Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – August 2024 By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News | August 19, 2024 Works by Nancy Pelosi, dean of Berkeley Law Erwin Chemerinsky on tap; nonfiction on the life and marriage of Robert Louis Stevenson; and others.
addiction Fighting fentanyl: Assembly committee seeks solutions to rise of opioid deaths among kids By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | August 15, 2024 Between 2019 and 2021, drug overdoses became the third most common cause of death for U.S. children and teens, according to the CDC.
Arts & Entertainment Liv Schaffer connects dancers with purpose across generational and cultural lines By Denise Sullivan | Bay City News | August 15, 2024 Dance Generators is participating in a Berkeley Ballet fundraiser this month and workshops and events in San Francisco in September.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: SF Aerial Arts Festival, ‘Remain in Light’ concert, Phil Lesh & Friends, theorbo recital, Merola Opera finale By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 14, 2024 Check out the action around the Bay this weekend.
Around Town Photos | ‘Winter’s Tale’ performed in Dracena Park By Photos by Julie Reichle | August 13, 2024 The former quarry was the scene of misplaced jealousy and happy endings.
addiction ‘Super important’: UC students push for a place to get — and stay — sober on every campus By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | August 13, 2024 Collegiate recovery programs are unique and provide an important outlet for students who need a nuanced approach to vanquishing their drug dependencies.
Food & Drink The Dish | Italian Panini By Kia Conn | August 13, 2024 For lunch or dinner, try this delicious take on the Cuban 'media noche' (middle of the night) sandwich.
Arts & Entertainment Leila Mottley pivots back to poetry with new collection ‘woke up no light’ By Lou Fancher | Bay City News | August 12, 2024 The 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate was known for powerful slam poetry appearances on the Bay Area spoken-word circuit.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Steph Curry in ‘Mr. Throwback,’ Morricone at BAMPFA, Peterson murder series By Randy Myers | Bay City News | August 12, 2024 The Warriors' star player scores off the court in a scripted comedy series.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Five Betties stage riotous play-within-a-play in Shotgun Players’ fun ‘Collective Rage’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 9, 2024 A subversively clever play about five women struggling to find meaning and love runs through August 24 at Ashby Stage in Berkeley.