Arts & Entertainment SF poet Truong Tran on necessary anger and forging connections By Denise Sullivan | Bay City News | October 15, 2026 Tran launches his ninth book at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco this Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Potrero Hill R&B Fest, Julian Lage, Telegraph Quartet, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 14, 2026 Plus folk music legend Judy Collins at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley.
Bay Area As beloved craft breweries close around the state, beer lovers wonder what’s next By Deborah Brennan | CalMatters | October 14, 2026 Changing consumer tastes, market saturation and rising costs from tariffs have forced the closure of some of the most beloved craft breweries in California.
Arts & Entertainment Exedra Reads | A celebration of our National Parks By Edna Lewis | October 13, 2026 Our reviewer highlights some of her favorite books that feature the iconic parks.
Arts & Entertainment Kent Nagano returns for Berkeley Symphony’s ‘Inheritance,’ Alex Nante premiere By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 13, 2026 Nagano, who led the Berkeley Symphony from 1978 to 2009, will return for the orchestra's opening night program on Sunday.
Food & Drink The Dish | Naan Gyros with Za’atar Pork By Kia Moore | October 13, 2026 A zesty weeknight dinner with Mediterranean flair.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Ballet Company to present ‘Luna Mexicana’ a celebration of Dia de los Muertos By Oakland Ballet Company | October 13, 2026 Get tickets now for the October 30 and November 1 performances.
Arts & Entertainment Review: TheatreWorks’ ‘Dracula’ appropriately, seasonally creepy By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 13, 2026 In Giovanna Sardelli’s production every chill-inducing moment hits its mark.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Green film fest, UN Association festival, ‘Atonement,’ Salman Rushdie doc By Anita Katz, Bay City News | October 12, 2026 Human-rights stories, Salman Rushdie, and a thespian chicken appear on local screens this week.
Arts & Entertainment First-ever Halloween experience for adults at Children’s Fairyland By Children's Fairyland | October 9, 2026 Monsters' Ball on October 23 is for guests 21+.