Around Town In The Artist’s Studio | Bob Dinetz By Katie Korotzer | January 19, 2021 On the wheel in his Piedmont studio, Dinetz throws a wide variety of pieces such as bowls, vases, lamp bases, and bird houses.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Symphony leads virtual inaugural ball to celebrate Kamala Harris By Exedra Staff | January 15, 2021 The free event, streamed online and then available on demand, will include contributions from more than 25 local artists and groups.
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 & Entertainment 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.