Hooked on Books: Going literary in letter form is a well-traveled road
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Sue Gilmore of Local News Matters traces the history of the epistolary novel from 1740 to today's bestseller "The Correspondent."
Arts & Entertainment
Movies: DocLands Festival, SF International Film Fest plus new features
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It's documentary season in the Bay Area, with an abundance of great features and shorts to choose from.Arts & Entertainment
Golden Gate International Children’s & Youth Choral Festival on tap for July 13-18
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Tix now on sale to hear 400+ young singers from across Europe, Asia, and the United States perform at venues around Oakland and Berkeley.Arts & Entertainment
Review: Royal Shakespeare’s ‘Hamnet’ simply dazzles in ACT presentation
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Show will impress fans of the book and movie, as well as those new to the story.Arts & Entertainment
San Francisco Symphony’s Michael Tilson Thomas dies at 81
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MTT's last public conducting appearance in Davies Symphony Hall was on April 26, 2025 at an 80th birthday celebration concert.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Bay Area Dance Week, Angelique Kidjo, and more
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Plus, celebrated pianist Yuja Wang returns to San Francisco Symphony this Sunday for an almost sold-out show.Arts & Entertainment
Review: ‘Come From Away’ at TheatreWorks inspires faith and hope
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A feel-good musical in the best possible sense of the phrase.Arts & Entertainment
An unscientific snapshot of the Bay Area performing arts scene in 2026
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Despite facing desperate financial situations, art groups — and the arts — won’t be going away, at least not entirely.Arts & Entertainment
Movies: SF International film fest, ‘Steal This Story, Please!’ ‘Kontinental ’25,’ ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’
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Dozens of features and documentaries from around the world land on festival screens later this week.Arts & Entertainment
YPSO celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with the ‘America 250 Festival’
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California’s oldest youth orchestra marks America’s 250th anniversary with a festival of American music on May 2 at First Church Berkeley.Arts & Entertainment
