Arts & Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment

Berkeley’s revamped Cheese Board Collective is bigger and better

By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News | July 28, 2026

A long-running expansion project has created more space for the cheese counter and baked goods.

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San Francisco mayor clears way for cannabis cafes serving food, nonalcoholic drinks

By Christopher Vinasco, Bay City News | July 28, 2026

Alcohol and tobacco remain barred from the premises.

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Movies: ‘House the Zaentz Built,’ ‘Reading Lolita,’ ‘I Want Your Sex,’ ‘Hadestown,’ ‘American Pachuco’

By Anita Katz | Bay City News | July 27, 2026

New releases at movie theaters around the Bay Area.

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Best Bets: Opera, ‘Chicken, Chitlins and Caviar,’ symphonic ‘James Bond Forever’ and more

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 22, 2026

Entertainment highlights this weekend around the Bay Area.

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music fest reveals initial lineup

By Kelcie Lee | Bay City News | July 22, 2026

The festival will kick off the weekend with a benefit concert honoring singer and songwriter Steve Earle.

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New Philharmonia Baroque director Peter Whelan opens season with Handel’s ‘Tolomeo’

By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | July 21, 2026

The San Francisco ensemble that plays Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on period instruments.

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Don’t forget the breath mints: Garlic Festival returns to Gilroy this weekend with food, fun

By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News | July 21, 2026

For those brave enough, there’s also the festival’s famous garlic ice cream.

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Alameda County Fair draws 400,000 visitors, generates $312 million for local economy

By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News | July 21, 2026

The fair ran from June 19 to July 12 and supported nearly 2,000 jobs, producing $14.3 million dollars in sales tax

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Looking for summer activities? SF LIVE arts platform now includes museums, galleries

By Nicole Tingson | Bay City News | July 21, 2026

The online calendar helps residents and visitors discover cultural events across the city.

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Movies: SF Jewish film fest continues, ‘Maltese Falcon’ at The Paramount

By Anita Katz | Bay City News | July 20, 2026

Plus, after much anticipation, "Odyssey" sweeps Bay Area screens.