Arts & Entertainment Oakland’s first Red Bull Dance Your Style winner prepares to rep Bay Area in nationals By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | May 19, 2022 SF State dance student Son Lam plans to eventually return to his native Vietnam to train the next generation's dancers.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Island City Waterways: Uprooted’ taps into true histories Japanese American internment By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | May 19, 2022 The Rhythmix Cultural Works and City of Alameda partnership “Island City Waterways 2022” explores the concept of being uprooted.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Bay Area Stand-Up Comedy’ paints a big, diverse picture of San Francisco’s funniest By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | May 16, 2022 Nina Ghiselli (G for the stage) and OJ Patterson are two Bay Area natives, comedians and now -- co-authors.
Arts & Entertainment REMINDER | Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir sings in spring By Keri Butkevich | PEBCC | May 13, 2022 PEBCC honors grads and training departments in concerts on Saturday, May 21 and Saturday, June 4.
Arts & Entertainment Noted author Jesmyn Ward to give keynote during final Mills College commencement By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | May 12, 2022 Ward is the only woman and person of color to win the National Book Award for fiction two times.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Docs at the 40th CAAMFest highlight the resilience of immigrant families By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | May 9, 2022 A hybrid of live and online viewings starting Thurs and running through May 22, the Center for Asian American Media event kicks off with summit talks this Wed.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – May 2022 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | May 9, 2022 Fictional and real communities are sources of joy and grief in this month's selection -- plus, a children's story about pizza-eating space cats.
Around Town Third annual Piedmont Art Walk takes place this Saturday By Lou Fancher | May 6, 2022 Community-wide event is an opportunity for neighbors and friends to discover the talent that exists throughout the city.
Arts & Entertainment Best of the fest: 5 picks at the Bay Area Book Festival By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | May 6, 2022 This weekend's festival in Berkeley includes a Booker Prize winner, a "cli-fi" panel, and a conversation about birds and bird life.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Stars new and old at DocLands, silent film fest By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | May 6, 2022 San Francisco's celebration of silent film returns for its 25th year, while DocLands in San Rafael marks its sixth run.