Around Town Festival Opera’s Artist Recital Series returns to Piedmont Center for the Arts By Lou Fancher | May 20, 2022 Sunday's program, "They Sing," heralds voices lifted in song to tell stories of triumphant liberation, gender-fluidity, humor, and irreverence.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Lynch vs. Cronenberg, a ‘Star Wars’ summer, and more By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | May 20, 2022 Also: a meticulously researched documentary from PBS resurrects a mostly forgotten but important chapter in Bay Area history.
Bay Area Need Paxlovid or Molnupiravir? California wants to help By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | May 20, 2022 'Test and treat' sites for COVID-positive patients aim to improve health care access for all.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: See the Met Opera live at the movies, remember East Bay musician Jewlia Eisenberg and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | May 20, 2022 Plus ODC performs site-specific work at Alameda Naval Air Station, and San Jose Opera hosts the finals of a vocal competition.
Arts & Entertainment New Angel Island Immigration Museum reveals history of anti-Asian segregation By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News Foundation | May 20, 2022 The exhibitions at the museum, which opened in January, are a stark reminder of how Asians were treated differently than Europeans.
Education UC system takes another step toward keeping students debt-free By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | May 20, 2022 The university has officially prioritized part-time work as a way for students to pay for college to advance its goal of students avoiding burdensome loans by 2030.
California The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill? By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | May 19, 2022 On suspense file day, legislators killed about 220 California bills on issues including education, health care, housing and workers.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland’s first Red Bull Dance Your Style winner prepares to rep Bay Area in nationals By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | May 19, 2022 SF State dance student Son Lam plans to eventually return to his native Vietnam to train the next generation's dancers.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Island City Waterways: Uprooted’ taps into true histories Japanese American internment By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | May 19, 2022 The Rhythmix Cultural Works and City of Alameda partnership “Island City Waterways 2022” explores the concept of being uprooted.
COVID-19 ‘That’s just part of aging’: Long COVID symptoms often overlooked in seniors By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | May 18, 2022 Research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the poorly understood condition than younger or middle-aged adults.