Arts & Entertainment A holistic view: OMCA’s ‘Hella Feminist’ exhibition explores the complexity of contemporary feminism By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | July 29, 2022 The exhibition opens today in OMCA’s Great Hall gallery. Notably, it’s the museum’s first show to explicitly focus on feminism.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Don’t miss these four films as the Jewish Film Festival wraps up By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | July 28, 2022 The Festival wraps up its in-person screenings this week but a selection of features and shorts will be available to stream through Aug. 7.
Arts & Entertainment Judy Juanita’s newest book explores the changing Black experience in Oakland By Olivia Green | Bay City News Foundation | July 26, 2022 The short story collection “The High Price of Freeways” is co-winner of the Tartt First Fiction Award.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – July 2022 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | July 22, 2022 New books from San Francisco Bay Area authors, listed by release date.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Bay Area talent aplenty at SF Jewish Film Festival By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | July 22, 2022 PTR plucks a few gems out to entice you from a well-stocked program that’ll run from Thursday through Aug. 7.
Arts & Entertainment Art + Soul returns to Oakland for its 20th year this Saturday By Janis Mara | Bay City News Foundation | July 22, 2022 The festival covers five blocks in downtown Oakland and is free this year.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Diego Rivera exhibition highlights artist’s deep ties to SF By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | July 22, 2022 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
Arts & Entertainment Piedmont Chamber Music Festival returns to PCA July 20 – 24 By Lou Fancher | July 20, 2022 Festival organizer and violinist Wayne Lee is a PHS grad who started the festival in 2016 with his wife Juliana Han.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Jane the Virgin’ writer: From English learner to Hollywood By Anne Vasquez | EdSource | July 19, 2022 Legal troubles and California's community colleges helped author Rafael Agustin find his way forward.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Art Institute, USF merger talks fail By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | July 19, 2022 Founded in 1871, SFAI is one of the nation's oldest art schools.