Arts & Entertainment Enter the Multiverse: Burning Man goes virtual for 2020 By Amelia Williams | Local News Matters | August 28, 2020 Fourteen thousand Burners responded to a survey supporting a virtual Burn, and so the Multiverse was born.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Stream along with ‘Rising Phoenix,’ ‘The Garden Left Behind,’ ‘Desert One’ and more By Randy Myers | Local News Matters | August 25, 2020 Inspiring documentaries, one about the Paralympics, the other about the failed Iran hostage rescue; a terrific lineup of LGBTQ+ features; and a rare animated classic.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Second Saturdays’: California Symphony sets lineup for free virtual concert series this fall By Sue Gilmore | Local News Matters | August 25, 2020 Walnut Creek-based symphony presents four live performances preceded by conversation between the music director and the participating musicians.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances announces its fall (streaming) lineup By Lou Fancher | August 25, 2020 Tickets for the fall 2020 series of Cal Performances at Home go on sale on Tuesday, September 8 at noon.
Uncategorized Pegasus Books: Surviving tough times while keeping readers reading By Lou Fancher | August 25, 2020 With gratitude for loyal customers and staff, owner Amy Thomas says the pandemic has nonetheless made life hard for the stores.
Books Bay Area writers share how pandemic and protests have affected their urge to write By Lydia Sviatoslavsky, Sin & Syntax | Local News Matters | August 21, 2020 For all the association of the writing life with solitude, this extended isolation has been no romantic reprieve.
Arts & Entertainment In the Artist’s Studio | Brian Auerbach By Katie Korotzer | August 21, 2020 A featured artist in ‘Obiliterants and Other Brush Strokes’ show includes the work of ceramicist (and wife) Amy Cooper
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Truth-seeking ‘Coup 53,’ animated Disney fun, and ‘Moonstruck’ on this week’s menu By Randy Myers | Local News Matters | August 19, 2020 A Disney gorilla who just wants to roam free and an investigative docu filmmaker intent on exposing secrets are just two of the must-sees this week.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, SFJazz tribute concert, MoAD and more By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | August 19, 2020 The coming week features live streaming Brahms; jazz with Bobby McFerrin; a cappella with the Swingles; and more
Arts & Entertainment ‘The whole world is a stage’: Multicultural theater groups seek a more diverse cast By Amelia Williams | Local News Matters | August 14, 2020 Like many institutions of late, theater has been called out for its flawed approaches to diversity and equity.