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Rescued tiger comes to Oakland Zoo

Sitara was rescued from a now-shuttered roadside zoo in Butte County.

A sampling of events featuring conversations with writers at bookstores and libraries around the Bay Area this weekend and next week.

Plus, Merola Opera presents "Tragédie De Carmen."

Performances run through September and locations throughout the Bay Area, including July 15 and 16 in Oakland.

Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Artistic Director Eric Tuan in conversation about July's Golden Gate International Choral Festival.

Summer salad with fresh summer vegetables, a bright lemon vinaigrette, feta, and plenty of herbs.

World premiere in San Francisco by UC Berkeley dance alums Tatianna Steiner and Teo Lin-Bianco.

Plus, San Francisco Symphony accompanies screening of "West Side Story" this Thursday and Friday.

Hot off the press — fiction and nonfiction with local themes or released by local writers.

Multimedia exhibition featuring Bay Area artists is on view until August 23.