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.
Arts & Entertainment Review: The Fillmore is hoppin’ in SFBATCO’s joyful ‘Every Saturday Night’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | October 19, 2026 The dual time-period show is set in the 1950s and the present.
Arts & Entertainment SF poet Truong Tran on necessary anger and forging connections By Denise Sullivan | Bay City News | October 15, 2026 Tran launches his ninth book at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco this Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Potrero Hill R&B Fest, Julian Lage, Telegraph Quartet, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 14, 2026 Plus folk music legend Judy Collins at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley.
Bay Area As beloved craft breweries close around the state, beer lovers wonder what’s next By Deborah Brennan | CalMatters | October 14, 2026 Changing consumer tastes, market saturation and rising costs from tariffs have forced the closure of some of the most beloved craft breweries in California.
Arts & Entertainment Exedra Reads | A celebration of our National Parks By Edna Lewis | October 13, 2026 Our reviewer highlights some of her favorite books that feature the iconic parks.
Arts & Entertainment Kent Nagano returns for Berkeley Symphony’s ‘Inheritance,’ Alex Nante premiere By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 13, 2026 Nagano, who led the Berkeley Symphony from 1978 to 2009, will return for the orchestra's opening night program on Sunday.