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Free Shakespeare returns to Dracena Park on Sunday, Aug. 9
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This year's performance of "Richard III" will be the fifth appearance of Vallejo Shakespeare in Piedmont.Arts & Entertainment
Review: An affecting transformation, great acting fuel Shotgun Players’ ‘Iphigenia in Splott’
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A can't-miss, one-woman drama by Welsh playwright Gary Owen draws on a classical Greek tragedy.Arts & Entertainment
Review: Merola Opera stages engaging ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ in San Francisco
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The opera within an opera is a mashup of highbrow and lowbrow and a commentary on so-called society.Arts & Entertainment
Movies: Robert Townsend at CinemaSFBay, ‘Wild Inside,’ ‘Testament of Dr. Mabuse,’ CatVideoFest, and more
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An urban owl, young girl scouts, and CatVideoFest round out the offerings on screens this week.Arts & Entertainment
Berkeley’s former Half Price Books storefront to reopen as arts and makers marketplace
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The longtime Berkeley bookstore closed in late 2025.Technology
‘Don’t Flock me’: California, U.S. lawmakers debate license plate reader technology
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They’re all over our roads and really good at helping police solve crimes, but do California’s automated license plate readers need limits?Arts & Entertainment
Oaklandish hosts annual Fairyland for Grownups (21+) benefit at Children’s Fairyland
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The Aug. 14 fundraiser helps keep the local amusement park affordable for all families with young children.Around Town
Sturgeon Moon Eclipse and more | The Exedra’s Monthly Almanac for August 2026
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Look for the year's best Perseid meteor shower -- and the steepest slide toward autumn, as Piedmont loses more than an hour of daylight over the month.Education
