Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Six dazzling characters to meet on film By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | August 20, 2021 Quirky, otherworldly, unorthodox, atmospheric -- this week's picks include characters and films you won't easily forget.
Arts & Entertainment Local theaters pause reopening as delta variant surges By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News Foundation | August 18, 2021 The world-renowned SF Fringe Festival is now canceled, and several local theaters have delayed reopening.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: S.F. Opera’s return, Yo-Yo Ma’s latest ‘Rodeo’ and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | August 18, 2021 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 In the Artist’s Studio | Hadley Williams By Katie Korotzer | August 17, 2021 Early inspiration from weaving is evident in Williams' latest body of work.
Arts & Entertainment Rep. Barbara Lee on new film and why she doesn’t have ‘enemies’ By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | August 16, 2021 In addition to her decade-spanning political career, the film explores Lee’s personal story of resiliency.
Arts & Entertainment Opera Parallèle performs ‘Everest — A Graphic Novel Opera’ By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | August 11, 2021 The unusual and innovative format allows for visualizations that a book, a film, or a stage production couldn't render.
Arts & Entertainment A rude frog is a guide to freedom in Oakland author’s latest novel By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | August 11, 2021 “The President and the Frog” is equal parts fable, political manifesto, and utterly engaging testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Live theater, dance, and music, plus San Jose summer jazz By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | August 10, 2021 Hamilton returns to the Orpheum; live performances of Jake Heggie's chamber operas; Donizetti's opera about Elizabethan romance; and more.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Peter Nicks’ ‘Homeroom’ is Oakland trilogy finale By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | August 10, 2021 The filmmaker understands Oakland's public institutions and wants audiences to gain insight and clarity about them, too.
Books Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors | August 2021 By Meg Waite Clayton, Bay City News Foundation | August 10, 2021 New books from San Francisco Bay Area authors, listed by release date.