Arts & Entertainment Exedra Reads | Grandmas share their favorite books to read with the grandkids By Edna Lewis | September 25, 2026 A mix of classic children's books and more recent tales top the lists.
Arts & Entertainment Flix Fest | ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ on Oct. 8 By Gerry Gragg | September 25, 2026 The free film series continues with the Wes Anderson classic.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Symphony opens 2026-27 season with Hilary Hahn in spotlight By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | September 25, 2026 Hahn, who made her San Francisco Symphony debut in 1999, dazzled in a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor.
Arts & Entertainment Review: San Francisco Opera opens season late with well-sung ‘Simon Boccanegra’ By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | September 24, 2026 An engrossing and warmly sung performance of Verdi’s 1857 opera.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: They rock, roll and write–pop music stars are authors, too By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | September 24, 2026 Plus, a rundown of this year's Booker Prize nominees.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Corgi Con, ‘Eureka Day,’ ‘Mary, Queen of Scots,’ California Symphony By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | September 23, 2026 Hundreds of corgis show off their best on Saturday at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
Arts & Entertainment California Symphony opens 40th season with ‘American Connections,’ new composer-in-residence By James Ambroff-Tahan, Bay City News | September 22, 2026 Paul Novak, 28, is also co-artistic director and flutist with the Chicago-based ensemble Mycelium New Music.
Food & Drink The Dish | Overnight French Toast By Lindsay Thomasson | September 22, 2026 A crowd-pleasing, make-ahead breakfast perfect for a crowd.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s ‘African Stew’ serves up familial clashes at one couple’s dinner party By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | September 21, 2026 The play explores the cross-class and cultural dynamics of a young couple and their families.
Arts & Entertainment Australian Ballet returns to Cal Performances with North American premiere of ‘Oscar’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | September 21, 2026 “Oscar” is inspired by Oscar Wilde, the Irish author, poet, and playwright who was one of the most popular dramatists in late 19th-century London.