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Best Bets: ‘Shantyoke,’ ‘Primary Trust,’ Pablo Francisco, New Century Chamber Orchestra, ‘La Belle et La Bête’

New theater, contemporary orchestral music, and more.

Oakland artist Michael Christian’s “Corpus” is one of 10 sculptures temporarily installed along the San Francisco waterfront.

More than 140 restaurants have special offers and menus curated for the 10-day event.

Performances around the Bay Area include one at First Congregational Church in Berkeley on March 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Butter chicken is a global favorite for a good reason — tender chicken thighs in a velvety tomato, ginger, and warm spice sauce.

Plus, a rundown of Oscars awards ceremony screenings at local cinemas.

East Bay readers also will be intrigued by details of the family’s move to what is now Oakland.

Books and poems on far-ranging topics including digital surveillance, Golden Gate Park, grief, motherhood, pain and more.

Of special note for locals: March 6 marks 100 years of Oakland's Grand Lake Theater.

Schatz is known for her nonfiction “Rad Women” books and “Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book,” written with W. Kamau Bell.