Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: A look at 2025’s Oscar nominees By Randy Myers | Bay City News | January 28, 2025 Deserving -- or not so much: Local critic weighs in on this year's nominees, including “Dune: Part Two," a science fiction and Hollywood blockbuster.
Arts & Entertainment PHS musical ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ on stage at Alan Harvey Jan. 30 – Feb. 2 By Amy Moorhead | January 28, 2025 The production is also participating in the inaugural BroadwaySF High School Musical Theatre Awards -- whereby two students are selected to compete in New York City.
Arts & Entertainment PHS grad set to make Broadway debut in award-winning ‘SIX the Musical’ By Margo Rosenbaum | January 28, 2025 Kay Sibal plays "K Howard" at the Lena Horne Theater in NYC starting February 19.
Arts & Entertainment YPSO Winter Concert is Saturday, Feb. 8 By The Young People’s Symphony Orchestra | January 28, 2025 A member of the Highlander Robotics club is one of the young musicians performing.
Arts & Entertainment Shoppers revel in great bargains at Oakland Museum’s White Elephant Sale preview By Leslie Katz, Bay City News | January 27, 2025 Sale continues on select days between Jan. 29 and Feb.
Bay Area California attorney general is investigating OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company By Khari Johnson | CalMatters | January 24, 2025 OpenAI has raised billions and is now embarking on a joint venture with the Trump administration for the $500 billion Stargate Project.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Aguilar’s rich images of Native Californians comprise ‘Born of the Bear Dance’ By Charles Lewis III, Bay City News | January 24, 2025 The exhibit runs through June 22 at the Oakland Museum of California.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Lunar New Year events, Takács Quartet, Symphony San Jose, Django Reinhard fest, Kev Choice By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | January 22, 2025 Le Jazz Hot, aka the Hot Club of San Francisco, performs during the Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Books Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; 174-year-old chain to close Berkeley store By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | January 22, 2025 All other Books Inc. locations will remain operational, pending court approval of a proposed reorganization plan.
Around Town Local with Lisa | Oakland author Jennifer Griffith’s new memoir about family secrets By Lisa Chan Carnazzo | The GrubbCo | January 21, 2025 [SPONSORED VIDEO] Compulsively readable memoir about a Dickensian childhood.