Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’ stands out among many great Hershey Felder shows By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | January 13, 2025 Play runs through February 9 at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Some Like It Hot’ the musical is a swinging treat By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | January 10, 2025 Boasting a terrific cast and chorus, the show runs through January 26 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area authors – January 2025 By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | January 9, 2025 Novels, thrillers and YA on tap from local writers.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Indie bookstore crawl, Gaffigan and Chen, ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar,’ Cris Williamson, ‘Some Like It Hot’ By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | January 8, 2025 Local writer Charlie Jane Anders invites book lovers to an Emergency Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl in Rockridge this Sat.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: New from Mike Leigh, Pedro Almodóvar, possible world cinema 2025 Oscar contenders By Anita Katz | Bay City News | January 6, 2025 It’s a good week for new film releases, including Almodóvar's “The Room Next Door” featuring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.
holiday Slip into fun: Sock-skating extended until Feb. 1 at the Chabot Space & Science Center By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | January 4, 2025 If the weather is good, Chabot’s three historic telescopes perched 1,500 feet above the Bay are also open every Friday and Saturday night.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Women artists at last take spotlight in ‘Making Their Mark’ at BAMPFA By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News | January 3, 2025 Show runs through April 20 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Books Local Lit | January’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | January 3, 2025 Don't miss author events, Oakland library happenings, and an MLK tribute at the Paramount featuring the music of Aretha Franklin.
around town Piedmont’s Flix Fest aims for laughs on Jan. 8 with ‘Blazing Saddles’ By Robert Hall | January 3, 2025 The free film series, sponsored by the Rec Department, is open to anyone over age 18.
Arts & Entertainment January 2025 author events in the Bay Area By Leslie Katz, Bay City News | January 2, 2025 Including Dorothy Lazard, the former head librarian of Oakland Public Library’s history center and author of “What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World.”