Arts & Entertainment Podcasters invite readers to tackle Joyce’s epic ‘Ulysses’ via online community group By Leslie Katz, Bay City News | May 30, 2025 The podcast and international community summer reading project starts June 1 and ends August 19.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area and Northern California authors — May, June 2025 By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | May 29, 2025 The season's featured releases include local authors Isabel Allende, Ilana DeBare, Hana Lee, Kelly Ramsey, and more.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books-Destination known: Signature bookstores across the USA By Sue Gilmore, Bay City NewsSue Gilmore | Bay City News | May 29, 2025 City Lights Booksellers & Publishers in San Francisco placed sixth in Time Out magazine's list of top independent bookstores in the US.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Fridays on Front Street, ‘Harvey Milk Reimagined,’ Berkeley Symphony, ‘Limitless’ art show, Adele Givens, Tommy Davidson By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 28, 2025 Mark your calendars for swan songs, season closers, and comedic catchphrases.
Arts & Entertainment June 2025 author events: Jacinda Ardern, Ilana DeBare, B. Dylan Hollis, Andrew Lam, Penn Jillette By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | May 27, 2025 Oakland writer Ilana DeBare launches her novel "Shaken Free" with an appearance at A Great Good Place for Books on June 5.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Parade’ musically details an American miscarriage of justice By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | May 23, 2025 “Parade” runs through June 8 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Authors, readers to converge at 11th Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | May 22, 2025 With the theme “Changing the Narrative,” this Book Festival comes to downtown Berkeley on May 31 and June 1, with something for everyone.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘The Waiting Period,’ Piano Duo Amabile, Salonen leads ‘Firebird,’ ‘Parade,’ SF Gay Men’s Chorus Punk Pride By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 21, 2025 Brian Copeland performs his solo show about depression "The Waiting Period" on May 23, June 8 and June 15 at the Marsh in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Berkeley Symphony bids farewell to conductor Joseph Young, announces new season By Lou Fancher | Bay City News | May 20, 2025 Berkeley Symphony’s “Triumph” is at 4 pm June 1 in Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco adds 5 more entertainment zones as Castro District zone activates By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 19, 2025 Mayor Lurie lauded the zones as a way to stimulate the city’s nightlife and generate revenue for businesses in the vicinity of the zones.