Around Town ‘As You Like It’: Free Shakespeare returns to Dracena Park on Sunday, Aug. 10 By City of Piedmont | August 6, 2025 The Vallejo Shakespeare Group returns to the quarry.
Arts & Entertainment Review: A Palestinian-Israeli woman tells her story in ‘Home,’ an affecting solo show By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 6, 2025 “Home” continues through August 16 at Z Below in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Soccer fans will get their kicks when Oakland hosts back-to-back major September events By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | August 5, 2025 A match up between Mexico and Japan takes place on September 6, followed by the Oakland Roots' championship game on September 7.
Arts & Entertainment ‘A piece of freedom’: How San Quentin prisoners brought world-class art inside its walls By Joe Garcia | CalMatters | August 5, 2025 California committed more than $200 million toward refashioning San Quentin as a hub for rehabilitation.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Merola Opera’s production of Rossini’s ‘Le Comte Ory’ is boisterous, joyful By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Catch the comic opera on August 16 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: ‘Ebony and Ivory,’ Jeff Buckley doc, ‘Hola Frida,’ ‘Life After’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Music legends, Frida Kahlo, and a thought-provoking documentary top the slate this week.
Arts & Entertainment Review: West Edge Opera’s powerful ‘Dolores’ recalls life of iconic labor activist By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Performances continue on August 10 and 16 at Oakland Scottish Rite Center.
Arts & Entertainment Grounded in joy and justice, Black Cultural Zone deepens its roots in East Oakland By Anna Tran | Bay City News | August 2, 2025 Big visions, bold investments.
Arts & Entertainment East Bay comic novelist Linda Lenhoff explores darker themes in new book By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | August 1, 2025 Linda Lenhoff appears on August 6 at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland.
Arts & Entertainment Golden Gate Park concerts expected to bring huge crowds, numerous closures and detours By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 In celebration of the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, the band Dead & Company will perform three shows Friday through Sunday.