Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Best Bets | March 5-8 By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | March 6, 2020 Frida's travels to SF; ballet bounty; a twofer for opera lovers, a tribute to Lena Horne, and more
Around Town Local Lit: January’s top literary picks By Lou Fancher | December 31, 2019 Author readings from New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast and writer Patricia Marx; Peggy Orenstein on boys and sex; Jenny Odell on the attention economy; and more.
Arts & Entertainment Local Lit: December’s top literary picks By Lou Fancher | December 2, 2019 Shop local, go underground, see what it takes to pass a citizenship test, and hear from up-and-coming writers.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances: Author, former Obama staffer to speak in Berkeley on Dec. 5 By Lou Fancher | November 26, 2019 Pod Save America co-host Dan Pfeiffer talks about politics and Twitter in the age of Trump and why young people are democracy's best hope.
Uncategorized Local Lit: November’s top 5 lit(erary) picks By Lou Fancher | November 5, 2019 Write a book, watch live storytelling, attend free events at Oakland public libraries, and more.
Around Town Award-winning author/journalist to speak about “Homewreckers,” the robber barons of housing By Lou Fancher | November 1, 2019 Aaron Glantz goes deep on predatory financiers and the devastating impact of housing bubbles on the middle class.
around town Who’s coming to Lit by the Lake? By Lou Fancher | October 3, 2019 The Oakland Public Library on 14th Street is the site of one of several Litquake events happening in the East Bay.
Arts & Entertainment Local Lit | October’s top five lit(erary) events By Lou Fancher | October 1, 2019 From BART to butterflies, with Litquake thrown in, noteworthy happenings at local libraries, bookstores and other venues.
events Author Ari Berman to speak about voting rights and why they are at risk | Sat, Sept 28 By Scott Morris | Bay City News | September 25, 2019 A recent Supreme Court ruling and the Census, which determines the science of redistricting, spell trouble -- even here in California
Books On Fire | Climate activist and author Naomi Klein to speak in Oakland By Lou Fancher | September 19, 2019 Thursday, September 26 at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, Klein makes the moral case for bold action outlined in the Green New Deal.