers to check out this month.
Around Town Piedmont Center for the Arts | Music, art, and local brewers all on tap for October By Exedra Staff | September 30, 2025 You needn't go far to fill your weekends with all manner of entertainment.
Arts & Entertainment Fresh from Napa festival, versatile Terrace Martin plays two-night Yoshi’s stand By Sydney Fishman | Bay City News | September 29, 2025 The five-time Grammy nominee plays Yoshi’s in Oakland on October 2-3.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Drunken films in Oakland, Mill Valley film fest, Westerns at Stanford, Castro news By Anita Katz | Bay City News | September 29, 2025 Film festivals—current, classical and a little tipsy—open in theaters and bars this week.
Arts & Entertainment YouTube star IShowSpeed’s Bay Area visit sparks massive crowds, Oakland sideshow By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | September 28, 2025 Known for his 24/7 live-streams of various stunts around the world, the YouTuber was bewildered by the chaos: "Oakland is nuts!"
Arts & Entertainment Paris Opera Ballet rolls out North American premiere of ‘Red Carpet’ in Berkeley By James Ambroff-Tahan, Bay City News | September 26, 2025 In Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley on Oct. 2-4 in the first Bay Area appearance by the troupe since 2001.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Lots to enjoy in ACT’s affable immigrant family dramedy ‘Kim’s Convenience’ By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | September 25, 2025 The plot follows an intense day in the life of the Kim family; playwright Ins Choi based it on his own family and their history of working in convenience stores.