Arts & Entertainment Can arts education help kids heal from the trauma of the pandemic? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | June 9, 2022 The arts can be a safe haven for California schoolchildren to face big emotions and to channel fears and frustrations into acts of creativity, experts say.
around town Improv comedy comes to Center for the Arts on June 11 By Lou Fancher | June 7, 2022 Piedmont resident Brian Molyneaux performs with a six-member troupe known as The Knockabouts.
Bay Area USDA invests in programs to bring more healthy, fresh food to schools By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | June 7, 2022 Last year, California promised to provide free school meals to every student.
California California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed? By Angela Hart | Kaiser Health News | June 7, 2022 California would spend $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx.
Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’ takes antihero down dark timeline By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News Foundation | June 6, 2022 Saturday’s opening unfolded on a crumbling ruin, a few anguished aristocrats, and a ragged troupe of townspeople at the story's center.
Bay Area What information would help you plan your education path? California wants to know By Betty Márquez Rosales | EdSource | June 6, 2022 The team behind the Cradle-to-Career data system will host public discussions to shape the dashboards and tools.
Arts & Entertainment ‘We Were Hyphy’ attempts to capture a uniquely Bay movement By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 The Antioch-raised director, Laurence Madrigal, talks about his love letter to Bay Area culture, screening at SF DocFest.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ renews an old debate By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 When books are turned into cinema and TV, there is immeasurable room for debate on which version is the best.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: SF DocFest spotlights ‘Real World’s’ Pedro Zamora, a ‘Jurassic Park’ animator, more By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | June 3, 2022 The 21st annual San Francisco Documentary Festival reels with Bay Area talent amongst its 36 features and 58 shorts.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Don Giovanni’, ‘Ragtime’ and a monthlong Bloomsbay celebration By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | June 3, 2022 Also: Blues from Diunna Greenleaf at Freight and Salvage