Arts & Entertainment NYC’s Ballet Hispánico celebrates 50 years of challenging narratives By Jennifer Modenessi | Bay City News Foundation | November 3, 2021 The 17-member dance company performs at Zellerbach Hall on Saturday night.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: LINES Ballet, Day of the Dead shows, and operatic sorceresses By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | November 3, 2021 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
Around Town Dress Best for Less holds annual ski sale By Dress Best for Less | November 3, 2021 Brand-name ski and snowboarding clothing + accessories for the whole family at bargain prices -- on Nov 6 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Crime & Safety How to trust your instincts to foil cyber attacks By Rick Wash, Associate Professor of Information Science and Cybersecurity, Michigan State University | The Conversation | November 2, 2021 We are better at recognizing online "phishing" scams than we might think.
Featured in Category Giving Campaign participation competitions heat up By The Giving Campaign Team | November 2, 2021 Elementary- and secondary-level competitions add a dash of fun to the Piedmont schools' largest annual fundraiser.
Education Cal State races to boost graduation rate and cut early Ds and Fs By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 1, 2021 Effort comes as the pandemic threatens to undercut graduation rates.
Arts & Entertainment Lawrence Hall of Science reopens with spooky fun By Bay City News and Exedra staff | October 29, 2021 The popular science museum closed for 19 months because of the pandemic.
Arts & Entertainment How mass-marketing over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead By Mathew Sandoval Lecturer in Culture & Performance, Arizona State University | The Conversation | October 29, 2021 The Day of the Dead appears to have been commercialized since its earliest incarnation.
Bay Area U.C. Hastings law school could be renamed as founder’s racist past is reexamined By Thomas Peele | EdSource | October 29, 2021 Serranus Hastings, a wealthy rancher, played a significant role in the mass killing of California’s Indigenous peoples.
Books Local Lit | November’s top literary happenings By Lou Fancher | October 29, 2021 Opportunities for young readers and writers; cookbooks from Bay Area chefs; Natashia Deón, Rebecca Solnit, and others in conversation.