Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Free opera in San Jose and San Francisco, ‘The Prom,’ African Arts Festival, sax player Mike Zilber By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | September 4, 2024 A happy crowd likely will gather in Golden Gate Park on Sept. 8 for San Francisco Opera’s annual free Opera in the Park concert.
Books Local Lit | September’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | September 3, 2024 Inspired podcasts; NorCal book awards; Elizabeth Rosner's 'Third Ear;' Fairyland's kid-lit festival; and poet Matthew Zapruder all on tap this month.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Notable local film festivals abound as autumn approaches By Randy Myers | Bay City News | September 3, 2024 Ralph Fiennes stars in the eagerly anticipated "Conclave," the opening night film at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
Arts & Entertainment September 2024 author events: Rachel Kushner, Jesmyn Ward, Peter Himmelman, Liane Moriarty, Ruth Reichl, Heather Cox Richardson and more By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | September 2, 2024 Historical novelists, musicians, award-winners and writers with national notoriety are among the authors making public appearances this month.
nature Call of the wild: Jack London park challenges hardy hikers to conquer its 31 miles of trails By Janis Mara | Bay City News | August 31, 2024 The Glen Ellen park offers meandering trails that border woodlands and vineyards.
Arts & Entertainment Review: As movie approaches, ‘Wicked’ wonderfully dazzles onstage in SF By Bay City News | August 30, 2024 Through Oct. 13 at the Orpheum Theatre in SF.
Technology California emergency alerts warn you about fires and extreme weather. How to sign up in your county By Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett | CalMatters | August 30, 2024 A recent FEMA survey found that only a third of people are signed up -- use this resource to find your county’s emergency alert sign-up page.
Arts & Entertainment Photographer Pieter Hugo illuminates Tenderloin denizens in ‘Californian Wildflowers’ By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News | August 29, 2024 The photo exhibit opens Sept. 12 at Jonathan Carver Moore gallery.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: The race for the Booker is on, and the Bay Area has a stake By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | August 29, 2024 Oakland's Tommy Orange and San Franciscan Rachel Kushner are both nominated.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Meklit’s Movement Immigrant Orchestra, ‘Frozen’ onstage, Linda Tillery birthday bash, Scottish Games concert, fiction writers at Kepler’s By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 28, 2024 Bay Area singer-songwriter Meklit performs at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in San Francisco on Aug. 31.