Arts & Entertainment Booker T. Jones at Freight and Salvage, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 By Lou Fancher | January 28, 2020 The Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer will perform, following a reading from his new memoir.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances: Jordi Savall brings early music of Spain and the Mediterranean to Berkeley By Lou Fancher | January 28, 2020 The gamba virtuoso and musical polymath celebrates the rich cultural melting pot of the Iberian Peninsula of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Featured in Category Piedmont Center for the Arts: Violinist Axel Strauss performs music of Czech composers By Lou Fancher | January 21, 2020 Dvorak, Novak, and Janacek are highlighted in the Jan. 26 performance, which will include a 30-minute pre-concert talk.
Featured in Category Gypsy jazz celebration: Django Reinhardt program at Freight & Salvage By Lou Fancher | January 21, 2020 The three-day festival happening this weekend features vibrant performances and workshops from a range of international, national, and local talent.
Bay Area Bay Area man to run 8 marathons in 8 days for health, charity By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | January 21, 2020 By running eight marathons, Watkins will have run 209.6 miles in eight days on behalf of Stanford Children's Health.
Featured in Category ‘Elemental’ | Exhibition for local artists Valerie Corvin, Michele Hofherr, and Katie Korotzer By Katie Korotzer | January 17, 2020 The public is invited to a closing reception on Wednesday, Feb 19 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Lifestyle Journalist Jemele Hill to speak at Cal Performances’ Speaker Series on Jan. 23 By Lou Fancher | January 17, 2020 A former ESPN sportscaster, Hill will speak about her high-visibility career at the nexus of sports, culture, politics, culture and race.
Featured in Category Oakland Restaurant Week now in full swing through Jan 20 By Exedra Staff | January 10, 2020 Hungry? Now's a great time to explore the many culinary delights around town.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets for the Weekend | Jan 10 – 12 By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | January 10, 2020 SF Sketchfest, running through Jan 26, with Sandra Bernhard; Groundhog Day, the musical; blues harmonica; MTT with SFO and more
Arts & Entertainment Festival Opera presents Nuit d’Espagne at Piedmont Center for the Arts By Lou Fancher | January 8, 2020 Sunday, Jan 12 event features exceptional performers up close in PCA's intimate venue on Magnolia Ave.