Arts & Entertainment Review: Chris Botti, great band cook at SFJazz By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | January 7, 2026 The trumpet great's annual residency wraps up this weekend.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Bowie Bash, Oaktown’s Most Wanted, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | January 7, 2026 Celebrating Bowie a decade after his death, rapper and comedian Spice 1, a belated holiday concert, and opera from home.
Arts & Entertainment Free SF concert honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | January 7, 2026 January 13 at 12:30 pm in Old St. Mary's Cathedral.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: 2025’s unsung little gems By Anita Katz | Bay City News | January 5, 2026 Also, Gus Van Sant’s dark hostage comedy and two Oscar-shortlisted Palestinian stories.
Books Local Lit Events | January 2026 By Lou Fancher | January 2, 2026 Poetry — including youth poetry — journalism, birding around the Bay, and local Wiki fun are all on tap this month.
Arts & Entertainment Notable 2025 nonfiction by Bay Area authors By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | January 1, 2026 From incisive social histories to meditations on nature, 10 books from 2025 to add to reading lists.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Neil Diamond tunes, Chris Botti, Pacific Mambo Orchestra, ‘Into the Woods’ By The Artful Observer | December 31, 2025 A strong showing of theater and music performances to kick of 2026.
Arts & Entertainment The sound of wildflowers: Audiobook lets visually impaired ‘see’ nature By Woody Weingarten, Bay City News | December 30, 2025 Peter Coyote lends his voice to "Voices for the Splendor of California Wildflowers: A Descriptive Journey for the Visually Impaired."
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Here are 2025’s 10 best as cinema stays alive and well in the Bay and beyond By Anita Katz | Bay City News | December 29, 2025 Still time to catch some of the year's best before awards season kicks into gear.
Arts & Entertainment PEBCC to honor SF composer Kirke Mechem with world premiere on Jan. 24 By Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir | December 29, 2025 Mechem turned 100 in August; PEBCC commissioned "Canons, Quotes, and Musical Jokes" for its 40th anniversary.