Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: SF Fringe, Free Shakespeare in the Park, American Bach Soloists, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 6, 2025 Molly Shannon appears in the 2025 San Francisco Fringe Festival in a one-woman theatrical clown show called “Oh Johnny.”
Around Town ‘As You Like It’: Free Shakespeare returns to Dracena Park on Sunday, Aug. 10 By City of Piedmont | August 6, 2025 The Vallejo Shakespeare Group returns to the quarry.
Arts & Entertainment Review: A Palestinian-Israeli woman tells her story in ‘Home,’ an affecting solo show By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 6, 2025 “Home” continues through August 16 at Z Below in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Soccer fans will get their kicks when Oakland hosts back-to-back major September events By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | August 5, 2025 A match up between Mexico and Japan takes place on September 6, followed by the Oakland Roots' championship game on September 7.
Arts & Entertainment ‘A piece of freedom’: How San Quentin prisoners brought world-class art inside its walls By Joe Garcia | CalMatters | August 5, 2025 California committed more than $200 million toward refashioning San Quentin as a hub for rehabilitation.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Merola Opera’s production of Rossini’s ‘Le Comte Ory’ is boisterous, joyful By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Catch the comic opera on August 16 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: ‘Ebony and Ivory,’ Jeff Buckley doc, ‘Hola Frida,’ ‘Life After’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Music legends, Frida Kahlo, and a thought-provoking documentary top the slate this week.
Arts & Entertainment Review: West Edge Opera’s powerful ‘Dolores’ recalls life of iconic labor activist By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Performances continue on August 10 and 16 at Oakland Scottish Rite Center.
artists Grounded in joy and justice, Black Cultural Zone deepens its roots in East Oakland By Anna Tran | Bay City News | August 2, 2025 Big visions, bold investments.
Arts & Entertainment East Bay comic novelist Linda Lenhoff explores darker themes in new book By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | August 1, 2025 Linda Lenhoff appears on August 6 at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland.