Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Lynch vs. Cronenberg, a ‘Star Wars’ summer, and more By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | May 20, 2022 Also: a meticulously researched documentary from PBS resurrects a mostly forgotten but important chapter in Bay Area history.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: See the Met Opera live at the movies, remember East Bay musician Jewlia Eisenberg and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | May 20, 2022 Plus ODC performs site-specific work at Alameda Naval Air Station, and San Jose Opera hosts the finals of a vocal competition.
Arts & Entertainment New Angel Island Immigration Museum reveals history of anti-Asian segregation By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News Foundation | May 20, 2022 The exhibitions at the museum, which opened in January, are a stark reminder of how Asians were treated differently than Europeans.
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.