Arts & Entertainment Review: Marilyn Izdebski’s choreography shines in Novato Theater’s upbeat ‘Mamma Mia!’ By Woody Weingarten | Bay City News | May 21, 2026 A joyous, sparkling production with a strong cast and terrific costumes.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Carnaval SF, Air Guitar contest, Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | May 20, 2026 This year's Carnaval SF will cover 17 blocks in the Mission District and feature five stages, more than 50 performers, and 400 vendors.
Arts & Entertainment SF Symphony premieres Michael Morgan Prize winner Tyler Taylor’s ‘Embers’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | May 20, 2026 Cristian Măcelaru will conduct the world premiere this weekend at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Kathleen Caldwell closes the book on Oakland’s ‘Great Good Place’ By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | May 19, 2026 Caldwell also hosted special groups, local authors and internationally acclaimed writers.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: ‘Fairyland,’ ‘Kintsukuroi,’ ‘Silent Friend,’ ‘Wizard of the Kremlin’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | May 18, 2026 Plus, Hitchcock Festival at Balboa Theater in San Francisco this weekend.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Marin Theatre’s ‘Pictures from Home’ reveals every family’s tragicomedy By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | May 15, 2026 A compelling theatrical rendition of Larry Sultan’s acclaimed 1992 book.
Arts & Entertainment SFMOMA showcases Matisse’s pivotal ‘Woman with a Hat’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | May 14, 2026 A new exhibition illustrates how the painting led to the birth of the fauvism movement.
Arts & Entertainment Poet Cole Swensen launches ‘Veer’ at City Lights, Book Passage By JL Odom | Bay City News and Exedra Staff | May 14, 2026 The Bay Area native's poems invite readers to reconsider the boundaries between humans and nature.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Ensemble for These Times, Wreckless Strangers, Inocencio Jiménez Chino, Cantare By The Artful Observer, Bay City News | May 13, 2026 Plus, Herbert Blomstedt, 98, returns to Davies Hall to conduct Mahler's Ninth this weekend.
Arts & Entertainment Bay to Breakers: BART offering limited-stop early trains for runners, spectators By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | May 13, 2026 Thousands expected to descend on SF for this year's race on Sunday morning.