art San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum has a new CEO; Soyoung Lee maps out ‘audacious path’ By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | April 19, 2025 Lee, a specialist in Korean ceramics, was named to the position in January, succeeding longtime CEO Jay Xu.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Acting Company is electric in August Wilson’s ‘Two Trains Running’ at ACT By Caroline Crawford, Bay City News | April 18, 2025 The show runs through May 4 at the Toni Rembe Theater in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Live music and cannabis culture to converge at annual Northern Nights fest this summer By Sarah Stierch | Bay City News | April 18, 2025 The annual festival, which takes place July 18-20, brings electronic dance music fans together amongst the redwoods.
Arts & Entertainment Musselwhite, Villalobos Brothers headline Mendocino Music Festival concert lineup By Sarah Stierch | Bay City News | April 17, 2025 The festival runs from July 12-July 26. Tickets start at $25 and go on sale May 5.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Golden Gate Park Band, ‘The Underpants,’ Leela Dance Collective, San Jose Opera’s ‘Zorro,’ Evgeny Kissin By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 16, 2025 The Golden Gate Park Band opens its 143rd season of free shows in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Fun, astute, San Francisco-set ‘Raise Your Other Right Hand’ pays homage to ‘Thin Man’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | April 16, 2025 Weiner appears at 6:30 pm April 16 in a launch party at City Lights, 261 Columbus Ave., San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Review: In ‘AZAD,’ Syrian-Armenian-American storyteller goes on fascinating journey, with puppets By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | April 15, 2025 Golden Thread Productions’ “AZAD” continues through May 3 at Potrero Stage in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment ‘I just can’t believe it’: East Bay Media Center lost in fire, erasing decades of film history By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | April 15, 2025 Since the mid-1980s, the East Bay Media Center has supported Bay Area filmmakers with gear, training, and a screening room.
Arts & Entertainment Romance and revolution mix in Winckler’s encounter with Guatemalan guerrilla leader By Paul McHugh | Bay City News | April 13, 2025 Long-time California journalist, Terry Winckler, appears at 7 pm April 24 at Books Inc. in Palo Alto.
Around Town Former PHS educator Rich Kitchens to celebrate second book with April 25 event at the Kingfish By Margo Rosenbaum | April 11, 2025 While the storyline and characters in "Three Man Rule" are fictional, Kitchens writes about a profession and region he knows well.