Around Town Adrian West Band performs at the Center for the Arts on March 5 By Lou Fancher | March 1, 2022 Trained as a classical violinist, singer/songwriter West helms the Oakland-based acoustic rock ensemble.
Featured in Category 1 in 10 Americans say they don’t eat meat By F. Bailey Norwood and Courtney Bir | The Conversation | March 1, 2022 New motives for ditching meat-based diets have emerged in recent years.
Arts & Entertainment New book on Julia Morgan is a full and splendid account of her life By Gina Gotsill | Bay City News Foundation | February 28, 2022 Victoria Kastner’s book, 30 years in the making, is an comprehensive -- and beautiful -- historic record.
Bay Area Orchids in full bloom at flower show and sale this weekend By Exedra Staff | February 25, 2022 The 69th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition runs through Sunday, in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment 13 ways to celebrate women past and present in Women’s History Month By Lydia Sviatoslavsky | Bay City News Foundation | February 25, 2022 Theater, book talks, art exhibitions, and music all celebrating women are on the calendar this March.
Arts & Entertainment Young People’s Symphony Orchestra winter concert Feb. 26 in Berkeley By Exedra Staff | February 25, 2022 Seven Piedmont students will perform with YPSO on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Oscar shorts, East Bay dramedy, Black history films By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | February 24, 2022 Five powerful films up for best documentary short category at the Oscars, plus two outstanding PBS docs for Black History Month.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Memphis street dancing, ‘Don Quixote,’ and ‘Prometheus’ By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2022 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
Food & Drink In the News | Chez Panisse to reopen in March By Exedra Staff | February 22, 2022 The famed restaurant has been closed to in-person dining for two years; online reservations will open Feb. 28.
Featured in Category Happy Twosday! Why numbers like 2/22/22 fascinate us By Barry Markovsky Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina | The Conversation | February 22, 2022 “Twosday” carries absolutely no historical significance or any cosmic message. Yet it does speak volumes about our brains and cultures.