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May 2026 author events across the Bay Area

Plus: The 12th Bay Area Book Festival featuring hundreds of authors is happening in downtown Berkeley on May 29-31.

Plus, Berkeley Bluegrass fest and Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

A nationwide day of action on May 1 against the Trump administration calls for “no shopping, no work, and no school."

The book’s title nods to the hard work and discipline that go into training and racing.

It's documentary season in the Bay Area, with an abundance of great features and shorts to choose from.

Ardenwood Farm and the Temescal Regional Recreation Area are among the parks shifting to cashless operations.

Show will impress fans of the book and movie, as well as those new to the story.

MTT's last public conducting appearance in Davies Symphony Hall was on April 26, 2025 at an 80th birthday celebration concert.

Plus, celebrated pianist Yuja Wang returns to San Francisco Symphony this Sunday for an almost sold-out show.

A feel-good musical in the best possible sense of the phrase.