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Oakland Symphony leads virtual inaugural ball to celebrate Kamala Harris

By Exedra Staff | January 15, 2021

The free event, streamed online and then available on demand, will include contributions from more than 25 local artists and groups.

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Best Bets: book events and pandemic performances

By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | January 14, 2021

Soprano Julia Bullock for Cal Performances; George Saunders and Tobias Wolff in conversation; women's voices at Freight; dance and more

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Pass the Remote: Sundance Film Festival entries to watch from car or couch

By Randy Myers | Local News Matters | January 14, 2021

You can watch from the comfy confines at home, or at the drive-in (passes and ticket numbers limited).

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Spring delivers a dozen digital delights from jazz to folk to classical

By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | January 12, 2021

UC Berkeley-based Cal Performances's pivot to online events will continue throughout the spring this year.

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Film program founder says industry still largely overlooks queer people of color

By Kate Selig | Bay City News Foundation | January 12, 2021

Madeleine Lim launched the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project in 2000 to address the lack of queer women of color among filmmakers.

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Black San Quentin artists provoke questions about the criminal justice system

By Woody Weingarten | Bay City News Foundation | January 8, 2021

Curator of a new digital exhibition of art by San Quentin inmates says the creative work lets the artists turn their "most painful experiences into something beautiful."

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Pass the Remote: A virtual trip to Sundance, free film events, and more

By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | January 6, 2021

There are a number of virtual events with strong regional connections, some of which will be part of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

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Best Bets: Quarantine tunes to kick off 2021

By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | January 6, 2021

From classical to jazz to folk, here are some highlights to add to your playlist.

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In the Artist’s Studio | Larraine Seiden

By Katie Korotzer | January 5, 2021

Encaustic painting, collage, and sculpture are part of life's rhythms for this artist, mother, and Wildwood art teacher.

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Local Lit | January’s top literary happenings

By Lou Fancher | January 5, 2021

Virtual conversations with Daniel Mason; Ann Patchett; and Alex Davies; virtual events and actual books celebrate MLK; Filipino cooking and more this month around the Bay.