Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – June 2020 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News | June 11, 2020 From a murder mystery to the latest research on breathing, here's what to read in June.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Seven films to watch through the lens of BLM By Randy Myers | Bay City News | June 11, 2020 Seven films that reflect the ideas and concerns of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Books PHS and MHS staff share reading recs about race By PHS & MHS Staff | June 9, 2020 In a letter addressed to high school families, school principals encourage families to discuss the legacy of racism in this country.
Bay Area Local Lit | June’s top 5 SIP literary happenings, online readings, and meet-ups By Lou Fancher | June 5, 2020 Timely and relevant offerings about parenting, nature, and the black experience.
Around Town Everyone’s a Critic By David Thigpen | May 29, 2020 Of tigers and kings, Michael Jordan and Bulls, Phyllis Schlafly and ERA, communities and belonging.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the remote: Check out these six Pixar animated shorts By Randy Myers | Bay City News | May 29, 2020 Bite-sized entertainment for the whole family including Pixar's latest short film, "Out", the first short film to feature an LGBTQ lead.
Books Orinda Books | Reading recs for right now By Lou Fancher | May 26, 2020 Classics are big sellers, but uplifting and escapist stories have been popular as well.
Arts & Entertainment Book talk with Berkeley’s Adam Hochschild, the author of ‘Rebel Cinderella’ By Sue Gilmore | Local News Matters | May 22, 2020 Hochschild's book follows a "from rags to riches to radical" storyline documenting the life of labor organizer and social justice champion, Rose Pastor Stokes.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets for Streaming | May 22-24 By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | May 22, 2020 I stream, you stream, we all stream this weekend: 'Moby-Dick,' Wayne Shorter, Bench Project, Smuin ballet and more
Arts & Entertainment Oakland filmmaker’s ‘Two Ply’ wins top award in KQED Homemade Film Festival By Dan Rosenheim and Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | May 21, 2020 Kate J. Miller’s toilet paper recreation of our SIP realities makes you smile and laugh, and that’s something we all crave.