Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Berkelium String Quartet, Opera Parallèle, ZYZZYVA party, Lila Downs, Word for Word By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 22, 2025 The Berkelium String Quartet appears on October 26 in San Francisco in a concert called "The Bow and the Brush.”
Food & Drink The Dish | Cozy Day Lasagna By Courtney Azad | October 21, 2025 A complicated dish made easy.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Lots of goofy fun in Central Works’ premiere of ‘Dada Teen Musical: The Play’ By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | October 21, 2025 The show runs through November 16 at the Berkeley City Club.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Porchlight-CinemaSF benefit, Latino, Green and Short festivals in SF, ‘Among Neighbors’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | October 20, 2025 An evening benefiting local theaters; Latino and environmental film festivals; and an eye-opening doc are happening this week.
animals Meet Cecil, the ‘chill’ new silverback gorilla leading his family troop at San Francisco Zoo By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | October 18, 2025 The zoo is hoping that Cecil will be a good candidate to mate with the other female gorillas in the future.
Arts & Entertainment Bandleader Alex Mendham revives Jazz Age in SF in Mark Hopkins’ Peacock Court By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 16, 2025 Catch the Art Deco Dance Series on October 25, November 22 and December 20 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Berkeley Harvest Festival, Diwali in Walnut Creek, Oakland Symphony, Philharmonia Baroque, Vienna Teng By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 15, 2025 Bay Area "accordion soul" musician Andre Thierry is a featured performer at the Berkeley Harvest Festival on October 18.
Featured in Category Santa Rosa gardener squashes rivals with 2,346-pound pumpkin at Half Moon Bay weigh-off By Kathleen Kirkwood, Bay City News | October 15, 2025 Winner’s pumpkin outweighed the closest challenger by more than 300 pounds and brought in a prize of $21,114.
animals Contra Costa animal services offers free adoptions as shelter reaches capacity By Pete Young | Bay City News | October 14, 2025 More than 200 pets — including 140 dogs — need permanent or temporary homes.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: United Nations Association film fest, Blackfoot buffalo doc, ‘Urchin,’ Ghost Fest By Anita Katz | Bay City News | October 13, 2025 Human-rights documentaries, majestic buffalo and actor Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut merit top mention this week.