Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Filmmaker up for Oscar with sweet doc about his grandmothers By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | February 26, 2024 Fremont native Sean Wang's “Nai Nai & Wài Pó” features the dynamic duo of 86-year-old Chang Li Hua and 97-year-old Yi Yan Fuei.
Arts & Entertainment Stinky and alluring, this rare ‘corpse flower’ is about to bloom By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | February 23, 2024 The flowers emit a one-of-a-kind smell reminiscent of carrion, rotten fish, garlic, and sweaty feet.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area’s Seablite, Ultra Q among dozens of 2024 Noise Pop acts By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 Jakob Armstrong, Kevin Judd, Chris Malaspina, and Enzo Malaspina of UltraQ have been going strong since they were high schoolers in Piedmont.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ACT’s ‘Big Data,’ international guitar greats, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 Also, Black choreographers fest and Berkeley Symphony.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Oscars list for best international feature By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 All five contenders are excellent, and most are in local theaters or streaming.
Arts & Entertainment Clowning fun for all in Unique Derique’s ‘Fool La La’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 In observance of Black History Month, Derique starts each show with a tribute to African American artists.
Arts & Entertainment Aurora Theatre’s powerful ‘Manahatta’ bridges centuries By Caroline Crawford | Bay City New Foundation | February 22, 2024 One-act play depicts brutalities of colonization, capitalism.
Arts & Entertainment At SF Ballet, a lush new production of a treasured classic By Exedra Staff | February 20, 2024 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the North American debut of an opulent production by Christian Lacroix.
Arts & Entertainment New books from Bay Area authors in February By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | February 20, 2024 New books, from Bay Area and Northern California authors, listed by release date.
Arts & Entertainment SF Opera offers tales classic and modern in new season By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | February 20, 2024 "The Handmaid's Tale," cancelled during the pandemic, will make its company debut in September.