SF poet Truong Tran on necessary anger and forging connections By Denise Sullivan | Bay City News | October 15, 2026 Tran launches his ninth book at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco this Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment This Friday: Movie in the Park + food trucks By City of Piedmont | October 13, 2026 Enjoy the last late summer food + movie event in Piedmont Park.
Arts & Entertainment Kent Nagano returns for Berkeley Symphony’s ‘Inheritance,’ Alex Nante premiere By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 13, 2026 Nagano, who led the Berkeley Symphony from 1978 to 2009, will return for the orchestra's opening night program on Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Ballet Company to present ‘Luna Mexicana’ a celebration of Dia de los Muertos By Oakland Ballet Company | October 13, 2026 Get tickets now for the October 30 and November 1 performances.
Arts & Entertainment Review: TheatreWorks’ ‘Dracula’ appropriately, seasonally creepy By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 13, 2026 In Giovanna Sardelli’s production every chill-inducing moment hits its mark.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Green film fest, UN Association festival, ‘Atonement,’ Salman Rushdie doc By Anita Katz, Bay City News | October 12, 2026 Human-rights stories, Salman Rushdie, and a thespian chicken appear on local screens this week.
Arts & Entertainment First-ever Halloween experience for adults at Children’s Fairyland By Children's Fairyland | October 9, 2026 Monsters' Ball on October 23 is for guests 21+.
Arts & Entertainment Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir hosts benefit concert and auction this weekend By Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir | October 9, 2026 Ticket sales now closed but you can still support the choir via the silent auction through Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment Berkeley Art Center’s ‘I see every wave’ installations invite meditation By Caroline Picard | Bay City News | October 8, 2026 The new site-specific installation runs through Thanksgiving week.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Fleet Week, elephants, ‘Dracula,’ Takács Quartet, Tony Siqi Yun By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 7, 2026 Concerts, exhibitions — and the Blue Angels are on the list this week.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Shotgun Players’ ‘The Fall Show’ delivers tender, chaotic journey of love By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 6, 2026 Choreographic production is an eclectic mix of two-character interaction and emotional struggle.