Arts & Entertainment Egyptian treasures of ‘Ramses the Great’ coming to de Young By Dania Kalaji | Bay City News Foundation | June 9, 2022 The new exhibition is the first dedicated to Egyptian king Ramses II in 30 years, and the first to be presented in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – June 2022 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | June 9, 2022 Six new books from local authors that explore friendship, family trauma, and ghosts.
Arts & Entertainment Jim Henson exhibition reveals the Muppets’ ties to the Bay Area By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News Foundation | June 9, 2022 Multi-decade showcase features a wide collection of work exploring the eclectic breadth of Henson’s career.
Arts & Entertainment Can arts education help kids heal from the trauma of the pandemic? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | June 9, 2022 The arts can be a safe haven for California schoolchildren to face big emotions and to channel fears and frustrations into acts of creativity, experts say.
around town Improv comedy comes to Center for the Arts on June 11 By Lou Fancher | June 7, 2022 Piedmont resident Brian Molyneaux performs with a six-member troupe known as The Knockabouts.
Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’ takes antihero down dark timeline By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News Foundation | June 6, 2022 Saturday’s opening unfolded on a crumbling ruin, a few anguished aristocrats, and a ragged troupe of townspeople at the story's center.
Arts & Entertainment ‘We Were Hyphy’ attempts to capture a uniquely Bay movement By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 The Antioch-raised director, Laurence Madrigal, talks about his love letter to Bay Area culture, screening at SF DocFest.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ renews an old debate By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 When books are turned into cinema and TV, there is immeasurable room for debate on which version is the best.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: SF DocFest spotlights ‘Real World’s’ Pedro Zamora, a ‘Jurassic Park’ animator, more By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | June 3, 2022 The 21st annual San Francisco Documentary Festival reels with Bay Area talent amongst its 36 features and 58 shorts.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Don Giovanni’, ‘Ragtime’ and a monthlong Bloomsbay celebration By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | June 3, 2022 Also: Blues from Diunna Greenleaf at Freight and Salvage