California COVID-19 pandemic pushes California college students to change or delay enrollments By Ashley A. Smith, EdSource | Local News Matters | August 25, 2020 Students face difficult choices this year.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Second Saturdays’: California Symphony sets lineup for free virtual concert series this fall By Sue Gilmore | Local News Matters | August 25, 2020 Walnut Creek-based symphony presents four live performances preceded by conversation between the music director and the participating musicians.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances announces its fall (streaming) lineup By Lou Fancher | August 25, 2020 Tickets for the fall 2020 series of Cal Performances at Home go on sale on Tuesday, September 8 at noon.
Uncategorized Pegasus Books: Surviving tough times while keeping readers reading By Lou Fancher | August 25, 2020 With gratitude for loyal customers and staff, owner Amy Thomas says the pandemic has nonetheless made life hard for the stores.
Around Town Piedmont Community Service Crew kicks off fall with virtual event, invites interested teens to attend By Toshi Troyer | August 24, 2020 PCSC is a youth-led co-ed Venturing crew that provides leadership skills to empower teens through service in their community.
College Swab, spit, stay home? College coronavirus testing plans are all over the map By Michael McAuliff and Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, KBIA and Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media and Stephanie O'Neill | Kaiser Health News | August 24, 2020 Campus communities with very different levels of contagion are making opposite calls about in-person learning.
education Cal State in the COVID era: No tuition cuts, 4 other takeaways from chancellor chat By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CALmatters | August 22, 2020 Cal State Chancellor Tim White answered questions about COVID-19 testing, tuition, faculty preparedness, and more.
Books Bay Area writers share how pandemic and protests have affected their urge to write By Lydia Sviatoslavsky, Sin & Syntax | Local News Matters | August 21, 2020 For all the association of the writing life with solitude, this extended isolation has been no romantic reprieve.
Around Town Calling all gardeners: Harvest Festival is going virtual By Susan Hill | August 21, 2020 C'mon -- grow for it -- email photos of your homegrown edibles, preserves, and cooking to enter the contest. Deadline is Sept 18.
Arts & Entertainment In the Artist’s Studio | Brian Auerbach By Katie Korotzer | August 21, 2020 A featured artist in ‘Obiliterants and Other Brush Strokes’ show includes the work of ceramicist (and wife) Amy Cooper