Arts & Entertainment Embrace the dysfunction of the season with Taylor Mac’s ‘Holiday Sauce … Pandemic!’ By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | December 15, 2020 Holiday classics meet burlesque and vaudeville in celebrated artist and performer's paean to holiday dysfunction.
Arts & Entertainment Keak da Sneak’s ‘Gorilla’ taps into nostalgia for hyphy, reflects on recent trauma By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | December 15, 2020 East Oakland hip-hop artist's newest album layers range and introspection onto his classic sound.
around town Children’s choir kicks off winter concert series By Exedra Staff | December 11, 2020 The Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir presents two virtual winter choral concerts this weekend.
Books The perfect, pandemic-proof gift for the woman in your life By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | December 11, 2020 Bay Area Book Festival's Women Lit subscription offers a year of online community, connecting readers and writers.
Arts & Entertainment Black women’s voices ring out in ‘The Black Woman is God’ By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News Foundation | December 11, 2020 Exhibition showcases Black women artists in a year marked by paradoxes.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Revisiting Wong Kar-wai’s films of longing and star-crossed lovers By Randy Myers | Local News Matters | December 11, 2020 Retrospective features pristine restorations of the Hong Kong filmmaker's best-known titles including “In the Mood for Love,” “As Tears Go By,” and more.
Arts & Entertainment Sick of holiday sweetness? Another Hole in the Head film festival is a wicked good time By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | December 10, 2020 Absolute delight for lovers of scrappy fare, a banquet of shorts and features, many of which have deep Bay Area connections
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: winter performances for streaming By The Artful Observer, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | December 10, 2020 Holiday entertainment includes performances by TheaterWorks, Smuin ballet, ODC, and the Ragazzi Boys Chorus.
Arts & Entertainment In the Artist’s Studio | Local talent part of the de Young Open By Katie Korotzer | December 4, 2020 While the de Young Open is now closed, due to the recent shutdown order, the works of local artists can still be viewed and purchased online.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: holiday performances for streaming By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | December 3, 2020 SF Opera showcase; ACT's A Christmas Carol; Cal Performances; Berkeley Rep's Steadfast Tin Soldier and more