Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors from February-March 2026 By Linda Lenhoff, Bay City News | March 5, 2026 Books and poems on far-ranging topics including digital surveillance, Golden Gate Park, grief, motherhood, pain and more.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Golden Gate Park concerts, ‘Book of Mormon,’ Grand Lake Theater, John Malkovich, Symphony San Jose By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | March 4, 2026 Of special note for locals: March 6 marks 100 years of Oakland's Grand Lake Theater.
Arts & Entertainment Alameda’s Kate Schatz examines women’s reproductive rights in the 1960s in new novel By Linda Lenhoff, Bay City News | March 4, 2026 Schatz is known for her nonfiction “Rad Women” books and “Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book,” written with W. Kamau Bell.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands 2026 lineup unveiled with Charli XCX, the Strokes among headliners By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | March 4, 2026 The iconic three-day music festival takes place August 7-9 in Golden Gate Park.
Food & Drink The Dish | Sesame Miso Hummus By Barbara Giuffre | March 3, 2026 This hummus is a creamy, savory spread perfect for dipping or slathering on just about anything.
Books Local Lit | Top tips for March By Lou Fancher | March 3, 2026 Events related to Women's History Month, Wally Shawn's 'The Fever,' authors Rebecca Solnit, Anne Lamott and more on tap this month.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘After Happy’ brews a climate storm, then gets swept up in a hurricane of dialogue By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | March 3, 2026 A new play from Patricia Milton, whose body of work often focuses on older women.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Maura, McCartney, Chastain lead new releases By Anita Katz | Bay City News | March 2, 2026 Plus three new film series opening at BAMPFA.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Jimmy Smits, Wanda De Jesús power a gripping ‘All My Sons’ at Berkeley Rep By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | February 27, 2026 Arthur Miller's play examines big moral issues through the lens of family and tragedy.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: The ‘Count’ is coming around again, and PBS has him By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | February 26, 2026 This month: screen riffs on literature -- the Count of Monte Cristo and Lincoln in the Bardo -- and a spotlight on Bay Area heroines.