Arts & Entertainment SF’s Punch Line gives trans comics the stage in ‘Transformative Laughter’ By JL Odom | Bay City News | June 19, 2025 A comedy show during Pride Month is one way to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and cultivate joy during challenging times.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Midnight at the Cinema Palace’ celebrates 1990s San Francisco in all its glory By Anita Katz | Bay City News | June 19, 2025 Christopher Tradowsky, author of the debut novel, appears on June 21 at Queer Arts Featured in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Leila Mottley shares distinctive lives of young mothers in ‘Girls Who Grew Big’ By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News | June 19, 2025 The Oakland author launches her new novel on June 24 at Mrs. Dalloway's bookstore in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Wince-inducing humor in Marin Theatre’ “Do You Feel Anger?” By Jean Schiffman | Bay City Newsb | June 18, 2025 Performances continue through June 29 at Marin Theatre in Mill Valley.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Free Circus Bella shows, ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime,’ W. Kamau Bell, SF Symphony Chorus sings Verdi’s Requiem, Pocket Opera’s ‘Tartuffe’ By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | June 18, 2025 Making music out of Molière.
Arts & Entertainment Healdsburg Jazz Festival swings with Barron, Shimabukuro, Muhammad and more to come By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 18, 2025 The Healdsburg Jazz Festival continues through June 22.
Arts & Entertainment Hot air balloon rides join favorite attractions as Alameda County Fair kicks off summer run By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | June 15, 2025 Hot air balloon rides will run through June 22 and guests will be able to ride free on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 8 pm each night.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ACT’s ‘Co-Founders’ a thrilling, perfect Bay Area musical By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 13, 2025 “Co-Founders” continues through July 6, 2025, American Conservatory Theater’s Strand Theater in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Review: East meets West in enlightening ‘Pacific Overtures’ at SF’s Brava Theater By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 12, 2025 Kunoichi Productions’ “Pacific Overtures” continues through June 15, 2025 at Brava Theater in San Francisco.
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.