Arts & Entertainment YPSO celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with the ‘America 250 Festival’ By Young People’s Symphony Orchestra (YPSO) | April 17, 2026 California’s oldest youth orchestra marks America’s 250th anniversary with a festival of American music on May 2 at First Church Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment PEBCC to perform ‘Echoes of Eureka’ choral opera in Oakland on April 18 By Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) | April 17, 2026 The opera traces the story of “Charley” Wei Lum, a young Chinese immigrant in 1880s California, whose community in Eureka was violently expelled amid rising anti-Chinese sentiment.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: 1906 quake remembrance, CubaCaribe fest, and Joshua Bell By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | April 15, 2026 Also: Bilingual Shakespeare with "La Comedia of Errors," and Pocket Opera's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream."
Oakland Long-planned project to improve Alameda-Oakland-I-880 access breaks ground By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | April 15, 2026 The $175 million transformation has been inching forward for nearly two decades.
Around Town Play Like a Girl+ on May 3 is looking for volunteers By Piedmont Recreation Department | April 14, 2026 Sign up for pre-event support tasks — or join staff on the day to help attendees and organizers.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Mad Tea Party’: Children’s Fairyland kicks off adults-only event series on April 24 By Oakland Children's Fairyland | April 14, 2026 An Alice in Wonderland-themed night out featuring cocktails, costumes, and cabaret magic.
Arts & Entertainment Smuin Contemporary Ballet premieres work by Schermoly, Seiwert By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | April 14, 2026 “Jane Doe" addresses the status of women in the world with part caution, part hope.
California How California bungled $1 million in a collaboration with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | April 14, 2026 Lawmakers, nonprofit tangle over program promising to address child literacy.
COVID-19 BART logs 5.4 million riders in March, highest monthly total since pandemic By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | April 14, 2026 BART relies heavily on passenger revenue from fares and parking fees from customers who park and ride.
Around Town Who’s that Good Dog? By Olivia Stevens | April 14, 2026 For sociable Murray, midlife is the good life.