Arts & Entertainment YPSO opens 90th season with Shostakovich, Debussy, and Brahms By Young People’s Symphony Orchestra | October 27, 2026 Tickets are now on sale for the November 7 concert in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Film Fest on Aging, APATure, ‘Wicker,’ ‘Wildwood,’ and more By Anita Katz | Bay City News | October 26, 2026 Halloween themes and fantasy-infused stories feature in many of this week's movie picks.
Arts & Entertainment Review: NCTC’s stunning ‘A Case for the Existence of God’ is a must-see By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 26, 2026 A production that is beautifully directed by Will Detlefsen and flawlessly performed.
Arts & Entertainment Improvisor-composer is proud of score for ‘Iphigenia’ premiere By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | October 22, 2026 The story is based on the mythical Greek princess in Euripides’ drama whose father Agamemnon sacrificed her in time of war.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Manon,’ SF Music Day, Tunnel of Terror, Mariachi Herencia de Mexico, SFJAZZ By The Artful Observer, Bay City News | October 21, 2026 Opera, jazz, mariachi and more in venues around the region this weekend.
Arts & Entertainment Documentary traces escape of a young pianist from Nazi-occupied Vienna By Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | October 20, 2026 Produced by Piedmonter Susan Libitzky, the screening includes a performance by Grammy-nominated artist Mona Golabek, Q&A, and reception at the JCC of SF on November 8.
Arts & Entertainment J.P. Lacrampe’s debut Bay Area-set novel ‘Valet’ takes a satirical look at AI By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | October 20, 2026 The book follows the journey of Cy, a Verified Artificial-Learning-Enhanced Techbot (VALET) developed by a deceased, not-quite-mad scientist.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Word for Word’s ‘Assimilation’ explores intricacies of immigrant experiences By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 19, 2026 Production vividly tells two notable immigrants' stories.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances concert fetes minimalism master Steve Reich for 90th birthday By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 19, 2026 Reich says his journey as a composer hasn’t always been smooth but that it has been an edifying, gratifying and rewarding pursuit.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Latino and dance film fests, Hong Kong cinema, ‘One in a Million,’ Porchlight storytelling By Anita Katz | Bay City News | October 19, 2026 A selection of film highlights in cinemas around the Bay Area.