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.
artists 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.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Avid readers with shallow pockets may find a new best bud in BookBub By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 Josh Schanker and Nicholas Ciarelli co-founded BookBub in 2012.
Arts & Entertainment August 2025 author events: Robert Reich, Charlie Jane Anders, Sonia Daccarett, Daniel Kraus, Linda Lenhoff, Mac Muir, Shoshana Walter, and more By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 Authors of fascinating memoirs, intense thrillers, timely non-fiction titles, and debut novels appear across the region.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Mike Epps, Third World’s reggae, ‘H.M.S. Pinafore,’ ‘Dolores’ opera premiere By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 30, 2025 All kinds of musicians are playing all kinds of music at free community concerts enlivening the Bay Area this summer.