arts He’s Oakland’s youngest Youth Poet Laureate at 14, and hopes his words change attitudes By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | June 11, 2025 The Oakland Youth Poet Laureate program is in its 14th year.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Fountain Blues and Brews fest, ‘Idomeneo,’ Chanticleer, Montclair Beer and Wine fest, SFJazz fest By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 11, 2025 Fair and festival season in the Bay Area is up and running.
Arts & Entertainment Terence Blanchard on 2025 SFJazz fest: Outdoor concerts, community activities, pioneering and rising musicians By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | June 10, 2025 The San Francisco Jazz Festival runs 2-9 pm June 13 and 1-10 pm June 14-15 at the SFJazz Center.
Arts & Entertainment At 27, Healdsburg Jazz Festival again boasts big names in bucolic settings By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 Healdsburg Jazz Festival runs June 13-22, 2025 with 19 shows in 10 locations.
Arts & Entertainment Berkeley Art Museum spotlights, shares legacies of African American women quilters By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 8, 2025 The exhibit continues through November 30, 2025 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley.
lgbtq One Good Read: Pride month reads by Bay Area authors By Chloe Lee Rowlands | Bay City News | June 7, 2025 From novels to memoirs to graphic novels, we have you covered no matter your preferred genre.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Neil Diamond fans get on board for ‘A Beautiful Noise’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 6, 2025 “A Beautiful Noise-The Neil Diamond Musical” runs through June 22 at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco.
Around Town ‘The Seven Year Itch’ up next at the Flix Fest By Robert Hall | Piedmont Flix Fest | June 6, 2025 Marilyn Monroe calls on Piedmont -- this Thursday, June 12 at 4:15 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment Updated ‘Goodbye, Oakland’ covers the demise of pro sports the East Bay city By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News | June 5, 2025 First published in 2023, this year’s updated new paperback edition includes the A’s decision to leave Oakland last season.
Arts & Entertainment McCartney’s fascinating Beatlemania pictures on view at the de Young By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 5, 2025 “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm” continues through July 6.