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Bay Area LGBTQ film pioneer Jenni Olson is honored for her meditative, historical work

Lauded filmmaker aims “to slow you down and to remind you that time is passing” with her shorts and features.

Check out these gems and other films with Bay Area ties.

Bay Area writer and advocate seeks to catalyze creativity and transformation in older women.

Don't miss piano wunderkind Matthew Whitaker via Cal Performances, virtual performances of Prokofiev and Beethoven, and more

Post-punk lyricism that explores the idea of selfhood and the illusion of fixed identity.

From poetry and novels to a photographic history of social justice movements and more, here's what local writers have to offer.

Take a virtual walk through the coastal redwoods, get holiday gift ideas; be moved by pandemic-inspired poetry, and more.

Sheila Hollander's cafe in the Pill Hill area of Oakland features a seasonal, plant-based menu.

Sausages and beers keep coming for takeout or al fresco dining at Oakland biergartens, Brotzeit Lokal and Hofküche.

From the Fauré Quartett, classical piano, Lysistrata, Lucinda Williams' tribute concerts, and more, don't miss what's streaming.