Around Town The Docter is in By David E. Thigpen | January 15, 2021 Piedmont filmmaker Pete Docter talks about music, philosophy, and the making of his daring new movie Soul
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: book events and pandemic performances By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | January 14, 2021 Soprano Julia Bullock for Cal Performances; George Saunders and Tobias Wolff in conversation; women's voices at Freight; dance and more
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Sundance Film Festival entries to watch from car or couch By Randy Myers | Local News Matters | January 14, 2021 You can watch from the comfy confines at home, or at the drive-in (passes and ticket numbers limited).
Arts & Entertainment PCA pushes back on critics questioning proposed lease agreement with the city By Sam Richards | January 12, 2021 The performing arts center in central Piedmont currently pays $1 a year for use of the city-owned space.
Arts & Entertainment Spring delivers a dozen digital delights from jazz to folk to classical By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | January 12, 2021 UC Berkeley-based Cal Performances's pivot to online events will continue throughout the spring this year.
arts Film program founder says industry still largely overlooks queer people of color By Kate Selig | Bay City News Foundation | January 12, 2021 Madeleine Lim launched the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project in 2000 to address the lack of queer women of color among filmmakers.
Arts & Entertainment Black San Quentin artists provoke questions about the criminal justice system By Woody Weingarten | Bay City News Foundation | January 8, 2021 Curator of a new digital exhibition of art by San Quentin inmates says the creative work lets the artists turn their "most painful experiences into something beautiful."
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: A virtual trip to Sundance, free film events, and more By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | January 6, 2021 There are a number of virtual events with strong regional connections, some of which will be part of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Quarantine tunes to kick off 2021 By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | January 6, 2021 From classical to jazz to folk, here are some highlights to add to your playlist.
Arts & Entertainment In the Artist’s Studio | Larraine Seiden By Katie Korotzer | January 5, 2021 Encaustic painting, collage, and sculpture are part of life's rhythms for this artist, mother, and Wildwood art teacher.