Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Levi Strauss jeans, outdoor ballet, and bold musical performances By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | November 5, 2020 Don't miss piano wunderkind Matthew Whitaker via Cal Performances, virtual performances of Prokofiev and Beethoven, and more
Arts & Entertainment Split Selves: Body Double frontwoman Candace Lazarou explains the Oakland band’s debut album, ‘Milk Fed’ By Lydia Sviatoslavsky, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | November 5, 2020 Post-punk lyricism that explores the idea of selfhood and the illusion of fixed identity.
Books Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area authors – November 2020 By Meg Waite Clayton, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | November 3, 2020 From poetry and novels to a photographic history of social justice movements and more, here's what local writers have to offer.
Books Local Lit | November’s top literary happenings By Lou Fancher | November 3, 2020 Take a virtual walk through the coastal redwoods, get holiday gift ideas; be moved by pandemic-inspired poetry, and more.
Around Town Piedmonter’s Petit Cafe reopens in Oakland By Lou Fancher | October 30, 2020 Sheila Hollander's cafe in the Pill Hill area of Oakland features a seasonal, plant-based menu.
Featured in Category (Almost) last call for Oktoberfest By Lou Fancher | October 29, 2020 Sausages and beers keep coming for takeout or al fresco dining at Oakland biergartens, Brotzeit Lokal and Hofküche.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: A new face for Frankenstein and a feminist take on ancient Greek theatre By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | October 29, 2020 From the Fauré Quartett, classical piano, Lysistrata, Lucinda Williams' tribute concerts, and more, don't miss what's streaming.
Books “She Votes” documents U.S. women’s fight for voting rights and the ongoing struggle for equality By Gina Gotsill, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | October 27, 2020 Written by a history buff and art history professor with a penchant for sports, the author loose with a witty writing style that’s entertaining and edgy.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Feel-good films to help you through an intense election week By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | October 27, 2020 We all are in dire need of a mood adjuster. Here are five to lift the spirits.
activism Come for the art, stay for the vote with CCA’s new civic engagement campaign By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | October 27, 2020 Artists promote civic engagement for all to see with new exhibition in California College of the Arts, San Francisco gallery windows